Southern good roads . aining it effectively, a tax of one-fourth of amill on every dollar of taxable property in the stateis meagre in comparison with the tax levied by otherstates for such improvements; in comparison with theincrease in the property value that will result fromthe work of such a department; and is exceedinglymeagre when compared with the enormous levy of themud tax, the human tax, and the vehicle and horse taxannually paid by the farmers of the state to bad roads,amounting last year to eleven milliondollars ($11,000,000) in many of the southern states. AA^hen th
Southern good roads . aining it effectively, a tax of one-fourth of amill on every dollar of taxable property in the stateis meagre in comparison with the tax levied by otherstates for such improvements; in comparison with theincrease in the property value that will result fromthe work of such a department; and is exceedinglymeagre when compared with the enormous levy of themud tax, the human tax, and the vehicle and horse taxannually paid by the farmers of the state to bad roads,amounting last year to eleven milliondollars ($11,000,000) in many of the southern states. AA^hen the farmer, as a class, realizes the vital neces-sity for inaugurating some uniform system of roadbuilding and construction, he will demand of his rep-resentative in tlie state legislature that some attentionbe given to this problem which affects the welfare ofevery farmer in the state; he will demand of his rep-resentatives that instead of spending all the session ofthe legislature on petty details aftecting some local. Location Anniston, Alabama. The farmers tribute—sacred to the memory of bad roads, p^orty-seven vehicles waiting for repairs view only shows one-fourth of them October, igii SOITTHERN GODD ROADS 7 iliterest sdiiic iittfiit inn ,-iiii| iIkmiljIiI lie i;i\cii to rc-idily ii\ ;i jinliciuus npiilic-il ion oF llic splitddu or this inattcr nl impdiijim-c. which incniis si Kin^; iIiml;, This siiii|ih> Ionil iii, if used rcuuhir- miirli Idi- llic riitiiii iirospority f Ihc s1;itc; toi-. nil- iy iiltci-;! iniii uhm Ihc mail is wd. will sniiinth and Jess till stall-, ;is a \\iiiilr. tal<is :i dcndrd sirp in this shapr iiji .a i-nad so 1lial wln-n il is driid mil 1I \vill lie ivork (if liiuli\\;i\ ist i-ur1 imi, slir wMI iir irft Iai- 111- Iwni .-iml Tlir ;- will lill np llir linles and liiiad h\ Dihfi- stalls, \vlii) aiT niakiii^ laiur ,a ppnipria- mis and w d I the mad in lifsl-class rniiditinn, with tions fur the cmi
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