The Massachusetts Spy

[From the Albany Plough Boy.]

There is one subject to which I wish to call your attention, that is, good roads. Every person who has ever travelled through our country, knows the advantages, and disadvantages attending good and bad roads. Now, to remedy the latter; it ought to be the business and care of every one owning or driving carriages, of two or more horses, as they are the persons who would be the most benefited by every improvement. Now.. to effect this, let every man make to his wagon, a double whipple-tree and neck-yoke, sufficiently long, so that each horse may travel in a line, directly forward of the wheels. Travelling in this manner would entirely prevent all ruts, as the horses feet would beat down and level the small track of each preceding wagon; and in case some ruts or holes should begin to make their appearance, the horses, to avoid them, would immediately turn to the right or left, and the wheels of course would follow--the consequence of which would be, smooth, level and durable roads. with half the expense for repairs which is now laid out upon them. The roads in this State,. have, for most part, been raised in the form of turnpikes; and travelling in this way would keep them hard and smooth, so that after a heavy rain they would soon be dry, which would entirely prevent the mud, which is occasioned by the deep ruts being filled with water.

If the citizens in general could be prevailed upon to make this small alteration in their horses' harness. of a whipple-tree and neck-yoke, they would find themselves doubly repaid for their trouble, by the addition to their loads, which they would be enabled to carry with greater ease and safety, than they do at present-without mentioning the pleasure of always travelling a smooth road.

If the turnpike companies would permit all carriages drawn by horses, travelling directly before the wheels, to pass through the gates half toll, for two years, it would be the means of keeping the roads smooth, and save so much of the annual repairs, that at the expiration of that time, they would find themselves gainers, instead of losers, besides the advantage they would derive, by introducing this mode of travelling, which in that time would become general.

A Friend to Good Roads.