CHAPTER XI 



PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES 



A STATEMENT was made at the beginning of this 

 book that its purpose is to help make the country 

 more beautiful. To accomplish this result, nothing 

 will contribute more than the improvement of the 

 condition and appearance of public thoroughfares. 

 It is from these thoroughfares or highways that one 

 sees the beauty of cities, villages, farms, parks, lakes, 

 rivers and woods, as well as that of the highway 

 itself. With the improved physical condition of the 

 roads, the country itself will become more beauti- 

 ful, because farmers will be more prosperous and 

 so better able to have attractive homes and farms. 

 They will become more appreciative of their sur- 

 roundings, more reluctant to have disreputable- 

 looking barn-yards or slovenly house surroundings 

 and more anxious to own grounds and farms 

 which the increased number of passers-by will 



admire. 



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