The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-22
THE FARM And THE GARDEN.
| Discussion Of The Highways Of Our
Country and Their Needs.
GOOD ROlDSOF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
IN. Common Road OF More MileHg" ""'
More Concern Than tho hHii'oA"'
20 Create Interest and How to MA~e'

Tho question OK uelleI l''''
...ss that vill he good for trayel u winter Ss
80. s,oroer--is now attracting widespread
'...o+,on in the entire country, and the mat
-. was never more shve than now 10 this
s..,e and the people Of Virginia more awe 10
le matter. ..:. o.o..;on
.. ale November Forum IN maiter-oi-iae''
telling way. 1000 $50,
100 snv State exceed 10 length the agrre-
..4. r,,-os~o Of nh the railroads Of that State;
30, .l-so - our states can De easily se,ecle"
o. af-,f fhe total length OF pubic loA'S' "a
I,.,vo ~ town and city streets. ~ eIoasyf
Ian tbe combined mileage OF al 'Ae ran
roads ll tho world.
rur AMfmcAN ROAD.
Nf..sr,,ng million miles or moro ~ IL
..,-,rs rof1ifcati0ns dlsso wing w vac 'o'"'
a, AprI. baking and puNer-1laG .e"o~ chi Az S,.0
.,of ,be midsummer SUN. dr1uhk nN1 us
..Dear.n. I'D tho nn.r.Hlrla ol NV'oH1'o1.
.rl nre.ert.ng 80 a.l tmes .l. "'4o N'o'e
tran r-uchfned stress oi roi ~ . -
isrd highway for the llea' F'l~'uo u. 49, IN
traffic the time seems t' ""'' -.
r.'.-...r common f.ld may N.AiuAy assei
.IAt MOST expensive and oY al cdds
.,f-ava .l.tlv maintained OF all tho
t.1 ,s.,t-f.rs To tie intelligent Tor
49, ,'rl canes 90 our shores the Amen
..t.r,f .. road maintenance is llto
'1- -....r'oas. to the thou-nttui and IN
-.-., native DC is only klnl oi 1eEai@e9
r.-rra 3 relic or feudo. SIN borrowed
I~-.srG in the old csys 81 govern
H.-- .-,s-+,- and placed .n ne keeping If
49,. .,o.t nfteut and long suffering OF our IN
F,.i-... ..s,ses. who have been gradually led
fe ..tb. ensnoring wiles u custom 70 endure
aud euorace It,
CF REMOTE CoNcrIN'
Aor-est country can afford 10 neglect It's
fs--,sr- or ~ abandon any reasonable meas
--, b- which the encourage nent OF agrcul-
t.-afe lkolv to he insured ct agriculture
within the nitei States. tot actusIy de-
Ginning has certa. nlF Witnessed long SEASON.
- 9enreesl0r and bias been nowhere spurred
49, tLe.sfr4 conditions 0f increase and thrift
fnat have marked SD many INDUSTRIES 40 my
r,fiesqrI towns Io them are accorded all
thefruroyemerts q the age improvements
conceived lu -eIlnterest. wrought oy
cauital labeled with pree ana Qls-
pirret u tie martS az huchstern4
trade Io them The common roa1
arneer- e. be- If remote concern They send
~ -..sive bythe canals. tho railroads aud
tIesteamshps and their nnish9d anc rehned
,,-o7,..t e ate carried thousand miles NJ less
l,-i.o her Ton than it costs the farmer % move
neserle weight If crude material from hls
farm 10 the nearest local market. institute
srv comparison yol w.l and II seems bound
81 appear thet-ln spite Of MS n~lAaence'
to.f and solrietv. aul 80 the face OF an In
creased consumption and growing mar
Fet-rhs American farmer is badly nandl-
rsDped in bis industrial race with other
branches of society. From an economic
outlook the result has not been
inspiring. lu the great state OF NeW
Y.rk where the value of farm crops
was exceeded last ear b. those o- only two
States ln the entire mon. the dispropoTuou
between the wealth VI country aud town las
become So marked chat tie Officially estl-
mated value { farm lands last year was less
than. Der cent. and that If the incorporated
cities and villages more tlan ~ per cent OF
thetot4l taxable ya les within the state. 1 he
LIST " abandoned farms IN many States IS
growing 90 such length as 90 excite public
comment and invite otlc al inquiry.
PARAMOUNT urOBrANcE.
Rutthe public roads though placed for
some obscure reason him tie immediate
care r. the farming po ulat0n. have para
mount importance 90 tile people at large, TO
whom. indeed they To act belong. Inc com
non road unlike The magnificent railroads
a1d the endless niles ~ telegraph is an IN
sttutou ot the body p.huc, and 1t is a sorry
comment 90 say that the government las
thu. faf denied G. tie improvement OF It's
public roads the same LIBERAL and intelligent
support tast LAS sh0wered upon the