The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
BUILDING OF GOOD ROADS Proc.
LEM FOR FEDERAL GOV.
EMINENT.
WOULD HARDLY FEEL TAX
General Welfare Clause Of constltu-
ton Gives Congress Power 10 Build
Roads-Federal Aid Would Give
Mighty Impetus to Road Building.
BY HOWARD n. GROSS.

try where the roads are bad, threat
ening to suspend rural mail delivery
unless the roads are put In acceptable
condition. This Is right and proper
Il Is an outrage to expect the mail
carrier to wade through sea Of mud
- carry the mail to the farm home
II ought not to be necessary for him
% do so. At times the roads get so
bad that the mail wagon must be
abandoned and the trip is then made
On horseback, carrying only the let
tors. Sometimes the delivery has TO
he abandoned for days at time on
account Of road conditions.
Why the roads should be so bad the
country over. when nearly everybody
wants good roads is n strange
anomaly, and this unfortunate sltua.
ton will probably continue until the
people approach the good roads prob
lem from the right angle.
II Is a tremendous undertaking to
gravel and macadamlze the principal
highways Of the country-it means
the building Of 100000 or 100000
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