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Show Ba H THE STREET PROBLEM IN H BUSINESS CENTERS Tho good roadg problem has two HBs phases, tho improvement of country V roads, and trulllc conditions In town, city, mid village centers. The form- i'r is more Important, a? there can HBJ bo no economical farm product dls- HBf trlbutlon without good country roads. Hut with tho modem motor truck grinding out tho surfaco, the prob- lem of the centers of town nud vll HB Ingo tralllc Is a perplexlug one. Motorists find the worst roads right In tho thickly settled portions HB of eltleH and towns. Heavy motor HB) trucks and fust running of nutnmo- HB blle3 is making mischief. Tho BBJ truaks are economical and will bo HB used more and more. They will draw HB tliolr big loads from all tho surround- HH Ing country. Tho town or small city BBJ that thinks it can not afford solid BBm paving will pay somo heavy repair BBV The small vlllngo where costly HBT paying seems nut of tho question, BBJ can't meet modern conditions with thin and sandy gravels. It It Is HH maintaining n little business center HB that is h heap of mud and dUBt, It HBj Js disgusting every visitor. Moro BBt money put Into a solid crushed rock BBJ surface would save many dtlblets HH of taxation, HH Thcra are many qulto small towns HH that are getting sick ot these conrtl- HBf tlons, ami see no economy in tearing HH up their central street sections ov HH cry few years. Thoy nro trylpg out BBJ paving brick or wood blocks over BBJ small sections having most strain. HB Such paving Is tho finest ndvortls- HBT ing, it Eproads an Impression ot HBJ progress, A small town acquires a H city air when It gets -a little sub- HW - hTh'hThThThk HjHHvJHHHjHvJHHksskM-'':r :r- - a-ni. : .itantla) paving, and a cross roads vlllaga begins to look llko a business busi-ness center. Slight Impressions 'of enterprise In this way, It Is suro to draw trade from a long distance. |