Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-04-25
| Question Now Being
bsed by All Progress
Fe Country Folk.
RESs IS STEADY
40 Miles in United States,
cent Improved, Cost Rang.
h 1928 to $4,000 Per Mile.
,son Leads in Arkansas.

/ improve more roads is the
heard along the rural routes
progressive country plans
r way to add a little more
nileage of improved roads.
he. summer and fall will See
o toward that universal goal
ID highways in the country
are streets in the city.
hited States is so large that
Ike many years to reach the
med at, even in the more
states. But conditions are
out to the point where all
important roads are i'm
of course, there are many
Exceptions in every locality;
general thing, the main
more and more feeling ;ne
the road-maker.
this year there were three
improved highways being
b, stone, gravel ara sand
addition, there were mis-
road coverings that were
to such a great extent.
bituminous-maca etc.
arth is not under considera-
How States Stand.
Fy to the general impress
state having the greatest
of improved roads is Rhode
18th 5S.S per cent. Being the
state in the union. however.
ey was spent for them than
he counties elsewhere have
Massachusetts, comes next.
percent; Indiana third,
percent; Ohio fourth, with
ent; and New York fifth
percent. Or the southern
entucky is eighth in the lis1
8 percent, being tied with
p and Slightly ahead of
p. Michigan, a state fam
Ne production of automobiles
turn have been a powerful
creating the sentiment for
DIS. is far down the list, hav-
between five and ten per-
Improved roads.
tai mileage of all roads in
ed States is 2,22S,O42; the
of improved roads is 229.-
w percent. This is a gain
two percent over two years
are 59.237 miles of stone
a cost of $4,9S9 per mile:
1O2.S70 miles of gravel
a cost of s2,O47 per mile:
;, 1882 miles of brick and
proved roads at a coast of
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clay roads (advantageously
the SOUTH at a cost of only
bile.
clay roads have raised the
e CT South Carolina, Alaba-
florida perceptibly and are
Fry cheap and satisfactory.
mas raised her percentage
pod roads column to twelfth
tne use of $500 prisoners
Dnbllc roads Of the state.
10 Takes First Place.
three years ago Indiana
largest number Of improved
any state in the union,
24,s55 miles: but since then
passed her. the figures now
alana 26,S31 miles and Ohio
lies. The extent Of these
can be realized when it is
out that New York state. the
q the union, has only $4,000
improved roads. Illinois
5000 miles of improved
and Massachusetts. which
econd in percentage, only
miles.
'as has not yet become noted
ood roads, but signs are en-
g The Alexander road bill
ogressive a piece of legisla-
can be found in the good
. OF any state in the, union
already evident that hun
miles of modern highways
constructed as a result OF
RI =
s'1orson Leads State.
on leads all Arkansas coun.
a good roads system tina,
oe,ng extended. In adj.
tne districts that have com.
ornament highways, severa,
ave been organized and ave
parlhg to build more roads
opertv owners in sections
.h nv good ROADS are dis.
the re-. inaugrration Of move.
:. renlace the present maths
us, County Judge G.. VI. Phil.
progressive in thie respect
nae not relinonished the
ere long the northern part
s, Nty will he nrovided with
s'Ve system of macadamized
permanet roads. Stee'
- rapidly REPLACING wood .,
NJ n, as a result of Judge Phil,
NV &c. Of putting money int
mat will last ors ......s,