Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1894 — INDIANA ROAD CONGRESS IN SESSION. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ROAD CONGRESS IN SESSION.

Farmers’ Organizations Pledge Themselves to Work for Better Highways. Indianapolis, Jan. 4.—The Indiana load congress, organized one year ago, is holding its annual meeting her), with a large a‘ tendance of fanners and others who are interested in good roads. In his opening address Presiaent Niblack said that good roads enhance the value of the farm, increase the value of all the products of the farm, shorten the distance to markets, lessen the time in 'oing to market, e rable the farmer to haul two loads in the time otherwise required for one, enable h ; in to haul l rger loads with 1e a s strain upon team, harness or vehicle, enable him to reach the markets at all tiui.-s, heuoe better ecoiioin,’ of time cn the fusiii and better facilities For reaching the beßt markets. They enable him to market at profit oeiishable proo ducts, wh.cli are often lost because of bad roads. C. A. Robins m, president of the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit As*» sociation, said that he had been in eighty.two counties of Indiana within the last year and was fully convinced of the nees of better roads. The hill ;of southern Indiana would one day be covered with vineyards. The man who had lived ,n the cent, al parti of the state, when he visited the southern part of the state, saw the great possibilities before that section, but he at once asked the.question; How can the products ever be got to market ? This agitation, he said, ought to deyelop good roads at reasonable cost. Resolutions from farmers’ organizations were read, pledging them to support the movement in favor of good roads.