Show IMMENSE COST OF BAD ROADS estimate of Is made by highway y commissioner of ohio cost of hauling Haull no bad roads cost the united states per annum is the ic ported estimate of the highway commies commissioner ioner ot of ohio according to the engineering and mining journal he ile figurea figures that tho the average age cost of hauling one ton one mile on a good hard road Is eight cents the present average cost is 23 cents and in some districts it to I 1 as high as 54 4 cents there Is no doubt respecting the economy of good roads but such estimating as the offers no account of the capital outlay necessary to get the roads if the latter be built aln under the auspices and in the ways mays that have prevailed in the state of new york there may be a loss of money instead of a saving the matter Is one of great importance wherein wagon transportation is a high charge on the production under present conditions dit ions and where auto trucks can offer but little help until the roads are improved |