Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1918 — WARNING ISSUED TO INDIANA MOTORISTS [ARTICLE]

WARNING ISSUED TO INDIANA MOTORISTS

At a meeting of the directors of the Hoosier State Automobile association, held in Indianapolis, a warning was issued to the motorists of Indiana and to the tax payers in general that the road conditions of the state demand serious attention, on account of the fact that the heavy motor trucks that are now being used are ruining the highways. It is said-that over 60 per cent the state taxes are invested in roads, and that there si over $40,006,000 outstanding in road bonds, some of which are for road that were worn out long ago. The association recommends that the next legislature authorize the state tp take over a system of approximately 4,000 miles of roads, which system would connect up every county seat in the state.