Thoughts For The Times
Wrat good Highways Can Dq. The strength apd wealth of a great country can best be increased by opening it up to exploitation, by abolishing the distances which separate communities, by facilitating to the utmost, human intercourse and exchange of human productions. The greatness and power of the Roman Empire were based upon its wonderful system of roads, which were built regardless of labor and expense. The greatness and power of the United States are based upon their magnificent railway systems, the mileage of which is far greater than that possessed by the whole continent of Europe, and far greater than that of the entire British Empire.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1920, Page 2
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111Thoughts For The Times Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1920, Page 2
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