Show ESTIMATES FOR THIS YEAR annual appropriations by government indicate strides being made in road improvement no better idea ot of the forward strides being made by the office ot of public roads can be had bad than from figures connected with the annual appropriations the appropriation for or the present fiscal year Is more than for the preceding bear ear while the tha estimate tor for the fiscal year t f is more than the present allotment one of the items men cloned in connection with the appropriation pria tion tor for the coming fiscal year la Is road making investigation for or which aock ork an increase of 89 Is asked the present amount available for such vork Is 75 15 the next highest increase la Is asked ached tor for road management BB as but 25 is available this athla year the amount now ready for or use ua I 1 in field experiments 30 the office would like doubled included in this athla list ot of necessary increases Is one for salaries thus placing the office of 0 public roads on a par with practically nil all ither branches ot of the gove government ra ment service that are striving to raise tho the nay ot of the government clrk the appropriation asked lor for this Is a ralso from rom tor for the present year to |