Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-06
Wisconsin .....!.. $500. 100000
Wyoming j... s,500,0O0
3W4o.ss4.5ss
$500 Per canat~w.''


Roughly 1t is estimated that the
expenditures for highway improve
ment are approximately $3.09 per
capita: or. to emphasize this, each
man. woman and child in the United
States would contribute this much 70:
the building and bettering Of roads
were taxation on such a basis. Were
the expense apportioned but on an
average basis each state would pay
3~7,083,333.
The era Of good roads talk has at
last been succeeded by the era of
good roads construction. Public SEN
.tin1ent is solidly behind extensive
highway building programs now,
says a correspondent, but the en-
thusiasm must o wane. The mill
lions being spent will be spent in vain
unless states undertake to repair
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 norm
ally the amount spent on roads in the
United States is we'll above $780, 900
and the war restriction brakes applied
brought road building almost to a
stop in many localities:
Three great. factors have been
largely responsible, for this years
amazing highway expenditures. First,
the incentive for states to. match fed
passage of emo: NOUS bond issues for
good roads in many. states; and third.
the attention on the urgent need of
good roads by the war.
Reports from state highway COM
missioners to the Goodrich officials
some interesting individual features.
Construction In Virginia during the
next six years of $3.50 miles of high
way at a coshof more than 60,000,-
900 has been approved.
In the New England states-Con-
necticut, Massachusetts Rhode Island,
Vermont and New Hampshire-have
been interesting in closing up short
gaps on their main highways, which
are otherwise improved for the entire
distance. The same condition has
been true in New York, where numer.
Gus projects are being linked up with
an extensive network of roads which
are already hard surfaced.
The Dixie Highway.
One Of the features Of this years
work will be the completion Of the
Dixie highway. which will be done by
the states cooperating with each
other and with the government. For
instance, in Illinois the highway will
~ AAoAAy oPOes ouC VI
which is yer a distance of 54.5 miles
at a cost of %$s04,700 and the con-
struction will be Of concrete and BIZ
luminous macadam. At the same
time Georgia will be working on the
road from Atlanta through to Macon,
a distance Of ~ miles and a continu-
alton Of the Dixie highway in that
state. In Tennessee and Kentucky
projects are under way which will
further serve to improve this famous
old highway, which cuts through the
central section of the country from
north to south.
Iowa is entitled to the palm for
consistent road construction. This
state. which has more automobiles
pei capita than any other state in the
union, spent in the neighborhood OF
$15.00O,0 600 during both 1917 and 1918
and is spending $%20,4ss;534 this year,
Iowa has an ideal road building pro-
gram. When their state system is
completed it will be not only >the
equivalent of a trunk line system on
verging to the cities, but to a trunk
line clear across the state from east
to west through every county, and
north and south through every county
as we'll The Iowa plan will give each
state the most notable road achieve
ment Of any state in the union. No
where else has a system been adopted