Show 7 D BUILDING IOWA FARMER TO BUILD HIGHWAY A quartet quarter of ot a a million loD dollars dollar Jo to build a paved a ved road r ad I I. I Ithe th the gift of a retired Iowa farmer to it ho community la in which he ha has hal lived and hit hI fort fortune ne Alexander Is I. hit hIs name and end the road Is I. to be built from froni In Henry county three arid amid arida amida a half bait miles south louth past the Coleman homestead and then seven lIeven leI eastin east elIt In Lee Iee count county to a connection with whim tb tile the called so-called Mt Fort Pleasant Madleon Mad Mad- lion leon rondo road The county count boards of ot the two counties have bue accepted the offer and It li is expected that the road will willbe willbe be be graded tIllS this year ear and paved In 1927 1921 It U II only a but when the pavement Is I. finished lt It will undoubtedly un wi be christened the Coleman I toad and will be distinguished for tam years year ear perhaps as the longest stretch of ot secondary road pavement In Iowa sa says the Iowa State Highway lIon sIon service lIer bulletin The road jin In Inthe the time generosity of one of ot the pioneer citizen citizens of ot the c community on whom whoa I fortune has smiled and who has baa ch chos chosen s y en in this ver very practical WRY way to to best bestow V sr Vf r f a part of his bl fort fortune n for tor the benefi t of the public as na a memorial to tin tile a family name There are other evidences that Iowa lowi Is ii soon oon going to have roads road Twelve counties have voted this year rear to authorize au an ant the building of miles o of t paving and have voted to Issue 1 1 in La bonds bond for tor this purpose When this is I. completed It give gh 0 Iowa 1013 mites mIles of pavement Iowa's Jowa primary are all aU built bail and financed b by the counties No N Nd 0 paving can be unless done authorized authorize d by bi a a vote of the people The question ques quem tion of issuing bonds must be voted vote II on separately The first election on the question U of ot authorizing a a count county board t to i proceed pro pro- coed with hard surfacing was held beld I In a June 1010 1919 Up to date M 64 elections election s have been held beld In as many counties co OD ODthe on na n. n the The proposal we was was a carried in 84 M counties but in one the th ne authorization was was' rescinded leaving a 83 counties in which It U is possible I to ao o pave if funds funds' are available In 4 44 14 counties elections have been held beld I to Lo authorize bond issues issues' to paving foi pm primary I mary roads The proposal has bas carried d in 23 26 counties with a tot total at auth authorization ain a- a tion of for tor bonds boods for tor pa V. V ing These authorizations authorization have been voted without regard to the probable future futuro action on a state bond Issue I five Fifty members ra of ot the legislature met recently and slid advocated calling cal a special session to submit the question qU of issuing in bonds for Ifor pay paved Id I'd state tate roads Present Indications Indica indica- tins are th that t there will be nd ad special session but that the matter will come up at tb the J regular session ellion In 1927 1921 |