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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
1
The piece argues that farm owners should unite to demand paving of country roads with a commitment to fund a large share themselves. It contends that lasting progress requires broad, informed support from those most financially affected.
The article lauds W. L. Harding for a plain outspoken style on public questions and proposes a voter education plan on permanent roads. It urges local school district meetings to discuss highway funding before statewide decisions, prioritizing taxpayers and farm owners.
A reader suggests cutting appropriations for culverts bridges and other county work and diverting the proceeds to pave roads to the cemetery. The proposal would return the saved funds to the county treasury.
The text notes bonds and mortgages serve as surety for funds for paving Iowa public highways and observes regular clipping of interest coupons. It emphasizes Iowa farms as sufficient security for all required funding.
Gov. Whitman of New York argues in a discussion that public money wasted by incompetent officials using poor administrative methods greatly exceeds graft. The Iowa legislature could benefit from studying the Highway Commission issues in this light.
The piece denounces the highway commission as an overgrown, wasteful body with high salaries and excess officials. It urges repeal or major amendments to simplify the system and curb expenses. It also criticizes the Democratic administration for deficit policies.
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