Arizona republican., 1919-08-31
GREAT GOOD ROADS
 PROGRAM UNDER WAY THROUGHOUT NATION

but the enthusiasm must not Wane. The millions being spent will be spent in vain unless-sta undertake to re- pair roads as quickly as they build.
 While the amount available for ex- 'penditure this year seems staggering it will not be. enough to make up for deferred war construction, for the war restriction brakes applied brought road building almost to stop in many To- calities.
 Three great factors have been largely responsible for this years amazing highway expenditures. First. the in centive for states to match Federal aid appropriations: second, the passage of enormous bond issues for good roads in many states; and third, the attention of urgent need of good roads by the war.
 Reports from state highway commis : sioners 10 the Goodrich officials show some interesting individual features.
 Construction in Virginia during the next six years of 3,750 miles of high way at a cost of more than s60,000 900 has been approved.
 In the New England states, Con necticut. Massachusetts, Rhode Island Vermont and New Hampshire have been interested in closing up short gaps on their main highways, which are otherwise improved for the en- tire distance The same condition has been true in New York, where numer- ous projects are being linked up with an extensive network of roads which are already hard surfaced
 One of the features of this years work will me the completion of the Dixie Highway. which will be done by the states operating with each other and with the government. For in stance. in Illinois the highway will be improved in many spots, on of which is over a distance of 545 miles at a cost of s904,7 and the construc- tion will be of concrete and bituminous macadam. At the same time Georgia will be working on the road from Atlanta through to Macon, a distance of 72 miles and continuation of the Dixie Highway in that state. Tn Ten nessee and Kentucky projects are un- der way which will further serve to improve this famous old highway which cuts through the central sec tion of the country from north to south
 Iowa is entitled to the palm for con sistent road construction This state, which has more automobiles per cap- ita than any other state in the Union. spent in the neighborhood of S15 ,000, 900 during both 1917 and 1918, and is spending s20,49S,5s4 this year. Iowa has an ideal road building program. When their state system is completed it will be not only the equivalent of a trunk line system converging to the cities, but to a trunk line clear across 1 the state from east to west through h every county, and north and south through every county as we'll The Iowa plan will give that state the most notable road achievement of any state in the nation. Nowhere else has system been adopted that treats every county alike or that reaches every district impartially.
 Texas leads the nation in highway expenditures this year with s60.4S0.- 1 900 available. Texas also led last year Within her borders Texas has 126,000 miles of uninproved roads, as against 22 900 miles of improved highway Iowa, California. Michigan, Ohio Indiana and Minnesota rank next to Texas in expenditures for road build l ing in the order named. Thus it will be noted that the agricultural states appropriations exceed those of other regions by many millions.