DAY BY DAY

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13887, 12 October 1918, Page 4

DAY BY DAY

Encouraging evidence lhal pood roads work in the United States will be maintained to a large extent dining the war is indicated by tin- fact that plans for the expenditure of nearly 1:60,000,000 have been made by the various States for building and k-eping I lie rural highways in pood iep;ur. The figures were secured from the chief road officials in eaeh State and, in most cases, cover all work exc pt that within cities, in some instances the amount dors not include work to be done by towns, road districts, and other small political units. The cost of the work to hi' done by these units will probably hring the total up to i:r>o,oo<>.ooo. It is worthy of note that this sum is no less than the normal annual expenditure. In other words, the war is not to be allowed to prevent the vital work of building and maintaining the highways so necessary to the winning of the war and the development of the country's industrial and social progress,

£60,000,000 fop Roads.