The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-02-03
Good ROADS.

SxtyEiqht Out Of Minnesotas Eighty Counties send Dele
gates to the Good Roads Convention.
An Important Move in the Direction Of Better Highways
delegates the session OF the Good Roads
St. Paul Wednesday and last
luton building did anticipate large
Only counties the entire state we're r
gathering portions OF
the exist
imperative by this portion Of the COM
munty also be assumed that dangerous
opportunity capitalists place
profitable wealth bv system n
tion with the good quite that
delegations the convention
watching and thwartnr such nos DESIGN Hannlv however, Tho dc
cussion took entirely practical
better roads impetus that result aboshing the
stituting system OF legislature
Andrews paper on the sub
@ European Roads, Gen Andrews
Sweden and and in Eone hin; - -
with authority this He strong
roads, and while this principle what
expensive for present densey populated we
dirt to
good good
making The Gen. paper gives picture
the ideal road that shall build makes acquainted
with the principles Of it's construction
The good roads Europe said Andrews mostly
which that Natural SOIL thoroughly drained Sufficient founda
through Saesdsm the ae
thor Of this system, was born in Scotland in 1852
undesirable
ssem( that obtains degree
speakers Mr. sublette assistant Minneapolis
soo os this 9oG has less to ho" in the of
Mr. Case OF Fillmore county, said
been used Fillmore build
Choat president League of
"A revolution complete change the cond
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dol dollars ARE annually
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in the hands OF incompetent There third evil the
Let hauling
his farm market roads, loss
when bad roads shut him from the
merchandise the added value which highways
different towns would give farm he will
understand the bad W. Pendegas agru
college, discussing good intellectual
moral, and social welfare Of the state, said:
Unattended They secusion Which
walls % the sn pain TN o ge 1es prHg no d
bsss
friendships new charm to social
delightful sns more
The GREAT WEST ventures suggest that appointed
from branch Of the legislature with
to do with
year and the needed into WITH
danger it's bad Intellectual
confidently believe sttng constitutional
an adequate road fund that would not be
without to bond and that could practicable
method applying the funds the
county prepared builder
ought quaifed contracts
and the work done strictly
Such bill might be passed by this legislature We
would be expeden undertake embody perfected
state OF road building people
build highways The work empirical
must evolved from experience But broad foundations
laid for present system Of dirt and roads, thoroughly
leaving the counties the largest possible
material be available the necessities locality
system that
when the distributed population
shall not be to the Work done the
then preparation
toward the pan Among methods
OF raising funds suggested at the convention the following
direct benefited abuting property
proceeds from the sale profits internal improve
mnt ands use OF labor; taxation OF railroad
could for funds build imposing
the people burden
view the ac dollar system
would be dollar added to the contiguous property