FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 53 



great educational feat like this. We are proud that the Louis- 

 iana Purchase Exposition has assisted us to that extent. 



A Member : We disagree somewhat as to where to put the 

 tiling, as to whether it should go to the side or the center of the 

 road. 



Mr. MoorE : You wouldn'it place a drain tile under your 

 gravel road; it will go on the sides, just where the gravel comes 

 to the earth, you want your drain tile. In the earth road you 

 place your tile in the center of the road. 



Mr. AWvllace : Suppose you have your tile through the 

 center and that road is traveled until the horse tracks would 

 stand full of water, what good would that do? 



yiR. ]\IooRE : It won't do any good. If you round up your 

 hardpan clay on both sides to the ditches, you will find that 

 you won't be troubled about the horses going down, .because 

 that road will be dry ten months in the year. 



Mr. \A^\li.acE: Don't you think if we had our roads drained 

 thoroughly and graded up, we would get along pretty well? 



Mr. Moore : If you will do that you are putting one hundred 

 and fifty million of dollars in your State in good roads ; I will 

 say, you will get along very well. That, gentlemen, is the 

 first step. If you will just take our common earth roads and 

 grade them up and drain them, it will throw this State hundreds 

 of millions in advance. Grade up your roads first ; you can't do 

 anything else until you do that. 



I would like to say one thing more. I believe you ought to 

 put walks along the fences. I don't think the children going to 

 school today have a fair show. If you would put your walk 

 along the fence, and then your ditch between that and the road, 

 see w^hat you would do for your children and wives. I think 

 later, there will be shade trees planted. Why don't you or- 

 ganize and do' it? 



I know it is getting late and I w^ill make way for the gentle- 

 man who is to speak next. Gentlemen, I thank you for your at- 

 tention and interest. 



