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Show Good Road Facts Henceforth, civilization can be no better than Its highways. More than $1,000,000,000 was ei.ent In Improving highways of the United States last year. Good roads are a fine thing, but It is well to remember that they lead away from the farm as well as to It All roads leading to the four gate ways of Yellowstone National park are reported to tie In excellent condition. condi-tion. The national parks, seven In the United Slates and three In Canada, are now linked together by improved highways. The Defense highway, shortening the distance belweeu Washington and Annapolis, Md., by eight miles, will be I completed tbla year. Twenty times around the world! j Such, at any rate, Is the distance j American motorists could travel on ' their BOO. 000 miles of surfaced roads. The Arizona highway department l has taken consideration of the pedes-I pedes-I trian on the roadway and lias made I official recommendation that he walk on the left side. ; Minnesota h.m 100,000 miles of pub-I pub-I lie roads of which 7.UU0 are trunk I highways treated by special patrol maintenance, on which there has been , expended (luring the past five yejrs 000. nuu annually. This stale Is n I large user of calcium chloride for dust laying and highway maintenance. |