The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-18


Now that bad weather IL upon Ne. ana
farmers can hardly get their pro"uce 10
make, at all. aud people can hsrdv go
in decent time in buggies after doctor or
PREACHER in case Of sickness. or 70
..bu,ch.s on Sundays in the country >
auJ ,he election Is over. aud the exri'e-
meut Of polite. suhsiding. 'he "ec' ss's
~, he,,er country roads IL forcing use'
unon ,re attention Of the people " "
estimated by well Informed persons ths'
anouyh tabor ha. heen hjud'cious'y ex-
pended upop lublic highwsys -ince me
close or ,L- late war. 10 have made every
main road in The United States spien-
did track for business or pleasure. "
mia il the case. and scsrceiy an ohse'-
van, nerson will doubt II. the great isut
ilies In no, properly understanding now
10 make roads that will be passause ~
all times OF year. ~. 49,,
In Europe il i. said the public high
wa,s which are generally under the
direc, control ot the Governments. are
,lwa,s good. and as large loads. are
drawn 10 market in the winter as ~ me
simmer. Our National pride sn"uid br
arousetl. aud the common peoples nieh-
ws,s be made a. good as any IN me
world To do this il seesns the only
po.s,ble way j. 10 put them under the
surervi.ioo of competent engineers. ana
As lie people all over the United STATES
would be bcnefit,ed by H. the Genara'
Guverpmcnt IL 10 he asked to undertake
l,he nroper educs'iou Of engineers Tor
This nurpose. and Mr.. A. A. Pope of Doe
ton Is sending the following petition AL
over the country asking the people 10
aid iu securing signatures 10 u. fha'
monster petition may be presented 70 Con-
gre.s IN January next asking for re es-
Establishment OF a Department OF t0ad r"-
vineering. and = big exhibit At me
Worlds Fair. and q school to instruct !"
engineering ~ this kind. The CoUniER
lbeljev,s Mr. Pope has made mistake
in asking Tor its location st Washington
N CITY. A. II il 10 be OF general advan-
ltaye. the school should be permanently
NEAR the center OF population Say. a.
indianapolis. Springfield. IEs, or 81
iI.onis. where il would be easily sccessi-
sble TO a much larger number. but thr
question Of location will come after me
n,ain object. the establishment Of such
school. il sssured. and il would be Of
great benefit anywhere.
The folio~ing is the pefiiion.s and the
CoUglER recommends every one 10 s'gO
liz:
, l"ro TUE HONORABLE SENATE And HOUSE.
2 or REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS
, ASSEMBLED:
We. the under.igned. citizens nf tn
= United States. hereby most respectiuli,
petition that there be founded in the CIT,
: ot Wa .hiuefou, in the District of Colum
lbia. = Road Department. similar 10 TN
= xriculsufai Department. ior 'nc pu'
,pose ~ pro,u.,ting knowledge " tne ~
Of constructing aud msinisining rosds
and we ak ,isat in such department. pro
vision he made Tor teaching s'udsuts &C
-lthst thew may become skilled road engi
nr.rs.
: IN connection with this Road Depart
:. men, We f,onest that there he esisb
= shed a per,usnanf exhibit. in w.icr
shA.l be shown sections OF rosdi. ms
!" tratiny various methods Of construction
Q and sIso the best road materials aud ms
chinerv.
We further petition that Congress ap
y propria,e funds sufficient TO erec.
y building At the Worid's Columbian Ex
T position for the purpose OF q compre
!" hensive road exhibit"
~ note accompanying . copy OF IN
!. petition ss,s: !.
y "NoTE.-When this sheet IL filed VIII
. names piesse attsch other sheets ana =
-rure a. many signatures a. Po-sioi
- When thi. j. done. please forward " u'
o. fore January l, 1898. to the sddre'
.iven below. Copies Of this petIt'o
have been sent 10 various parts OF u
cono,ry aud il IL hoped that 81 least
h. million signatures will be secured a
in petitions seut Ia before January IL ~
- he united in one great petition wni.
a will be presented to Congress-, aud u
no result will he, no doubt, the establi-
e.. ment OF Rosd Department, an Ins''tn
isl al Roai Engineering. aud peTmsne
nd Road Exhibit in the city Of Washinxfo
he snd 9 comprehensive exhibit Of the co
nj siruction aud maintenance OF roads
a. the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
nel ALBEsT A. PoPE-"
AL - n Rnx II BOstOu. III ass.