New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24
Good Roads Trains
Continued from third page.

graphic presentations Of the plight OF tne
country doctor stuck in the mud on ms
way 10 the farmers house.
There are cleverly posed pictures OF ao
,onobile accidents. where washed-out roaa'
or broken bridges have upset an su'oni0D
and thrown It's manned occupants dDou'
More important than these are the Pi"sN
shov,pg actual comparisons Of the loaos
~ cotton. corn, wheat and the IKE '.'"S
can be hauled over good roads ana Odu
we give those people just as sood
$500, sbo., as they could see in Madi-
-. c,,,,aro C;ardan." SAYS Mr. Page, ana
:. -, "a. ,urnose OF bringing them 70
a realization of the full opportunities u
country road Improvement; Ihere az
r,..,,ras ~ the actual work OF road CON
s.r,c,ion Of the cheapest as well as OF the
- .,v,orsive types. There are such
granite mixtures OF bridge and cuiVert
I,,Ia,,, .bs. any one could learn from
,,em we show them stretches OK inc
enes. roads in the World we sno" mem
bow TO make a split-lot drag ana nov
carr, out an the operations OF ROAD Duii'-
ing and maintenance ..-,s
,rha government furnishes W. eNp
f,r eech train These are men uuihe' -
,oa4 construction. and known IN the gov
-, ,.r,.icc a. "superintendents or
road construction" Their work during INC
.,,n,n,er Is that OF assisting ana insuuct'Hs
local communities engaged IN ROAD DuliNlNe'
ard their services are IN such demand '"ae
=, has been Necessary 70 delay the start Oh
the GOOD reads trains until fall when 'he
actual work of road building ceases' anu
the Supervisors become available Tor Iec'uIe
and demonstration work
Wherever the aid OF an experiences roau
builder IS necessary TO overcome local prop
lens. the government furnishes man j 10
cau he spared. The United states has no
authority or control over state or local ex-
nendltures FOR road building, but hundreds
az communities are taking advantage OF me
assistance offered from Washington anu
arc adopting the methods approved lor
uniform road construction
Each community has It's separate prop
lens. Differing soils, drainage. GusAty OK
rock and road building materials ana char-
acter Of traffic moving over the roads make
necessary many different methods OF treat
,rent The government supervisors nave
studied these problems. and the government
Laboratories have made tests OF the diner
ont soils and materials. and the best treat
,nent for each condition has been decided
after careful study. These methods are
demonstrated from the special trans.
Where conditions warrant, ard the local
authorities make the request, arrangements
are made 10 have government supervisor
take a hand in the actual work OF road
building in the community.
In the South. and in all states where
swampy conditions are at all prevalent
/ the country road builders confront Dig
/ nrobleros The government has solved
/ many OF these in the South, and mas
! shown the local authorities how TO build
roads that will not be washed away oy
tho floods and that will gather strength
| rather than lose II from the Washing OK
/ the soil incident 20 the rainy seasons.
| Ar certain seasons OF the year IN some
/ localities" saws D. II. Winslow, superin-
| tendent Of road construction, who accom-
NAMES one of the special trains, there
| are roads that are entirely covered with
/ water from one TO ten feet deep and for a
| distance varying from few hundred feet
! IN more than Il mile. such times travel
/ is practically cut off. or confined 10 horse
| hack riding with a heavy loss 20 the COM
munity
Education is at a standstiu, medical
service is limited and irregular, church
| attendance becomes impossible, the mails
| are DELAYED II not entirely abandoned, nre
protection is cut off and life on the farm
| becomes one Of isolation and hardship.
This is one Of the conditions that It IS
sought 20 relieve by making the roads
passable twelve months in the year. and
al a nominal cost"
The United states is spending an un-
precedented amount for road building
now. The estimate by Mr. Page OF
81 900 600 a day for the working part or
the year is based on the fact that Sl49'-
OOO. 600 has been authorized for expendi-
ture during 1911. In 1904 the whole eX-
penditure for roads was only SSo,000.0Oo.
II is 20 save this great amount Of money
from being sunk in the mud or washed
out when bad seasons strike the country
roads that the government is carrying its
road building experiences out through the
country districts in the good roads spe-
Gals
Mr.. Harem-How do you know I was
WALKING in my sleep last night?
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