California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . ss. ^ 3* Fresno County roads, the system outlined comprehending a total of of highway, which will be built under direction ofCounty Surveyor Chris P. Jensen. The various elements combining to make up a road ton-nage of sufficient volume to justify the investment of$4,800,000 of public funds in paved highways are interesting,affording as they do a glimpse at the wonderful productivityof Fresno Countys soil, this county having been, since1893, the raisin-producing
California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . ss. ^ 3* Fresno County roads, the system outlined comprehending a total of of highway, which will be built under direction ofCounty Surveyor Chris P. Jensen. The various elements combining to make up a road ton-nage of sufficient volume to justify the investment of$4,800,000 of public funds in paved highways are interesting,affording as they do a glimpse at the wonderful productivityof Fresno Countys soil, this county having been, since1893, the raisin-producing center of the world, a responsi-bility which before that time had rested upon Spain. In thehandling of this crop, which in 1918 approximated 165,000tons, every pound went from point of production to packingor shipping place over the countys roads and supplied,without further reason almost, justification for a road planof the high type and expense involved. In addition to the raisin tonnage, however, about 200,000tons of alfalfa are yearly produced in Fresno County, while20,000 tons of fresh grapes, easily marred and de
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