Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-23
ROADS IN
NEW YORK ARE
EXCELLENT
Automobile and Agita-
ton of Farmers Have Result
ed in Development of High
ways,

Washington. u. G., July 81,
II ~ twelve years, from 1898 to tho
present date, since the state of New
Yesk CRITICALLY recognized BY statute
It's duty in the upbuildine OF asricul- !
tural values through the Improvement
Of transportation over the earth high
of the state,
From the opening OF the Eric canal
in 1888 to 1888 the state continuously
neglected her duty TO the farmers, al
though there were pamphlets and
road agitations and communications
advocating better highway methods
and road Improvement A spirit OF
lethargy and Indifference peryadcd
the state until the development Of the
bicycle, which was sold in great mum
bots Tor use over the ordinary earth
highways, brought Vlvidly to the at
tention of the pleasure-scckcrs the
rough ana almost impossible eondi-
ton OF the town highways To the
agitation conducted by these men the
agricultural interests &C the state are
indebted for the highway laws or
1850 NAlNl itNt HOM htNtANlNN INV
. state highway department directing
the expenditure of $50.Q 600 900 upon q
definite system of 5000 miles of
roads, which win connect all parts Of
the state With the town system OF
2.000 miles more of earth highway.
Farmers are also largely indebted
to The development OF the aatemo-
bile for pleasure purposes FOR the
present condition OF proposed high
way improvements. The benefits to
the farm interests in the increased
value Of farm properties through
rapid transportation over the high-
Why's Will amount to millions more of
dollars to the farmers han will come
to the users of the automobiles, who
must pay the shot. The next ten
years. according to the Empire State
Moterlst, viii see in the state 81 New
York an increase I'm salable farm
value Of more than $50 per acre, and
this for the $4,000. 900 OF acres Of
farm land VIII bring 90 the farmers
lncren sed assets In their land alone of
upward OF $64, 600. 900. Tho Increased
prca that viii be accessible for farm
ing and the cheapened transportation
viii bring larger returns to the far
mer for the food products raised. II
VIII also bring 20 the residents Of the
cities ana villages a lessened cost for
the quantity they consume,
New York state farms, with the
great density OF population centered
in that state, will be more desirable
purchases and more productive on
account of improved roads and the
use OF the automobiles thai farms In
any state Of the Union. Tho greatest
rise IN farm values viii come from
the Intelligent Development OF the
town highway systems through the
proper expenditure Of the town and
state moneys on the lateral earth
roads which will connect the tone
highway system Of the state with
what are now called remote farm
lands.
The density Of population per
square mile OF area plus the POSSIBLE
ity of rapid transit by motor ears
carrying freight or passengers VIII
bring t, New York state such an IN
crcase In farm values as 70 he a YER
table boom in values la excess of
anything that the state has had slncc
It's earliest days.
This is almost an impossible mat
ter for the land owners OF The state
Ia realize or understand. Men who
have been struggling against taxa
tlon. isolation. ltck Of opportunity
of their lives, md q part at their
fathers lives. aud whe are discour-
aged and dishcartcned. will, u Is
4ogred, pert with many Of their acres
for a small ndyunce IN price over
thcir present asking values before
they realize that q little more pa
thence, five or eight yenrs longer
would not only double much of thclr
value. hut would make the
SO accessible and desirable
for residence on The part of the poo
pie from the cities
cities nave boards OF trade aud
chambers OF for inducing
manufacturing Interests TO bring theif
pay rolls to a city In order TO have
the population we'll employed and To
a large volume of business for
merchants Few realize that
smpll hotels. well kept. clean ana
with good food, %attractively sii-
uated. viii. with the road improve
ments and the automobiles bring G"
The localities where such hotels are
thousands OF dollars a year 10
be- expended in the localities for food
service. The market IS thus
rought 10 the farmers door. and he
= saved the expense 81 shipping TO
he cities
In ten years the completed system
ID stone and earth highways In the
state will mike New York state the
mecca tor summer visitors. not only
n the Catskiils and the Adirondncks
md the Finger lakes. hut on the
Of the SusunchanDa. the Che
lango. the Black river, the GeDesce.
all nf tho lake shore of both
Erie and Ontario. including the
g. Lawrence. This viii bring 90 the
nn annual expenditure Of more
han sac. Gee. 900 which b. now not
p.nt az 81. "r spent la Europe. or
pcnt In adjoining states. An this
means increased farm values e. tho
The automobile and the mui"f uu,k
.ul boz the means Of securing these
values for the people In the
~ cannot be done however
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