Show Good Roads Earn Cost by Saving in Gasoline Many tests have been conducted to determine the effect of the tho dif dif- different dif different ferent types of modern road pavements pave pave- pavements pavements ments on car depreciation gaso gaso- gasoline gasoline gasoline line consumption and tire the wear but none has proved more moro conclusive she sive than that conducted In the states s of ot Washington Oregon an and California by A B Cutter city engineer of Evertt Wash W sh which demonstrated that on modern modera concrete con con- concrete con concrete crete and o-nd asphalt roads there ther Is la no difference In consumption On gravel grasel or mac mae macadam macadam adam roads In good condition how how- however ever eser gasoline consumption Is from 10 to 35 25 f 5 per cent greater creator On grasel gra or roads In bad condi condl- condition lion tion gasoline consumption Is much heavier than 35 95 per cent Under modern of traffic traffic fI fic eels S Mr Cutter In ht a report of his findings good good roads rapidly for for tor themselves In economy of gasoline consumption and the same holds true In economy of ot tires and other automobile wear and nn |