St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-01-26
GOOD ROADS.

GOOD ROADS.
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The Southern papess ees eeain
calling Tie attention of the States
snd seualiss 70 the generally bad
eooditioo Of The roads 10 this 80.
tios. and urging that some i'm.
preveoeat b made in them. By
he construction a our railroads ~
have greatly improved he means
and rsdncsd The cost Of trsnsposta-
lion during The Last lev yssrs. bat
our bad roads have almost Offset
this improvsnsot and aet - . bur-
Ass snd tax % Ill trade and com.
wsree. Il hes beeo shown that The
cost o. carrying . bale Of cotton
from Tie plantation 70 the railroad
stAtion 10 frsqusetly ~ high - from
The station 70 Europe. Our bad
roads entail upon farmers and msr.
chants . tax ten fold - high - the
cost Of keeping up good oasa
The League Of American Wheel
men hes just issasd . very interest
ing psopslst Oh the subject. show.
ing The cost Of bad roads. snd call.
ing s.tsotioa - the sxpsrimsots ~
osntly made By Prof. J. w. San.
born. Of the Missouri Agricultural
Collage which show that on moist
dirt road. . force sqssl 70 As7
pounds was nsesssasy 70 move .
load Of S665 pounds. OF q per esat
moro than vss ueeisd % move the
came load % . gravel road hsvipg
. grade Of one foot in tventy-sieht
On . level gravel road. The force
needed Ne only ons-Iossth - much
- On The dirt. and on . plank door
bat eDs-ssvsnth - much povse was
required - Va sssdsd in moving
The load over ths dirt road. This
msds 10 allowaDss Tor energy west.
Cd by The hosss il pulling his Ssst
from The mud and in hitting them
over Tie little elevations always b.
fore them On . muddy road.
Taking . gravel road. costing ~
$3.50 pr mile. running % sssh
alternate seetieo line, ~ cost TO
The sections adjoining. u The way
Of interest, will b 1875 cents psr
sars. CAnsoe our larosrs afford 70
pay this nueh for Tie saks Of hsv.
ing bard. smooth roads every day
in The year from shsir doors to The
market town. How many loads
must ssoh hanl 70 ave enough in
The time AID wear aud tear Of men.
horses. harness end wagous, 70
equal The interest, assaming that .
fair davis work should average g.
teen miles Of hsuliag aod b worth
. Pc load of whstsvse weight
The sabjset i really not open 70
Every one rscognisss
the bsos6ts and economy q good
roads. but their coat bee hitherto
stood in The wsv. Hers. Of I'll pssts
VI the Unlon. they are must needed
and could b most easily eonstruot-
I'd. The land being level. will ~
quirs none Of The cats and grading
~ IN the wssk add gravel can BE-
obtained easily and Ut email cast.
40 Tor Tie dirt roads, our winter
rains add The slickv oonditiou Of The
cIayey soil make them ''eesross" in.
he'd during our rama rsodssing
hauling impossibls 1t certain 80.
s.'os Of tue year. and expensive q
al timee.
We knew 81 10 matter that car
10 agitsted % greater advantage
han that of good rosds. L 10 we'll |
soough 70 Saild moro railroads 70 |
transport our products: bat they |
will yield but portion II the bsne. |
Il they ought to unless they are
supplemented hy roads extending !
through I'll portions Of the South.
Tue South. which 10 attempting %
many great undertaking.. shou Id
'ttack this serious problsm-tbs
construction VI bssssr higbweys.
TIE refining Of sugar BY . secret