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finally established in the Constitution, and approved as it was 

 so overwhelmingly by the people in the election last September, 

 those persons especially interested in the good roads program 

 have given much thought and attention to this problem. It is 

 true there are many different views as to what equitable divi- 

 sion means. Some believe that these words are so indefiniU- 

 in their meaning that almost anything which the State High- 

 way Commission should do in the expenditure of this money 

 would meet the requirements. In other words it is not at all 

 necessar}^ to try to find a scientific and proper basis for this 

 division. 



POPULATION. 



In considering this question I think the average person would 

 say that this money should be divided upon the basis of popula- 

 tion of the various counties as that would appear to give the 

 greatest good to the greatest number. 



FARM TERRITORY. 



But on examining the matter further it appears that a divi- 

 sion in this manner might not properly take care of our large 

 farming sections, where the need of good roads is most impor- 

 tant, but where the population is small, and therefore it seems 

 fair that the area of farming lands should become an element 

 in developing a basis of division in order to properly offset the 

 preponderance of population in certain localities. 



ROAD MILEAGE. 



Then again it appears that certain counties, having large 

 farming area may have comparatively few roads, while other 

 counties will have many more miles of highway for the same 

 acreage, and it would appear that this element should also be 

 given consideration, as the counties having a larger mileage of 

 road should receive perhaps more consideration than the coun- 

 ties having a small mileage. 



WASHINGTON EXPERT. 



Good Roads Committee of the State Board of Trade took up 

 Almost immediately after the amendment was adopted the 



