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^ iMNstffil to WpravM J **$f APPOiNTSCOMMllfll Evanston Banks, Members of Asso- in Work, m^:. Ii seems a far cry from bankers to good roads, but it is the agricul- tural richness of the state of Illinois that contributes largely to the sup- port of Ua banks. The Illinois bank- ers congratulate themselves upon the facjt^tnat i&ey J|^ «paj|*eil agricultural state In the Union, but deplore the fact that the roads and Benilstag the need for Information tmpn>reuf»nt along ihese lines, Illinois Bankers' association, their president, appointed a wads.committee, whose chair- ma^, Mr, 0. B. Bradt of De Kalb, UL, is no%,oniy a successful banker, but h one of %»inost practical and success- ful rood «mmisskmeni in the state, and supported Wm,on the committee with jinking, intelligent, strong men '; trom different parts of the stateâ€"men a,: committee, after much time, labor and research, has jubmitted the follpWjtng facts in an effort to in* Wurnto a campaign of educatU^ Mm # Ionian &; *Ck^ practical y^Alllliisito^^^ Naw JXorkr-Ia 1B0« the state of New York roted a bond issue of 160,000,000. Prior :$e that data the state had made appropriaUons of about $3,000,000. Of the »50,OOO,OO0 about $83,000,000 had been expended by Dec. 31, 1811, and the remaining $17,000,000 will be expended durmi 1912.: An additional bond issue of" $50,000,000 was sub- mitted to the roters in November of has cojis&rocted strocted at the end of &• preeent year. They use 400 of thalr SOO^frta- oners In actual work on the Georgia-Tbe stau of Georgia fur- nish^ aiiotter Inatanee of the use of oonTict labor. During the year 1S11, Georgia used '^W^MMti to lt« counties and paM day labor in thirty counties. - The Wt|i«9««^«i $2^00.000. Thera was oWMthicted thirty-five miles of macadam road, 235 Aritea surfaced w#n gravel or chlrt ap 4,0T7 miles surfaced with sand-clay mixitiree. the actual money value of the convict labor Is placed by Georgia omeials at $1,623,000. Massachusette--8ince 1813 has pendfed $*,000,000 of the state money on state roads and their maintenance and on the small town roads. Has built 800 miles of state highway* State pays 76 per cent of cost of state Connectkttt~8lnce U9i has expend- ed $6^00,000 nil 1,100 mUea of country roads. State pays 76 to S7% percent of the cost of trunk line roads. New Jerseyâ€"8mce 18S1 baa « pended $3300/MM)'oh 1,600 miles of country roads. State pays 33 1-3 per cent of cost of Improvement. Maineâ€"Since 1S01 has expended $1,- 400,000 on 760 miles of country roada* A $2,000,000 bond issue was submitted to the people of this state this year. 6* *3 per cent of the coet:0*nia1n:<roa4ev»^ Marylandâ€"Has expended |3,26&Ot0 on state and county roads. Haa battt 275 mUes of state roadsS This state voted a bond issue of $4^420,000 to be expended In 1911,1912 and 1913. State pays entire cost of state roads and W per cent of cost of county roada. Michiganâ€"Since 190$ has expended $1460,000 on 1,400 mfles of country roads. State pays $260 to $1,000 per nifle^dep*ilp!*;~«^^ and material used,......... Kew Hampahire--Since 1906 has pended $1^00,000 on 600 miles of try roads. State pays 16 M to 75 cent of cost of Improvement, depend- ing upon assessed valuation of town- Ohioâ€"The state of Ohio commeiiced making state appropriations for road Imilding in 1906,.VP^ the close of 1911, it has proximately $2,000,000? On Sept 8 e people of Ohio voted on S^Sffi mfles of state roads and also as- sisted in building county and town- |l||a|^^»a4a,:S!