Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-07
COOPERATION ~ RoAopuILDlNo.


his letter he says:
"Tho advocates Of road improve.
ment have succeeded in nrousing pub
Tic sentiment but that soniimant will
only crystalhzo into uHoiul purpose
around some definite plan Of action.
"Tho discussion Of plans Is therefore
ncxt Ia order. aud the discovery Of any
practicable plan must further stimulate
public interest IN subject heretofore
regarded as important, but omincntly
hopeless.
"In this matter three distinct intorcis
aro commemorative local. state and ua.
tional. Accordingly local, state and nat
tional schemes Of improvement have
been widely discussed. hut with tho re.
suit chiefly Of developing insupsrable
objections to each
80 make this great work n compul-
sorry charge upon townships or coum,icl
Is clearly uniua, aud oppressive, aud tho
work Is likely TO be- unskillod and In
efficient State work encounters plra'
lying local icalousics md diilicultIea o.
economical administration, whilc In %
national scheme to these diniculdC arc
added political objections and prejudice
hard to overcome.
at Is worth while, however, TO con.
slider whether these various difficulties
might not be l,sscncd or removed b.
como form Of combined action by the
three parties In interest
suppose, for example, first, that their
interests In thcrcsult are equal, and that
the cost or rather the interest ON the
cost should DO equally divided among
them.
"Sccond-That payment Of the princi'
pal be- deferred for generation or two
on the combined credit Of the three.
"Third-That national bureau Of
highways aud national school of roads
and bridges be- established, both as per-
manont and FREQ from politics - the
army aud navy
Fourth That tho states have each
an organized highway COMM sion with
a permanent stan Of engineers and in.
epec,ors.
"l'ifth-That the states provide b.
! legislation for the relocation " roads
wherever necessary and for their con.
s,ruction by contract, convict labor or
otherwise.
"Sixth-That any county may have at
tho joint expense a survey and estimate
for the improvement Of It's roads. made
under direction Of the United States bu-
rcau and state commission, and then
have the option whether such improve
mcnt shall be executed or not.
"Soyonth--That all work be done mn.
der state administration, but with In.
spoction BY % county official and nu up
peal 10 government inspection ut any
time 10y this official or hy the authoritica
Of n township or given number oi'citi-
gens; all contracts 10 be- subject to gov
ornment approval and 10 this ultimate
inspection. Such asystem would secure
"FiSt-The lowest rate Of interest
uniform In all the states.
"Second-The most slillful work.
"Third--The lowest practicable cost.
"lf tho rate OF interest should average
2i( per cent. per nnnum. the share OF
each would DO thrce-quartcrs OF per
cent.
This amount Of tax would not 10 fol,
BY tho counties where prosperity for
years would sho assured merely by tho
expenditure Of 80 largo an amount Of
public money; the states would 10 moro
than repaid by increase Of taxable values
aud the nations annual share, supposing
the plan to DO fairly in operation by III,
time the population reachCa 10000
would bo one cent per head for oacl
$40, 100000 expended, price iniinitcF
nal FOR the bcneiits conferred ON ia,
people at large.
"Somo incidental advantages nigh
also flow from this source are
"First-Tho securities issued woult
furnish the needed basis for nationa
bank circulation.
acknowledgements FOR labor could b,
made IN silver IN places where 1t wuulI
stay, md
"Third-'Financia relief, II still need
ed by the farmers, would como 10 then
directly and lcgitimatoly through lOca
disbursements for labor and supplies.
"Such scheme Rs this, II all its de
tails could bo successfully worked out
would seem TO obviate most OF tho OBJ
jections made TO separate action In III,
promises and to promise a great bcnoh
without hardship to any class 1t IS q
least worth the careful consideration o
the active friends ofroad improvement.
This plan has been submitted Ia
among others, Senator Mandcrson, an,
has been approved by him.
General Stones bill provides for IN
creation Of a national highway commits
sion, composed Of two senators Of ia
United States, to be named by the vie
president; five members Of tho house q
representatives, TO DO named by tn
speaker OF the house, aud FIVE citizen
TO DO appointed by the president of I'll
United States, together with the seer,
taries OF war, agriculture and tho II
terror, the postmaster general and II
attorney general, who may be rcpr
yontcd by subordinntes from the
several departments. and an associgl
member from each OF the states,nnd t.
itorics that may by its executive Z
otherwise appoint one.
This commission IL TO continue IN o.
= istcnco two years, and is 10 hold /
. meetings in Washington during the 10
: sions Of congress aud in Chicago du
p ing the Worlds fair, where II Is
I exhibit the best methods aud appliance
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