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Bryan Morning Eagle
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas
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Report by Hon. Martin Dodge on 1901 road building activities highlights unprecedented interest and progress in US road construction, surpassing previous year. Suggests deploying road machinery outfits to cooperating locations.
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Washington, Jan. 11.—The report of Hon. Martin Dodge, director of the office of public road inquiries of the agricultural department for 1901, says that never in the history of this country has there been so much interest manifested in road building and that actual work in that line last year surpasses that of the year before.
The director suggests the organization of two or three outfits of road building machinery, including rock crushers, screens, rollers, road graders, etc., to be sent to the various places which have asked for the co-operation of the department, and where preparations have been made for actual road construction.
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Washington
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Jan. 11
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increased interest and actual work in road building surpassing previous year; suggestion to organize and deploy road building machinery outfits to cooperating locations.
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The 1901 report from the office of public road inquiries notes unprecedented interest in road building across the country, with more work done last year than before. Director suggests organizing two or three outfits of machinery like rock crushers, screens, rollers, and road graders for deployment to places requesting departmental cooperation with preparations made.