The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-12-25
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erature and tho extension Of genera
: instruction on p, bile road Improvement
: throughout the Statos.
: inc supervisors Of the counties O
south Carolina in convention assemble,
at areenyille, December 10th. 1901, hav
ing unanimously ytransmitted to the Goo,
ial, to wit:
That tho Honorable Members of tbs
Legislature Of South Carolina be earn
estly urged to provide that on, or after
February, 1909, all conyicts who shall
DC, or who shall have been sentenced by
the courts Of this State to penal seryf
tude for period Of ten years, or less
DC sentenced to the chain gangs Of the
respective counties In which they Aaye
Deen sentenced, to perform SERVED In In
ehe construction and maintenance of
Inc pubic. highways Of such county" !"
Therefore, be 1t
convention that this suggestion be- in
corporated as the sense OF this meeting
ana that the secretary be instructed to
transmit copies of the above resolution
TO His Exccllency the Governor Of South
carolina and to the Legislature of this.
State ~
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the Legislature Of South
Carolina should enact such laws as
should encourage the use of broad tires
on the public highways of South Caro-
lima and that the secretary be instruoted
to transmit copies Of this resolution to
His Excellency the Governor of South
Carollna and to the Legislature Of this
State.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Inc nnal meeting OF the Good Roads
association was held in the court house
at night, and there was good atten.
dance ofldelcgates add citizens, who were
entertained for half hour by Mr.. M.
y. Eldridgo, Of the agricultural depart.
ment at Washington, who Is connected
with the road inquiry bureau. His en-
tertalnlng lecture was accompanied with
etereeptican views Of roads in Italy,
Franco and other countries across the
water, but there was more interest In the
views of good and bad roads in the
United States, showing the contrast be-
tween them. Mr. Eldridge's comments
aud explanations were frequently ap
plauded, and his clear presentation of
the subject was highly appreciated.
The association was called to order by
President Hyatt, and Gen. Nj. @. Butler
was invited to address the meeting. His
speech was full Of instruction and sug.
gestions, and showed thorough &C
quaintance with the topic under discus
sion. He favored government aid to the
States in building and improving
highways, coupled with the condition
that the States and counties will
do their full share of the work, and
he argued earnestly for systematic
plan OF improving tho public roads,
which will be uniform and within the
resources of our people. Gen. Butler
a WI ont, Oh ott 10
his speech was roundly applauded when
he closed
Mr. B. A. Morgan, Of Greenville, was
called upon and responded in an effec-
tive manner, laying stress upon the
necessity of changing the law 80 that
conyicts sentenced for ten years or less
will be sent to the chaingangs and aid
in road making. Mr.. Morgan urged this
measure last winter, and was supported
by the entire delegation from Greenville,
but tho bill failed to pass tho Leglsla.
turc. Col. j. A. Hoyt was requested by
the president to address the association,
and his response was in the nature of
what can be done by care.
the construction Of roads, citing the pro.
gross made by Greenvillc County in re-
cent years by relocating highways and
working the convicts. Other counties
had made satisfactory progress, and the
movement here inaugurated was destin-
ed to prove largely beneficial to the
State.
Messrs. Moore and Richardson, Of the
National Good Roads association, made
brief speeches in expressing their thanks
for tho kindness and courtesy shown
their party by the citizens of Greenville
and the delegates to the convention, and
they were followed by the president,
Mr.. Hyatt. who expressed his thanks
for the honor conferred upon him, and
again invoked the aid and cooperation
of the members in making this move
ment complete success.
Secretary Sloan, on behalf Of the com
mittee on resolutions, submitted their
final report, after the adoption Of which,
the association adjourned to meet
Columbia on the third Monday in Jat
usry, 1908, unless sooner convened
the president. The resolutions ext<
thanks to the Governor, the citizen
Greenville, the Southern Railway .2.
newspapers, and the officers q
National Good Roads association,