Earth Roads (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Earth Roads The object of this book is to present as thoroughly as possible, yet concisely and simply, the elementary principles of the construction and maintenance of earth roads and to set forth the salient features good practice in this work. The term "earth roads" as used includes also sand-clay and burnt-clay roads, which are properly to be considered in that classification. Roads of this character at present constitute the large majority of all roads in the country, and this condition must necessarily obtain for many years to come. Earth roads are the roads over which must be hauled most of the country's food supply and they are the roads upon which a considerable proportion of the rural population of the country depends for its travel between communities and between the farm and the business, educational, social and religious centers. In addition, the earth road is the road upon which perhaps the greatest return can be secured by the outlay of comparatively small sums for improvement. For these reasons, the earth road is of the utmost economic importance and its improvement a matter which lies very close to the welfare of the country. If this book shall serve to bring about the employment of better methods in the improvement and upkeep of these roads it will have served a useful purpose, and in the hope that it may do so it is offered to those who are identified with or interested in the great work of highway betterment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.