The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-26

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should be permanent hlFhwaya Il q
Ia very open question whether the
state az this time knows o to prop
eriy spend such a vast sum mas
much AZ the greater part Of that very
considerable sum comes directly from
the pockets o. the people. The utmost
care should be used in seeing that u isI
used IN such a way az 10 get the best
possible resul,s. and results % q posi-
live - enduring mature. Otherwise
the excess OF available none il apt
TO be anything except the blessing
which is intended
In a country ~ meenlnccnt dis
iances such as this. the proper inn
provemeut Of the roads Is a very big
question. Some Of the counties are
az large ns some states There are.
stretches OF road hat must be main
taincd for miles and miles through an
%uniuhabitcd area In order 40 properly
serve both the inhabited parts and
the needs OF ~intfa-staic ana inter-
STATE commerce. which is constantly
increasing in volume. For this reason
will be abundanuy Justified. How
practically any expenditure ~ money
ever. the most extreme care should
be taken that the money s 80 cN-
pended as TO make cure that every
dollar brings It's fufi Measure 90 value.
II is nm open question if 81 this time
ans county in the state has a thorough
grasp OF Just how TO best expend the
money hat Is coming IN such a gold
en- wave as the result 81 the agitation
and the legislation OF the past Few
years.
Some people thluk that tho matter.
81 road building and improvement is
Ia very simple matter. and that al
that is necessary Is 10 dig some, and
grade some. and maui "A few loads OF.
gravel ana ART, ~ q matter Of fact
it s. an exact science Men like w
NJ. A4sinson. Charles deBremond and
others have been studying Il fer a
lifetime. and freely confess that they
have set much to learn. There is a
constant improvement OF methods and
extension Of practice as q result OF
the nationwide inclination In his di-
r%ection. what may be- considered the
best today may be proven 90 be sec
ond class tomorrow. n the funda-
mentais are constantly changing. De-
liberation Is therefore advisable In
road building, and a careful adher-
cnce 20 the accepted principles that
time can hardly change.
u il is true. as MIR. Hagerman con-
tends aud apparently proves by fig
urcs. tina there will he such o vast
fund available for road work in the
next fifteen months. We feel surc that
the county commissioner VIII care
fully consider his premises before
tnitcly fixing the ievy. In all prob
liability &C. was TO allow Of any proper
changes that the determination was
made tentative. The board has a far
seeing membership. and Us vitality Inc
terestcd IN holding down the tax rate
and reducing IL when possible They
have a vision which viii at once grasp
the good features Of making the cha
YES county rate the lowest IN the
state. and yet to have enough money
10 keep abreast or a little ahead OF
Inc procession ina the matter OF road
work. Also we are sure hat they
viii welcome the thoughtful discuss
sion Of the matter by The president OF
the state Tax association as they Will
Of every citizen who seeks real and
effective work without parsiuouy aI
embarrassment. Too many taxpayers
do not think of these things before.
and wait until 20 is too late to express
their views, then indulsing in stfic.
lures that are neither founded of
fact. justified by tho figures or at-
tended by any effort 10 help the corn.
m|issioucrs In arrlyink al the proper
viewpoint.