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good road is all right, and I think has done good. The Lebanon Special 

 Road District has bought a traction engine and rooter plow. You can 

 shake hands with yourself on that alone." 



Mr. E. B. Kellerman, road rommissioner at Lebanon, writes under 

 date of November 23 : "I am satisfied that your demonstration of road 

 work in this county was of a benefit, but it did not reach the farming 

 public as it should. The people of our town, who saw the demonstration 

 were pleased and everyone says that is just what we need in this county, 

 but as you know, the great wherewithal stands in our way here in Mis- 

 souri. Our tax rates are so low it is impossible to raise by taxation what 

 is necessary to make good roads. 



"As for our own district, we found that it was out of the question 

 to buy the new improved machinery that we really needed, but we did find 

 a bargain in a second-class engine and rooter. We tested it by an expert 

 and found it to be an excellent pullei* and we bought it, paying one-third ; 

 will pay one-third next year and one-third the year following, so that 

 your demonstration here had the effect of giving us nerve to undertake 

 the purchase of this piece of machinery." 



steel structure with concrete piers across Jnines river, Galena, Mo. State Highway 

 Department, designer ; County Highway Engineer, supervisor ; Canton Bridge Co., 

 contractor. • 



The newspaper accomit at Marshfield, among other things, states : 

 ' ' The good roads train arrived at Marshfield on the evening of September 

 20, and owing to delay in getting the cars set, did not get unloaded until 

 late the next morning. But when they did get to work they surely did 

 good work. It was an inspiring sight to see this good work and to wit- 

 ness the operation of this road machinery by experienced operators. 

 Part of the road they only graded and rolled, while about one-fourth 

 mile was graded, graveled and rolled, putting this part in first-class con- 



