Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-11-26

reason to complain of the inroads the
mail order houses make on his trade.
Progressive merchants tell their GUS
toners of the bargains they have to
offer by using the columns Of their To-
cal newspapers.
Safety first. Here is a copy for =
letter requesting loan. "My Dear
George:-Your note distresses me
greatly. Inelosed find check for $40
l am aware that you asked for twenty,
but in this way you lose ten and |
lose ten. This is ffty-f1ty on our loss
es and should be fair and brotherly.
Yours, etc. '-Ex.
Osakis Review: C. s. French made
discovery in a partridge's crop Mon
day that has prejudiced Mrs. French
against Minnesota choicest game
bird. While cleaning the bird Mr..
French found q snake about foot
long coiled up in the pheasant s crop.
Mr.. French is carrying the snake 3
skin around to exhibit to the Os :kis
connosseurs who rave over the deli
cious white meat Of the highly priced
partridge.
The state insurance department has
started a movement to eliminate dis
elimination in rates between northern
and southern parts of Minnesota. If
it will now also start a movement 10
eliminate discrimination between the
big and little insurers in all parts OF
this state, the department will not
have existed altogether in vain.-Red
Wing Daily Eagle.
Yes, and also do away with the dis.
elimination as between frame and
brick business structures on three and
five year periods.
There were in the United States last
year 2,240,000 miles of public roads
only 10 per cent of which are classe.l
as "improved roads, Last year the
expenditures on account Of road con.
struction including the estimated value
of convict labor made by states, coun-
ties, townships and districts aggregat-
ssd about $235,000,000. Ten years ago
the expenditures on this account
amounted to approximately $79,000,000
and the difference between these two
sums shows that there has been great
advance in the demand for improved
public highways. But with 80. per cent
Of the roads of the country over which
the people travel and do business un-
improved, it is clear that so far the
surface has scarcely been scratched. In
the German Empire in Europe, which
covers less territory than the single
American state Of Texas there
are $4,000 miles of state road
and in Prussia alone the annual expen-
diture on the public roads amounts to
$35 100000. In England and Wales,
less in area than the state of Florida,
there are 150,9Os miles Of public roads,
Of which 27,s26 miles are what are
called "main roads' and 123, 082 miles
are included under the designation
other than main roads, Five years
ago the local authorities in England
and Wales expended on these roads,
not Including loans which amounted to.
81, 916,964, $32,498,000. In Florida, &C.
cording to the latest available infor-
nation there are 1852 miles of what
are called "improved roads, How
ever odious comparisons may be, they
are very useful at times to show how
far behind the rest of the civilized !
world the United States are in taking:
care Of the most important economic i
problem with which they must deal if
the immense resources of the country
are to be developed.-Bulletin Am.
Highway Association.