Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-03
OHIO VISITORS
MAKE TOUR OF
INDIANA ROADS
SOlOns and Experts of Neigh.
boring State Impressed by
HOOsier Methods

Another tour of Indiana roads by
party from Ohio was completed yesterday
afternoon. Included in the party were
Senators W A. Alsdorf of Columbus and
Charles Brand of Urbsna; Frank Fun
erburg, II. S. Mellinger and James L.
Welsh, commissioner of Clark County
Ohio; Floyd A Johnston, Springfield
chairman of the Good Roads Council Of
Ohio, and Raymond Beck of Cleveland,
chairman of the Ohio Automobile Asso-
citation. The Indiana representatives
were Lawrence Lyons, director of the
Highway Commission; Earl h Crawford,
member Of the commission; A. II. Hinkle
chief engineer, and \. o. Hastings, dis
trict engineer.
HOOSIER ROADS
MUCH LAUDED,
Senator Brand visited this State a few
weeks ago with party OF Ohio men. Their
report lauded Hoosier roads, especially
those constructed of gravel and stone
native materials. The Indiana system OF
pa -ol and maintenance was praised and
the report showed that Indiana was
building and maintaining roads in State
system in much better condition and at
less cost than for similar work in Ohio
The visit of Senator Brand and his
report aroused widespread interest
throughout Ohio with result the second
Ohio party came to this State Wednes-
day. The men selected their own route,
being DESTROYS Of seeing sections of all
types of roads.
The party drove from Indianapolis TO
Columbus, Seymour across to Bedford
and returned via Bloomington and Mar
tinSville. On this trip visitors were
shown concrete, brick, gravel and stone
roads. On the 165-mile jaunt they trav-
cleo through much Of the hill country
of southern Indiana, where road build
ing and maintenance has been accom-
plished after overcoming many obstacles.
visitors marveled at the condition of
the gravel and stone roads. the former
seeming to impress them most.
OHIO STUDIES
INDIANA METHODS.
Ohio has approximately 1920 miles in
its State system. OF this amount Of
mileage there are 4 500 miles Of the hard
surface types. The Ohio system is d.
vided and known as the main market sys-
TEN and the inter county system. The
former connects the principal Industrial
localities. The latter is the connecting
overland route Of the rural and urban
communities. According to Senator AIS
dorf, 2,1O0 miles in the main market sys-
tenn are hard surface.
The visitors pointed out that Ohio this
year spent approximately $4,000 900 on
road contracts and 81, 800 600 for main
tenance. This is against approximately
$5.000000 spent in Indiana for both main
tenance and construction.
Ohio will coGlplete over 900 miles of
road contracts this year or in 1921, which
is the largest road building program Of
any State in the Union.
$500 MILES
IN STATE SYSTEM
Indiana now has $500 miles OF high
way in the State system. Of this, 900
miles are hard surface and Of the 800
miles, 1GS miles are Of concrete.
The object Of the visitors trip was to
point out to the various interests Of their
State and especially the State Legisla-
ture that If Ohio will, like Indiana, use
more native materials the State can build
good roads at much less cost than it is
now doing, the greater amount of ma
terials being imported.