Show ROADS SHOULD BE DRAGGED systematic and persistent use of drag will result in very great amount of improvement Improver nent the great benefit to dirt arwids from the systematic and persistent u aae 11 e of the road drag Is certainly so plain in ind and other states stales this year that no sensible person c can doubt thit the use of the road clan drag 9 should be provided for by law iann sas the illinois farmer the dragging of earth roads mill result alt in much greater improvement than any other work on them costing the same the road drag makes a very ver g great rest improvement on all roads except those that are quite sand this year h has its d demonstrated that nine tenths of 0 the roads of 0 illinois ioni iowa a etc can be made ba b systematic dragging as good as could well be desired for at least nine months of 0 the year roads in illinois and neighboring states that have been well nell tor for three or four years past have bane been this summer better for both heavy traffic and automobiles t than is an the brick or stone pled streets of the ell cities I 1 ea it takes takei several carsol ears of s systematic ste matic drag ging to make earth roads as good as they then can be made with the drag each year ear toughens and hardens the road and also lessens lessene the nece necessary as ary work vork with the drag certainly every enery state with mith soil lar to that of 0 illinois should have a law laih requiring road officials to have the roads dragged whenever needed of course providing for the payment tor for this work ork out of 0 the road taxes both farmers and town people should begin work at once to lo secure such a law it wil take real in work or k to get such a law for it will not make necessary au high priced engineers engine engin ceis eis and commis alons or give ghe room tor for big graft in an adv one spot fortunately the roads can be properly dragged by farmers and others and this road improvement can be made without taking it out of the hands of local officials who can be ba watched closely |