Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-25

states in this country that cannot du.
plicate this condition this spring or any
other for that matter Ii is u constantly
recurring evil that will continue so
long as present methods of highway
construction and repair prevail. Here
are few items taken from the Chicago
Evening Post Of March 20. They relate
q familiar tale:
Aurora. 1t is next To impossible to
get about in the country with u load.
Light milk wagons are drawn into the
city each morning by four horses in
stead Of two. The stage which runs be
tween Genesa and Batavia has bad
difficulty getting through with four
horses. This, too, IL on the famous
Elgin- Aurora bicycle course. which
guidebooks call the best strip Of road
around Chicago
Elgin. Roads in this vicinity are
practically iLipassable. except for light
loads. The bottom is hub deep
Galena The roads in Jo Daviess
county are impassable. Farmers can
not get in To market with produce. I'm
dertakers and liverymen are unable 10
attend funerals in the country, as
hearses and carriages cannot be drawn
over the roads
Harvey. impossible condition
of the roads throughout Thornton town
ship has practically suspended traffic
between Chicago and Harvey during
the last two weeks. Yesterday the first
delivery wagon for over week got
through FROM Chicago Heights. but
with only n half load.
Joliet et-Jcliet is completely embar-
coed from the outside. No far as the
country Is concerned. Ii is absolutely
impossible for farmers 10 reach the city.
Funerals in the country have been dis
posed Of by temporary interment on the
homestead land. Farmers come in with
four and six horses for coal aud gro
ceries
Lemont. The roads in the country
near Lemont are so bad that farmers
cannot get to town without using four
horses. and the wheels sink down in
clay to the hub They cannot travel
more than one-eighth Of mile with
out stopping 10 rest the horses.
Naperville. The roads were never rs
bad il 90 years as now. Mud is axle
deep. Farmers do not venture ont to
market unless necessity drives them to
it.
Princeton. roads in many sec
tions Of Bureau county are impossible.
Much Inconvenience and financial loss
Is being occasioned To farmers who for
four weeks have been unable to draw
any loads.
Woodstock. The roads in this section
are the worst in many years. With
warm winds they might be in fair con-
dition in two or three weeks.
Whiting, Ind. THE roads in this sec
tion for miles around are in Il terrible
state. In many places they are utterly
impossible to vehicles of any kind.
Kankakee Most of the highways in
Kankakee township are stoned and are
In fairly good condition. In some parts
Of the county a wagon wheel will sink
to its hub.
waukegan. The highways in the out
skirts of Waukegan and the surrounding
country are simply frightful. The coun-
try people are mudbound. A number OF
country schools are closed because 1t Is
too hard for teachers and pupils to get
TO them.
Yorkville. public highways are
an impossible gulf in most places, and
the hitherto sound, reliable gravel roads
are cut through to the bottom. Milk
wagons have abandoned their routes
and creameries have been compelled to
close for want Of the milk and cream
supply. Fou- horse teams come to town
for half ton loads Of coal and find great
difficulty in returning.