Southern good roads . of the road crossed the state,starting at Council Blutfs and following the improvedhiglnvay to Burlington. 24 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS September, 1911 More than $40,000 has been spent in putting thisroad into good shape. This money lias come from do-nations from the farmers along the line, assisted by thebusiness men, who are equally interested. The com-pletion of the road is a great satisfaction to those whomeans, and then to place the surfacing coat of brokengave their time to its promotion. Not only has the ag-itation resulted in improving this road, but it has en-thused th
Southern good roads . of the road crossed the state,starting at Council Blutfs and following the improvedhiglnvay to Burlington. 24 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS September, 1911 More than $40,000 has been spent in putting thisroad into good shape. This money lias come from do-nations from the farmers along the line, assisted by thebusiness men, who are equally interested. The com-pletion of the road is a great satisfaction to those whomeans, and then to place the surfacing coat of brokengave their time to its promotion. Not only has the ag-itation resulted in improving this road, but it has en-thused the farmers living on other roads to form com-binations and agreements whereby side roads will beimproved and kept in as good a condition as the mainroad. Louisiana. Sir. Grosveuor Da we. of the Southern CommercialCongress, makes public a letter written by Major , Chief State Engineer to National Chairman ofGood Roads and Public Utilities of the T. P. A., whichgives the latest good roads news fioin Tjouisiaiui:. Bituminous Macadam Road. El Paso, Texas gravel, they were mostly earth roads, graded anddrained after the most approved methods. There were,of course, a number of other roads built in the state,during the same time, imder former methods, by in-tlividuals, parishes, municipalities etc., some of whichwere surfaced with gravel, shells and other materials,the impetus to which was tmdoubtedly largely impell-ed by the activity displayed bj the state. This activity also, no doubt, gave birth to act 49 of1910, passed at the last session of the general assemblyof the state, requiring the Board of State Engineersto, under certain condition, assume control of the high-ways of the state. This, the Board of State Engineers has undertakento do, and, as an initial step, organized and equippeda highway department, which has been in operationsince the first of February of this year. Through this department, co-operating with theParishes of the State, as provided in act of 1910, i
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