Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1912 — Great Damage is Resulting To Roads by Heavy Hauling. [ARTICLE]

Great Damage is Resulting To Roads by Heavy Hauling.

Jasper county roads will suffer damage that will amount to- several, thousands of dollars this spring, according to a number of farmers and travelers interviewed by The Republican reporter today. There was much more frost than usual in the ground and it is taking longer than usual to get it out and the roads are therefore exposed to danger over a greater period of time. Over most of the roads the tracks were considerably worn during the winter by wagons and automobiles and the water from the melted snows lay in the tracks and soaked into the ground and heavy hauling drove the wheels through the gravel and stone. Automobiles, especially the heavy ones, have contributed largely to the destruction of the roads. One farmer told us today that he never saw the roads of Jasper county in a more deplorable condition and that a lot of money would have to be spent on them this year to put them back in condition.