This increase. of course. will grow in exact proportion as the producing class is lessened and the consuming class becomes more numerous. If some of our economists would figure out just how great are the losses sustained by this outgoing from farm to city. they would make a valuable contribution to the contemporaneous history of socioeconomic conditions. In this day and time. with rural route mail facilities. telephone. and improved conditions of our schools and churches. if our public roads could be made good our lands would not only greatly increase in value. but country life would be more desirable.. and the tendency of Immigration from the country to the towns and cities would abate. and our young men and young women instead of going to the towns and cities would stay upon the farms. From whatever point of view we regard this question of Government aid to the States in the construction and maintenance of good roads. we must be impressed with its exceeding importance. It embraces practically every relation of the human family.
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