Adam Smith, Whose Great Work On

the Wealth oí Nations has perhaps Jnore than any other cause influenced commercial legislation used no uncertain language on the value of public i'oads as one oí the primary necessities of civilized life and national prosperity, when he said: "the construction of roads is the greatest oï aJl irnprovements." Koads are the acknowledged civilizers uï the world. Abbe Reynal declares that 'wherever we shall find no facility for travel from a city to a town, or from a village to i liamlct, cp niay vo■nounce the people 10 bu barbarían.-;." lt is au issue gTeuU-r than any llic League has yet atteinpted, this mat fcéi ol road reiorm, umi the ood resulta oï any tsuccess it may accomplish., ■will live long liter it. or th jnen wlio about this iiyecled reiurm, shall Uave passed away. lt is a crusade in which every citizen of the country has a personal inH-Tt-st, and in which all can heartily join iiethtT they be pedestrians, equestrians, or wheelmen. Let the efforts of wheelmen individually and collectively then be concentrated tipon this vital issue, and wheu once they succeed in educating the public lip to the evils of the present system of road building and repairing, ït will ïiot be long thereafter beiore the clamor for some more satisfactory method of constructing and toaintoining our public highways will iresult ín a much needed improvement and the credit that will in after yeara resound to those who brought about this public benefit will be greater than they fexpect.