The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-08-12
pOADS MOVEMkN -
.;nue to Expand AS Rapid
gil Il Io' =. Past Three Years.

.;,ue to Expand AS Rapid
Viii ! ! .s ,s in Past Three Years.
ponnvbacker, former chief |
]. b: of the United States Bu-
s,ononn1lS1p 1pub1ic oh Roads, has issued
,s cement Si in which he reade 5emaf,1ed i'm road
riefy 'ne ;n the United States in the
bpldIlnagg lagoe wears, and the amounts OF
VT thfes tsr Good roads purposes au-
bOnds loi ~ issued during the month
tborlSea tooo 70 Of the 2,5OO,OO miles
tsab ttss;pbways in the country, on7s adso'a}e ap1ee
lSeov epovved' d. The statement IS as tol-
bvs;::, ;:,, Tho good roads movement IN
VII !ne od States continue to ex-
ts BE- as rapidly as IN tne pa pas' hatter .nte1
pna - Is the demand TOR Deeter
IsSss isbTays growing! has not reach-
Ins' reak " is the opinion of ). =:
ID its peHe ppeHer former chief economist
Itt ttbs United States Bureau that 4n df {he
Sa,sds, o. J who points out tnas Ga u the tle
seaa'Io ssaa Iooo miles of highways IN the
25Vv,uVC onlv about $4,000 miles are
tgan'ryt gan,syteIv J paved. The traffic, he
sdequss''of If more than eleven million
dee@l's, 'ss,ahicles absolutely requires
hg'y ssr greater paved mileage @ ,,1 Il wast h;ah
ls y csssoline, oil and tires ana hlgn
gSsd ~ depreciation Of the cars are
nh h ~ avoided. So huge are the sums
aDt a.Irsd he says, in motor vehlcle
nsu.ai nrstion and upkeep that self m
oE,s esast on the part Of motorists Will
!s,s,' s.s.. the continuation of large foad
iosy i1;no " programs. Appropriations of
eassSs'1f eesss for highway Improvement IN
laaus ,ovpral states, he asserts, are
!s,.ss;ng as ss rather than diminishing
.,slS and vet are falling short of the eco
su san;e limits justified by the result
.,nt rs saving in motor costs.
WI Mr. Pennybacker's contention ap-
,.ant1v ., is we'll substantiated by Of
ssis'", ssisl s,norts to the Asphalte Asso-
ns'ft a.tou on bond issues proposed, voted
"a snd sold during May and June, 1922,
saa ah;eb b' shows that, while in the latter
santh Tr bonds proposed for road con-
ava .u,etion in the states, counties, par
sLss townships, road districts, cities
M .nl1, towns of the country fell off $lO,-
aps8OO from those proposed IN May,
lands 5 actually voted, however, in
.,sssed sv s2,525.O33 and those actu-
,Iv sold gained $2',314,74o: The
issrease I in contemplated bond issues
Seurs only in the column on roads.
Rand issues contemplated for streets
,hsved an increase of $7,76l,lO
pends voted for roads increased ST.
5sa731 over May and those sold in
creased s1S,329,205. Bonds voted
for street Improvement gained ST.
005.sO1 and those sold gained 49,
i 1856.
Total bond issues under considera-
ton for June but not yet voted, both
streets and roads, amounted to S29,-
3s3,5OO. Those voted totalled $47,-
sss,079 and those sold amounted to
seel,s13,523. Bond issues for road
Improvement reported contemplated
ii June amounted to $12,822, coo,
Tie bonds voted amounted to 1885,
fi4,192 and the bonds sold amounted
L to s5o,465,141. Contemplated bond
lsues for street improvement report
ii in June totalled $16,481,500, the
bonds voted reached $11, ,124,883 and
the bonds sold aggregated $1O,848,-
a62.' Among the localities reported
Interested in highway development
during June was Ascension parish
With bond issue of $4,000 for Dis
hiet No. road reported as sold.
"0nly about II per cent Of the
country highways said Mr.. Penny
hacker, in analysing these bond sta
ttics, "have any hard surfacing at
al. Many thousands of miles of ma
eadam and gravel roads are in poor
condition and hardly deserve the
name Of improved roads. Even of
higher types a large percentage is
y light construction, with inadequate
manage, while few roads are paved
asuiicient width. Adequately paved
country highways aggregate about
Ieooo miles, or 3 per cent of the
.eal, The Federal aid highway sys-
seh now in the early state of i'm
Hovement comprises only about II
y, y, cent Of the total. Few states are
aele to figure less than 10 per cent
v 'nelr mileage as necessary to COM
sIse state highway system. There
ioie only $4,000 miles or 8 per cent
nlapptsved, w G0e an additional 7 per cent or
als,goo miles must be surfaced to
uulpiete the state and federal sys-
.s. sns, not to mention the county and
sahshlp roads. Manifestly the needs
Y NE national call for a vast paving
noeram for the next twenty-five
Rars at least.
!, AS As the statistics for May and June
AVE- ssel indicate, bond issues are being
NJ ass'ea IN ever increasing numbers
,ns. nv lof the most part, in larger
mounts, sS.e so it seems hardly likely
M aa' .e our present annual good roads
u Inv Inv stfeetS program of more than A