Evening times-Republican., 1911-06-05
or1lsmSro ,sE GxpENDEp ON
Road ,,aepno~saagNr DURING
Il, Msxr Elk MoMrHs.
rorAa.-lKoAp IMPROVEMENT
s14o, 10000 IN 1911
THE lsslv6ss -cssE % Bridsss-Evsry
eEste IL Unten Taking Up Highway
i Dstssrmsn& Prebism-Unifo~mity OF
oeaAo Laavs Asaioeanes In Work.
TucGs soseurs Mese Of Funds.
especial s.correspondencel.

washington. June 5.-one million
dollars q day..as the recofd that will
hs ssAabxshed. thsuout the United
States, ~ the expenditure for improv-
Ing and maintaining public roads.
Never before in the history OF the
nos1ntry hes there besn such interest
In the Improvement Of highways, and
with the legisla<ures of the states ap-
spropriating millions Of dollars for this
purposs, tho good roads movement has
recsived its greatest impetus since the
Sounilatton Of. ths republic.
Ths,mousyi that will be expended on
tho roads Of ffth6 country during the
kne0t sixaanponthsa will be moro than ever
fbefore In the. same period Of time. In
leo, the total: expenditure for the
soonstfuction and, maintenance ofsroads
!and bridges In the United States
amounted; to about ss0.OOo.0oo, but the
Expenditure for is~purpose. In 1911
twill aSsreEate about $140,5O0.00o Ex-
fcnstvs aof eundAyD-and legal holidays,
fthe outlay for roads will amount to
t31.00Qooo. Q day. during the present
ffpad bufl ding season. This includes all
E1mues. state appropriations and private
subscSaptions..
4, livery 9tsts Busy.
EVERY state In tho union" said Lo-
igan Waller. Page director of the Unit
ed States office OF public roads, In tell
Ing OF tho results Of tho great cam
Ipaign for$Eood roads, seems at last to
lbe thorouEhlyi aroused to the benefits
derived from Investments in improved
highways In California, the state has
issued $4,000. 900 in bonds with which
to buiA 4 system Of state highways.
This work will begin during the pres
ent season. In the state Of Connectt-
cut. about 12,1bo,ooo will be expend-
ed this-year. out of the state treasury
for trunk nnes and state aid roads. OF
the lS.o1O. go kbond issue neeently au-
ithorissdsi IA 96aryland., @er 31.25o. 900
win beskya6abie this sysaraforss trunk
lino and; ota&e-13d roads 0Sassa-
nues over $l,000,000, for the construc-
tion and maintenance of state roads
~, In othsr States.
1T 80 expected that at least 35.000,-
600 WIN ps expended on state-aid roads
and on trunk line systems in the state
OF New York, IN addition to 100000
already raised by local taxation. More
money II being devoted to road I'm
provement in New York than any
other state in the union, and the per-
centage OF improved roads in that
state has Increased from 10 per cent
In 1904 to 80 per, cent in 1902"
"Over 100000 II available in North
Carolina from bond issues IN the var
ious counties for road Improvement
this year, and the legislature has au-
ti,orized the construction Of a road
from tho Atlantic ocean to the Tennes-
gee line, q distance Of 426 miles,"
I'm 1910. thirty counties in Ohio vot-
ed 31,5oo.o 900 In bonds to be expended
this year. Ohio will also expend about
$500 900 from state revenues for road
Improvement. IN Pennsylvanfa the
State-ald appropriation will probably
amount 10 over 81 100000, and a $780,
900 900 bond issue is being considered.
Various counties in Tennessee will
expend. 81. 800, 900 from bond issues
Over%9 500. 900 will be expended from
bond issues IN various counties in
Texas. In Virginia, $500, 900 has been
authorised by various counties, to be
expended this year: while ovsr $780,
900 has been appropriated in the state
Of Wisconsin. IN accordance with the
stats-aid system"
Uniformity Of Laws.
sIhe prospect for q complete system
Of public roads thruout the United
states IL better now than ever before
IN the history of the country. and a
uniformity. Of recent good road laws
elves promise that this country will
eventually take its place with France
III having the most sensible system of
road alrnerviafon and maintenance"