Show NT HAS EXPERT ROAD BUILDERS bureau of public performs I great service tho the administration of tho the federal aid road acts aro are in tho the hands of the bureau of public roads department A ot of agriculture on which organization n devolves the enormous cespon responsibility sivility lity ot of seeing th that at tho the millions of 0 uncle sums sams money tor for aid in state ro road d programs are wisely spent upon needed roads that the states contris contrib uto their proper prop proportion of the cost coat of such and that the roads are prop properly orly built from an engineering standpoint this organization which started as a small omco emco attached to the department of agriculture has grown to tho the status and dignity of a bureau housed in a building by itself and with a largo and competent force of ro road ad exports those not only look after tho the clerical details of the work and superintend er cr tho the engineering features but in addition do a great deal of educational work and maintain onu one of tho the best beat equipped and most scientific of testing laboratories tor for road materials in existence the experimental work ot of tho the bureau has haa been of tho the highest value to road makers everywhere not only tho the laboratory work but the actual construction st et and testing of stretches of road of all kinds in all climates and in many locations the outdoor tests testa of tho the speeds of automobiles with once renco to the amount of dust rals rala od ed and camago done to water bond roads aro classic in the industry and bureau information of tho the effect of impact of loada upon roads worked out according to drop of wheel weight of load and size of wheel were fundamental in road construction the enormous road mileage built and building with tho the aid of the federal government is a series of monuments to tho the ability foresight planning and able tic alon ot of this bureau of tho the wout of agriculture |