Show USH IS MAIN FACTOR IN BUILDING NEW ROAD BOAD railroad practice Follo followed weI with profit in road building tho the board ot of directors ot of ft a great railroad system before authorizing uio construction of a 0 now right ol of ways way calls engineers in consultation to determine tho the amount ot of uso use to which the now road will bo be subjected tho the present anti and probable future traffic la Is discussed the number of oc trains per day and tho the size and weight tho the expense expanse of eliminating heavy grade to Is balanced against the saying caving in trac tivo effort tho the question of ballast is largely affected by the speed of tho proposed trains which la in in turn limited by tho the weight of tho the stool steel rails and tho the curves as well as tho the grade tho the amount of income must bo be considered and much time must bo be considered and much time bo be spent in settling bottling the location all these factors apply when tho the right of way is a public road and not a railroad but how often do political authorities delve as aa deeply into these details as an thoy they should seldom when the road builders bul are political appoint appointees eee and not engineers engi noera this was waa one of the fundamental reasons why the federal government insisted that thab no state without a highway commission presumably employing engineers could benefit from federal aid tho the building of a road la Is a political matter only in uio the raising of the money and tho the authorization of bonds or taxes its actual location lind material construction width gradient drainage and materials are wholly matters for experienced road engineers taxpayers who submit to any others authorizing the construe construction of their roads oro aro throwing weir their money away |