Farm-to-Market Roads 



Plan To Start Projects About Nov. I , Ask That Applications Be 



Filed At Once 



CouTitios iitul tii\vn>hi|>s wi.-hiriy: t.. <m- 

 opi-rate in the farm-tu-inarkit rnail luiiM- 

 iui! program of the \Votl<> Proyro.- Ail- 

 ministration shouM l"il<- applications for 

 projects at once. This i> tli<- word liroiiylu 

 iiack l>y Paul K. Matliias. corporate se<- 

 letary of the I. A. A. who alleiiilecl a 

 recent meetinjr in Sprjiijrfielil callecl i.y 

 the County Ili^hwaj Ktmiiieers Asxu-ia- 

 !ion. 



Ma.jiir l.onl of th<- U I'A a,-seite.l that 

 in his opinion F'eilerai expemlil (iie~ would 

 not continue at the i>re>e!it rate more 

 than one year and that !..<alii !<•> wishiiii: 

 to take advantage of pre^i-i.t fund-, 

 should sri't husy at once l.rfore it i- l.". 

 late. .Applications .-leiuld he mailo 'o I iie 

 ilistrict office of thi- W r.\. There are six 

 ill the state. 



\Vl'.\ HI Illinois has lieen under way 

 aliout one month. It has approver! al'out 

 ;:.")(» projects involviny 5;i.').imI(|.iiii(I. Nine 

 Counties have filed larjre farni-to-markct 

 load projects. Five of these are county- 

 wide. Projects vary from -■!."> to -Jl I nnles 

 per county, fiallatin county has >uli- 

 initted plans which will us.- every alde- 

 Ixidied man on relief in that county. 



.\n effort is lieint; niade to have all 

 projects under way by Nov. 1. Thii- far 

 the roail district, township, or county 

 spim.sorin^ the project have ci>ntriliuted 

 • in averajre of arouiiti '2'>' . of the cost, 

 the povernnient furnishinjr the hal'ance 

 as a frrant. There is id fixed rule or. 

 this point. The ahility of the local unit 

 to [iroviiie fiind> is cotisidei e.i. .^alanes 

 paid superintendents, rent on ei|uipmeiit. 

 materials provided and othei- items inay 

 he included m tlie contriimtioi! .f the 

 township .ir i-oii'];\. 



.\ ■"-eciirity" waue ( minimum .*4ii )»i 

 mo. I is paid to workers on relief project-. 

 .\iiiety per i-eiit of thi- employed nui. 

 must come <iff relief rcdl-. Kach man i- 

 uiveii a ma.ximuiii of in h'liir- work pi r 

 wei'k. Ill' is )>aid twue a month. .\s -<.o;, 

 a> 111- uots hi> fir.-t check, hi- name i- 

 stricken from the relief ndl. If aiih - 

 hodied men refux- work relief will l» 

 withdi'aw II. This i- in lii:c with the pro 

 irram advocated ii\ lin- l-'aim Hun au 



.•Standard- ..f r,..id .I.-muh .in- 1<-I' 

 l:irirel\ !.• the loe.il connnii:!' y -pcoi-oi 

 inir the ro.-id |i|oi;iani. Tliv U'I'A l.i-:ie\.-- 

 It I- hotter to huild in mill- ■■{ lo« i-o-t 

 uravi-l road- than tuo mih- ..f liiuli i'..-t 

 iiard mads coinplv luu with all oI.l'Hkii 

 mi; standards. Appiov;iI of the i-oui'.t\ 

 hiii-hway eniriiiei-r i- not m-ee>-;iiv for 

 towii>hip or I. ..-id cli-trici proie<-ts. liui 

 if county fund- ;in- -pent, approval oi 

 the county eimiiieer is re<iuirid. Woiki r- 

 niJiy he lirouirht in iicro>- townshiji or 

 county lines Irtlt if they do not reside 

 within walkiim distance the -pon-or of 

 the project must provide tratisp.irtation. 

 While on the job. the men are the respoii 

 sihility of the t'idiral novernmetit. Mn- 

 may take a ft'U day- private ejiiployment 

 while on ;i project without losiiii; thiir 

 status. 



The variou.- di-trict offu-i— of tiio 

 \\'\'.\ w. Illihoi- are readv !■• a--i-t com 

 mui,itie> in the preparation of their ap 

 plii-ations for project-. I- .iiiii-io-markit 

 toads accordiiiy to .\l;ijoi- l.ord ui!l he 

 i;ivoii prel'ereiiee o\ii nv. -I other pi"!- 

 lit- hecau-e they u-e a ma.Miiium amount 

 ■ if lai.o, 



•«i^«f 



Eicellenf type o^ fafrn-to-mdrket grdvel road in McLean county III. 

