The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-24
ROAD
cAXpAIeN NOW
ON IN COUNTRY
Texas Expenditure for High
ways Largest In Union,

expended this year on the roads and
lanes OF the country would build and
duplicate another Panama canal. Ac-
cording to figures collected by the
B, p. Goodrich Rubber company, COM
bined forces OF the federal govern
ment. states and counties will spend
sNs0O 900 in new construction and
maintenance OF the nations network
OF highways. This is the first com
ple'e survey oi 1919 good roads cX-
penditurcs. The amounts 10 he spent
in each state in the union follows;
How Money 1, Spent.
Alabama, Sl,0O0OOO; Arizona. S.
$50 1000; Arkansas, s. AD7,39S; Cali
fornia, S100OO0o0; Colorado, A742,-
900, Connecticut SS0O00O0; Dela-
ware, SSS2soO: Florida. 5000 900;
Georgia, S9ll 600; Idaho, S2loO 600;
Illinois. &Ol}1Oi; Indiana. $1,000
600: Iowa. so 49S.S5t Kansas. So
@ 0000O0; Kentucky SSO0O00; LouiS-
ana, S20000O0; Maine, $l6]OOOO;
MARYLAND. $6,70,0OO Massachusetts.
100000; MICHIGAN, Sl5,0Oo0O; Min
nesota. $ll.l279St. M'SSissioDi, ST.
600; Missouri. S54ljO79; Montana,
S6.10O0oo; Nebraska. S200S0O0, Ne
vada, Sl377 400; New Hampshire,
Sl.6j0.0o0, New Jersey, ShS000OO;
New Mexico, S+0)0O0O. New York,
S2eOo0oO; North Caroline, S5m0010
North Dakota, $l0S2Oo0; Ohio, $lj,-
J2l000: Oklahoma. 5000 0O0 Ore
gon. 100000; Pennsylvania, $685.
q 900: Rhode Island, $l,E000O South
Carolina. 100000; South Dakota,
S,7G.176: Tennessee, $3.50 996; ;
Texas, so 4S0 900; Utah, sl0092,7 2,79l
Vermont. Sl,7976s0; Virginia, $500
600; Washington. SS0Om: West
Virginia, 5000 600; Wisconsin, 81
10000; Wyoming S6,500,oo0, total,
$40. .59I,sJf.
Roughly Goodrich officials estimate
that the expenditures for highways
improvement is approximately 500
per capita. or, to emphasize This. each
man, woman and child in the United
States would contribute this much for
the building and bettcring OF roads
were taxation on such a basis. Were
the expense apportoned out on an
average basis each state would pay
T0Sj,jjS.
The era Of good road, talk has at
las, been succeeded ny the era OF
good.roadS construction. Public sen
,iment is Solldly behind extensive
highway building programs now, says
pnc OF the Goodrich highway corre-
spondents, but the enthusiasm must
not wane. The millions being spent
will be spent in vain unless states
undertake to repair roads as quickly
a, they build
War Slowed Things.
While the amount available Tor eN-
penditure this year seems staggering
and the war-reStric,ion brakes app
piled brought road building almost to
stop IN many localities.
Three great factors have been
largely responsible for this years s
amazing highway expenditures. First
the incentive for states 10 match fed
eral aid appropriations; second, the
passage OF enormous bond issues ior
good roads IN many states, and third
the attention ON the urgent need OF
good roads by the war
Reports from state highway corn.
missioner TO the Goodrich official.
give some interesting individual ica.
lures
Construction in Virginia during tn,
next six years OF $50 miles OF high
way at cost Of more than 10000,
600 has been approved.
In the New England states. Con
nectiout Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Vermont and New Hampshire hav
been interesting in closing up shor
gaps on their main highways, whici
are otherwise improved for the entir
distance The same condition ha
been true in New York. where mum
erous projects are being linked III
with an extensive network OF road
which are already hard surfaced.
Dixie Highway Triumph.
One OF the features OF this year
work will he the completion OF tn
Dixie highway. which will be done b
the states cooperating with eaC
other and with the government. Fo
instance. IN Illinois the highway vii
be improved in many spots, one q
which is over distance OF S4.S mile
at cost OF S904,7O0, and the con
structon will be OF concrete and bi
luminous macadem. At the same tim
Georgia will he working on the foa
from Atlanta through TO Macon, a dis
ance ot seventy two males, and
continuation OF the Dixie highway f.
that state In Tennessee aud Ken
u~'ky projects are under way whic
viii further serve TO improve this IA
nous old highway, which cuts ,hroug
the central section OF the country iror
north TO south
Iowa Is entitled TO the palm 70
consS,en, road construction Tn
state. which has more automobile nc
capita than any other state in N
Union. spent IN the neehborhood ,
Sl5ND0OO during both 1917 aud lgl
and is spending so 1913 81 this yea
Iowa has an ideal road building pr,
gram, When their state system
completed j, will be no, only Il
equivalent Of a trunk line system col
serging TO the cities, bu, TO ,rur
line clear across the state from ca
10 west through every county, AZ
north and south through every coun
as we'll The Iowa plan will 81,
each state the most notable roa
achievement OF any state in the M
ton. Nowhere else has . system bee
adopted that treats every county alit
or that reaches every district impai