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TO MEET GOOD ROADS BONDS Motor-Vehicle Revenues Devoted to Maintenance and Repair of State Improved Highways. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) In most states the motor-vehicle revenues are devoted to the ma?": te nance and repair of the state ronds or other improved highways. These states thus seem to have solved fairly well the knotty problem of how to secure sufficient funds to mnintain tho more important roads under the ever increasing traffic requirements. As both the traffic and the revenues in crease with the number of r:?.rs:. lhere exists a possibility of so adjusting the registration rates as to keep pace with the ever-growiug maintenance charges. Recently, however, a movement to capitalize the motor-vehicle revenues and devote these funds to road con Good Roaos Mean Greater Rural Com fort and Prosperity. structlon has been quite noticeable. This is especially true in those states which have a comparatively large i number of cars and only a small mile age of improved roads. Thus. Illinois, j last November approved a bond issue of $60.000,000 for the construction of a : system of state roads. The interest and principal of these bonds are to be j paid entirely from the motor-vehicle revenues. There is no doubt that these revenues wlft prove sufficient Tor this : purpose. The main question which re- | mains is whether or not a satisfactory | source of maintenance revenues can j be secured so as to prevent these roads, when constructed, from dete ;-_i EARTH ROADS IN CONDITION Drainage Is Chief Essential in Putting ! Earth Roads in Proper Shap?^ I >*^>?>^1_ Draq Must Be Used. It can be truthfully" said that drain- j age is the chief essential in puttTn^ earth roads into proper condition. A? old Scotchman, an expert road builder, aptly said that the three requirements , of good earth roads are. drainage, more drainage, and still more drainage. E W. Lehmann of the University of Mis souri college of agriculture indorses this sentiment and adds : Roads mus? not only have good surface drainage but must also have good nnderdrain age. Sui'ace drainage is secured bj proper grading, adequate side ditches and by keeping the crown of the road properly dragged. Stretches of road that do not dry out quickly must be underdrained by tile. The drag must he used after each rain, If the best results are to be se cured. Don't go on the road while too muddy, let it dry out slightly; lt should be wet enough, however, so it will not crumble, but linear. When properly used, the drag brings a thin layer of earth toward the center of the road which is rolled and packed between wet periods. If too much crown is se cured by dragging, the angle of the drag should be reversed. Getting the earth -oads graded, ditches open, well drained, and prop erly crowned by dragging is about all that can be done until the people are ready to surface the road with gravel, broken stone or some other surfacing material. GREAT ROAD WORK PLANNED Approximately $300,000,000 for High way Expenditures to Be Used This Season. Estimates of contemplated highway expenditures in the United States for the season of 1919 place the total at approximately $300.000,000. Because of governmental restrictions the amount was considerably lower than this in 1918, while in 1917 it was nlaced at $280,000,000. Concrete Road Building. A great era of concrete road build ing has begun. Comprehensive sys tems are being constructed in many counties and many through highways are being improved with concrete in various states under state supervision. Discomforts of Poor Roads. If people don't invest in good roads, they invest in getting stuck in the mud, more horsepower for hauling, more time spent on the road, and Canch discomfort when they ride. WILSON INVADES ROUSE OF FOES CARRIES HI3 BATTLE FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO HOME OF HIS ENEMIES. GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR Informs Them of Lives and Treasure Poured Out to Save Civilization. (By Mt. Clemens News Bureau) Aboard President Wilson's Special train-Carrying his war against those who oppose the adoption by the Uni ted States of the peace treaty and th& covenant of the League of Nations in to their households, President Wilson last week invaded California. And there, where the question on which league opponents have ham mered the hardest, that of Shan Tung is of most interest, the president found the same enthusiasm among the peo ple for peace and for insurance against future wars. The people want the long controversy ended. They want this country to be able to again turn its undivided attention