California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . an ac-complished fact, in all fairness entitling Messrs. Irvine andManson, living, and Maude, passed on, to that respectfulappreciation so seldom granted to the men who pioneer theway; for they left behind them footprints which lead upfrom the mist of the early nineties to the present when onalmost every side smooth vistas of roads serve to helphumanity advance. Most of us who are devotees of good roads here inCalifornia have wondered, somewhat dimly perhaps, as tojust what
California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . an ac-complished fact, in all fairness entitling Messrs. Irvine andManson, living, and Maude, passed on, to that respectfulappreciation so seldom granted to the men who pioneer theway; for they left behind them footprints which lead upfrom the mist of the early nineties to the present when onalmost every side smooth vistas of roads serve to helphumanity advance. Most of us who are devotees of good roads here inCalifornia have wondered, somewhat dimly perhaps, as tojust what the impelling motive was that started our presenthighway development and here again we may turn to theBureau of Highways which in 1896 published a bulletinwritten by Mr. Irvine. The Effect of Roads upon Industrial Development wasthe title of this old time essay, which it is submitted is in allrespects worthy of the most rabid good roads enthusiast of The influence of the bicycle, writes Mr. Irvine, uponthis agitation for improved highways cannot be overesti-mated. Millions of dollars have been invested in the [15]. *» 1? The Bureau of Highways state highways consisting of twenty-eight proposed routeswith the following comment: It will be observed by consulting any good map of the State, or therelief map of the State in the office of the Bureau, that the system ofhighways herein presented follows four fundamental principles: First.—They are laid out along those lines which the physical featuresof the State forever fix as the easiest lines of communication. Second.—The great belts of natural wealth which our State possessesare each traversed by one or more highways. Third.—The system connects all the large centers of population withinthe limits of the state. Fourth.—The system reaches the county seat of every county, and tapsthe line of county roads so as to utilize them to the fullest extent. In submitting this report the Bureau of Highways pre-pared and filed therewith
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