Show about good adle boust coust constant nt dropping w wears ea Is away stones and it lii in only by constant re findeis by the press that the public mind can be brought to the sensible conclusion that good ronda roads are among americas essentials they are not merely wheel mens wants but wants deff demanded landed by the comfort and convenience of everybody it does docs not dot by any moans means follow that because a man has not a team of hla his own or does docs not ride a wheel that he has not a direct personal interest in the improvement of croal roads q E european european countries have ton long recognized their merits and for centuries in some portions have otheir their benefits we in america have bare only begun to appreciate and mainly in the immediate vicinity of large cities their great importance the importance of the subject demands a much wider spread fc fooling oling of 0 interest while the area arca of the united suites states la is too immense and the population too sparse to hope for many years to come for a general good roada road system yet great progress can be made in sections of the country where farm era are prosperous and where they have occasion to use aae roads t to a considerable extent in order to get the products of their farms to railroad for shipment to large cities and towns were acre it possible to estl estimate maite tho the dollar and cent extra cost for repairs to fo wagons and carriages the wear and tear fear of horse mule and ox flesh over wretched roads and the delays caused I 1 la n winter 1 by their impassability the aggregate would be startling and would wo we feel assured aggregate a sum far in excess of what would be needed to provide good roads and keep them in good condition and if to the economy referred to be added the increased value of property and last but not least the comfort of farmers and their families there would be overwhelming argument in favor of immediate action the work Is a stupendous one when viewed as aa a whole but a beginning once made mada and the advantages clearly demonstrated there would be steady improvement west chester pa republican |