Show GOOD WHAT IMPROVED ROADS MEAN spells prosperity and happiness to every community which has forethought to see sec blessings TI tr T R I 1 good roads ire are conducive to better schools lne live rural churches PI pleasant Lasant rides good maikits ocial oci il adnice ment a closer bond of 0 sym sympathy path and co cc operation oper aion alion beti between Neen tho the barme and ins his cit cousin who at the forge the lithe lathe or the spindle it palls and it s to en cry corn eunit which has the means and business tight to see the manifold blessings which a scientific s stiem of 0 good roads secures for it its people mud roads spell an enormous mud tax beside which our tariff Is like a to an ea elphant elp hint again good roads annihilate dis and rob farming of the dread and drudgery of rural seclusion this fact being notably apparent where a farmer is the annise and happ owner oner of a high quality dependable and eco cco comical motor car mud roads bring social life on the farm to low lov ebb empty the rural churches make many little red school houses but a meta mem ory cry and populate the country with floating tenants tenant who nho care verj ver little atle for the growth and perpetuation of the institutions which are the bulwark bular lc of our national greatness then rhen good roads save time save sae horses homes and wagons automobiles and gasoline they enable tho the farmer to market at minimum cost in rain or slime shine his perishable produce such as fruits vegetables milk butter eggs and meat mud roads compel the farmer to leave such produce either go to waste or deterioration or what Is near to cither deter him from pro ana an of these profit bearing corn modifies modi ties because he has no dependable and convenient conven come iest avenue for marketing them in cases of acute illness good roads enable the physician to bring speedy relief to the sick annually and save the it lues es ot of hundreds of our men worn nona en and children a tact fact which more than trebly compensates an adv amount of mone which wo we mav mal spend as a nation state county cit or town good roads spell humanity relief mor mer cy life growth and prosperity whereas mud roads too often spell poverty weakness decad sickness suffering and death As mad improvement Is of wide interest it should be supported by our national state and county gov ov ern ments this Is notably true with interstate eighn highways a s for it is manifest ly unjust to tax tai all the improvement to tho the abutting lind land to the county or 01 e even en to the state why should not out national government promote inter state commerce through good country roads as in well ell as aa through rn river er and liar bar her bor improvements good and patriotic men seem to be bc at variance as to NN what hat is the best s avs s tern tent of building roads some advocate throe or more cross continent trunk highways to be built and maintained equally by the federal go government ind and bv the various states through the trunk lilg highways hias go others favor the of these road flat which run rim to the county seat provided it is a good railroad market town tonn and it if riot not to the most accas sible large railroad town in ID the county they that these roads loads should be propero pro perl ditched graded rolled arld and dragged Cu culberta culverts Culi lverts erta should be built where the water is inc inclined lined to flow across the road during heavy rains grades should be raised in low bilk materially dug down arid and good bridges built over creeks and streams of ill all kinds hinds ot of a given count county could by this plan easily de determine on tho the first ten miles of good roads to be built and maintained thon then the next five or ten and so on fur ther away front from the principal town or 01 towns in the county until every toot foot ot of dirt road in the county Is put in first cliss class condition tue the good leaven Is working in tho minds hearts and consciences conscience of the american people good roads ti ic thern them now means more than ever be tore fore the avenues leads to na lional strength prosperity and hip bar to aich every cery good ci citizen tizer should be glad to t give his due mess meas ure of enthusiastic support |