The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-05-20

] .~AgAA@ I WIS WIN ulWfu Interest
\ - that 1 "cad In the Tribune
Q Q Farmer OF the Browniow
bill FOR the Improvement Of
To~ highways nnd the editorial
comments upon II. II Is
manifcstly true that the public high.
ways like public education. should be
/ maintained by the state. for the wei.
/ fare of the State Is largely dependent
/ upon the Intelligence or lbs people and
| the ease of communication created by
good roads Coming as un agreeable
announcement. too is the fact that the
/ National Grange. at It's recent annual
session. adopted resolutions fnyorug
the bin. certainly hope the various
state oranges viii follow the Tribune
Farmers suggestions. aud adopt strong
resolutions fnvoring the bill This will
have a two-fold effect. II viii call the
attention of the members Of the order
TO the Hill aud It's many advantages.
drawing out their support. aud II will
cause lis favorable consideration by
the members NJ Congress.
There Is also great need Of cduca-
tlon among the people as In the ndvan.
/ tages 10 be secured 10y good roads.
This lack Of true appreciation NJ the
value NJ good roads 10 the people Of
the farms and Of the rural communl.
ties has hlndcrcd favorable legislation
In the East. A law recently passed
by the Maine Legislature nnordlng
state aid to towns In building pcrma.
/ ncnt roads has not been taken ndVnn.
iagc OF by many of the towns that
would De much benefited by such
ronds. Dr. Jordan once said that we
often heard people say they could not
nfford this thing or that thing. but that
hc had always noticed that what people
really wanted they could AFFORD to
have. So. as soon M our country peo-
pie really want good roads. there Will
be no objections 10 the raising Of III.
ernl sums Of money 10 secure them.
II n not often considered that every
article produced FOR the markets 81 the
world, either In It's raw form or as a
finished product. IN transported over
the public highways We see reports
or the enormous earnings Of the rail.
ways Of the country and wonder nj
them. but II we could see the earnings
Of the carriages. OF the materials they
handle, over our country roads cnre.
fully computed AMI placed alongside OF
them, they would dwindle into iusig.
nincancc In comparison.
The value Of our farm lands II large.
ly dependent upon their nearness TO
markets or shipping points. aud when.
ever any time ls saved In the transpor.
tation Of their products by the i'm
provcmcnt of the highways. they are
placed practically that much nearer the
market.
Indeed. there nre deeper. more potent.
reasons for generallzlng our system Of
road building and placing II under one
head. The country homo. with It's
boys and girls. with rs purifying and
refining Influences. with It's means OF
nrordlng remuneratlye occupation for
the young, Is the standard Of excellence
ana the bulwark Of safety for our
country. As our highways are i'm.
proved, MS the means Of communion
ton are made better the country
homes Will Increase. they viii resound
more than ever 10 the voices Of happy
childhood and the hum Of that creative
industry which is nj the foundation OF
all the Industrial resources Of the
country. Yes, push along the Brown
low hill, and az the same time set In
motion the ball that shall awaken ana
enthuse the people as II goes. so that
when the bill becomes law there
shall be a readiness 10 take full adyan.
tagc Of It's provisions Walker Nc.
Keen, OF Freyburg. Me-. in the New
York Tribune.