The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
JERSEYS GOOD ROADS
Report Of an Atlanta Commits
sion-Other States Imi-
tate Us.

Mr.. e. G. Harrison, who was appointed
by Governor Werts a Commissioner from
this State to the Cotton States and IN
ternational Exposition at Atlanta, Ga,
has made the following report to the Elk
ecutive:-
Asbury Park. N. j.. Oct. %. 1895;
To His Excellency George t. Werts,
Governor of the State of New Jersey
Having been honored with the appoint
met by you as one of the Commission
ers to represent the State of New Jersey
at the Cotton States and International
Exposition at Atlanta, Ca, l reSpect1ul-
ly submit the following statement in re
gard to my action as one of the Commas
siolers up to this time.
Upon receipt of your commission, l I'M
mediately correspondent witt Hon. G. a.
Collier, Director General of the Exhlbl-
ion, in regard to exhibits from this State;
/ found it was then too late for formal
exhibition, as all space had been TAKEN
Soon after this / received a letter from
the Road inquiry of the Department OF
Agriculture, asking me to act as the
Supervising Engineer of Construction OF
Roads for exhibit by the Government at
the Exhibition. where test could be MADE,
showing The required power to move GER
tain quantities in weight on roads con,
structed of different kinds OF material
to be made when the National Good
Roads Parliament was in session at At
lanta, October II. Is and 10.
| accepted and constructed the roads
near the Government Exhibit building,
on the Exposition grounds. The. roads
and the experimental test proved salts
factory, and showed the great advan-
tage of permanent road construction:
Through your favor in appointing dele
gates to represent New Jersey in the Ma
tional Good Roads Parliament, | secured
the attendance of a number OF represent
atiVes of any State. | had the honor OF
speaking for the State in an address on
the road laws of New Jersey and the
practical workings of the same. me
reports from the States on the progress
of the good road movement showed that
the main feature of the New jersey
State Aid law was being copied IN seve--
raj States. it being considered the most
practical. New Jersey reported over
seven hundred miles of permanent stone
road construction under the county ana
township bonding and, State Aid laws. It
was acknowledged that New Jersey se had
ent road construction, but has held that
position.
planning the practical operation of the
New Jersey State Aid law at the Govern
ment Road Exhibit to the heads of de-
partments of the government ineluding
states. Among those who highly com
mended the road movement of New Jera
seys was Nice5P re tdenk S Sew 1epaev T fop
setting so good an example to other
states in road improvements, and he
hoped the good mb york eou mfnla Sspm leag
Secretary Morton, of the Department Of
Agriculture; Secretary Carlisle. OF the
eral Wilson; Governor Atkinson, of Geor-
gia; Governor O'Ferrell, Of Virginia.
The delegates you appointed to repre-
necialIy favored with outings to visit the
extensive stone .quarries of r. F. Holmes
e Son at Chattanooga, Tenn, ana other
places of interest.
In conclusion I am happy to state that
although New Jersey did not make any
appropriation to aid in a State exnlnlt,
portant industries of the State. its agri-
Cultural and mining productions, its arts
and sciences, and o. credit to the
State. vet it has received recognition as
the foremost State in highway improve
ment. which is everywhere
as an evidence of advanced clglliZaIl0h.
one of the Commissioners.