The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-07
GOOD ROADS.

These United States are spending more than $275 100000
for good roads 1t estimated that the direct saving result
ing fom this Investment will amount by 1920 to S000OOO
year. That saving the difference in the cost of
of all vehicles improved roads against mprovcd roads
The public roads commissioner of New Jersey says this differ
six mile for both automobiles and teams. Assuming
there will be 100000 1920 operating 200 days at
80 miles day and 100000 teams running 1870 days at Is miles
day, have 52200OO00O0 vehcenies At six mile
the total yearly saving is $3 2o,ooQooo
Figures compiled by United States department of agricul
show that horse and ordinary haul 800
pound load level muddy roads from 200 1000 pounds
smooth dry EARTH from 900 to 0O pounds gravel
$500 pounds good gravel 1000 5000 pounds rock
macadam and from 5000 5000 pounds good brick
1t costs 90 haul ton mile the average country
road today the secretary Of agriculture estimates On the improved
road the cost is only 13 cents
This reduction of hauling u.s. however, only good roads
advantage that can be expressed in dollars and
Permanent improvements mean an additional saving in
the price of farm proucts to the If the farmer hasn't
to 65day road of his perhabe produce will
the market that ultimately the price the bshe of apples
that does reach least part of the of the
bushe that bad weather conditions and impossible roads
unmarkeabe On first class hard surfaced road the may
advanageous haul his produce by auto truck from 10 miles
so miles-al in one day and during any
Before the the charge for carrying by
steamship from New York to Liverpool Eng, distance of 300
miles, 3S cents bus, G cents less than the average
to the farmer of hauling his wheat from the farm the railroad
station.
The full benefit of nationally vital poduc
ton lost whenever road compe the farmer make
trips to haul the quantity Of produce that could be taken in
one load improved road Bad roads compel to
do hauling when he should be engaged in something
Shipping conditions railroads in given district affected
by bad roads Here the of railroad traffic.
Because necessary for the farmer get his wheat
supplies the railroad before umprovcd
impossible there results increase in charges storage which
the consumer ultimately pays
The improvement of road also increase
iii land values the average being varosy estimated at from
$40 to $25 According to the last national
S7S 25 Of farm lands of which only Ats $50
improved OF all public only per cent we're
surfaced These bare figures indicate what opportunity there is
for road building to increase national wealth billions of dollars
The also given wider commercial where good
roads make possible for the farmer easily ndepen
emily of weather conditions Farmers
increase their purchases at the stores materially Moreover
urban auouckng DEVELOPS direct shipments of household goods
wholesale merchandise from section Of the another
made not only possible but Finally both city
and country enjoy the legitimate profit that
in the number of auto tourists
But entirely aside from the benefits Of good that can be
measured in dollars and cents there intangible advantages
nemabe value Foremost the of rural schools
Oneroom buildings have been consolidated larger and more
modern centralized school houses Children not kept home
from school because the roads are kneedeep in mud
The farmer gets his mail delivered regularly regardless Of rain
or snow BY parcel post his farm products without delay direct
to the table in the city.
The old boundary lines between city life and country life be-
sometimes associated with rural life disappears Campaigns for
back.othefarm movement become superluon.
The farmers pride in his land stimulated usighy
become thing Of the past well trimmed lawns and srubfrrv
appear in their stead
Roads rule the world unknown author tsno kings
constabcs The road the only army never quits the
first aid in the redemption of any nation The road i umpir in
every war and when the map made simply pushes on
Its great campaign help hope brotherhood efficiency and pcace
IT'S AWAY, FIGHTING
Somewhat OF shortage bound prevail this wear But
don be grouhy about it, for sugar that Won want
and don get will be fighting By you dency Yourself
and other things requiring long to market by that
much sooner do end the To illustrate with sugar
Our supply will be three four hundred thousand tons
short this year. unless the allies Java for sugar Getting the
from Java Of ships that would otherwise trans
pert 100000 American soldiers to France Plain it?
The sugar that ism t in your sugar bowl fights.