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Georgia highway officials claim road program to expand
Atlanta June 20 Compete cooperation between localities counties the state and the federal government is necessary for the people Georgia to have more and better roads in the opinion of state highway officials and good roads advocates who discussed the subject here today The state highway department is praised for good work and officials say there has been no wasteful road policy Legislative investigation would be welcomed by the department They report 1791 miles of road completed or planned this year including 1301 sand clay 244 paved and 246 chert or gravel Georgia will use its full federal allotment and stands first in southern road and bridge value and bridge length The state system mileage is 28 miles and 568 more miles will be put under construction this year All old debts are paid and the department is nearly debt free It will receive two million dollars in federal funds after next year With state gasoline and lubricants taxes plus a motor vehicle tax the income will total about three million dollars North and South Carolina recently levied three cents on highways and fifteen other states have state funds for construction A five million annual program could build 100 miles of gravel 300 miles of dirt and 100 miles of paved roads each year Salesman Sam