Excerpt from Good Roads: Extracts From Messages of GovernorsThe advantages accruing from good roads can not be overestimated. They not only promote the comfort of the entire community, but add immensely to the value of lands and other property. The saving in wear and tear on animals and vehicles, the increased carrying capacity afforded, and the ability to use them at all seasons of the year, vindicate the wisdom of their construction. Notwithstanding the cost, they are a wise and economical investment. The rise in value of adjoining lands, and the savings effected by their existence, very soon pay for their construction and provide for their maintenance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.