Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1918 — PUBLIC ROADS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PUBLIC ROADS

TROPHIES FOR ROAD MAKERS ■ x - < ■ Manitoba Adopts Unique Plan for in. T creasing Good Highways In yT ~ That Province,. The present European struggle demonstrates in no uncertain fashion the advantages of good roads, and proves conclusively that the highways allowing the most traffic and standing the most wear are equally important whether they were built during , the reign of the Caesars or the present day. To stimulate the good roads movement the Manitoba government te doing its best in everyway. Many roads have been put under the highways act, which means that the government is willing to go 50-50 with any progres-

slve municipality as far as the making of Its roads are concerned. To further stimulate the good roads Idea the Majaitoba-government has had made two silver .trophies, to be competed for annually through the province, one for gravel,roads, the other for earth, says Manitoba" Free Press. Both bear on their surfaces a handwrought scene, showing In relief the Appian way, over which St Paul passed on his way to Rome and which still te In use. The trophy for the earth class has, in addition to the Appian way scene, a log drag with horses attached.

One of the Trophies Provided by Manitoba to Increase interest In Good Roads.