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Show KO0-KWX''--;' ? Good Roads Facts HO-w-3X-t--.-:-; The International Good Roads congress con-gress for 1928 will b held In Cleveland, Cleve-land, Ohio. Illinois now has 5,006 miles of completed com-pleted hard roads !& the state highway system. In addition, there are 1,047 miles of graded roads that will be paved by next ysur. Under the new highway act just slfned by Governor Martinenu, the state of Arkansas will spend approximately approxi-mately $12,000,000 annually for the next four years on the building and maintenance of highways In the state. Tosemlte National park will undoubtedly un-doubtedly record a banner year for motor travel in 1927, reports the California Cali-fornia State Automobile association, due to the Increased traffic over the new all-year highway. North Carolina has spent $100,000,-000 $100,000,-000 In five years on her highways and she now Is reaping dividends. A good year In good roads building j Is In prospect If the people of tills ! broad land give serious thought to the I highway problem, j ... i Virginia will spend nearly $10,000,-'.O0 $10,000,-'.O0 for good roads this year. The.' State Highway commission has pro- i Ided for an expenditure of $S,O00,0OO t Improve the mala highways, and VO.OOO to ln5roTJdr roe da, I |