New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-12

Two plans have occurred to me as hopeful in tn.
first plan. whIch win only indicate is to us. the
postal savings. Every civilized nation but ours
benefit of government savings banks We refuse
IL to ours 9stensely because we Gaanos Oh md
the private banking interests OF the country
this opposition can be overcome postal savings
banks be established to the great advantage OF
the money be invested in country road bonds
rate Of interest so low that It can be generally 5ai
out of existing road taxation and running so far
f be ma matter Of serious Concern not
The second plan is based on the experience Of
our country In building railroads. We have built
half OF the railway mileage OF The world without
taxation except in rare instances. and have spent
in doing three times as much money as Is needed
now to make good wagon roads for the whole coun-
try. How have we raised this vast amount3
Mainly by anticipating the benefits OF the rail-
roads, borrowing the money TO build them and
letting them pay for themselves out OF their
inss pay such a rate of interest on the money
borrowed viii content its owners 10 let ii re-
long loans in perpetuity- The benefits
of improved highways do not show in earnings.
since their is free. but they appear quite as
plainly in the enhanced value OF adjacent and
be anticipated and made available to procure the
means OF read ouldIQg We spaH De ape 20 De Zig
this requires the intervention Of the Government,
State or National. and the use OF tne pubic credit
Local bereGfs are realized and The beneTicares ara
an abIed 70 oss,1n,s ifs cost SfsanyyhiIe however
the Government can secure itself by lien on tho
property benefited and ultimately will be repaid
for It's risks through notable increase Of taxable
values and the Development OF general prosperity
worthy object lesson IN this line? Let II be a Ma
greatest and best road in the world. Briefly
States on the Atlantic bv a. coastwise line and ia
western division the same on the PACING, While It's
continental division should conect the eastern and
through the central cities 10 San Francisco, These
lines would traverse or touch two-thrds OF all ths
States in the Union The road should be worthy
for carriages bicycle. bride and foot paths plenty
OF shade and fountains, plenty OF room on ths
set in stiff rows but artistically grouped or
scattered and forming for all passers By continu-
Gus and practical lessons in forestry Horticulture
and landscape art Before many years sucn a road
mountain sections, model farms on the prairies
Would become the heart and lore or rather tts
main artery, of American country life.
estimate is cost at less than 5000 a mile
be so difficult it might seem The general Cow
eminent would naturally build through the public
lands and reservations and the District of Column
II tS the STATE eud fT b 4Sors
the Federal Government and The same TO the
benefit This zone would be less than five
miles in width on each side of the road, making
thousand dollars for this area would be ABOUT 50
an acre on the average but the assessEnent should
ranging say from S the best abutting lands
fS TO tighten b9 ~ ev tR Burden to mpecu1iogs land
owners the Government could safely advance the
money at low rate Of interest taking liens on the
property. and let the owners pay IL OF az their
more annually on the highesa assessment the IN
terest 2lz per cent would be l2l2 cents an acre
annually and the lowest II. cents.
The general advance in value OF the property
along the line would enhance the National wealth
nv hundreds OF millions while grand lesson
in the benefits of good roads would stimulate road
building everywhere.
Another humorous and instructive feature OF the
entertainment was the lantern slide talks by H
B Fullerton and Eugene I4aNanna- Mr. Fuller
ton showed views of roads from all over the world
and most of the horrible examples OF bad roads
were scenes taken by the faithful camera in this
country wonderful in everything except Its roads
Mr.. LaManna has Just returned from Porto RICO,
and he showed scenes from some OF the ROADS
and other places where good roads are 70
be built. Mr.. Schwalbach also spoke at lengtb OF
the good work accomplished by the association