to social, economic and industrial development. Their leaders may not feel thiB way, but judging from the. expressions which met the president or every side. The leaders have overstepped the limits of the peoples patience in their stubborn determination to force a change in the great document. Must Take This League. "We must take thiB League of Na tions," said the president, "for there is no way in which another can be obtained without compelling 'recon. sideration by the powers. And it would sit very ill upon my stomach to take it back to Germany fer considera tion." "All over the world people are look ing to us with confidence our rivals along with the weaker nations. I pray God that the gentlemen who are de laying this thing may presently see it in a different light.'* Germany, (he president declared, is taking new courage from our delay in ratifying the treaty and her news papers and public men were again be coming arrogantly out-spoken. Deeply impressive were the figures of the cost of the late war, In lives and dollars, lt was the first time that the official statistics have been made public and the tremendous totals shocked the president's audiences. Show3 Cost pf World War. "The war." ?aid President Wilson, coBt Great Britain" and and her Do mains $38,000,000,005; France' ?26,000r 000,000; Jie United States |22\00'?V 000,000; Russia $18,000,000,000; Italy $13,000,000,000 and a total, Including the expenditures of Japan, "Efelglum and Other small countries of $123,000, COO.olut !Tyy??* A\i??r'"-*mm' ?^?i "S?st the Central Powers as fol lows": "Germany $39,000,000,000; Aus tria-Hungary, $21,000,000,000; Turkey and Bulgaria $3,000,000,000. "The United States," the president Bald, "scent one million dollars an hour night and day for two years in its struggle to eave civilization. All this, however, fades into insigni ficance when the deaths hy battle are considered," declared the prssident. Russia gave 1, 700,000 men; Germany 1,600,000; Prance 1,380,000; Great Britain 900, 000; Italy 364,000; the United States 50,300. In all, almost 7,500,000 men perished in the great struggle, or 1,500,000 mor9 men than died In all of the wars of the previous 100 years. Should Remember Recent Horrors. "These are terrible facts, and we ought never to forget them. We went luto this war to do a thing that was fundamental for the world and what I have come out on this journey for ls to determine whether the country has forgotten or'not. I have found out. The country has not forgotten and it will never permit any who stands In the way of the fulfillment of our great pledges, ever to.forget the sor rowful day he made the attempt." Arbitration and discussion, the pres ident pointed out, must replace force of arms in the settlement of world controversies. Constantly he dwells upon the fact that all the nations In the League agree to do one of two things, first to submit their differences to arbitration, in which case they agree to abide by the decision ren dered, or, if unwilling to arbitrate, to have their case discussed by the Coun cil of the League, in which case six months is granted for discussion. Three months must elapse following thf> result of this last step in arbitra tion before the nation concerned can declare war. Holds Out Hope for Ireland. The president took advantage of questions propounded hy the San Fran cisco Labor Council to give the infer ence that he believes Ireland can bring her case before the League of Nations for settlement when the League is actually in existence. Shan Tung, he declared, will be re turned to China. Japan, he said, had given her solemn pledge to that effect. And with the League of Nations in force.- ?cid the president, we can, if occasion arises, stand forth and say, "Thii shall be done." AEE YOU BUILDING? If you are we can save you money on your Roofing Mate? rials, Mantels and Builders' Hardware. Prices are ad vancing, materials are scarce, and therefore it will pay you to anticipate your needs and buy NOW. We are at the present time offering some attractive prices on Galvanized, Corrugated and V Crimped Roofing, Tin, Galv. and Asphalt Shingles, Tin and Rubber Roofing, Builders' Hardware, Copper, Zinc, etc. Write us to day for catalogue and prices. Don't delay. Let us quote you now. David kSluskv & Son AUGUSTA, GA. Lumber for Sale My saw mill is located on the Five Notch road, near Cedar Grove church, and I have lumber to sell from the yard or can cut it any dimensions when bill is furnished. Better buy while you can get it. H. H. Sanders Notice of Final Discharge I To All Whom These Presents May Concern: WHEREAS, B. R. 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