Southern good roads . civilizationis to make roads. In southwestern Pennsylvaniamuch opposition was manifested by owners of pack-horses to widening the roads. In 1673 the first postrider between New York and Boston made the trip inthree days. In 1695 letters might be forwarded eighttimes a year from the Potomac to Philadelphia. In1710 Parliament passed an act for establishing a gen-eral postoffice for all her ilajestys dominions. In 17lL a lliil,-idel|iliia paper states that the New Y irk|iost was three days behind llie time and not \ el ar-ri\ed. In 17_ll the mail between tlie two cities went
Southern good roads . civilizationis to make roads. In southwestern Pennsylvaniamuch opposition was manifested by owners of pack-horses to widening the roads. In 1673 the first postrider between New York and Boston made the trip inthree days. In 1695 letters might be forwarded eighttimes a year from the Potomac to Philadelphia. In1710 Parliament passed an act for establishing a gen-eral postoffice for all her ilajestys dominions. In 17lL a lliil,-idel|iliia paper states that the New Y irk|iost was three days behind llie time and not \ el ar-ri\ed. In 17_ll the mail between tlie two cities wentoiiiM a week in summer and once a fortnight in win-ter. In 17()-i. if weather permitted, mails were, ro leavee\-ery alternate day. In 17!)<l the niiiiiber oi postotficisin the Fnited States \\;is Il. The driver frequently had to call to the passengersin the stage to lean out of the carriage, first on oneside and then on the other, to prevent it fr mi ovci-sct-ting in the deep ruts with ^\?hich the road Gravel Road. Near Savannah, Georgia ?Now. gentlemen, to the right, at \\liicli the passen-gers all stretched their half out of the carriageto balance on that side. Now, gentlemiii, to the left.,.1c.—Welds Travel Tlie difterence between cost of [lack-horsc transp,ir-tation and cost of 111 iNciiienfs in wheeled vehicles wasso great that although the Coiiestoga wagon is nowlooked upon as a Venerable type of antiquity, it wasan improvement over pre-existing appliances scarcelyless important than the early railways. The strong pack-horses of Scotland usually carried300 poiuids with a cart on inferior roads. A horsecould haul 500 or 600 pounds. By material improve-ments in roads the load could be increased to SOO On first rate roads the ordinary load became1,600 pounds, and on some good roads the strong horsewas able to draw more than a ton. 20 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS July, 1911 In tlie spring of 1821 barrels of mackerel cost $8 ahundred pounds for hauling
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