New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

paris, charging same 10 state, county anu lo''H-
ship.
The States portion Of the cost would he paid
N cash from the mill tax levy. TIE county
snd township paid by issuing bonds. payable IN
.wenty annual nstalments, with 3,3 or pes cent
interest.
To meet these honds. with the interest, the
county and township must raise, upon an average
Sl.2co year for twenty years.
The township tax must he spread $3'A
valuation which will make the rate 70 f0Gr o NILS, NILS
alton, which makes the county tax one-fourth oil
mill So. upon the farm in question the ahhudi
tax bill viii be:
county tax one-quarter raii i................... 45
Township tax, four mills ~
Total ~ 10
The above is based upon only one of tho sixteen
townships in the county building hard roads; Tor
hard roads the county tax will be increased one
quarter Of mill equal 70 t5 cents qu4rteF oee
If every township in the county should undertake
at on once the bqdng Of similar lar system dH Of e 9oTf }on4
mills, 81 20, which Win % township and 81 80
SSP%9o5e % me farm IN 2uTS%n Is ,S mn IN acre
ana b a ySld5 en an v 81 Of cent
bushel the crop. Experience shows, and be
e'f e @e a a M t % h sSd hr
roads, can by watching the market 5nd selling ms
corn under the most favorable conditions. get az
least one cent. and often five cents a bushcl more
roads ne can take advantage Of the market: with
mud roads the markets often take advantage Of
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MAKE by hamnr twice the load in haf the tine by
reason Of the hard roads and the saving Of wear
and tear upon his teams he viii see that in fact;
hard roads many times over every year.
fares viii reduce the present road and bridge tax
at least onehalf; 50 The cost Of hard roads s. 50
Usually fifteen, or. at most. eighteen. miles will
cover the main roads in any any township; these can
hard road. at cost not exceeding S6o0D0 in any
CalltleS having material close at hand the
can be cut 10 $4,000 OF $1,000 With modern road
machinery the remaining dirt roads can be graded.
crowned and, and drained greatly improynE the same:
road tax over 10 cents an acre a year The whole
question is: Are hard roads and good roads worth
SIG year for quarter section?
Generally the cheapest and most accessible ma
terial should be used: In about half or the state
gravel be had; In the southern part OF the
state very good material known as Novacue.
there is abundance of MI road materials gravel.
limestone and furnace Stag, while Chcaao's great
cubic yards Of good road material. and at the
south end Of this stone pile is the Joliet peniten
The railways are benefited by hard roads and it
Tndcr direction from washington. q speeial agent
of the Department Of Agriculture took up the qucs-
dents of ten. CT the leading railways in Illinois In
2ed r2cs94 ateFa F5 Tor @ w ba M a aG av % 94c
guired, and IL o cost isnt low enough the farmers
This attitude makes it possible to build hard
roads at a low cost in any part OF the State
there il was bitterly opposed by the farmers. and
were the ofIicais to tho iriatorv stems # was
necessary to compel them to act by mandamus pro-
During the. first year only thirty miles Of hard
roads were built; last year ia miles were con-
miles are pettioned for by the farmers of New
Jersey.
ONLY ONE OPINION ON STONE ROADS.
Henry 7. Budd. State Commissioner Of Roads
says. under date OF July l. 1890 There is but one
aS IN sir COTS
one road wants many more; the farmers, who at
first so strongly opposed them. ardent
that we could spend millions OF dollars each year
building roads,
town few miles southeast of Chicago, says,
under September 4. 1907
MY dear sir Your letter of August o. to the
Auditor OF the county asking for a brief state
ment of the effect Of good roads on farm life and
farm property and how hard roads received by
the farmers of this county has been referred 10
me. for the reason. suppose. that citizen
of Hobart Township. which naugurated and has
taken the lead in road Improvement in this county.
our improved roads are built OF Joliet gravel.
Under the road improve emept law Of this State our
first gravel road was built in 1886 after a hard
fought election. What will show you more clearly
and strongly than anything else what people
think of good roads, after having had the ex-
perience of using and paying them is this facts
We are now nearing the completion of third
Of hc BY s ofar Our esy
election held little than year ago, was
carried by eight and one-half votes for good roads
to every one against. The good effects of hard
roads with MS are numerous. This community
now enjoys the blessing of free rural mail de-
livery, which would have been impossible under
old system of roads. Grocers and other deal
have their delivery wagons out daily In fact.
feel that good roads are the foundation of a
great many conveniences which otherwise would
be confined to cities and towns. think am safe
i'm saying that farm land in this township is worth
and will sell for from Sl5 TO S25 more than
il would just before the roads built. An
other result of good roads is the effect IL
on the pride OF the people; you will notice gen
eral cleaning up muddy places will be made dry
far possible yards and lawns will be cleaned
up and made attractive; neat walks will be laid
around the premises and everything possible will
be done 10 add TO home attractions:
Every Schoolhouse in township has a gravel
road passing by IT. high school is situa ted
near end of the township. Our good roads
ke IL possible. and for two years we have fur
rished transportation for high school pupils from
ali parts the township which helps 10 make
our high school the pride Of the community The
question which has been so earnestly discussed in
the last few years. How 10 keep the boys and
girls on the farm instead of rushing the cities?
I believe will find it's solution In the introduction
OF good roads which will bring desirs bic con-
veniences and also promote socia bility. the lack
Of which is the great drawback to young life in