The Future of Road-making in America

After the author's sketch of the question as a whole in its sociological as well as financial aspects, there follows the Hon. Martin Dodge's paper on "Government Cooperation in...

In introducing the subject of the future of road-making in America, it may first be observed that there is to be a future in road-building on this continent. We have today proba...

In a government having a composite nature like that of the United States it is not always easy to determine just what share the General Government, the state government, and the...

Poor roads constitute the greatest drawback to rural life, and for the lack of good roads the farmers suffer more than any other class. It is obviously unnecessary, therefore, t...

No one rock can be said to be a universally excellent road material. The climatic conditions vary so much in different localities, and the volume and character of traffic vary s...

As New Jersey contains a great variety of soils, there are many conditions to be met with in road construction. The northern part of the state is hilly, where we have clay, soft...