New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
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from personal investigation OF the SUBJECT anv b
the taxpayers Of other and similar coues, roaa
making. making 1t possible to drive from one end OF
The the other over a line OF hishways, .as
We shall have no reason to be- ASHAMED OIL These
roads would then become not only an object Lesson
In every county, but standard ~ wen. M,er VIE
county option bill. enabling The coun'i'S 70 c ,
connecting or adjacent roads OF a ,,o n ,hn fac, thai
the State had already built portion OF these ronds
for them and proven how necessary anu 'a,"nm ,
they were make my appeal h III pse' II a"cords
With the Judgment of many thonghiu hl'h III l"',, W.,
life %ho studying tic Interests oi ,ae nsov,n Nv
because IT, success nas been many HIS W Uaro"y ny
the systems adopted in France >witzerland "srnnN
and other European countries, where ehcn i' a, ,o
snch way ms TO carry out the details oil a niacr,n'
like system which finds It's Instrnc'ing ana ars,,"s
word in regard to my state Road bill This Mll ,,i Is
absolutely in interest OF III" farmer b.causc r ,r
roads for which 1t provides will br Lni' 'l'',rh
outside Of cities and Incorporated VILLAGES. anu m,,
give to the farmer gold dollars worth o. ,S Tu"
roads for ten cents from the fact that Tue inr t ,h
lands of the state pay only about ten per cen, Oh w.,
state Further. ind by careful ronPu nndrcd
acre farm assessed foty dollars per acre ""n s
pay per year under the IN would not exceed III, ny
cents This does not equal the amount lost by Ine
farmer I'm a single day in wcnr and tear Of horses
and wagons In hauling rs produce over PAU Io I n
hr m"ara Of iic' ~ .a n acMonsiTai"d hat
bad roads costing ihr prop" o. mat y"Sor
wealth more taan T, ' M Tanno.ic~ after
rr.rl liberalization found tho average eos; Of hauling
To the knoxy" mar, by wagon 10 , Te ,o,aI In
mage hauled He maintained that tms ilaulhs co,,o
have been done for half the sum over gooo nn' Js
saving al 600 900 annually. Professor Richard J.
rly. formerly Of the Johns Hopkins University, Scr
that Door roads cost th, country over $50 h9r,".
md Professor jerks Of Knox College i' u.nn ar
sIj n horse n low estimate for the loss. FROM pipis
caIculard by Professor Carson for an agrcuurnl rA
pimcnt station II is shown that on gravel IA norm on
viii draw one and . half times the load. ana Oh
raradam over three times the load he can IRA" U"
dirt road ,a, ,ooes I'm the United States,
lion from such data ~ / have been able TO OBTAIN
Of tho cost OF bad roads twhich ne'r' rdnrs,ood "a
lislrdl. aud find they iaN Niiat iS ,nn nDw,v
be agricultural products fully 1000 900 ahn'a ln
think 1t moderate cS'"G TO rePpo n ,ratic OF
the country Ut an equal amount mah'hg 'o'" "
s37o 900 .OOO.' , a ,oochos
The c,p Icncc Of every we'll Informed man '"' h'
mai I'm rach and every case wh"r" GOOD roads nav
been constructed property has advanced ,hsolntev
noth,ne Take for Instance the building o. ga, lno
riverside Drive In the CITY OF New 90 alan
,lc DrIv. was projected Its could D" nous, n'"' r
DO driveway nj $1,000 pcr LOT at TIL, tine tey n
so AT 5000 Many wealthy citizens ol W." MAJ
have purchased lots In ths v,in ny, 81 sccon. Mnv
have also purchased In the FIAT" OF tonn"e. , 81 ~
The roa-on. Within ne nm, o. ,d' ounain.
,rc hrva sections surprising In beauty 'hos" OF an,
ether state | believe IT. wouh b" safe TO 'ay NV y
Ian
- n,od I'm Furopr bv w"rlihv citizens Of Nrwi"'
ar would h" cxprndei In This state ,'s'" r, ~,
co.. crn.trur,ci a. de-i:nod Lv the r. Nhro' y "l
ma ,.lno ~ fIr,, lnnd, would be- sufficiently en-
h,nrrd tn relieve the larC r cities Of taxation I"
,rcpt gree The representatives. IN me Ieesl'nii
,, ~ yorl City ana County should not oppo>" thiN
I'M Willie New York CITY is III" heart OF me o'hT ,
ihr country Is the veins ana arteries ana 'n mean n
OF hn one DE- ponds upon ~" actcn 4 VI" onc7' an"
,i,oi~ Interest. are mutual 20 cNircn" degree
The oct giving counlc' Of IA" ,,air "p,, ~ 90,
hrd roads will be- utterly useless ana inc '-INl1u'
w. Uxncutive ,,bn offer. ,ucll 4 crlmb to III" people
Win bo hri 10 strict responsibility. Tn" " e.oo
ron =" question has decided clectlonS IN 8 me 1a
~ n,s, vcor !. Is a f,c' that the election OF COY
ornor Ni-eld. " Illinois was made roSeloi" u n
COR. Lrn,rn upcn those issues alone.
The Riclari,oa bill provides that il" Hn"''on ~
building state ads shnll y" submitted 10 me p",n'
In S,atc II + nm Ircul. fo the intelligence Of 'h'
ncouI. of the state aud implied doubt n 10 'h'i
Judgment, 10 refuse to allow them 20 b" he1rh ~ we
rcli, I'm This or any other matter ol great nnIr con
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