. Electric railway journal . companying illus-tration of the Akron-Cleveland highway, overwhich there pass an aver-age of seventy-five trucksevery twenty-four road was newly pavedonly three years agounder special specifica-tions prepared by CountyEngineer Stinchcomb,who said, on its comple-tion, that it representedthe highest type of coun-try highway—the perfect road. While it is true that the public pays the bill forimproved roads (in most cases) it cannot be expectedthat the wholesale destruction of recently improvedhighways will be allowed to continue without objectionon the part
. Electric railway journal . companying illus-tration of the Akron-Cleveland highway, overwhich there pass an aver-age of seventy-five trucksevery twenty-four road was newly pavedonly three years agounder special specifica-tions prepared by CountyEngineer Stinchcomb,who said, on its comple-tion, that it representedthe highest type of coun-try highway—the perfect road. While it is true that the public pays the bill forimproved roads (in most cases) it cannot be expectedthat the wholesale destruction of recently improvedhighways will be allowed to continue without objectionon the part of the public. There is now pending before Congress a bill toprovide that the United States shall aid the States inthe maintenance, repair and reconstruction of publicroads subjected to extraordinary traffic by reason of theuse of such roads by the Government of the UnitedStates. This calls for an appropriation of $10,000,000. The term road or public road in this bill in-cludes bridges and culverts. If this bill is passed. FOOD CONSERVATION—INTERURBAN STOCK TRAIN the money will be approp-riated from the Treasuryof the United States. Ifthe regular avenues oftransportation, viz: therailroads, both steam andelectric, were used, thisunnecessary expense ac-count of repairs to roadsdue to the movement ofthese heavy trucks overthe same could be this connection, in anarticle in the New YorkTimes of May 5, 1918,Richard O. Smith, incharge of the TouringBureau of the AutomobileClub of America, states regarding road conditions inone part of the country as follows: The travel on the New York to Washington road hasbeen so large both by motor trucks and passenger vehi-cles that the main highway is badly worn in many places,and it is no easy matter to suggest favorable detours toinsure comfortable travel. Several miles of the LincolnHighway route through New Jersey and Pennsylvaniaare in very bad condition. It is obvious that it would be much cheaper and verymuch better for the c
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