The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-07-01
oi.D Man CONCRETE
oErs a nfT o. PRAfsE

Old Man Concrete 10 a hard guy
every body knows thst-~but ON the
other hand few people kno~ that he
IL philanfhr0pisf and a scrappor
and has been landing several good
uaii0pa on our much hated hangers.
90. old 40 Cost He has. however
and some Of the uallopa have brought
results Which aztec, pretty nearly all
~ "a
For Instance. n Cook county hsdnt
decided several years ago on = com.
prehonsive concrete road program
we'd nov be paying considerably
more Tor our vegetables. there
uoaldnt DO 90 msay big subdivision
helms opsaed up for moderate priced
homes and a good many big build
iDs projects you'd bs tied 10. asith.r
would farm values bs $50 an acre
higher. az 10 claimed By Major osorxe
Qaiolan, county superintendent
% Highways
ferer- Truck Gardens n.ek
The most Significant result ef good
roads and the ono which has brought
tho quickest Fersiis both 10 tho pub
DC and the farmer. h the automatic
which once cnclfelod Chicago al q
farther aud farther ost lato the
According 20 August Qswsks OF
NoFton drove. pfesidsnf Of ID. Cool |
coanfy truck Gardeners and Farm
efe' association. the pf~ssat belt OF
truck gardens Is ton mtt~~ farther |
cat than u was nv. wars ago.
AZ tbs sane time our truck ssr-
den products are nearer the city Gus
toner than they vefo befer. our
coaniy eonerots roads were bsiit.
said Me 0eseks "A farm twenty
five miirs out In the country which
A. en = eonrfeie road ~hcfs motor
tracks ean be used i nearer town
than ~as she old tine farm too miles
cat on bad road ~hers the farmer
used = team
o.s,s~ses- Ace.
a. soon as concrete roads began
10 b. fafksd sbout our ctsy track
gardeners began 90 act. FOR Instance.
as sooh a. the peaslain.~ river road
49, cpntrssssd Tor ! kno~ Of eight
ilolisadefs ~ho moved from the
sonth side and b~san tnssnsiss farm
Inm rhet seald sst shsif products
IN - qulekgy And ehsaply IS thsy
ieald ~hen lnslds the eity limits. aud
- course shelF land ec~t them maeh
less. ! kno~ u s~vvrsi other fsrm-
80 ~ko meysa from Hish Ridge 10
'ieosonsilis ~ soon a. reaerste roads
sefr assured
kle0iy. bat sareiy. the belt %
utsnsiss farmins u sclsx 10 spread
afthsf eat az our roads set better
Nitnsat 9~s~d fo~as the f4fmsf Is
PRACTICALLY hulpisss 10 set eis staff
=. $500 A. ..m41f. -. .s........
eAds sys pat in. fhs character cf
40 fsrnlns changes. for wsth
useoth Aashwsy 10 shs tremendous
a.rknt 90 Cni<aao The farmer Gos~ Ia | (
~ track fssmirs "a mach As pes.l-
10
tt~sp~ ssk<1svt~toss
sfthur r. Nsiaso~h of Arthar r
. CO. has shis 70 s~y seoas {
b. ssfa4tsoat Good gosds have 9
lads u po~~skt< fcr both the ua<t .
srmer saa he person vso wsets 10 ]
stss q little esf<tea staff on . small .
ale "a essve farther cat, and that
a.. ef eosrs>. hslp<d relieve ecnxss-
ca In fhs eity - psssiaa noss prop- q
~ ca The nkrkee Ter sssdivtssees h
"a pruert pFnrstesliy al the .
aek fsg9srs have moved ostsids .
- ssU ikmtts. An1 nev there y A.
s<k ssra enins fos The Chicago nar- =
- ~ far eat - twenty-five mties. !,
Get Of the dissrtsfs 81 Tfsoeas are
sk< nssgh eorhoe1 - Dlue isiana q
"a sioug the D>soiatneo valley 4
Coed roads sivs The uvst fsrmsr c,
Gro time tor he fsruinR.~ sxpisin- q
MAJ. oslnlas. "isssa1 u p9ead-
& nsxht on the road driving TITO :
srkst az be used when ~ had . =
,7ss and lean. ~ oete 3 ~ olssy .
q whtss>s IN early - the Dovnine u
en- hosr o. = fnd sens ISL tAs q