. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . railway. Yet, consider whatinconvenience it is to farmers to drive for tenor twelve miles over roads which during manytimes in the year are almost bottomless. Moneyexpended to improve these highways will cer-tainly bring abundant returns. Not only willfarmers and men who haul lumber and buildingstone benefit from such improvements, but theywill be an advantage to every person living in theland. Automobiles will, perhaps, soon be so in-expensive that nearly every one will be able toafford what is now a luxury. We may then enjoythe delights
. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . railway. Yet, consider whatinconvenience it is to farmers to drive for tenor twelve miles over roads which during manytimes in the year are almost bottomless. Moneyexpended to improve these highways will cer-tainly bring abundant returns. Not only willfarmers and men who haul lumber and buildingstone benefit from such improvements, but theywill be an advantage to every person living in theland. Automobiles will, perhaps, soon be so in-expensive that nearly every one will be able toafford what is now a luxury. We may then enjoythe delights of travel among the beautiful lakes,mountains, and forests of our brings more joy and health than lifeout of doors, and good roads will attract peopleto spend more time with nature. In the use ofroads we should, of course, be careful of therights of others. A man who drives an auto-mobile on a public highway as if he were ona private speedway deserves severe one of us is interested in having speed THE HIGHWAYS 73. Finished Roao 74 CIVIL GOVERNMENT limits observed, for otherwise no one could usethe roads in safety and comfort. Country Roads. — In countly districts the careof roads is usually in the hands of towns or coun- r\ A Modern Bridge ties. These roads are not often scientificallybuilt; but the tax-paying citizens get togetherand work off their road tax or poll-tax by makingimprovements under the direction of an officialselected for the purpose. There is need of moreinstruction in road making, so that the workwill be permanently useful. The building ofstreets in cities is a more difficult matter, becausesuch streets are in constant use, and so need to THE JUCllWAYS 75 be far more durable than country roads. Jheriglit kind of pavement must be selected andcare taken that the streets are kept in gcjodrepair. Clean Streets. — Nothing presents a more un-pleasant aspect than a town with neglectedstreets, filled with rubbish heaps and weed
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