, 1880-01-24
LYON & HEALY, Chicago, III.
OLIVER DlTS0N & CO., Boston.
ROADS IN ILLINOIS,

ROADS IN ILLINOIS.
Speaking Of bottonslcss, 1'tagmtro roads In
Illinois, tho Bloomington PartaHraph says:
There can be no doubt that, until we devise
good roads, the value 0f our soil will be de-
pressed hy large percentage, equal. per-
hap to from $40 to SO per q su, quite
macadamIzed roads at the rntG OF nearly
twenty miles to cncl, township, or more ttnM
enough 10 furnish nll the good roads actualy
needctl. We take It that the ttme, will come
thing tllat tends to direct public sentiment In
this direction mtlst be Of some value.
suantance With tia roads of tl,s Stale The
writer T. ahle . to ,aS tel what has been accom-
In Southern Illinois, the oldest settled part
In the State, there are hut few good roads.
GallatIn County constructed son,o nt at, early
day, which havo mt been properly mRin-
tics can nlso,, point to = few relics Of tho
est to St. Louls-st. Clair, Madison, and Mon-
Those running out Of .13clIerillc, mostly toll
ten Of roads In the State. The City Of Belle
vile hns more miles Of rock-paved streets
than my town in the State, md the county Is
far ahead Of any other In this respect. Tho
senty Y ah01ss ut 6c eTc 9w Sxueaag n iarge
which, with tito toll roatls, are nm improve
mcnt of Immense Importance. Rock Is con-
yenIent. hut tile cost OF brcnking and hauling
makes these roads. very expensive. Fnollc
iturcs, and they win DO continued inde!ly-
itly. As result, land IS moro valuable
than IN any county ,in this State, except that
poItions Of tho ndjo!nlng Counties of Madison.
and Monroe Share In this fortunate state OF
affairs. III the latter, tho first county IN, tho
State to receive American settlers, as long
ago rs 1854, who gaye the name to tho far
filmed American f}ottont We find many miles
Of beautiful, roads at Waterloo. Colun!biA,
sE s1s @ 9asy eTes ] IN 9s9o lah4oaSs GSs"ny s
Ing from Alton to the ad}o!nIng country:
dnlln eastward to tho State liiic, was never
macadan'zed west, Of Indiana, the project
and bridging weroin progress, md the road is
grades, than tho ordinary highways Of tho
interior of the State. There arc few good
anG ss e @ nsaF1 In sGms e. as,pSar as 0s
hood Of Quincy there arc q, good, many miles
81 re sS e thPS oness 'esS So fs as
cxertad. himself like a hero 10 benefit bis own
Hancock la County, Where good goood rock Is abnnd.
ant, there nre some very tine rock roads run
ming Into tho country, Of Ereat value 70 that
tfsssi49a' fesssca. and which are being gradually ex-
Tho City Of Rock Is1and is entitled to great
credit for having built 4 good road five miles
long, oxtepding to the Rock River ut CaM-
den, When. tue city also OWLS large bridge
On Rock Rlyor,-one OF the few instances to
expcnd large sums Of money away from It's
corporate limits, Moline. the adjoining city,
has followed Its example to a certain extent,
though its long road md bridge may proper
y Be na Saea ppyHS enferpse e a At s{a Gae y
Wisconsin, which Is Of immense benefit to
owners.
The experience of Pontiac. Livingston
Ctounty tS II improving !!s raads Is well wor;
other citizens Of Pontiac, seeing that the deep
black, swan,py. roads were absolutely i'm.
passable. raised SUBSCRIPTION OF over 81, 200,
wh!ch, vas expended by making beginning
rounding county. Broken stone and gravel
we'll nlanageA made short pieces Of llpe
roads. The next year these were extended
mainly by taxntlon, and the improvement was
male, nnli! now rontiac hns several miles Of
fine hard rnnds for five or moro miles In sev.
eral directions, and its citizens can boast Of
bclng among, ting most cnterprsslng road.
builders ~ thg. State. The only. piece Of
few city streets In Bloomington, is the solid
gravel roatl-bcd In Lexington, from tho p,tb.
lle-sqarc to short distance west OF .Tur'
key Creek. This Is Mclean County's single
contribution to tho good cause, and Licking
~ FSe o cas "ya e e1st Todkor Sr Se % ts MSnes Mnes
Dixon, us wei! ns many others, .t,aye taken
palms 70 build good gravel roads, but haye
@ @done. lfttlo to merit special mention: The
City Of Peru is ono OF the best lllustrat!ons oil
what lnny he donc In this direction. The
movement WIS commenced q long time ago
sa and good road stnrtod tn westerly dlrec'
tion, which Is now ono Of tho very best in the
State, finished through several townships
anu Tor quito a distance into Bureau County
A[other Is being constructed sont1l Into Put
nam County. These roatIs 0re built at COLI
elscd III expcnding thc. money: Qne ilethod
now pursued Is worth mentioning. Crave
material Is loaded upon grnlll-wagnns which
arg on thcir way hn,nc, aud q small sim L
Hala II, toF hauling. When the load arrives n
rs destination 1t is unloat!ea and lerelet
lmp!oyenlent, It Is found that IN this man
ncf tilo road Is built ut yeTy smnll expense
In THIS experiment l1ay be found gGrm ol
giea5 value to this countg,.--0ne lyhleb Is llo
Wholly new to. nnr readers. It Is fur ut
evc 81 t5nRem sans 81 t. o mas So9
p the nearest railroad station, and, aftcr this
90 nothing more than pay for loading 1t o,
Masons and for placing II in the proper slIapt
S SSpoI tho roads. The hauling, one Of tht
Heavy lteHs should bo given by tho inh9b
Mal1 ,ahis along tho ling Of tho frat road whict
~ IIfiGhtlnE when the roads nrn cnmpara
tisel} tdle, md by FREQ tenm[ng, 1t will cos
nlt llttlo to bulld several miles Iii each Airec
tnoa. nd, when these ronds aro establis hetl
Mey w!ll bo maintained and extended ae l0El
Which wa nl1 6lona will hn fnreppr