| Show THE COST OF ROADS The American people endorse good roads until roads until they get have their doubts doubts- Of 01 course then heir tax bill for them the Then rhen many money is often spent extravagantly for this purpose Many lany bond issues for highways long since counties al ai are i still paying on worn out Reasonable expenditure for good roads is different from most outlays A fine public building advertises a town or a county but butt it does does' no not t r reduce educe tax bills But when a good road is is built autos run over it with less gas tires wear longer and cars need less re re- pairs Tine Time is saved to farmers and business con con- economical really cerns terns Many towns that think themselves yes are arc extravagant because of money wasted in driving over rough roads which discourages people from trading there Talk lalk to a few Manti lanti citizens any number you like and you will find opinion differs as to the best method of raising good goodroad roads road money Taxation of gasoline is regarded by many as the fairest fa root and most t practical Like the dentist with his local an- an acct Who i lio ho gets the tooth out before you know v it this tax T of reducing the taxpayer to un unconsciousness before he h rt his has s away y j b re has to give ve his money And then he lie glides over over yare i sa s. s a i e he g up ar r th he r l aw w roads as happy as the man whose toothache has been r a stopped te t pP ppe ed Ve ti a are taxed for our roads whether ve We improve them or not If we allow them to decline we do not realize the taxation taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion but it it- iti is i there in the form o lost time repair bills and injury injury in in- jur jury to 10 the towns town's bU business And 50 so like the man with the bad tooth the best way when a road gets too bad is is to have those out and get over our taxation pains as soon as 1 rp 10 surfaces ou I. I t tu r. r p possible u sible |
