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Show Good Roads Economy It has been frequently asserted that good roads cost nothing in the long run, but really yield a profit on the investment necessary to provide thiim. Recent stattjtics sem to bear out this idea. According to Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Automobile Automo-bile Assocition, good roads have reduced re-duced the cost of automobile operation opera-tion from an average of 10 cent", a mile to 6.43 cents a mile in the last five years. This mens that for a trip of 100 miles the expense is now $3.57 less than it would have been under av-erge av-erge conditions in 1925, taking into account the cost of gasoline, the less wear on tires and cars, and some allowance for time saved. If these savings are only sufficient to crises the additional gasoline and other taxes necessary to build the highways the motorist is still ahead cf the game, because of the greater satisfaction and comfort enjoyed while on the road. |