The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-28

HfS1ii q agriculture ana was gwen 10 tt4e
public II response 10 urgent demands.
THIS work attempts only 70 give. in a con-
densed form, the more recent progress n
American Matchmaking. with details Of
examples which have been most conspicu-
ously successful together with some sug-
gestions for legislation and for road con-
struct-oD. In chapter one r1e author makes
historical references chiefly with the fac
tors in This country instrumental If bring
Ing the movement 10 lis present stage.
/. Chapter Is given 10 the history Of the
creation OF the once OF road inquiry, and
the work outlined for 1t by congress.
Chapter three considers the road system
as carried out in Cansndaigua county,
New York. The people of this county
'6uilded better than they knew when
they resolved that the way 20 build roads
is 20 build them, and commenced the con-
struction OF what are becoming famous as
the cheapest good roads in the country.
They furnished a grand object lesson for
the whole United States. and opened wide
the door OF hope for better roads every
where. They d.d not wait for legislati ton
or outside help. but plunged into the work
with energy and discretion, and the results
are truly remarkable. In chapters and
modern r0ad-buiiding in Kentucky and
Connecticut is considered. Cheap stone
roads In Virginia, Michigan. New Jersey
and Maryland are shown in the next chap
ter to be convincing the people OF their
true economic value.
The local option law Of New Jersey,
some amendments to the same, suggested
by experience and further notifications 70
aid ia its practical working are fully
treated in chapters z s and 9. This part
OF the work IS Of special value 20 good
roads promoters. as il shows just how the
problem has been solved, with great sue
cess. BY a state which. from the relative
amount of improved highways IS perhaps
best fitted 10 Judge whether IL pays 10 i'm
prove our highways. Gen. Stone in speak
ing of state aid. chapter 10. saws. one chief
advantage in giving state aid TO road build
ing Is that the city population OF the state
is enabled 10 contribute something toward
its due proportion OF the needed outlay; We
may say enabled rather than compelled
since a willingness to DO this has been in
many cases especially conspicuous.
In the same chapter Ii Is set forth that
an important branch Of state aid, or
rather preliminary 10 such aid, In states
which have not reached the point Of help
ing In actual road construction, consists
In providing:
F1rst-A permanent highway commits
sion.
Second-A state engineer for roads.
Third-A careful survey of the state for
road material.
The author discusses convict labor as a
form OF STATE ald IN chapter II,
end strongly advises Il.
The interest which railroads have in the
highways is wei treated in the following
chapter.
Mr.. Stone gives the names Of "a rail-
roads, including the leading lines ia the
country which favor the betterment of
our hiehways. We give q single example:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
II has been our custom to make the rates
on road material very low. in order TO en-
courage the building Of good roads tribu-
tary to our line.
Road materials I'm the United States
, the best road for a farming district. the
best construction for narrow. hard road
are briefly treated IN chapters IS. IS and IT,
The practical value Of wide tires re-
ceives some very pointed comments in the
next chapter The Massachusetts high
way commission thus expresses Itself:
From our own observati on and from the
testimony in the different parts Of the
state. the wide tires offer many advan-
'e~"e itch should commend their use TO
Transfers.
a brief reference to the Ohio road COM
mission is made IN chapter 10
''Farpersaand the Roads" THE Wheel
man's Campaign for Roads" The Att
tude of Commercial Organizations. are
treated In the three following chapters
The book concludes with full discus
sion upon BODYBUILDING and the revival OF
business.
In this the author observes: Money Is
idle in banks. and workmen are idle at
home. Employment for both is wanted
and neither can get II without the other:
the deadlock Is complete: money win not
go back into the ordinary channels OF EN-
ployment on account OF the uncertainties
% he future. and labor cannot employ tt
self
The author holds that an activity in
road building such as the country wit
messed from 1850 20 1857 in railroad building
would do much 10 help a return 20 good
times.
Abstracts or new road laws IN &c states
ara given in the appendix.
The book Is enriched by dozen or more
fuii-psge half-tones Of prominent roads
some good roads. others conspfcuouslv bad
The book IL a popular Treatment % the
subject and comprises about what any
man should know. who desires 70 take any
effective part in the present movement
Tor improved highways
behind the Peruvians.
At the Columbian exposition II the uni
versai excitement attending ne great fair.
e representative body OF men coming from
al parts OF the and and from every walk
Of life. drew aside from the contemplation
Of the tYfumphs % American civilization
10 consult together on the one great ap-
proach ~ that civiliz7 ton the condition
% the common roads ~ the county,
AZ that convention ore sat5. columbus
discovered America Pm vain II after 40
years We sre stri behind the sncient Peru
viars in ore OF the elements % civil Eation
AMI are noe ashamed ~ a." A pe11'e not
vet emerged from hsrharisrn. wi-h no
written language and no means ~ record
or coT 1-lrieafI1n Better than a knottcd
s-rInK. Fet possessing a system 20 roads
which astrrlshe3 tfeir Spanish conquer
ors more -ran an fhe uis~vo's - char map
vrf7us arf Cen Roy stone I'm hie -ecent
books ''N- E1sfs" and "R1af Laws"
what Governor said
Gov. atk-e-r. ~ Ceo~rfa ~ resent
meeting 10 gre Good Roads cab - Allan
"a said ~1nr other very sensible re-
marks. movement whi-t ere cycle
r.aars have efsrrs-i deserves tse hsarrv CO.,
operation 80 every risiren ~ me country
ans state Good roads are a. essential On
a cr~tsir .sree rs good ratr1a3s Fso-h
are u.fl-. ~ .rHrrrr ~.arior. end --e %
a. imrorfarl as the other SIZE Wi soon
have better rae.ie- we rer' ffsm hsf'v.
ana 7 SO ths~r In tne rear fGtu-n-"
IRE price 40 faru PROTECTS aiusTs gees
I'D when rre farmers waEn1 goes down
i- the NJ Eflt nat snouEE ta compen-
srts the farmer f1r bis extra work ara
80. f1T GRE r-ti'ess work % uu lnE hair a
isaf through the md some one must pay
the b.u.