The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
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ONE MILLION ADAY
FOR GOOD ROADS
Expenditure, i'll United States
This Year Will Reacl, I'm
precedented Figures.
MOVEMENT is WIDESPREAD
Every State i'll Union Seems to
Be Aroused to Great
Benefits.
MOVEMENT is WIDESPREAD
Especial % rhe Tlmes. pIspateh.l

Special to The Times plspateh.J
Washington, Junt 3.-One million
dollars a day is the record that will
be established throughout the United
States as the expenditure for improv-
Ing and maintaining public roads
Never before in the history OF the
country has there been such interest
In the improvement of highways, and
with the Legislatures of the States
appropriating millions of dollars for
this purpose, the good roads movement
mas received Its greatest impetus since
the foundation of the republic.
The money that will be expended on
the roads of this country during the
next Six months will be moro than
ever before In the same period of time
In 1904 the total expenditure for the
construction and maintenance of roads
and bridges in the United States
amounted TO about $4,000. 600 but the
expenditure FOR this purpose in 1911
Will aggregate about sl+0, 800. 900. EN-
elusive OF Sundays and legal holidays,
the outlay for roads will amount to
S1,000.000 a day during the present
road building season. This includes all
moneys raised by local taxation. bond
issues. State appropriations and pr,-
Every Suite Aroused.
Every State In the Union.n said
Logan Waller Page. director of the
United States Office of Public Roads,
In telling of the results Of the great
Campaign for good roads, "scems a
last to be thoroughly aroused to the
benefits derived from investments In
Improved highways. In California, the
State has Issued siS,OO0.00o in bonds
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highways. This work Will begin dur
ing the present season. In the Suite
OF Connecticut about $2,250,0oo Will
be expended this year out OF the State
Treasury for trunk line and State-nid
roads. or the S5,000.000 bond issue
recently authorized in Maryland, over
11.250,o00 will be available, this year
for trunk-line and State-a roads
ssachusetts will expend from State
revenues over 100000 for the oon-
itruction and maintenance of State
roads.
1T Is expected that at least $1,000
900 will be expended on Stnte-aid roads
and on trunk-linc systems in the state
OF New York. in addition to $1,000, 600
already raised by local, taxation.
More money Is being devoted to road
improvement In New York than In any
other State In the Union, and the per-
centaSe of Improved roads In that
State has increased from 79 per cent
In 904 to 60 per cent In 1909"
Work in North Carolina.
over s2.000,0o0 Is available in North
Carolina from bond Issues in the va
rious counties for road improveme
this year and the Legislature has au-
thorized the construction OF a road
from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ten
nessee limo. a distance of 425 miles.
"In 1910 thirty counties in Ohio
voted S2.h00.000 In bonds to be ex-
pended this year. Ohio will also ex-
pend about 100000 from State reve-
nues for road Improvement. In Penn
sylvania, the state aid appropriation
will probably amount to over 81, 900. 600,
and s5o,oOo,OO0 bond issue Is being
considered. Various counties IN Ten
nessee will expend S1.5oo.ooo from
bond Issues Over s1.5oo.oo0 will be
expended from bond Issues in various
counties In Texas. IN Virginia. s2.5oo,-
600 has been authorized by various
counties 10 be expended this year. while
over s250,o00 has been appropriated
in the State of Wisconsin,. In accord :
ance with the State aid system
The prospect for a complete system
OF public roads throughout the United
States Is better now than ever before
In the history of the country, and a
uniformity of recent good road laws
gives promise that this country will
eventually take Its place with France
In having the most sensible system OF
road supervision and maintenance
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