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Show ' lined to one certain piece of road that might be designated, and a first class highway to bo constructed for as great a length as the appropriation would admit Said also that It was the sense of. the meeting, that tho county purchase a traction engine for the purpoHe of hauling gravel onto the road and rolling same when built p. M. Hansen corroborated what had been saldfand pointed out a few of the ImpaHaable parts of the county road In the wet reason, lie was In favor ol making the experiment to build a model road, bo It ever so short. . David Holmgren offered for the consideration of the commissioners, a pamphlet on road building, stating that It would cost about $25,000 to build five miles of road according to the method adopted In Massachusetts. He suggested that the experimental work be distributed In three districts so that a fair trial might bo made. T. G. Drown, who was present, waa asked his opinion as to the practicability practica-bility of shale for road purposes, ho I having built a private road of that material. Mr. Brown stated that his road was always In perfect condition. The commissioners tooluno action In the matter, but will doubtless give tho subject earnest consideration. GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT IN BEAR RIVER VALLEY .Bricham City. May 21. Last Monday Mon-day tho county commlnsloners wero waited upon by , committee from the Boar River Valley Commercial club, composed of Potor M. Hansen. Henry Seegor, aud David Holmgren, who reported re-ported the action of the recent meeting meet-ing hold in Garland for the purpose of discussing the ,-ood roads movement. Mr. Scoter presented tho report of the meeting which was in brief, that the county commissioners set aside $:0.00i to bo used In experimental load bdlldiui;, iLc work to Lo coa- |