646 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



sides many other items not here reported, concludes by saying 

 "Aside from the money value of work done, there has been a 

 general awakening among the whole people as to the value of 

 good roads all over the county." A detailed report of Jackson 

 county's results, published in the Good Roads Bulletin of the 

 State Board of Agriculture, will be mailed on request. 



SUMMARY OF DEFINITE RESULTS. 



Herewith you will find in the shortest form of summary the 

 results — definite results. More than 250,000 persons worked 

 upon the public roads each day — a half of million volunteer 

 days of labor in favor of a better agriculture resultant from 

 better roads. 



Counting the cash donated, free materials and implements, 

 free use of cars and teams, together with all labor incident to 

 the good roads days, there was fully one and one-half million 

 dollars ($1,500,000) in improvements placed upon the public 

 roads during those two days. 



MISSOURI NOW A GOOD ROADS STATE. 



Another result, not strictly definite but as true as gospel, is 

 this: Good roads days have aroused the State pride as never 

 before. Missouri has received the approving smile of every 

 state and nation. Our people have become, more so than ever 

 before, good roads boosters and good roads builders. 



Formerly it was the town man who voted for good roads 

 more than the farmer — today the farmer has marched ahead of 

 the city and town folk in his love for passable roads. 



The Missouri farmer is coming into his own, and today it 

 is reasonable to predict that this State is going to push ahead 

 and perfect its rightful claim to have all of our dirt roads pass- 

 able all the year round. 



As unanswerable proof that Missouri is now a good roads 

 State it is only necessary to mention that during 1913 there was 

 spent in this State in labor, materials and road improvements 

 (including road bridges) nearly eight millions of dollars. 



GOOD ROADS HOLIDAYS THIS YEAR. 



The Governor has informally indicated that it is his pres- 

 ent intention to issue a proclamation this year for two good 

 roads days. He has not set the date, but is considering the 

 naming of earlier holidays than the 20th and 21st of August, 



