| Show WORLD OWES DEBT TO THESS macadam pioneer of good roads and his hl contemporary telford Tel fordi worthy worth of f all gratitude th the first kroat great improvement in bight I 1 way construction within modern time wac was effected by john toba loudon macada or mcadam who wae was boro born in ayr scotland in 1760 this great engineer enil neer wa was the inventor of the roada rod mikler system known to ini ng which ti is lull still in general uio use il t ough vastly improved died la in 1111 1830 at tle this of ty wha when be b was f born the turnpike road of england and scotland vera were in an incredibly bad macadam and his contemporary telford wr were the th first to chick check th pre villIng chio chaos and to bliss bring methods and rest lar jar system to br upon tha buildings repair and malate nance of highways 4 wa was engaged eo igl chiefly in the th repair ct of existing road rather thin the cot ruction ot 91 nw new ones and the th which h be inaugurated vcr was ot of S sit it ant and lasting benefit cot not only to h his ni tavo land but to the world at tare telford insisted upon a ot at broken stone in road buil building dint while macadam insisted that av thil this was and arid that the th bub ab oll soil would carry any weight if it adequately drained anil mid kept dry by an Imp arvio u a eo V erl 1 |
