Good roads . e comes upon it suddenly from the finest offine macadam, if there was not a fair side path, it would dis-courage the most ardent pedal-fanner. You will notice therut most prominent in the view, which I found by actual meas-urement to be ten inches deep on the average. The material ofthe road is Bergen County sand. While the views surrounding this particular strip of poorroadway are extremely pleasing to the tourist, the condition ofaffairs under his wheel preclude the possibility of enjoying thesame. In conversation with an elderly lady, in front of whosehome I poised my camera, I
Good roads . e comes upon it suddenly from the finest offine macadam, if there was not a fair side path, it would dis-courage the most ardent pedal-fanner. You will notice therut most prominent in the view, which I found by actual meas-urement to be ten inches deep on the average. The material ofthe road is Bergen County sand. While the views surrounding this particular strip of poorroadway are extremely pleasing to the tourist, the condition ofaffairs under his wheel preclude the possibility of enjoying thesame. In conversation with an elderly lady, in front of whosehome I poised my camera, I learned that the condition of thisthoroughfare had been as you see it for many a long year, andin the rainy season it is a sticker for even the best of teams. Going out eastward from the city of Paterson, one bowlsmerrily along over smooth macadam until the bridge indicatedin the sketch is crossed; then comes the scene before you,which, but for the side path referred to, would be utterly 34 AN OBJECT impassible by wheel. Traversing the two miles, one againfinds good macadam, and appreciates it fully after such a into consideration the fact that it is a very importanthighway, and that Bergen County has been almost entirelymacadamized during the past two years, it is a remarkablething to find such a bit of primitive roadway so near to a largecity. Chari,e;s F. Gokey. [ Two miles of bad road surrounded by many miles whichare of the best, is an object lesson which impresses the traveler,but the object lesson that comes right home to the farmer is theone mile of good road he comes on to after struggling throughmany miles of sand or mud with half a load. And while rollingeasily along the smooth surface, the working of his own mindwill do more to solve the road problem, so far as he is con-cerned, than would volumes of theory. These sample miles are being built in many places and with most encouragingresults.— Kd.] MORE ROAD EDUCATION WANTED. BKNJAMIN P. WARE.
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