Show 1 the bost 1 in the cha st W whet dhe h people accept the idea that the 1 bestis best is the cheapest then and then only will tW people 1 insist on mak making ing roads in in the proper way a ay though they may cost more in the lie beg ginning A rood road properly y built adds to the prosperity of the com coin maulty and the ova cost it maintained tn in good order need lie be no more than is 18 now used for hauling mud and htone into the middle of mud holes A country can never prosper where w here alx six months of the year ear all the necessary driving on the road is ig to be through mud and slush where the horse horses are worn wom out and the people ji tempers likewise in just getting together the neep necessaries sarles of life la Is it any wonder that the farms are being given over to foreigners and our intelligent farmer gentlemen Rent gent lamen lomen becoming things of the 4 National farmer there is is no question before the public today which w aich eo so intimately concerns the prosperity of the fanner farmer as the country ro road a d question good roads mean menu fewer few er abandoned farms fewer mortgaged farms and fewer unprofitable tanas farms dad bad roads mean a continuation of the present disheartening condition which BO so long as it continues at all will grow worse the farmers slough of despond is formed by tho the mud in irv tha roads I 1 between mm him and bis his market |