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tions. If instead of using gravel alone, we use it only for the lower 
eight inches and use a mixture of one-half gravel and half dia¬ 
base for the upper four inches, the cost per mile would not ex¬ 
ceed $4,800 in any part of Wisconsin. The interest on the ex¬ 
tra $1,300 at 5 per cent, would be $65, but the surface of the 
road would be twice as durable and the cost of repairs instead 
of being two hundred dollars per mile per year would be only 
one hundred and there would be an actual saving to the tax¬ 
payer. 
Beloit , Wis 
