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Show WORK. THE ROADS We measure the arrival of spring now by weeks. There are thousands of roads all over the country in need of improvements. improve-ments. ,The states have large siuma of money available for such work. There are millions of men seeking emuiovment. with families depend ent upon them for support. Is there any reason 'why this, money should remain idle when It could' serve th'o best purpose by bi-j ing put to work in the construction j 01 nutter roads? ... there any reason why we as ' nation should suffer abominable roads when both men and money are . vailablo for the making of bet tor ones?' j Of course, conditions vary in dlf- j ft-rent states, but America as a! whole should be heartily ashamed of the things she does not do in the; matter of good roads building. ' The excuse is made that the ce- ' mcnt trust is holding the states up j in the price of cement. That is easy to correct. Let each state make its own cement, ce-ment, or let a number of adjoining statos' band together in erecting cement ce-ment works capable of supplying their 'United needs. If the cement trust goes bankrupt a3 a result of such state action so much the better. No one would shed any tears except the robbers themselves. |