The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-22
Why Strive for
Good Roads ?


Written for The Tribune.
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@ @.niH 'ee'',9 =" S'''S (i,' rS nsvaL hv any
thLnh At "ou'' ny, NV ,,, -, nis 40 mas
inu,N ,Ni 'nu"' @ WHY >rt Main a,anne or
u" ,r ~ ,>,h ,,,,. of our euh-
urhs eithrt afoot or by means OF wheeled
| vehicle ut this time of year. Stil, a.
there seems to be in some quarters an
Indifference upon this vital and living Is
sue of our day, we propose to answer the
question to the best of our ability in hope
mat il will arouse some one hitherto IN
/ different to do something practical along
/ the line of road Improvement by joining
/ and actively supporting the Lackawanna
! County Good Roads league.
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op,is. oroori1otion is NOT. as some mis-
+oi,nmlr Iiayv If mere wbeelmeng or
| ,,,ia,tti,, ,.,,l,in,, .nI.t,, tor the hrnritt
/ of the numerous bicyciists of our city
J 10 be sure wheelmen are Interested, but
so are business men, Board of Trade men,
ana representative farmers of various sec
| tionS OF our county, notably William
Streator, of Chinchilla, whose efforts TO
| secure Il new route TO Abingdon have
been prominent of late; George Bieseck
/ cr Of Newton; r. }. Matthews OF Spring
Brook: j. W. Miller, of Waverly, who Is
one of the vicc-presidents; -. ". Horn
baker of Madison; Hon. William Is. Beck,
and others all being actively Interested IN
its organization. There are no dues con"
nected with signing the membership list
of this organization, and by so doing you
simply pledge yourself to use your best
efforts and influence" for better roads.
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T,7,o,',o = nnol road Is rheanrr thon n
had rool II, tbe ond ana can often he mad
at very slight increase of expense. Ry
this we do not mean that an asphalt pave
can he laid on all our highways at nomi-
nal cost. but a good, serviceable road.
smooth as to it's surface and tolerably
dry even in n rainy spell.
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q utilizatton; the known rules of buildin;
must be closely followed; careful super
: vision must be given to every partlcua
e from the very foundation to the topmos
e tier of brick in order that YOU may fee
;, assured the structure viii sustain 1t