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Show JJ- .'JSl HI TT- II.'. I, iJ !TZV:.lTr.f.lJl,'LLUl: I Peoosylvsma Leads i in Mileage Contracts HARRISBURG. Pa.. Jan. 23. Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania led the nation in 1919 in mileage contracts let for road construction, con-struction, according to the state high- way department. Up to January 1( I the stato awarded contracts fcr the j building of 679.2fi miles of durable : highways. Its nearest competitor was I Illinois which contracted .for 510.70 I miles. ' Pennsylvania's 1920 program calls i for the construction of approximately approximate-ly S00 miles of roads. The department I says that Pennsylvania is far ahead of , other states in the organization it has : perfected to build durable highways. oo |