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Show GIVE COUNTRY ! ROADS NAMES lncrettntnff Dennlt v of IFarm I'opu laitloii Mrtkea Nvcenalty for better Mennn of Locatt Ina; t-uranvra. ,IIV J. A Anderann.l Anent the line of the free mall delivery, de-livery, telephone, parr, -la pont und tiny and all other conveiilencea lliat go to make farm life happier mid better, I thought 1 would like to aiutgeat a convenience con-venience which could bo carried out by the county cummlHaluiiera of each county ut a atnall expenae, that would do mure to Increuae the pride uf the rurul community thun any other that I can think of Knr the cunveiilence of the public It ought to be au cany to locate a farm-er farm-er a realdeuco In the country aa a city nlnn'a realdence In the city. Let Ihe country life cuuimfaniiiu Include In-clude In Ha rccniiiinendutlniiH thut a road that rtitia frutn the cant to the weal be called a "road" (or aome other nauii'l. A road that runa from north lo aoutb be called an "avenue." A lead that runa fiom the norttii'anl to Ihe aouthweat might be culled a pike." A load that runa from the north weat lo the aoiithcaat be culled a "highway." and all otUert called' 'ian'" j In other wordH, that the public highways high-ways of our country should be called ' such names as would Indicate the dl-1 rectlon In w hlch tin y run und named J alphabetically nnd numbered numerically numeri-cally Then the farmhouses could be I numbered and the rural delivery 'num-1 bera that we now have changed to the farm number. This would assist the rural delivery nod the telephone very much to citify Hte country and our merchant houses ' would soon be distributing country mad directories for Ihe benefit of all It would probably require ennct incuts by the state leglnluturea lo brim ah, nil n complete system of this kind, starting with the vnrlous counties. The main expense nttached lo It would be Buldeponts at every tectlon corner, und Ibis would be so Insignificant si to cut no ngurn when compared with the great benefit, not alone lo fanners, but to the government In thu rurul route mall deliveries and to merchunti und travelers elsewhere. |
