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Show FrotMt Th.lr Itna.la. Tf.er I considerable agitation over the question of good roada. No one doubt the desirability of good roada. Hut suitable material for making good road on a foundation of Florida sand I scarce In till Htnte. If we bad uch hwe at exist lu Kurope, our roada could be made good with the material at band. Kuropean countries have long dla-carded dla-carded narrow tlret In order to pre-terve pre-terve and build their hlghwayt. and alto because it la economy in th uie of th vehicle and the weight that a bono I able to draw, aay th good liood Itoada Magazine. W ide tlrea ar not only lighter In their draught than narrow one under nearly all condition, condi-tion, but they roll th roada amooth luatead of cutting them to piece. A four-Inch tire on a wagon carrying a heavy road I a rod builder. In Frauco every freight and market wagon la a road maker. The tire ar from three to ten Incbee In width, usually usu-ally with a alugl bora, the loadt weighing over two tone. With the new four-wheeled vehicle used In France the tire are rurely leaa than tlx luetic In width, and th rear axle about fourteen inchoa longer than the fore axle, to that the rear or hind wheel run about on inch outalde of the lovel rolled by the front wheel. In Germany the law prescribe that nil the wagon drawing benvy loadt, ueh a coal, brick, earth, atone, etc., must have tlrea at least four liuhet wide. It 1 worie than unci ens to create cre-ate expensive and valuable hlghwayt lo have thorn only cut to plecet by the ua of narrow tlret aa now ued for Hi hauling of heavy loads In thla country. coun-try. When an expensive highway hat been created It must be taken care of, and methoda heretofore permitted mnat b changed In order to help maintain main-tain It. Wide tlrea are of the greatest value In preserving ordinary dirt roada. Florida Agriculturist |