The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-11

apparcut uniformity or system or design,
a mere statement of the condluons - IN
itself an explana ton OF the failure when
has crowned our Efforts .,..,~. -.
not been confined simply 10 'hc COLL
ton OF data, however vaiuaDie. III con-
rtction with the cause OF roac improve
ueut. Through is efforts no less tlah
five local Good Roads AssCclt Ions ~ as
many different counties, nav, 49, $3.50,
rauiZe1. the subject has oeth ~ 'ten'
forSyara prominently Tor dlscusSoh otiyic
innumerable farmers institutes anu ci""S
throuehout the Commonwealth the ser
Vices OF eminent speakers 70 PiSaenS W
ItthCds successfully aloptSn IN O'h'-
States have been secured, anu lai5c
quantities OF literature. iuu OF Nulua apl.e
mo r1nation. and wen -caculltei 10 sun
ulate the public Interest, ldET Tho rns,,its
n. bDtcd among the people the iss1iss
81 these w.ll-directcd cuJr-5 are alIcduy
10 be seen. not oniy the apnletYiu
awakening 90 public lntcI~l ~ -. SDD,
ject. in the ~latforms OF loS@ oai.fsl
conventions Ealing upon the - -
= ne for ro,fei in the presence u tiii'
lace assembly OF iepresenlatNc ~
zene hut I'm the condition oi ne yuD1.ie
roads Of the COmmolw -titi' az az 80
methods now being Introduces lot 'hei'
improvement.
MANY Road MAcBINis Usip.
r.i,,. ~ eigbt years ago there was not
a.. - III "a single county or the ON
mo wealth an improved ioa. ma r-,i,,'
to-day reports from 'Nsn.s ~ - re,,ort-
80 ebot., mat ia the counties so teIOt =
tlcs 49,. re ia uso sixty Of such ma
rt',se 81 which number INN W.
purchased during the year Ni3 ana
rorfauco OF procuring i"s i@s h,'1iI
,,fot fnnrovel appliances iof Fpdp-
s, IN he considered in papers 10 ne
- i,,, co.uucteut speakers, VIM az ~
foiio,v me but the value or suVn t''
chimes their great use Do.I s.,,,str,,,,-
saving devices, ana t lvI or ZOO strrnu-
fion cannot be too often OF ~ ,,-Det
~. tr,,..rfssed upon the people - $50
rhi0soghCr. ln di-tiusnls'iiii..o 80 an
br,i ~ has said that the jim NJ, - nd
"a..f.,tai which worked Wltu looia' w.
"' . ~ ,bc progress ana auNdlN'-
WI '.''Se roor,ic may ice well-estimalce
D., hci~ knowledge and use Oh '""oi
saylns @ppi.n.V coontv where these ma
~ Iol" a., ,eo. the reports with one
oreord hear testimony 10 th.i "a. ,,.",i,
no eo+frfgrforv character on ,li''s -,
Several counties are ,C...,,ne If lonp-
Win schemes for the issuance ~ lie
49, tc,Ts with which 10 create lulhs
- the permanent improvement % ao
hiyhvavs i'm their midst anu thc "mt,,'9
ness OF The people @' ,,nco.sarv an in
n~caeo of taxation for the purpose Oh
,oad Improvement, dcmohsu d'cs seit
~ rIihIir sentiment which must eNsnluauS
work out satisfactory metnous an" sbs
f,,, as attainment. IL IS only III ne
itgbt ~ "a strong and intelligent pun
iitnt ~ ,@sf he necessary laws can be
passed and their execution sec"ieN'
a..tnsLnoY slo.l'- sI,rGMiSr.
q,ha, the Good-Roads Association of
,-1-,inio has been Instrumental IN afous-
i,,, Interest. and is to-day WoIthy "i NY
support OF our people, mas b,cn az -.
by no less person IMAM tt-', ~
stone, special engineer u, %, c,stes De-
cairv Bureau Of the jnlteh 'tdt," a.
narffneut of Agriculture 10 Whol' -
zinia is indebted for Valuablc ~ 80,
9.nIerDd her in connection Win l"'9
/ ..caf cause said that gentleman ~
recent address delivered az Durildi1--'
conc wear ago / considered any w
ganized movement for roau Hlipi V'e ,.-'.
In Virginia impossible, ana had si@tc
doubts as to the success or your stare
aeeociation To-day there is more real
interest I'm road improvement IN virginia
than any other State of the Union, anu
] would not be surprised 10 see virginia
take the lead i'm the great move LOT sCou
roads. Your state Association is DONG
more work and distributing more hteIa-
mre than any other six associations IN
/ the United States. .
10 is scarcely necessary 10 uIHe upon
tins body the paramount importance OF
securing good public highways through
out this Commonwealth. The value OF
our lands and the incoming OF emlSra-
tiOn-these are admittedly seriously az
fectoa bv the condition of the public
all who use vehicles, both in damage 10
the vehicle and inability TO maui fel
load. / need not speak. During nearly
| six months Of tine year. In many SECTIONS
! of our State access TO church school,
/ county seat, and railroad station can
/ only be attained over roads whose pas
| sage is almost insurmOuntebe
Thoughtful minds are everywhere not
! ing with alarm the disposition among
people TO leave their farms and make
| their homes in the cities, or 81 points ac-
cessiblc 10 the railway or electric car.
7 would that time permitted TO point out
| the growing danger which must come
from this continual depopulatiOn OF the
| country and unnecessary congestion IN
| the business centres. ! am one or those
who believe that In the country are bonn
and bred those great conservative ele-
monts Of our people. who ~ every emor-
eency OF the country con tlfute it's eurest
/ defence I believe their modes OF life, The
occupations. the room for individual dee
velOpmcnt. and the habits of thought. fur
nieh a. school I'm which are nurtured the
| rcsf specimens Of q conservative and self
reliant population How 60 stop, this tide
of emigration and 20 turn back the now
| from the Oyer-cunrcstcd centres 10 the
! sparsely-settled sections which languish
/ fo~ their coming is O. problem Of great
| f.-uorfancc. but not one directly coenate
% this discussion. We may safely say,
/ however. that good schools. convenient
! chur. BIOS. access 90 railroad facilities, and
marKets-if their proximity IS made real
! i,v GOOD roads-are things which TN
/ doubtoGlv attract back from their sunless
/ tenemeuts and crowded streets country
mon Of former days. and stimulate an
emigration which wiz build zap the waste
places and make them sources Of strength
/ and prosperity TO all our land.
BrcAMe DYOUsrPp Win IHE ROADS
have been assured 10y responsible par
/ tics entrusted with the sale Of country
/ real estate that prospective purchasers
/ have returned from contemplated III
/ spection of the premises without ever
( having reached the place. declaring that
| with such q road leading from the rail-
/ road station 10 the farm, they would not
PEELED 10 live there during the winter
months
| a word now as 10 The method and means
/ for eNecung some Improvement in our
/ hubble roads. And. nrst would adVO-
| cate uniform system for the state, en-
/ bracing the best provisions of the laws
which have been proven effective In states
where good roads have been secured
10 provide the necessary funds there
N, n.nlum aad maximum Of which
s1nervisore should be fixed by
! fhe LEGISLATURE. There should be
state tax. let me cay. Of five cents on
the hundred dollars which, under our
nrcsent assessment would yield 81.
which fund should hc apportioned among
the several counties. according TO their
mileage Of public roads, as IS the case in
Vermont thus requiring the wealthy and
mi, klv-settled sections 10 contribute 10
the poorer ard more sIarsely settled pcr-
fiors Of the state; or distributed pro rata
Tor the sole purpose Of permanent i'm