Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 19, 1920, Page 15

N ) " THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER g abe ou {FEDERAL{AID FOR HIGHWAYS ' Operations ‘il'fil'flfih in Length Nine Times Distange From New York to San’ Francisco. ; The unprecedented stimulus given hl;h)\'ay construction in the United {Statés in the four years that have passed sintethe federal government ientered_upon its policy of aiding road improvement, is shown by the fact ithat road operations under the federal [yer, cover, and process. 1aid road act thus far initiated aggre- 'gate in length nine times the distance rom New York to San Francisco, ac- rding to Thomas H. MacDonald, ‘ehief of the bureau of public roads, Unltgd States department of agricul- ture. The federal government's share fAn this stupendous undertaking is jgreater than the cost of the Panama :One Type of Road—Truck-Load of Hot Concrete Being Dumped Ready for Surfacing. canal. The participation of the na- tional government in highway improve- ment marked a departure from a policy which ‘had been followed for nearly a century. Federal co-operation with _the states on approximately a “50-50" Dbasis has counted more than any other factor, says Mr. MacDonald, in initi- ating hightway construction that is be. ilng carried on under adequate super- !vislon, and in accord with a program .co-ordinating local, state and national needs. ! Second only in importance to the size' of the present road-building pro- gram' is the excellence of the char- acter of the roads being' built. Sixty per cent ot the total allotment ‘of fed- eral funds which has been approved 'to date 'will be spent for roads of such durable types as bituminous con- crete, Portland cement concrete, and | vitrified - brick. ese roads, whey built, will increase by 7,600 miles the total of 14,400 miles of roads of this class which existed in the United States before the federal-aid road law was passed, But these figures by no means represent the total mileage af- ‘fected. C e | In 1915 the totel expepditure for | roads and bridges by all the states and local governments was $267,000,000, while this year the estimated funds available for main road construction are nearly three times that amount, or $633,000,000. In all, federal funds to the amount of $260,750,000 .have b been apportioned among 48 states without a suggestion of favoritism— so adequate are the provisions for a just apportionment. One of the early and most far-reach- ing results directly attributable to the adéption, of the federal-aid program was the creation of adequate state highway departments in 17 states which previously had either no state depart- ment, or depgrtments insufficiently equipped. Within one year®after the passage of the federal-ald road act more constructive state highway legis- lation was placed upon the statute books than had ever been enacted in a similar period in the history of the country. - i The insistence of the government upon the construction of federal-aid roads under the. supervision of engi- neers of the state departments has re- sulted in placing a much larger pro- portion of road work under skilled direction. 4n 1915, the vear| before the federal-aid act was passed, only 30 per cént of the money for roads and bridges built in the United States was expended under the ‘supervision of state highway departments. This year these departments will.exercise control over fully 80 per cent of the large sums that will be spent for road building. | Farmers Must Work. Farmers must keep at work for good roads. The development of the motor truck makes them increasingly neces- eary. b S T —— Help Freight Congestion. Good réads, short hauls, will clean up the riiroad congestion. | — . Cut Corn for Silage. | The "proper time to cut corn for sil- age Is about a week or ten days be- fore it would be cut out for shock- ing. | Putting Corn Into Silo. Corri should be put into the silo | just as quickly .as possible after it | is har\'gs(e(t | i Before Using Plow. Pefore using a new plow, remove the varnish on the shares with Iye | and water. . Subscribe for The fiany Pioneer. | _ CANNING CHICKEN November 15 to 22 To can.raw chicken: utensils:—A ‘ork, wide wooden spatula. Wide- nouthed jars. One quart jar for each lowl. ‘Sterilize by placing the jar ‘n cold or warm water, heating to “yoiling” and boil not:less than five minutes. To pack:rv'chop off the projecting bone at the upper end of drumstick. Take the back, place in it one drym itick’ and one thigh. Pack the re- naining drumstick and thigh in the “reast cavity. Place the back in the iar, rounded suyrface to the outside. Hold in place with the wooden spat- ala. Slip the packed breast portion in beside it. 'Pack in the wings and fillets. Ad a piece of chicken fat. \3prinkle with one teaspoon.-of salt. Add boiling water or stock to the depth of one-half of jar. Adjust rub- If several fowls are being canned it is a good plan to make a special jar contain- ing giblets; otherwise use them for the stock. Steck for canned fowl:—Use the ~ib piece of back, wing tip, ends of lrumstick bones, neck, giblets, and sleaned feet for the stock. Cover vith cold water, heat slowly to boil- ing point and let simmer until ready for use. / Wash the feet carefully. Pour boil- ing water over them, let stand two minutes and skim. The feet contain much gelatin and should be used.— Lucy Cordiner, of the office of exten- eion work with women, University Farm, St. Paul. ‘ ORCHARD AND GARDEN. November 15 to 22 Put on three or four inches of clean straw over the strawberry bed. California fruit growers are report- ed as spending $5,000,000 a year to get rid of 12 ipsects in orchards cov- ering about 1,000,000 acres. Now:is a good time to put in a few roots' of rhubarb in the cellar for forcing. They may be covered with soil, sand or cinders. Ground cherries will keep a long time in the husks and make excel- lent sauce. As a rule they are pre- ering about 1,000,000 acres. Don’t forget the birds when we have sudden snowstorms and bad weather. A little suet tied to trees, a sheéaf of grain, or breadcrumbs are appreciated and are worth supplying. Butternuts were a good crop in some sections this year. Why not plant more trees to raise more nuts? They will do well in the windbreak, pasture or on a sheltered part of the yard. The nutmeats are much used in making bread, cakes and cookies. —LeRoy Cady, associate horticultur- ist, Univegsity Farm, St. Paul. Ancient Commission, Marblehead (Mass.) Historical soci- ety came into possession of a valuable historical docum{nt in the shape of a commission as lieutenant in the state oillitia of Nathaniel Hooper, The commission bears the signature of Gov. John Hancock and his secretary, John Avery, and is dated 1791, “in the 16th yen\- of the independence of the United States of America.” The commission assigns Lt. Hooper to a company in the Second regiment, first brigade and second division of the militia of the commonwealth, compris- ing the county of Essex. 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