TRANSPORTATION 

 THE COST OF BAD ROADS 



99. Good roads enable farmers to haul all their products 

 to market at all seasons of the year. The increased size 

 of the load that can be hauled and the less time required 

 for hauling reduces the cost of marketing crops. 



BAD ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE 

 EXERCISE 



1. A town is 55 mi. from the nearest railroad point. The 

 roads are such that the average load hauled is 1600 lb., 

 and the average time required for a round trip is 8 da. 

 The price for dray age from town to railroad point is $1 per 

 hundred, and from railroad to town $1.50. How much does 

 the freighter receive for a round trip when loaded each way? 



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