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Show Millions For Roads One hundred and sixty million dollars is now available for rutid construction, as a result of recent federal appropriations and sums on hand in the various states. The appropriations have given the .nation an almost unprecedented unpreced-ented opportunity to advance the good roads movement and at the same time aid in bringing business busin-ess back to normal. Prices or materials of all kinds are the lowest in m-my years, there is an abundance of labor and engineering engineer-ing talent, and governments can borrow money at low rates of interest. in-terest. A large part of the money is to be used in rural areas where it will give the biggest return for each dollar spent. The American Ameri-can lsrmer has been waging a battle against a variety 'of circumstances. cir-cumstances. nd a sound "relief" program is the construction of year-round, farm-to-market roads. , it is probably true that lack ol '. adequate 'transportation artirier; ; has done as much as anything else ' to hold agriculture back. ; We live in a motorized age, !r which quick, low-priced trans'vr-tation trans'vr-tation is essential to commerral j and social activities of all kin:'.5 ! Only a small part of our millions of miles of roads are surfaced and i passable at all times of the ye r ' Wise use of the appropriations will pay high dividends. J |