Show 0 I I 1 MATERIAL FOR ROAD MAKING careful study of amount and chalao ter of traffic Is first important essential professor noure house of the colorado ag college Is one of the best known engineers in colorado lie ile has been head of the civil engI engineer Deer department at that college for qt several years and has always been in close contact with the affairs of the state in speaking in about roads professor house says 1 A great deal of agitation Is bins bing carried on oil at the present time concerning the construction of concrete roads for colorado that some of our roads should be paved in this way there here Is no question but I 1 think we should careful carefully I 1 ly guard against over bloing floing the matter in ordera to be justl justi liable lable road improvements must return n economic and social benefits an amount at least equal to the file interest depreciation and maintenance over and above those of the old read it Is exactly the same as in ordinary business the amount that should be invested in road improvement is that surn sum which will give the largest annual returns in benefits to jo the people of the community it may be real economy to spend per mile for one road and only 2000 per mile for another if the former carries more than ten times the service and costs just ten times as much before we ne run wild upon the subject t of concrete surfacing for roads of 0 colorado the proper of the roads roada and a careful study of the amount and character of the traffic 3 crystal park auto road in the pikes peak region in colorado over dver them should be made and it Is the fhe duty of the state stae officials before anny general sell me of road improvement Is decided upon to make this careful study the state Is then prepared to deter determine upon the proper highway system that thai will be the mot economical and that will meet the traffic a of each road |