Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
4F PATRfoT PRESS. I.C.
RURAL HIGHWAYS

rT,lIE appeal fer state aid improving highways in towns
 where he grand list B 100000 or less seems an equitable upeal Some et these towns include miles of cross country roads which dotted farms supplying the nearest ee7 with food products Too of the farms are aready aa donea and whatever che do o make HnS m tsse ra more attrac beneficial to the community itself the the market for the produce Of the farms and the state @ whole
 Three bills are present General Assembly asking that the state give aid One sponsored 5 the senator from this district and introduced bg him jointly with one of the Representative the Town of Woodstock The b was drawn up by resident of this county and vas printed h Inc Patriot last week
 The rural sections demand aid in improving some of fhe Aghaaya ah highways 8sHg Ter that par pose some # contributed f9 he state bS these supaf ban citizens through he direct automobile aA and 1he ae1 s6ee t present they bsne indirectly 1t being able 10 travel highway a iea part way to ther homes but 6f tfe year #heH 10 Ret 70 aha rom trunk highway 2 Hexf to impossible
 Following a heas. sno4s storm of these rural farm sesrs are cut oH from world for days tune ln he spring ear .hs eHse isolated because 2i tht aud and bro ken m s the fast of fhe ground. These two reasons why some land the more note sections producing food for the urban dNees
 l. K understood that the improvement desired is not that these caed country roads be graded and surfaced with as hat similar to the nan trunk Ines bht ihal e roads be SO improved as passabe all times of the The scrapng. filing and grading these highways can m be comparatively great good gravel road bed oiled at pe have hard surface road that would serve be purpose and country farms easily accessible
 #es The oiIng 8t country roads has. ~e understand nl fapted in Massachusetts Putnam experimenting H H II does that Che burden on he state oaa be retard the building and maintenance af the traaf 1Hnes.
 The aaH# sbVas arteries af tbe state mostly ased 5y fho. tsfas . z thfa gh he st4te urban point Irban point aa T4 The tourist ezlre} viewing the beauties the cQantrs roads have the most appeal he back country communities that the real New England beauty The only drawback Hzing back country roads N then deporabe condition especially spring of h during the summer months following heaeF
 some beautiful scenery h Connecticut is with m 4 circumference gf fifteen miles from Putnam Driving through the of Union passing virgin pine forests ripping brooks the old mill ponds and the noun tanous hills r beautiful sights o offer those gates Doubtless people who have ved here all yes st unfamiliar with the beauties of Bald Hit with s magnificent panoramic view by the 8ay of Woodstock Black Pond. Barlows Mills and through aae Village Thr road condition what has deierFed a but che from seeing th wonder country Those who make t point o view this sen-whd territory year he abandoned farms and note that there Wonderful is the country Gen miles Putnam made reasonably accessible over good roads Valuable the farms if thus made accessible Thousands might added the grand lists o Che by rehabatng these farms Safe and easily travelled highways would people 10 h back country The auto mobile the short II the highway sufficiently easily travelled highway Let hope that the General Assem- by sill aHd y help develop these rural sections through state and u rural highway improvement