Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-04
A Good Roads Project.


have been made whereby the Illinois
Central Railroad Company and the Ma
tional Good Roads Association viii join
hands in a scheme further 10 educate
the farmers along the line Of the Illinois
Central between New Orleans and Chi
cage in the building Of good roads. The
scheme provides for the running of a
good roads special" between the Luis
lana metropolis and this city and prac-
tieal demonstrations BY expert road
builders.
The special will Leave New Orleans
about the middle of this month. 1t Will
be made up Of eight on nine cars, in
Guiding a cpnmissary coach and fiat
cars enough u carry he machinery re-
sauired in the building of modern wa gon
ways. There will be men sent cut in
advance whe will work up mass meet
sings at specified points, interesting the
farmers in the coming Of the train and
explaining the purpose Of the visits
The train will make the trip between.
New ORLEANS and Chicago in about
three months, stopping al twenty or
more points, at each Of Which expert
road ren will build about mile of
roadway. The advance agents will ar
range with the farmers To have every
thing ready for the practical demon
stratons when the special arrives
The farmers Will be expected TO furnish
the material To be used in the building
Il. j. Hudson, traffic manager of the
Illinois Central. said:
The scheme was suggested by an Of,
ficer of the National Good Roads Asso-
citation. We believe THAI the movement
...l. sasu,; :.,a great ae2, os beae:s; 10.
pany.
w. H. Moore. president Of the Nation
all Good Roads Association. is carrying
on the arrangements with The railroad
company.
Electrical Railways for Germany.
Washington. March lit is reported
that Emperor William has expressed
himself in favor of complete change
in the entire German railway service,
according 10 a communication received
at the state department from Consul
General Guenther at Frankfort. AT an
audience recently held by Privy Coun-
cillor Rathenau, a promoter of great
electrical enterprises, the latter gave
the emperor detailed Information en-
phasizing the necessity Of constructing
electrical railways for direct and rapid
connection between Berlin and the prin-.
cipal cities of the German empire. He
also brought out the fact that a great
national triumph would be gained If
Germany could be the leader in the Gre
alton OF an entire electrical railway sys-
tenn The German secretary of war has
placed the military line from Berlin to
Zossenat at the disposal of the promot-s
ers. who are urging upon the govern
nent this mode of travel for expert
mental purposes. This line is eighteen.
niles in length. and it Is hoped that a
speed of from 125 to 155 miles an hour
can be attained. The cars will accom-
modate fifty passengers each and will.
look very much like the sleeping cars
now In use. If these trial runs prove
satisfactory, a great step toward the
utilization of electricity as the sole rail-
way motive power will have been
gained, and says the consul general,
1.-THE time will not be far distant when 1t
will be possible to travel, for example,
from Berlin to Hamburg in little over
an hour, in cars which will follow each
other al intervals of ten minutes" For
the purpose Of furthering this project,
number of prominent Industrial and
society for investigation. with DR..
Schultz. president of the imperial rail-
way department, ct the head. Consul
General Guenther says in conclusion:
Try raising 'ha er,sAA ~hinh now XvAr.