 SEPTE.MI5KK. IM.-. 



I 



-; Ai 



With Our County 

 Farm Bureau Presidents 



Kiom schoiil teachei for 2.'i years. 

 To town.ship -m»-iA i-or. Jer.-*\v bi-e^'d- 

 er, dair.vinaii. and K.irni Buieaii presi- 

 dent Ls somo- 

 thiim of a jump. 

 iH'lieve It or 

 not. 



A K Staley. 

 of Kdttar coun- 

 ty, h.is iH'en or 

 IS all of these. 

 He Is a living 

 example (if a 

 man ^Aho can 

 -uc»eeil .it a 

 II u in h e r of 

 liioli oT less 

 ■iMe..Mi-; occu- 

 p..tiol;s. 



Th..' folks 

 'lown Ediiar count\ \\.i,\ Will tell \nu 

 that It s Stale.v '.-. eiiilni-i.i-ni iin-elf -li- 

 ne--. «'nery> , .ind \vilIiHt;n* -- to -ei\i- 

 hi- fi-ilow man ib.ii m.ike- iiiin one of 

 tliC outst.'tivbni; K.rl 111 !Silii-.iil |^le-i- 

 deiits in Illinois. And the>M .d-o lell 

 >ou that he h.id .1 lot to (111 wi'h 

 iiiittiii^ Fill;. 11 coiint.v- iniiidiii -Inji 

 up aiouiid the l.iNHI mark. 



Born oil a farm near Veiioilmn in 

 Kd^ai lounty fi.'! yeai-< alio. Mr Stalev 

 ittendeii the public schools lb n 

 whore he beuaii teachinC at an earl\ 

 aar His desire for nioie kiiowledee 

 led him to enroll -at Xhv Stale Normal 

 ScVixil in the neicbhoi ini.' city nf 

 Telle Haute. Itldi.in.i There be fitted 

 himself for hi- future work in 4rain- 

 ititi thi- thousands of lio.vs aiirl jjii Is 

 of elemental. V .scIumiI aue v\ho c.in^e to 

 him for instruction 



.\lwa.vs an ;iclive church vMiikei 

 Mr. Staley ha- taiiebt a class for 40 

 leais. the adult bible class for the 

 past III vars. He has been ati 'bbi 

 in the New Providence Pre-b\li nan 

 Church for .III xi-ars i- pie--ideiiT .»f 

 ilie KlbrLlyi- Town-hip Council ot Ke- 

 liyioii.- Kducatioii. and has si i veil a- 

 .idiilt -ujinnleiideiit of the Kda.ir 

 Couiitv Council ot Ki-byioii- l*^tuca- 

 Iion -nice I'.l2ti 



"Ml. Snile.\ 1- kiiouii ihioiiiiiiiiiiT 

 Kilu.ii Couiit> .1- .»ue who 1- u'llliuc 

 I.i make unusual |H'i.»oii,d -.icMfice 

 foi till' lieiiei.il \\elfare of the i»<-«i- 

 plc. ' Saul one of b'- co-worker- "Hi> 

 jiKlument anil decisions are alway- 

 ri comii/ed ;i- iH'inii f.iir ,ii..d iin- 

 y.arlia! Durum the. pa-t -e\'eii year> 

 ill' ba- lv.nl the Ull'liviiied suppni-t of 

 'he Edi2;ir County F.irm Bureau ho.iid 



■ ■f director-. L.iruely tbiouL'h hi- ef- 

 •.iit> .iiid jiriiiei l(- iif omani/.ition. 



■ 1,- the Finn niire.lil In-ell alile to 

 -lellle the -'ipjjorl .tnd 4-o-operatloil 



■ >i a l.iiae iiiimlK-r of Edyar coiint.\ 

 :.iMr.er- "■ 



.Mi* Staley oper.ite- .t 17*i .icie d.or.\' 

 : iriii mar Pan- where In li.i- .i i>ood 

 iienl of .'I.'i Jei-ev cattle He serve-i 

 h.is .township a- -uiM-rvi-or fmii .\ cars 

 was cho-en F.um Burtrau <biector 

 from his towiisliii' in IVSi uid a year 

 i.iter was elecierl county pre-ideiit. 

 Mi .ind Mrs St.dev n^ared four cbil- 

 iren. TWO -on- and two dauuhter- 



