Show Tennessee Has Big Sum to Spend for Highways Tennessee has has' for tor hl highway high high- b- b way construction during 1924 with a maintenance fund from the counties s ot of or a total of It Is stated In Tennessee Tennes see Highways and PublIc Works the i official organ ot of the state stat highway de- de I ThIs means that the state has available available avail avail- able for highways s 's during 1924 eleven and a quarter million dollars this subject subject sub sub- being given first position In the InItial appearance ot of th the new highway magazine It Is shown that time state has now under construction miles ot of the approved s system stem of highways and with funds available for work upon more miles the department will have miles under construction by the end ot of the year eur Analyzing the above figures a little further the magazine says sas It wIll be seen that by December 31 1924 mlles miles of primary roads wIll be under construction lea leaving Ing miles to be belet belet let to contract at later dates The program for the remainder r ot of the year will place under construction miles of prImary roads Contracts let February Feb Feb- runty 8 April 4 and May 0 have already al- al read ready placed under contract miles ot of primary roads Continuing the same rate time the primary roads In the state system will be under contract by bythe time the end of two additional construction construction con con- seasons By time the end of January January Jan Jan- uary 1925 56 per cent of Gf the primary mileage will be under contract per cent of the secondary mileage and cent of the per state aid mileage |