The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-12
MuCE MORE WORK HAS BEEN DUN
HERE THAN IN ANY PAht
OF THE STATE.
Highways Arc All In Best Oh oon-
dition or Arc Bong In
nroved Rapidly.

Ohio county is leading AL or th'
co,,n,irs Of the state by lag margin
in road cons: rurtion and ROAD ''iP'''
,rarts Ohio county ais" Leads IN ~
hirrrr degree in III" number OF miles VI
Inuroycd highways. having -" h,''n
IF modern and up-t"-daic roaaS "''i'''
her boundaries. .,,,-,
'rh, work don" by the road depart
mon, under the supervision "i Io""'!
t,n,,incrr ". q. MrtluSkcE. JF" ~
o.,nurdinr To the ordinary citizen wh''
hrnu,h, out IN plain black ana Wt''t'
and although very tru" mat 'h' '
- th,sr improvements IS hundreds vi
thousands nr dollars. the Investment -
an. of The very best. rs good r"A"S =.
,r, az th.> most valuable" assets l"'t
Community can have. TIL" mics "l
improved roads III ON" county
,,,rcs Cavorahly with any county III ''"H
c,,,r in tho country ;tiI" il'3r W. =
md rnnSi ruCtiun cost iiii$ Why 49,
IN. money spent in numerous
an The same milcHg" "f ROADS. u ia.
,Ivoys been thu policy III lh'' "'"'"
,.nunIy commissioners u 'h"'"u
,,,J,. rand CONSUMPTION and cost. ana
the citizens hrncii, hH I'M" 'i"S' "FF.
,,i,r 10 III, work by the commissions
,,,r,,nrnt which is not Skim1lnE "r NV :
.,I,. saving. but real clear SlEh'""
ccunulny. " .. ,.Ir-
,,l ,ri,.rs in ar nlHt"r!al and labor
no,d huildins is not as cheap AS Il ~"
,.rr ,,.n hut WHEREVER puSSlpl" ''"
,,,y - rl.illy enforced my '""-
,a,,,,l,1rd nlau If road building today
=. ,irst submitted t., the state ana INV"
u,,,.s government authorities VII"
Ivc 70 apurovc the plans ana lh'h Nv
., * submitted. which ais" ha'c ~
-, nrnroyrd by both the hlEh"r "u-
,h,ri,i,.s h.inr" work can tr S'a'l'"'
49,, c<n,nuIr Of this OCCURRED IN p"''i"H
,nr,u,,h the urw r"nrr"t" ROADS W
Ginning lust ahnv" TN" city minus W.
th,. Warwnnd river road ann 'hc "'''
niece II, Mt. hr thanial
,~h,, * considered IN" "f tn" pest
,,,..,.... Of road i'll thu United STATES "
III. ihrrr-nuart"r mile Strrlch 'Nt''"
49,, fran, ,h,. SirhIand coal tIprl" d"" IL
ID. ,iry pump station. rms Shoi
,,,.i, ,I scmi-munolillic brick on con-
,r,.i,. road stands up. and IS just Us
,.,,j rs the day II MAS put down. mo-
,viibs,nudin. IT has stood ~! al Inc p'' :
,.riuy That IN" Ing coal TRUCKS CUM
This pIT''I; ~ 'hhl Gust "-'''r.
,,s,inr lhr county $l%.""" ana '"e
Wheeling Traction company paying ~
nnu Enrly-tlr"" Thousand thr"" nun
dr,d and twcnly-un" square. !aFuS III
hound m,radaIn roads nave h"'i
,,rs,rurtcd in tho ""uniy this year
.rbis makes about six aud Il hali tli'cS'
and th,. material cost MIS- ." cents per
..,,,,,rr yrrd. and work 10y hired LABOR on
,lr,rtIv county EXPERIMENTATION y
,,c,r,liun rnnradam read from Bi""h >
Farm, IN I'cIrr$ run. II distance 81 hNc
,,,;r.. has br,u built and TINS is con-
,.;I,.r,d the best country road In Inc
,,.,,r,, and the coming year VIII see
r,ur more miles built "n i'ct"rs run.
frum I;.Ihany pix" /" the National r"hn :
,h,. work consisting of r"ETndrd ana re-
.,1,,.u.d To make IL iirst-cla*S modern
highway.
ON NrtirawS run. III Liberty district
is $50 sGuarr yards of wat"T-h"und ma
,..,d,n, road has been hullt. and i.a+5
suuarr wards ON Battle run, both or
,has. roads arc from the National pike
10 the G., c. & p. Four more miles or
watcr-hound macadam road are under
construction from Bloch's farm TO Car
rlson's farm. through West Liberty and
Potomac, making 4 complete circuit OF
Liberty district Of modern improved