«ew ;-To^Jtadlo^ ;•â-  and malaUlna aU state roads, also pays 50 per cent of the cost of county roads Jlijs*d#* %S, to W^jper, "^^^Jj^jg^ â-  %?^^ inaug- urated a state aid system In 1904 and llt^ tie close of 1911 had expended s*oot $9^00,000 and had improved 8M miles of state highways. In 1911 the legislator enacted a law by wh^ thveataU takes over about 8>000 utiles of the main highways. These hlgb- ' wjsyewlll be Improved and maintained at the state expense and will reach : ; every county and large center of popur IH also passed a resolution amending the <tyg} nil* a $Jft09O,0W bond issue for tt^ jmrposes. TMs wUl be submitted for the approval of the people in 1913. a ? Owiforniaâ€"In November, 1910, tie state of California voted a; bond Issue of 118,000^00 for improvlhg highways, ill th# sejne to U expended by 1916* .: lifer to 1910, the atattfhad tram and • matntalned llstaieroaoW in the moun- tainous districts o* tte4 too, iw»r toanc^ lltl Ǥ maintain their owj£toads. ning > of 191taTalls*le for -road pur- ' â-  * pbaes. p^sspje if In November of this year the roted upon a bond isaue of rwrk, Thte state li Using eonvict lalw to building both and coimty roads to exeellenl adtmntage. Through State Warden Thomas J. Tynan, a ayateni haa beea worked out thai fife moat beneficial to ti» i»rtspnew, cheapena road wMtrs^ to the state, and Is. not objec- tkttable to the traveling public. One hafdred JiJles of high way* were con- la 1911, and ft is expected 900 miles wfll .•• - -^*^'*~^w**'*"*sflF*/fls^SK^e^sj)s^se^s^^ tog a $50^)00,000 bond Issue, which wm defeated l>y a narrow^ niasjgin of 2,091 yotei out of a total of #7Att votes cast, thus showlttg' the great interest to the subject; notwithstand- ing 80 per cent ol the roads to Ohio are already impw^etfr aiid other 1m- poilant constitutional amendments were presented at the same lime, dividing the attention of the rotera pBhede Islandâ€"Since 1903 haa ex- pended $%200,(K)0 on country roads. Stote appropriated to each town 10 per cent df amonnt raised by town : Vermontâ€"Since 1899 hai expended $1,680,000 on 1,500 miles of country roads. State pays W per cent of coat of improvements. - \?hshmgton--This state is raising aboav$lf000,000 annually for country roisdf co^trnctton. The people :< aye considering the Increasing of the levy to t3,000,000 annually, ': â- ,J§p:;>Wiat Illinois is Illinois, since 1$9«, haa employed about 700 of the 2,600 convlcta to the preparation of road material and shlpa about 150,000 yards per annum, but ;ii* PennsflvaiitoeimsUtoaoneoaa-toper> the supply la entirely lnadaoaate to the ItsslCUBestOjHBi ws^.' of......,__. â- ' •. H?00" â- PPI'P-",'W*«^T<^^71^^' #^M^aswif",7.; terlal, cr to actnal n^ worav and the e^operattoei ol me ri ej»J>le na to IssOd 100 ssflea of foejrleen in s4Meejp. 9ae^.;^sp|#*^ eighteen yeara wOl heild ,lM*w o« eoacreto rood which, Witt the nmea of BMwadaisw Iwiek a^ eoa roada already swot, wosjst a^re «a' * :or;iTiey' total Of ;O^,t0wa$;/inllils^^ Uooncretoroao^arebsdlt.thenudh- f:-. *.ps^aj,.,. ..♦^^^s>SJaa^sjssB", ^^*. .^W -"; oaaawjejwsr; and me aatomobtle tax; wfth Ita '" bsI toerease wfll he meetthla -: osif? "^1?! How mueh would this state appro- of $*,000t000 add to our pres- ^The aaseaaed valuation of:. all. the property to this state for the year 1912 u apprwdnuOely $2>400,000,000. and with the usual toerease for the fol- lowtag nine years would give about fa.900,000.000 by 1921, which would be the average for Oto elgbtoen yeara.; To ralee $4,000,009 on an aaseaaed valuation of $2^00,000^00 would re- quire a tax of 14 cents per $100 of as- '!