Southern good roads . build those few miles well, than to hurryover any number of miles and do Avork Avhich at bestAvill be only temporary. Bach mile of good road Aveconstruct stands as a permanent invitation urging thecommunity Avhich uses it to build more, Avhile Avork ofa temporary nature done imder the name of sand-clayonly clestroys confidence, and makes the chances for aliond issue, AAdiich is usually necessary before muchroad improvement can be accomplished, all the moreremote. The tOAvn of Bay of St. Louis Avill issue bonds for$50,000 for street improvement. Shreveport. La., is asking


Southern good roads . build those few miles well, than to hurryover any number of miles and do Avork Avhich at bestAvill be only temporary. Bach mile of good road Aveconstruct stands as a permanent invitation urging thecommunity Avhich uses it to build more, Avhile Avork ofa temporary nature done imder the name of sand-clayonly clestroys confidence, and makes the chances for aliond issue, AAdiich is usually necessary before muchroad improvement can be accomplished, all the moreremote. The tOAvn of Bay of St. Louis Avill issue bonds for$50,000 for street improvement. Shreveport. La., is asking for bids on about 50,000square yards of bitulithie paAing. Smith county, Tenn., has decided to start road imI)rovement Avith a bond issue of .$30,000 just voted. The city of Duncan, has let a contract forpaAing eight blocks in the business section Avith vitri-fied brick. Altus. Okla., one of the most thriving cities of thatnew state, has aAvarded contracts for the constructionof 20 blocks of bitulithie Sand Clay Road Columbia, S. C. September, iqii SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS 19


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