The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-21
GOOD ROADS.
WORK or tho Recent Kond BuiIdcra Co,
grcss and Institute Held In
Charlotte, n. &.

Builders Congress and institute held
at Charlotte, July ll-lI, says:
The road.builders congress and
institute which has been in session
here this week and which ended it's
work to day has been notable gath
crlng III many respects. Much of
the success of lie congress is attrb
utab!o to the energetic work of Prof.
D. ~. Holmes. State Gcologist Of
North Carolina, who has been and is
still doing Il great work for tho ma
tcrial development Of North and
South Cn olina, as we'll rs tho whole
South, in directing tho intelligent
consideration AT this time Of a prob.
lcm which lies very near tho whole
question Of the industrial develop,
ment Of the South.
Tho congress- just ended WAS called
for tho purpose Of training road
builders in tn" particular problems
or road construction, always having
III Wow tho wiscst and best expcndi-
turo of every dollar of road funds
any community may have, tho best
advantage for lasting and permanent
results.
a convention called with such q
purpose could not we'll be barron of
results. Evory section Of North
Carolina which is now doing any
good road building, as we'll as many
sections Of South Carolina, had rcp
rcscntatvos at this congress, thus
manifesting that progressive and
determined spirit is abroad. lLs.
pccially will this appear moro fully
when it is remembered that Chester,
Nowbcrry, Groenville, York, Edge
field, Anderson, and other South
Carolina counties, rs well as such
representative North Carolina com.
munities rs Cabarrus, Ashovillc, Nor
canton, Guilford, Statesvllle, Will
mlngton, burlington, Fayetteville,
Tarboro, " Wadesboro, Forsyth, Green's
boro, Salisbury, Orange, Haywood,
Rowan, Guilford, Buncombc, Iredell
were represented in tho congress.
These communities practically in
clude all tho sections of tho Carroll
mas which arc now giving attention
to tho construction Of modern public
roads.
In this connection, it may not be
amiss to speak word as to tho per
sonnel of tho congress. Every NOM
Der Of it manifested the most intcnso
interest in all the sessions of tho in
stituto. These men were all practi
cal road builders, men actually en-
gagged in the work Of road construc.
ton, and honco what they saw and
learned hero this week must tell for
great industrial good. That such
mon as General Roy Stone and Mr..
M. 0. Eldridge, Of tho Agricultural
Department, Washington, d. c.,
were Interested in this meeting and
attended it and by their counsel and
knowledge aided its work, is sienifi-
cant. load engineers, county com
mlAsloners, road supervisors, street
superintendent, cotton mill men and
many others deeply interested in the
personnel Of the road builders insti-
tute. All thoso saw modern scion.
tlilc road bul<ling in actual progress
and were surprised to learn that
the people Of this community wcro
so absolutely unit in favor of tho
system now in operation here, as vol
as unit in favor Of the tax which
supports and furthors such road con.
struction.
Tho lessons 10 be learned at an in
stitntc Of this kind arc worthy of
note. For instance, it was tho unan-
imous opinion Of all that the saliva
ton Of the South lies in better high.
ways az a means Of inter. commerce.
and easier business relations among
the people; that tho building of per.
manent stone roads even in small
counties should bo a purpose ever
kept in the minds Of all, though that
work in many cases must be ncccs.
sarily slow at first. All were i'm.
"rosscd, too, with tho great impor.
cameo of the proper relocation of all
important roads, SO as to give them
grades not exceeding per cent; also
with tho fact Of tho great Importance