Southern good roads . n the northern sectionsof the coiintiy. .\i-cordiiig t 1 thi report id the StateHighway (ommission ot .Massaidiusetts in IIKID. theaveiagc cost of nunntcnaiicc on macadam roads, whereaiitouKdiile traftic is light, was from 1- to Ll- centsper sciuare yard per yiar which amounts to fiom $140to $220 per mile, and where automobile trattic is heavyit wiuihl lie III ire. It IS further ascertained from thisrcjiort that the averaec cost of maintaining state-aidIoails in the \arious towns of the stale during 1!H)!I. atthe .ioint exiiense of state and towns, was $ The south to
Southern good roads . n the northern sectionsof the coiintiy. .\i-cordiiig t 1 thi report id the StateHighway (ommission ot .Massaidiusetts in IIKID. theaveiagc cost of nunntcnaiicc on macadam roads, whereaiitouKdiile traftic is light, was from 1- to Ll- centsper sciuare yard per yiar which amounts to fiom $140to $220 per mile, and where automobile trattic is heavyit wiuihl lie III ire. It IS further ascertained from thisrcjiort that the averaec cost of maintaining state-aidIoails in the \arious towns of the stale during 1!H)!I. atthe .ioint exiiense of state and towns, was $ The south today is enjoyinc an era of prosperity aiulex]iansion. impro\-ements are in piogress along alllines, lis ]iopulati;)n is increasing each yeai; its rail-load mileage is being extended ; its manufactures en-larged: (iiiil its agriculturi is each year openine up tonew ]iossibilit ies. and bringing new areas under itsdomain. In onlei-. however., for this growth to con-tinue, it will be iieeessarv that the roads of the south. Road Near Bean Station. Tennessee. This County is Now Spending $100,1100 on the Roads From a Bond Issue i8 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS July, 1911 be improved ; for bad roads will checkmate its increas-ing population, impede its railroad de\elopment, ham-per the enlargement of its manufactures, and restrictits agriculture. The farming interests of the south stand in greatestneed of improved highway. Your soil and climaticconditions make possible the production of almost ev-ery ^•ariety of crop. In addition to the staple crops,fruits and vegetal)les can be grown every inonth in thevear, and with pr(_iper transportation facilities thenorthern markets can iDe supplied with these duringthe winter months at highly re^munerative prices. Atpresent the staple crops of the south are corn, cotton,and tol^acco. but statistics show that these are not themost profitable, for the averag-e value per acre ofwheat produced in the United States is $, of , of corn $
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