Show ROADS what the new federal hlat iway appropriation to be expended under the direction of the bureau of pub lie roads united states U D ment ot of agriculture will mean 1 t the country Is accurately gauged in a synopsis prepared by the bureau showing the use to which the previously appropriated I 1 congress has been put up to december 31 had bad been put to work in projects either entire ly complete or under construction to match that amount the S slates tate appropriated making alfing in a total ot of 49 it if placed end to end the roads to be paid for by this money would rould ell encircle the earth at the equator aari eriend extend as lar far as from nt N i yoi t tr san francisco on the second lap the total mileage ot of roads under construction and completed the de da apartments parl part ments records show wa wag 3 a approximately miles ot of th mileage miles was 1 in entirely completed the laa lalan lalane le e i miles was in projects wh jhc c were still ariller construction but r ported 69 per pe cent complete octoba 31 in thoc projects here equivalent ear valent of 0 12 Y 1 n roads so that the comp et d road to date was more than miles or nearly enough to en encircle circe the globe prior to 5 ago the federal government took no active pirt it n the road construction of the caun try today about one half of ail ai roads under construction are being aided financil illy by the federal government ind and the construction is ia subject to inspection and approval of federal engineers |