Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-12
GOOD ROADS BACKED
BY ILLINOIS VOTERS
BONDS ARE ADOPTED
s. $4,000 VOTED BY ILLINOIS
CouNTIES-MONEY Is ExCLUS-
I'VE OF STATE AND FEDERAL
AID.

good roads in Illinois were pleased
over the result Of Tuesdays election
in Cook and other counties. which de
cided to take advantage of state aud
federal aid and To bond themselves
to secure money for completing at
least part Of their road building pro
grams.
While the result in Cook was il dis
appointment in one sense, II is, never
thelcss Il victory inasmuch as It was
the only question on the little ballot
which carried, II was the country
districts. however that saved 1t be
cause the city wards favored it only
by a total OF twenty-five votes, where
as the country towns rolled up a ma
poriy OF / .5G2.
The very fact that part Of The
81 poo. 900 to be raised for roads is &c
be spent ON building highway TO b,
used as military thoroughfare by
the government brought a nceaty,
vote from those wards which have ;
heavy Socialist vote indicating a sen
timenl against war measures
As il now stands next year vii
see the construction Of new roaC
building OF The Des Plfiucs river road
HE completion oil HE Archer road
u new road from Homowood to Lans
ing and to the county line, and the
Improvements of section ot the Lin
coin highway in Cook county
Other Counties in Line.
SIX other counties have alrcad,
voted in favor of good roads bonds
three Al Tuesdays election aud thre,
others previously Sangamon county
which embraces the capital Of th'
state. has voted for $500 0H0 by ma
joriy Of l2SG, Mason county, $50
eco by a majority OF SOL and Menar'
county. si50Do by majority of c53
Lake county decided to issue 9oU'
roads bends 10 the extent ct Saln rN
at It's election Of October 10 carry I'M
HE measure by | soc oui OF tota
vote Of 6oun, THIS money will b
used 10 complete The Chicago MilWau
ker road lhtu Lake county. ana ais
build a road from Vaukoa west t
Volo.
On The same day Winnebago cout
~ voted bonds to hc extent Of y IS
90 for imWogiag road on the ives
side nf he lli0k river hetautn Roch
ford aud Camp Grant, and carried th
measure by "A two TO one vote, Thi
Is in the line Of an experiment $
far as Winncbago county is con
cerncd and il is probable his will b
the incentive for further bond issue
to improve roads in that county
Clark county on October % carrie
bond issue for Sl2i.0O0 by IA
votes, and this money viii hc used +
Improved the National Old Trail
route.
OtneF LleClOHS COfHfHI'
There are other elections to be hcl
this year. On November ~ Enin.
ham, Fayctlc and Bond counties wi
vote ON bond issues for improving IN
National Old Trails route and on DC,
Macoupin county will probably d'
eide in favor OF raising money to IN
prove Il portion of the Sprmg'irld'S
Louis route Cumberland county WI
vote December II on bond issue fc
still further work on the National Oh
Trails route and Madison county Is {
fix a date sometime in Dcccmh"
when il viii take up The question {
bonds for road Improvement
Motorists Lack interest.
considerable disappointment VA
bccM expressed in the lack Of lntere'
taken by motorists in these BOND /
sues. which are to q large extent, {
Benefit 10 them In Cook county thCi
lists, whereas the total vote both #
and against the bond issue was on
200 ,33ti. II Is not reasonable 10 SU
pose only $4,000 non motorists Not,
in favor of the bond issue II is trt
the various motoring organization
voted endorsement of the issu, bj
there was. nevertheless a decided lac
OF interest by til individuals even J
GLIDING the members Of the autOln
bile trade. whose business is TO larl
extent dependant ON the adsancemcI
Of better highways
The advocates Of improving his
ways in Illinois will be bitterly disa
pointed II the motorists do not tai
moro interest in the $50 ,000,Gt0 bon
issue, which viii be voted on in y
vembcr 1918. than they did in Il
cUanty bond issue and there is dang
Of losing the opportunity OF pnllll
Illinois out OF The mud unless eve
inoloriS In The state takes OF his co
and works To round pl. Il hcalIl
vote among his friends.
M. Morris.