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Show i HARD ROADS WILL j j HELP MERCHANTS Merchants invariably report an in-I in-I cn-ast; In their volume of business j when a hard-surfaced road leading to j their town Is opened for trallic. This I has been clearly demonstrated in many ! eumimiiiitios. The following editorial from the (islikosh (Wis.) Northwestern cites a specific instance: I "Without question the hard-surfaced highways helped to increase the volume vol-ume of local holiday trade. Many shoppers came to Oshkosh from points thirty and forty miles away, some of them In private autos, and others In tie auto busses now In operation. These bus lines were taxed to the limit, and with the favorable combination combina-tion of good weather they maintained their schedules with gratifying regularity. reg-ularity. The growth of this business during the past season has been a revelation of what can be accomplished accom-plished along this line. "When the highways are properly improved, It Is a safe prediction that a similar service will reach every section sec-tion within fifty miles of Oshkosh. All this territory naturally is tributary to Oshkosh as a marketing and shopping shop-ping center, and Oshkosh is naturally I interested in obtaining and holding the trade of this rich and populous section. sec-tion. The way to do It has been disclosed dis-closed by what already has followed the improvement of the public highways, high-ways, and the people and business interests in-terests of Oshkosh have good reason to favor and encourage further Improvement Im-provement of the highways until' a perfect per-fect system of good roads is obtained. "The benefits and advantages will be mutual, for quick and easy transportation trans-portation is a convenience that promotes pro-motes the welfare of all. Of course, we appreciate the service of the railroads rail-roads and the electric lines, but modern, improved highways throughout through-out this section is the next big development, de-velopment, and it will do much to add to the success and prosperity of Oshkosh Osh-kosh and all adjacent sections." |