The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03
GOOD ROAD SHOW.
"AA0i annual ven In Chicago Week
OF December 14tb.

OF December 18th.
New York. Oct. 21.-The aeprera+-
viewpoints Of taxpayers furnish the |
for the guidance of local road
street orlclals. 1t is necessary.
therefore, that such officials no tbor'
oughly posted as to the relative merits
n local applicability Of the different
materials or which roads and streets
are made, the methods employed in
their construction. and the equipment
necessary to build them.
Inns is Wha the Good Roads how
Is Ior. me Sixth Annual Show, which
Will be held in connection with the
Fifth American Good Roads CONGRESS-
IN chicago the week Of December
l4tn, is designed to bring together
under one roof all the different yarie-
Ties or material and machinery used
IN building modern roads and streets
Inc practical knowledge gained by the
Inspection Of these facilities will be
supplemented by the discussions in
the convention hall.
The money of the taxpayers is at
stake In road and street building.
vast Of it has been and is
being wasted through lack of knowl-
cage OF materials and methods and
equipment on the part of local Off
Gals.
LIIC NIoOQ bodOS SNOW
mas been held during the past five
years, immediate Improvement has
oeen noticed. The information gain
ed at the show and the knowledge OF
methods gained at the sessions of the
convention, are equivalent to a liberal
education on the subject of road and
street improvement, and can be ac-
CURED In no other practical way. The
Sixth Annual Good Roads Show will
be held at the International Amphi-
theatre. Chicago, December 14-18, in
connection with the Fifth American
Good Roads Congress.
With a stated fund the question
often arises whether it will be better
to build d high-class road or street
or a greater area. The difference be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000 per mile or
country roads or between one dOllal
and two dollars per square yard OF
city streets, involves the question O
doubling the length Of the improve
ment with the money available. II
hundreds Of communities in thos'
states wherein UGH money and stud.
have been given the road and stree
Improvement during the past few
years, the knowledge gained by high
way officials at the Annual Goo,
Roads Show has enabled them to de
termine what was best in materials
methods, and machinery. both 70
present and future Thi
year the Sixth Good Roads Show vii
be held at Chicago, H., in connectio,
with the Fifth American Good Road
Congress, the week of December 14tl
A noted State Highway Oficis
says: Great sums Of money and nu
merous political and personal repu
~tatiOns are annually sacrificed b
Highway Officials, State, count,
township, and municipal, because {
lack Of knowledge as to how to con
Struct good roads and streets wit
reasonable economy. They do nc
know what they need, or what will b
: most available in material and equip
ment; so they go ahead with tn
policy Of ignorant waste, which
sometimes called by worse Names"
! The information gained at the Al
nual Good Road Show, n h col
( ventions Of the American Road Buill
l ers' Association does much to I'VE
come these conditions. At the sho
the official sees and can compare tt
l various materials n devices an
methods used in street and roa
s building and can select such as ma
S be most available and economical Il
e his community. This year the Six
( Good Roads Show, connected with II
Y Fifth American Good Roads Congress
: will be held at Chicago, the week
december 14th.