32 BULLETIISr 389^ U. S. DEPAKTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



macadam, 5 cinders, 2.77 concrete, and 1 brick. Missouri also reported 34,706 miles 

 of graded and drained earth road. In 1909 Missouri reported 107,923 miles of public 

 road, of which 4,755.5 miles, 'or 4.4 per cent, were surfaced, a gain during the 5-year 

 period of 1,957.07 miles of surfaced road. Detailed information regarding road mileage 

 for 1914 is presented in Table 17. 



REVENUES APPLIED TO ROADS AND BRIDGES. 



The total revenue applied to roads and bridges in 1914 was $5,513,048.71, of which 

 $3,508,219.39 was derived from the general road and bridge tax; $518,416.46 from 

 dramshops; $23,083.19 from option stamps; $93,783.58 from automobile revenue; 

 $175,101.17 from general State funds; $626,460.27 from special funds, including poll 

 tax, township tax, special taxes, and donations; $505,418.65 cash value of statute 

 labor tax; $55,000 from local bond funds, and $7,566 from State appropriations for the 

 administration of the State highway department. 



There are several counties in Missoiui under township organization and several in 

 which road work is done by special road districts. An effort was made to secure 

 information as to the amount of revenue applied to roads in such townships and road 

 districts, but with very poor results. The township tax, so far as obtained, is included 

 in the column headed "special funds." It is impossible to estimate the amount of 

 money that was expended for roads and bridges in the townships and road districts 

 from which no reports were obtained. It is obvious, therefore, that Missouri spent 

 more for roads and bridges in 1914 than the above figures indicate. 



The total revenue applied to roads and bridges in 1904 amounted to $2,368,972.79, 

 an increase in the 10-year period of $3,144,075.92, or 132.72 per cent. 



Detailed information as to revenue applied to roads and bridges in 1914 is presented 

 in Table 40. 



ROAD AND BRIDGE BONDS. 



The total road and bridge bonds outstanding on January 1, 1915, amounted to 

 $522,500, of which $75,000 was voted and sold in 1914. Expenditures from bond 

 issues in 1914 amounted to $55,000, and there was $37,500 retired. These are prin- 

 cipally district and township bonds. No State road and bridge bonds have been 

 issued. Information regarding bond issues is presented in Table 61. 



MONTANA.i 



Montana has a land area of 146,201 square miles and a total road mileage of 39,204, 

 of which 609.25 miles or 1.55 per cent were surfaced at the close of 1914. 



There is a State highway commission of three members who are the professor of 

 civil engineering of the Montana State school of agriculture and mechanic arts, ex 

 officio; the State engineer, ex officio; and a civil engineer appointed by the governor 

 and acting as secretary to the commission. The commission and its assistants are 

 charged with the duty of giving such advice and assistance regarding road construc- 

 tion, improvement, maintenance, and supervision throughout the State as time and 

 conditions will permit. It keeps on file a map showing all public roads in each county 

 of the State, and in color all roads and proposed roads which it deems of sufficient 

 public importance to receive State aid, and which, when completed, will provide 

 an adequate system of State roads, leading to or connecting the main market and 

 business centers of the State. The commission, acting with the boards of commis- 

 sioners of the respective counties, classifies such roads into those of primary and of 

 secondary importance, and, unless otherwise ordered, those of primary importance 

 are constructed or improved first. All roads constructed or improved by the aid of 



1 In collecting the information, for Montana assistance was rendered by George R. Metlen, secretary of 

 the State highway commission, and collaborator of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



