Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-15


in which he said.
The establishment OF the rural free
delivery OF mail throughout the cotin-
try has produced q marked improve
ment In the condition OF the highways
When there is a prospect OF rural free I
delivery in a community. work imme- I
diateiy begins on the roads There \
are now ln operation 5000 rural I
routes over which carriers travel 1..p.- I
40 miles delivering matt Co about .
100000 people. More than 1850 /
bridges have Or constructed oter I
streams that would not have hern I
built d 10 had not been Tor Che cs.an- I
nshment OF the free delivery SySte.u. I
Nearly every portion az thc r.;.t...
where road conditions win ware1ul 80. /
is now supplied with this service. EIf
in many sections the bad rondit CONS ol I
The roads, or thc iaek of hyitss~. r.
vent thc extension of the service. lnr +
rural carrier of a standard t.utr
now expected to travel aaou tNcf $
rive miles each day to earn ais Sa.a.y
of 5000 "a year. lac is required to GODS.
nish and maintain hIs own outlf .n.
team. ami Co G.vc a. hold ci $500 f.r
the faithful performance Of h.~ uu...-.
Experience haas demonstrated tnIt p.
distance is too great on l..ounf or rn-
, bad condition 90 the ro.f~. SD muy
carriers baVc re~ eued. .hrr.nv rar--
ing much confusion aul Labor u GOO
crrr--rert. ttrt thc 'r-rrs r-t
lournel ha- lcsu compelled lob a.d
$40 % year 90 thc salaries or fae ea.-
riers of fhc country. .hl~ Iu-..r.e ..
. D." I'D 4 q.
year additional that tle l.nar Mra.
has to pas to maintain this service oil.
account ol bad roads, DNor good
graNeied or maCaDau.zrd pIN. roai 81
carrier cam easily maer twenty r.e
miles z dag Sis lme, a wees. Nia
| the roads as tnrs are. It .s 3D. lur-..l
I whether fle neNt Congress Will uot ..
called upon to all another Sf..Vu ,I
+ CD tne salaries ut Oboe .lrr.rr~.
Under ule read laws of moss, OBJ. t.e
I Western States Oh fur present Uf.c
I worb is dome upon the roa.~ .n tne r..l
I hy rne various rnHd districts. N..I
I taere is no worA fo ne tnne ou Gees
T farms. ln the spring DIS Wotk u >'.-
/ pears. Noth.u- permanent rrua .-.
/ and tle roau. are in l- nad condition,
/ o. worse. THAN thet Mere before lNc
cost of $3.50 io rNNNn d. mile for ile
I construction oi hard roads in THIS
Western country is Coo great ln most
instances. Tor road districts, township s.
anu counties I'd bear, neither ls IL uInt
ihat they should Dear ihe entire COST
The public at large. which shares
directly or indirectly ina the henrh. ID.
should contribute to the expense.
An-le never VIII ne suou ROADS ih in.s
country unul ihe National Government
takes the initiative ln ans movement o..
and Che respective States o4 the Union
join h Miih liberal Contributions. and
tAlS again ls supplemented oy i"cai en-
terprse- continental Europe England
ana Ireland are covered WtiA N1tu
broad pixies ouiit at the expense OF tne
governments OF 'hoee countries. No
country DID tne "'tId ever yer h"u or
ever VIII nave permanent ana p"Ssa nie
highways 'one'ru'tea ana m.DAi.lAe,.
ny ioe"l a-'no'itS-
Sixty peer crnt- OF thc population o1
'IlN country "Nes DID 'he cues auu Nlt-
l"-e9' 4otf pes 'eNI uFe' DID tne eoun'
'IS- 1T ~ N'l i"f OF JUST q" place iue
'NI'e "Dt"en OF -o'u f'aoe uuon tAe
Sl-ou'"e' o' '"e l'Iiii'I. iue Se"ei i'
pu''ic Sn't'9 vit''DS az indlieNlA lu
'ie D'A .'-' "N1 on'n4u pear t"e eA
p'h9e 'I AH 'p"''aDle TAX Tot 'his puf
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