*.? sessed valuatlott. The coat to a nian owning property wortli fl^OO, which would he aa- sessed at $SO0, would be 7| cento per The average farm In Illinois coh- taina 129 acres and the average as- sessed valuation, including improve- menta, according to the 1911 report of the state boejrd of eaualisatlon, is $20 per '-fwm,^mb:: &m&::i0m." woum thus be assessed at $2^80,000, which, ai^.l^jpravBer' ^^^^I^o^lll^^ttoie; good roads la worth the amount of the above taj^ for Instance: â-  ^,-,-.., When a few minutes can be saved ^ n getting help from the neighbors ;to^.^ai^/A|B^^ :»^:,^|b|?io|;: jj£|)p^'--'i(sl^^ or ^accident to some member of the fajnlly or some Tftht&ble animal; .When an hour can be saved to getr |||f;:|ej»^',|of some y-ifM^:;^. farm maontoeiT durmg haying,^ 1^ ^Wh^Ji^pbr.%T ;sj"ir««i or;^*"Btoii«h can be saved i^ niartottog farm products when prices are right Without doubt, the financial loss cauaed by poor roads wouM buUd thto aystem of main highways in much lese than the eighteen years. went and one 70,()00 qnarter sections of oiir _^:iSlfi!i:;Mf U9 acres f^^jiM^ to other wordav^WOO %W â-  farmers to' thii atate, orer •# cent would 1iave an lmplOf»# ,__jw»#"itottiil PfMit his door, ^Ote an additlosml 46 per cent of the f*rm- era>ould live on a road only one mile distant from tld^ These highways crossing each town- •hto to both directions would of neces- sity rea^ practically every village and hamlet to the state and connect with all of the Uirough highways of adjoining stateB. W"* -^:;"-? "'â- '" ;:;fev- The building of the connecting mm^dM-'^m-h::^^. «ow»: ships and counties as fast as the main reado are ^lton|WreoV;^^-^i.: :-^".^..:.^..,. %; â-  â- ;:' Automobile tn*.";'i-l} , .. JBltuiaa heeii said and written concerning the distribution of the automobile tax, which now amounts to approximately $400,000. 4vtJMa'; toiM,^^'di^^\'^^ motoxHlriven vehicles, primarily be- cause of toe damage which they cause to our roads. It would, therefore, ap- pear that this money should be used to repair this damage, that Is, for road maintenance. We, however, have no of state or coemtr roads to ________and if ,«Blil;;)p^:â- .^vw•/: d> Tided among the more than 1,600 townahlps, only $250 on an average would-be returned to each township. Thla amount would accomplish hut lit- tle and the entire sum would be die- slpatod with no apparent heneftt We would, therefore, suggest that for the present this tax be used aa a nucleus for state aid. all large enterprises muet start slowly and if the sum of which has been suggested ;|sr4Bp m il^lnola '-0mmg^ r A man with a mow .omethtogtonvefor. ]*f§ {Stoat'.the dUtoiand.-?:z ^@m- â- â- ^/^i-:^^'^"x ' Dllnois also furnishes the heat of engineering advice, but thla eanaot accomplish the desired reaulto when the necessary road material and money for construction are lacking. -^ FftTrt. py proper revision of our road laws, we can save the $2^600,000 thai is spent annually to haphazard work that bringa no lasting benefit. Second. Add to the above awH the $1,500,000 that is now being expended annually in improving oar main roads a^ we wffl have a ftod of $4,9M,09^f ^ fronj dor present taxes avaHahle forJ road work. ;- Thlrd. Let the state of Wmote ap- propriate a like amount whkh, with the 14,000,000, would give as a "aVKshasr^a 'sVsa^sWf' aadssHO^ssVea" "WXiVJa^l' flSha^ state the unita of * Tnj ihi mito roads. Providethat the eoat of lm- prevn^ ntato roads shall be fafd, oas> half by county, one-half by state. SixflL f*a$; the et thaaato By Issulna Bonds the Main Roaoa Can llfH" Be BuiltJn Nine Yeara. â- $$£?