ROADS AND ROAD-MAKING 315 



All industrial interests are affected by the nature 

 and condition of the country roads, over which the 

 products of the farm are transported to market, but it 

 is the farmer who suffers most from the inferior roads 

 which constitute so large a percentage of the road 

 system of the United States. Over our country roads 



FIG. 96. A BAD ROAD 



there are annually hauled at least 250,000,000 tons. A 

 system of better roads would reduce the cost of hauling 

 this volume of freight one-half or two-thirds of what it 

 now costs. Following are some of the values of good 

 roads. 



1. A direct saving in dollars and cents. How? 



2. A saving of time. 



3. Makes country life more desirable. How? 



