The Wasp — 1896 — page 196: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* consists primarily of an article by Marsden Manson, C.E., Ph.D., Commissioner of the Bureau of Highways, titled "How Road Building Became a Lost Art in the United States." The piece argues that road-building expertise, once common in America, has been neglected in favor of railroad development. Manson contends that poor roads increase transportation costs and harm agricultural productivity, advocating for renewed investment in road infrastructure. The page includes two photographs: one of Manson himself and another labeled "Judge John A. Stankly," described as a jurist. **This appears to be primarily editorial content rather than satirical cartoon material.** The Wasp appears here to be publishing serious advocacy journalism on infrastructure policy rather than political satire.