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Road Improvement Crusade and Highway Costs
The article outlines the growing push for state aid and regulation of roads across 23 states, cites 1904 and 1908 government data on road surfacing, costs per mile for macadam gravel and other materials, total road value, and experimental tar and asphalt methods. It notes New York’s cost disadvantage, California bond proposals, and the push to form Good Roads clubs with Rural Free Mail Carriers driving organization.
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Good Roads Magazine
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Cen- Auct
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Wnegineer
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Pilinnis Highway Commission