Show road problem vv roble m Is yet et troublesome T rou there must be cooperation of authorities in charge of highways prepared by the un united cited states state department ot at agriculture before much definite progress can be made in getting the farmer out ot of the mud and insetting in getting the city man out oat of the city on week ends there must be ordination coordination co and operation cooperation co of authorities in charge of local roads and highways in areas adjacent to large cities according to the bureau of public roads of the united states DL department part ment of abric agric agriculture there are approximately miles of local rural roads in the united say bureau engineers and approximately miles are administered by town or township authorities there are they say counties or equivalent subdivisions of which 67 in the new england states have no relation to improvement or maintenance of roads road authorities of tha remaining 2909 2900 exercise jurisdiction over the miles of local roads classified as county roads control construction only of the 2009 counties have control over construction and maintenance ten rince which may be described us reasonably competent according to the bureau and there arp arc counties which have no definite organization whatever for the maintenance of roads and in which the work Is of tiie the most casual and inefficient nature I 1 the county or township unit I 1 Is s generally so small and its taxing power so limited says these federal road authorities as to preclude overhead over hend costs for proper supervision of and equipment tor for road work if adequate equipment Is provided the area Is generally so small and the mileage s so t limited that it cannot be employed full ful i time control limited in many counties control Is tl mid to it 11 single engineer who in many cases Is poorly paid and Is inexperienced or relatively incompetent only the larger or richer counties have suf income to employ competent rn en glue gl ers also elective local authorities seldom have the qualifications necessary for highway administration there Is a tendency for them to permit considerations side rations other than the requirements of traffic and other properly controlling conditions to influence ali ir administration the outward movement of po population in metropolitan areas hats has caused a rapid growth of suburban sections generally each of these urban units has partial jurisdiction over sections of the county highways within its borders and the lack of a common plan has been a serious obstacle to continuous and consistent improvement ot of main highways this condition coupled with the rapid increase in traffic fic has resulted in serious congestion in these areas says the bureau land values are higher and with the concentration cent ration of population more ani an I 1 bev bet ter highways can be supported |