The Republican journal., 1898-01-20

substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
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ant part of this great educational system
of inter communication. The combined
facilities of land and water transportation,
disregarding local boundaries, afford to
all mankind an equal enjoyment of the
best products of every land. 1t matters
not what country is the nativity of use
full invention or great discovery-wi within a
few weeks rapid transit over land and sea
has carried its benefits to the remotest
populations of the earth. A work of rare
merit is published in Europe or America
in forty days it is found in book stores
of Australia ami New Zealand Good
roads are always and everywhere educa :
tional. Enlightening commerce, they
broaden the range and increase the profits
of its exchanges, diffusng intelligence
and the agencies of spiritual culture, they
bear to all lands the benefits of the high
est civilization.
Tie economic Importance of good roads
has been demonstrated by startling Stats
tics 1t has been shown that the traction
force required to move = 900 pounds at a
speed of three miles an hour over a level
road of iron, asphalt, loose gravel and soft
sand, is, respectively, s, II, 320 and AS
pounds. From this statement, it may
easily be inferred how costly bad roads
are Iron and asphalt are mentioned for
the sake OF comparison. They could not.
of course, be used as tie constructive ma :
telials of country roads. But the differ
ence between poor and good roads is SO
great that the team which can only draw
one ton on the former VIII. according to
the character of the improvement. haul
from three to five tons on the latter 1t is
estimated that the aggregate cost Of trans
portation over the public roads of the
L lifted States i, now about 81, 600 900, 900
per ahnum. This sum is largely more
than one third of the productive values of
the farms OF this country. Careful calcu-
latiunS indicate that fully one half OF this
cost OF haulage could be saved by the con-
struction OF good roads In these com
putatons, the saving of 500, 000. 900 a
year is limited to the transportation of
farm products. But there would be a cor
responding economy in the carriage to
consumers of vast Quantities of merchan-
disc and hardware. The losses which bad
roads iu1lict are felt by every industrial
interest III the United States.
The improvements of our HIGHWAYS
would be va1iously profitable. Now farm
erS lose many DAYS in the year waiting for
good weather and dry roads. But the
support of men and animals is as expen-
slve when they are idle as when thew are
engaged in lucrative work. With good
roads, the farmers need never lose any
time In wet weather, when they could
not work on the land. they could carry
their products to market. No rains would
compel them TO spend valuable time in
idleness. Independent of climate. tbey
could deliver their produce whenever if
suited their convenience or enable them
to secure higher prices. Foul and fair
weather would be equally profitable. The
utilization of stormy DAYS would preyent
losses from idleness and enable farmers Ia
avail themselves of the highest rates which
the market ever offers. Perishable fruits
can not await favorable conditions of
weather or of roads. If they are not sold
at maturity they often became a total Ioss
Farmers. disheartened bv sucb losses are
unwilling to raise crons which with hat.
ter means of TRANSFORMATION would he
very remnnerativa Tharetor. tho ooo.
sional inahilitv of cnltiv.tors to m.rL of
their nerishabie nrodnrts at the riobt tin, o
deprjyes them of fruitful source of
nrrtit
1t takes a mnch lonoer time and ra-
ouiras far oreatar +ract;va fnrco 70 hon,
lipht loads Over had roads +ban II ynnId
to draw heavy loads over GOOD roads The
unnecessary strains TO which had roads
subject teams harnesses and WAGONS ara
yery wearing Ronob nsaga ser;1,sl, IN
lures the farmers eouinment Imnroved
hiohwavs wonld nrevent ayn;d.hla 1enro
citation of nronertv and increase tba rains
of producers
The experience of other sections recon,-
mends the CONSTRUCTION of two r,.dS sido
by side-one of earth and tba nthar af
stone or Gravel zach road void NV,
lono the life of the other In drv Tra.tl,or
the dirt road wopld ha nsad bocanSa -
would he easier fnr the faat Of tbe dr,f ~
animals In wet smells the use of the
rock road wonld pra,,a,t ,ba ini,,r;as
which travel wnnld then int,ict rnn, +La
dir road In the LONGEST r.,ins npo aonS
highway would ALWAYS he ayailable IN
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