ECOISrOMIC SURVEYS OP COUNTY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT. 



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APPROXIMATE TONNAGE HAULED TO MARKET OR SHIPPING POINT. 



Table 21 gives the approximate tonnage of farm and forest products 

 hauled to market over the county roads. This table is based on the 

 production for 1910, as shown by the United States census upon the 

 record of incoming and outgoing rail shipments, and upon informa- 

 tion received from merchants and others in the county. 



Table 21. 



Product. 



Hay... 



Potatoes 



Milk, cream, butter, etc 

 Miscellaneous grains — 



Hops 



Maple products 



Annual 

 tons hauled. 



15,000 



25, 000 



32,000 



600 



237 



200 



Product. 



Fruits 



Poultry products 



Animal products 



Forest products, includingcordwood. . 



Total 



Annual 

 tons hauled. 



500 



250 



1,500 



15,000 



0,287 



APPROXIMATE TONNAGE HAULED TO FARMS. 



The estimated annual tonnage hauled over the roads from railroad 

 stations to farms is shown in Table 22. It will be seen that the 

 estimated total annual traffic hauled over the country roads amounts 

 to 145,287 tons. The traffic area for the county is estimated at 

 330,400 acres. The total tonnage hauled, therefore, amounts to 0.4 

 of a ton per acre. The average distance hauled is about 5.5 miles, 

 which makes a total traffic for the county of about 799,078 ton-miles. 

 The average cost of hauhng over the old roads, based on the ob- 

 servations previously referred to, amounted to $0,303 per ton-mile, 

 and on the new roads to $0,096 per ton-mile, making a saving of 

 about $0,207 per ton-mile, or a total annual saving for the county of 

 approximately $150,372. It is estimated that about one- third of 

 this traffic passes over the bond-built roads, and, therefore, only 

 about one- third of this saving, or $50,124, should be credited to these 

 roads. 



Table 22. 



Material hauled. 



Annual 

 tons hauled. 



Material hauled. 



Annual 

 tons hauled. 



Fertilizer 



5,000 

 10, 000 

 15,000 



5,000 



Feed 



15 000 



Manm-e 



Freight direct from railroad 



5,000 



Coal 



Total 



Hardware and building supplies 



55 000 









During the spring of 1914, as a direct result of road improvement, 

 two automobile bus lines were established — one between Malone and 

 St. Kegis Falls, 26 miles one way, and one between Malone and Fort 

 Covington, 16 miles one way. The St. Regis line makes one trip a 

 day, with rates of $1 for one way, or $1.60 for the round 'trip. The 



