The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-19
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.

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His Views on State Highways
Every one in the State of Vermont is in
favor of good roads, but hardly two men agree
as to the best way to get them. Merely talking
about good roads won't help things much.
Who's got real plan? Who's prepared to give
us a new deal' in building good roads? Who's
running for governor without consulting the
political road machine in the State of Vermont?
Not Mr. Emery whose district has the best roads
in the state because the present road commissioner
lives there;
Not Mr.. Babbitt, who merely proposes to extend
the present system and re-appont the present high
way commissioners
Not Mr.. HARNESS. whose campaign centers about
establishing new industries for Vermont and letting
the roads take OF themselves.
In his various speeches. Mr. Agan has pointed out
that bad roads wear standard nine per cent
faster than good roads, that the difference in the cost
of gasoline is about 20 per cent to say nothing about
tires
Figuring 10000 Vermont at 81 900 each, this
yearly loss runs into something like 100000 year.
Worth saving sntit?
What's the Agan plan? It's told in two words
SURFACE and DRAINAGE.
Nothing new about that, you say? True enough
France has had roads of the gassavng upkeep-saving
type for years French good roads helped to win the
war Mr.. Agan favors the French plan.
What's the French plan? Merely deep bitches and
side drainage with as good a surface your money
can buy, water-proofed if possible That plans good
J;rtro tf-
for selected highways, county highways cross-state
highways and town highways 1t tells the whole story
of bad roads good roads and how to get them.
Costs money you say? True again but we've got
the money to spend and can get as much more if we
need it and show something in the of improve
ment.
If motor-car owners could any part of that
S2,OOOO0O, wouldn't they be willing to pay more tax?
Wouldn't you be glad to have more money spent for
town roads and cross roads?
As matter of fact, we're not using all the money
raise now, due to various causes. There is more
money in the state treasury right now than the high
way department knows what to do with.
Ordinary folks paying all the taxes they
stand at present. what als our tax system is not the
lack of something to tax, but the unequal way that
taxes assessed.
man buys $4,000 house and is assessed-say
$780, At $3.50 on the grand list, the tax on his
house would be 500. man buys $4,000 car and he
pays probably $40 horse power for the first year,
with sliding scale after that. Anything right about
that?
Once more: The light car. which costs less than
81 900 pays horse power tax of $50. The big heavy
extensive car which costs more than hve times as
much and Injuries the highway ten times as nucn'
paws perhaps $40. Is that fair distribution OF the
burden?
Mr. Agan owns heavy and he says No!
So here's program: Better roads by better
methods: more tax. if necessary by re-adJust-
ing the burden. No bonded debt. No heavier
burden on the ordinary taxpayer!
Has any one else a better plan?
Has any other candidate anydefinite plan? y.
If YOU want a change. vote for Agan. If
YOU want the same sort of roads yOuve got now,
vote for one of his opponents.