Adams County Good Roads Meeting Promotes Bond Issue
The Adams County good roads session attracted many rural residents and Quincy business leaders. Louis Boyer urged a bond issue of 750000 to 1000000 to fund a countywide highway system within 50 years, claiming long term savings and broader benefits for farmers, businesses, and tourism. Various speakers discussed road types, drainage, and efficient use of machinery to reduce costs and boost road quality across the county.
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Adams County
Quincy
Louis Boyer
Iz Beard
Stephen G. Lawless
Liberty Bank
Adams County Bankers’ Society
Qecar
Mira
Adams County Road Bonds Advocate Urges 180 Miles Plan
A speaker reviews Adams County road spending over twenty years, traces township totals, and argues for a bond issue to fund a 180 mile hard surfaced system. He compares past expenditures, state aid, and future costs, urging centralized financing and faster road-building with macadam and creek gravel options.
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Adams County
Northeast Township
Houston Township
Keen Township
Lima Township
Ursa Township
Mendon Township
Honey Creek Township
Camp Point Township
Clayton Township
Concord Township
Columbus Township
Gilmer Township
Ellington Township
Riverside Township
Melrose Township
Burton Township
Liberty Township
McKee Township
Vesee
Beverly Township
Cies
Ceee
Richfield Township
Payson Township
Eee
Pal Creek Township
Advisability of Adams County Highway Bond Issue
A banker argues against a large bond issue for county roads. He warns that $750000 would not deliver a true, countywide improvement. most residents would still be far from an upgraded road. He proposes spending on graded gravel roads near all areas, with a ten to twenty year serial bond plan and state aid to maximize reach and value.
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Baltimore
Cumberland Md
Riggs
H. G. Rives
Mercantile Bank
East State Street
Pantner E.W. Rusk
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Adams County Farm Improvement
Adams
Adams County
Bene County
Near
Imord
Adams Ces
BFE
America
Olie
Secaded
Adar County
Illinois
Pioneer
Galesburg
Knox County
Streator
Salle
Danville
Vermilion County
Edgar County
Vermilion
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Semple Free by Mail Whip Skin Book Request
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T. Bece Sens
Quincy Chamber of Commerce Urges City Street Improvement
George D. Levi states the Quincy Chamber of Commerce will not take a side on bonds or specific highway plans. The group acts as a clearing house for ideas to urge better streets and roads, asking for community cooperation and thoughtful discussion on improving Quincy’s streets and ways and means.
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Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Brom o Quinine box shows E. W. Grove signature
Advertisement notes a single brominated quinine product named Bromo Quinine, promoting its use to prevent grip. It highlights E. W. Grove’s signature on the box and asks readers to take the remedy when a card comes on. The text resembles an old patent medicine card urging quick action.
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E. W. Grove
Hair Loss and Dandruff Remedy Ad
An old advertisement claims dandruff causes feverish scalp irritation and hair loss. It touts a panacea sold in stores to rub into the scalp, promising hair stopping shedding after a few applications and removal of dandruff.
Illinois Road Reforms Aim to Lift Muddy Trails
Illinois moves toward state aided roads under the Tice bill, expanding state and county cooperation. Cement and brick road experiments spread from Wayne and Milwaukee to Cook, Vermilion, and Danville, with counties weighing bond issues to fund wide stone and brick highways and drainage.
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Boards of County Commissioners
Hingis
Wayne County
Michigan
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Cook County
Mhwaukee Avenue
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Better
Chicago
W. G.egeet
Associated Good Roads Organizations
Mr. Edens
Edens
A.B. Ross
Bedford
Reding
Unidl Srt
New Jersey
Rigg
Farmer Rusk
Rusk
D. Ward King Heard
Keyer
Cissteot
L. L. Boyer
Adaiea County
Harvey G. Riggs
Quincy Mercantile, Trust & Savings Co
Eugene Voor
Tremoet Ave
Louis
C. of C
George D. Levi
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
William G. Edens
Associated Road Organisations of
Geek “County
Commonwealth
Brick
Nedige de Onsonne
Herbert Updike
Furman P. Updike
Irving
Hoenes
Nellye de Onsonne
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