Show GAINER BY IMPROVED ROADS careful analysis shows greatest gain over present conditions Is man on branch road the development of sentiment for issuing bonds to build permanent roads has brought to the surface many questions which require careful consideration and demand clearly stated and convincing replies of these the one recurring most frequently Is what advantage Is there in a bond issue for the farmer who lives several miles from one of the improved roads at first glance it would seem that the man living directly upon the improved road obtains the greatest benefits but careful analysis proves that the greatest gain over present conditions Is the man on the side road with the limited road and bridge funds usually available in any tow township n and the necessity of keeping the main highways at least in ili passable condition little or nothing Is left for working upon the less traveled roads As repair expense practically ceases when permanent roads are built the road and bridge funds formerly spent on main roads will be released for uso use upon the side roads in addition money spent upon these side roads will go five times as far or do five times as much work as I 1 tam i alp fa 4 n v 11 1 1 I if 77 t M 2 0 1 v aw U wt g b 9 soil road in north carolina when it was spent upon the roads where heavy travel quickly wiped out every trace of the improvement A reasonable amount of road and bridge money used in ditching and dragging side roads will place them in condition to carry the comparatively light traffic that passes over them to the main highway the mart man on the side road will have in place of a continuous haul through the mud from farm to town a much improved surfnee from farm to the main highway and a highly improved road maintained at much less expense to the township or county the remainder of the way to hla his town or lb market arket farra farm engineering |