The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
4 ROAD iCROSS IOU I.
How asO Miles Of Highway We're Pvt In
Good t'ontiition I'm an Hcur.
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gr~at piece Of road bulding was "om-
pls,ei IN Iowa last eek. when IN The sh"r'
snare Of one single hour a line Of road -
milss- In length and stretching en- ire. y artu--
the State 81 Iowa Wa put IN ths mot rr'-
feet condition II any road wet "i he Mas
-iSSippi EN"T
Weeks and months wore .r.nt M rrsr,-
ration for The - nTk but moi pick or shovel
was used until the de- gna'cd -"'uud Wa
licked IN Then - n hy Wagi' '" 7-l
Workmen sNarmed ont onto IN" ROAD tf.
and " hen they ccased work SIXTY miuur"-
later Iowa had one ot ~. nu"-' bong dI~
tAn,c roads IN the entire Me-
And not tb" lras' interesting thing N
conne,iIon With th" tremendous pIe'" ~
work Is tn" tact that not a man ct the en.irs
To- ,sp engages on he v,Sk received me
cent cf eagc- Good vtI and "a ri"t I'm
alone i re- pon-ib.r for The splendid show
ing
Lat winter The Iowa road h..awr 80
icarfi1v bad that 'raffl' vs- practically
Killed amt farmers N"r" '"ur". ed simply
10 remain IA ihclr homes FINALLY the
matter bc'amc q political question and
both parurs got b'hind The NOV "mrn'
Go, carroll 'alIsi good road m''' lng
al De- Mpiur- early last March AMI on "i
tins meeting was evolved no" I.uu of Z
river to river road -tr"l ching from 'oUu,l'
Rluns on 'hr Missouri River - Davenport
on me hl-~l--l Ihllr q .l~l tll' . W I.'-
straight across the S,s-s from "a-f 10 o'-j.
Mako the river 80 river road near
pe-fa't 90 is pu-r lbio 10 Wak" met ,ufu-
mon dirt ul- the sem" Of ~" cool r"1'is
"onN "uiInu
Instead ~ appointing new commit go
10 handle ~" vprN m" regular I.puh-
,i,au and D.mo,rufr, committee 900 och
county through which ~" road Nn,III Nt~S
were appealed o." The chaIrmrn 81 he
committees of each parry N"r' asked u"
get ~ tho game AMI vUrs for 'f" r"tt.
Every hpdE agreed - do -. tud -"ou a
rivalry ug- created h"'u'ru L.lui'i'au-
and Democrats. each 10 -" which party
would have the most Uurhr"ru uu 'h" JOB
" hen tho time Tor vorA arrived
Last SATURDAY. vas selected De- tho day
and from O'Clock io O." O'Clock ~" hour
ot W'r,
I,rry farmer along - way W. r"r-
snntlIN -r"n hy tho ,nwWifi"o-. anl ur.t'-
tt,tIIy "Nrrl man agreed ir EI'" ih" uu"
hour ,ha' wac s-hci Tor tAu"r- er"
asked 20 hruy heir r."uRn-. -' rIu"r AID
road drag. aTI an 'rcsuifa'i"n equal 20
those rmulo,"i "a rr"fc>s.ouhl -nIlrnsh
building Wa worked "'I'
In ~" n""k- preceding tue ,HrH an
bTturrs and 'uIN'f.- along 'h' rHgI zero
repaired ant pu' r nr,' ,.a-- ur lev tha'
no h'>V mlTh' ."nn" % w." r"'d builders
III" re- I.' "i the "r t'u'.HlI"u ".,- no" =
lu-f Stupltt shortly h'irr" r. ok
iu tho morning arm",r bog 10 gown. nc
iu The road Hundreds and fr"u~tud- II
plough- ri'k-. shove. e. rF''r-. ROAD
drag grading ma, utuo- AMI "tt"r lu'r."-
meni- a u-,. btuugII n'pu- IN'fs isE Wcr
Irnught hi i"t'r win lu >ui"riu-
isndru aud o' "r-,"v- usd h'''u .fi'r"Iut"l
In rrAdin,s- "a hen rruwf'.r 90 % lo'k
the order ~ t--,ItI fr ftt 100
Nnf 40 49, de'rrmlrsl men f"l w Tor
an hDIT fhrE continued. Aur'tIG Nt'h
might ant main A. - u'n|c.t fh" ION
a.. finished sni the farmers mt rs'z -
their fields leaving Iowa 'hs g,s--"~sur ~
the nnc,f Ii",' ui .uug d,-iuu'" rotiU ~
IN he West