$% If the ehfsens of this state prefer to build this 16,000 niilee of roads in nine years, instead of eighteen yeara; it can be done by carrytoe; aa average bond issue of $3$,90oV00O for eighteen years, whkh at 4 per cent interest wowld add an average of $1, 440,000 to the annual tax levy to pay the interest bn the bonds and would Increase^tito average asaesament from 14 oenta to 18 cents per tlOO o/ aa- seaaed valuation, which would increase the average farmer's assessment about ll^pwrimiiul^ AU bonda Issiied to payment for construction of niato roada to be ie- sued Onehalf by county, one-half by Issue bonda, tie maturity of such bonds snouU come weQ within the life eisf the road fa paytoent for which they are lajajtoAl=t"j?;N%M"l^ ' C3omplete ay atom of mala beV bum to nine yean, r:: â-  ^m Bonda win an be paid off at the end ".eighteen years.'f;>>j:.' Average bend Issue for y>slj%^(^|j^^ Average annual Interest to years, â- fMi0i$eeV-M%^^^^r-ikm ' Ajumal ce^ to average fariher;* to this paper, were made available by July 1, 1913, It would be an impoaai- blllty to organise the work so §m spend it todlciously within the follow- Therefore, let our legisla- ture add a sufficient amount to the hutomobile' tax to make the total '^.^s^jji^ps^^ Then apportien the same i'^"S*ss^j^SJ^sjlw(a,*?^S"-v»; [.,fl!'*9,uejne>UjS^B»sw.'];i •â- -1 *^s> â-  â-  \-^ ^^>ae>^p. stoto eti soine eunitaiae baaia i '" aM aa eowAl amount We ahould then have on this basis available for the begtontog of a state-wide aystem of Mghwaya the sum of $2,000,000 to 1913, and $4^)00,000 In 1914, whkh woul^ be aa faat aa the roa^ toindlng organi- sation could be developed to utilise ......money economically. 'i^^^t£-.; Later, as our system of main hlgb- ways, buflt under state supervision shall increase, let so mnch of this fund as Is necessary be used for main- tenance. ;fe:>#|#;|j|v;r «?,§;/./' • '|:',;I§. It te estimated that R will increaae at the rata of about 15 per cent per annum. This wUl undoubtedly keep pace with our road building; and, with properly constructed roada, will fur- nish an ample maintenance fond for diany^lett^to'eomi^^^ •'-â-  am w**§ one that frill room* and a ba^b-rooin ___ water beat, "Sa^itm$,, cases and chioa <*bmet also one of th fireplaces and the lanzf^sflre like to The lot has a _ . deep; and is filled with natural and mental trees and ^m^-^K^fffl^ Jonas H. Madden mm RAILROAD AVENUE MtoMcaoe BLAST WRECKS GAS PLANT WhatfiO III. It t Cent of Mil by the f^^% that la 20 per cent of the road mileage earv sleioreratimcebAof tlMtraffte. i'i ^OMteesi faonaai^ in^ 1m- prored bighwaya would giro ve im- proved roads croaaiag the «t*te frosa eaat to Weat e^aty aiz smflea, alao roada every six miles; thai is, we woald hare Kills Watchman and Causae ffaVOOp Loss in 81 Psulâ€"Many '•*%£>• >'iw laaews 'Are -slrefcen« â-  St Panl, Mlnn^ Dec IS.â€"A myaterl- exploelon caiiaei the destrnctftm of the Prestottte company^ plant, and the death of Henry Hohn, a watch- maau The phut mannfactared gaa and the explosion was followed by a fierce hre. Nearly erery window In the neighborhood was shattered and the exploaion was felt for fire miles, the lees fcl;'|W^IJg^^J^^ AliT^tyrirfimd RCSOLT8 UphBlstBW ani Cabinet Maker ATTHC9SCS AND CUSHI AMTffQUC FUR >*&. â- aiiSi ACNOVATED aipel, RMefl pseUt M>...........M.....»M»MMMMSMM»M>MH m$^0^Mwm '$?&,. 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