Smyrna times., 1916-04-19
llNERS AND CHANGERS
DEMANDING GOOD ROADS
..,ysweNTFoR GOOOLATTERAL
ms As WELL AS STATE ROAD

.loos TO Benefit Auto'sts But to
g.lo Farmers to Get Better Prices
Cor Their Land ard Products
p..isepts of Smyrna. Clayton.
,.,., Cbeswold. Kenton. Townsend
y farmers and grangefs all around.
q .,.,islly those living in the Necks
- been doing considerable talking
mast few weeks on good roads.
,,.,vvbere the demand Is for good
4. and the movement is growing
.,,e each year. The spring thaws
living the winter frosts, puts our
-,,lv kept Up dirt roads ION the
In many instances roads
,,one almost impossible. Even
state road between Smyrna and
Il .ser and usually there is better
,r,p,ion given 10 the state road than
.srsl rosds. the mud was so deep
q soE Bishops Corner as to almost
an motor cars 10 say nothing of
ugors heavily loaded The road
q rn Smyrna to Kenton las been in
miserable condition while the roads
b rari the Bay have been rivers
4 mud. As one road expert SAYS:
Good roads are an economic necessity
sssniial to all phases of our COM
81 -H,s and social intercourse and
4 s7elopnent. and their favorable in
.sn,e upon the motor truck and
Il -s,or car industries will follow as
J usisral sequence. No more power.
q ul influence for the good roads
Il nNsnent could be obtained than the
n rrbned efforts Of the motor truck
II rinotor car manufacturers. supported
N y their vast army of distributors
4 I'd dealers. Like selling commodity
u Eih which people are unfamiliar, the
nress for the good roads movement
II zpsnts upcn educating the public as
N It's many great advantages and con-
ri;ing il how the individual will
i benefited.
soads lnpOrtlnl Problem For Farmers
4 Farming is business, and like
"! other business man the
s'nG Hust consider the important /
pfosta Of transportation. Unfor- /
aniis.! farmers are forced to move
seiF sops when the roads will permit. /
s"a ''ads not only enable the farmer
''ls advantage Of favorable eondi- |
y % eisposing Of this crop. but /
'.''s' the price Of hauling at least /
'+hl'd'' secording TO competent 1
Hao'itiss. They also have a direct .
NIlng upon the cost Of living, which !
ANGST important consideration for
! 'oa'amar We frequently hear !
ne low cost Of living in Europe in I
-'Ial conditions. and when we con- !
. mat our average cost Of hauling I
'on mile is % cents, compared I
.ao cents to y cents in Europe. /
'''ll'e that We are paying a heavy /
-'''e 10 bad roads. A reduction in /
'''t Of transportation means /
'alng the market price.
'''d' Affect Farm Produce Prices
y. Also the supply of farm products.
ga generally determines their
-'A'' price, depends upon the conni.
a the country roads. A short
"al' the prices soaring and the
- l-A'f must dig deep into his
~ 10 make the purchase. That
'''ues are increased by road
'0'ement is proven by investi.
''s made by the United States
: 0i Public Roads. MANY exam
1s cited where an enhanced and
IS from $40 to $50 an acre. Il
s,.. ''''ea that New York States
s1n 'n Of improved and eonneeed
- ''y' mas been one of its greatest
an 10 recent years. for in 1914
s,.,.'', y, '9so' invited more than $50. 600
=, '',idsnt = tourists, who spent mil
Vi collars within its bor5e-.