The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-30
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
Good Roads tie Need Of tile SOuth...An
important Movement.

Negotiations which have been pend
ing for some time were closed last
week by which the National Good
Roads Association, assisted by the
Office Of Public Road Inquiry, l.. s.
Department Of Agriculture, will run
Good Roads Special Train" over
the lines Of the Southern Railway,
stopping at various points for the pur-
pose of building sample roads and
holding meetings with the view Of
educating the people along the line in
practical road building. These ar
rangcments were perfected by Prcsi-
dent w. \. Moore, Of the National
Good Roads Association, with the
Southern Railway Company. 1t is
planned to spend several days at each
point, giving ample time to construct
road from Onc-half to one mile long.
President Spencer, Of the Southern
Hallway Company, i, taking great
deal Of interest in this subject Of good
roads for the South. Ever since the
organization Of the National Good
hoads Association, the Southern Rail
way has been represented at it's
National meetings and many Of its
public demonstrations; and this train
is distinctivcly Southern Railway
undertaking, to be carried out at n
heavy expense to that company, and
is in line with the development policy
so pcrsistently followed in building
up the country tributary to the lines
Of the Southern Railway.
The train will leave Washington
about November l.. 1t will consist of
about ten cars, on which will be trans
ported all necessary machinery for
the building of roads, officers, road
experts and laborcrs. The trip will
consume several weeks.
50 much has been said and written
N regard to this subject Of good roads
that the people Of the South are prac-
tically in thorough accord with the
idea that goods roads are an acauisi-
tlon to the country. 1t is hoped that
every citizen of the South will, if
possible, attend these Good Road
Meetings and witness the modern and
ur.to-date methods Of building public
highways.
AS the lines of competition are
being drawn closer and margins of
profit narrower, every element looking
to the economical production and dis
tribution of the products Of the coun-
try should be employed, and as it has
been thoroughly demonstrated that
good roads arc the prime factor in the
upbuilding of every section of the
country, every citizen Of the South
should take u personal interest in this
subject. The South needs better
roads; every farm would be benefited
thereby, the public will appreciate the
advantages thereof, and it is hoped
the educational feature carried on by
the National Good Roads Association,
supported by the Southern Railway
Company, will accomplish the purpose
OF this movement.
The South can have good roads if it
will. and the sooner the citizens get
together and work along some we'll
organized and practical line these re-
suits will be reached the quicker.
There is nothing that will do more to
increase the value If lands and ad-
vance the development of the rural
districts than well-constructed roads.
The Improvement of the road system
will have wonderful effect in stimu-
lating the settlement of people on
farms, and us these settlements are
being made so will the value of the
land increase.
Wherevera city Or town is found
possessing we'll made roadways lead.
ing thercfrom the business of that
point will be found in prosperous
condition. Therefore, the citizen
Of every town in the South will be
promoting his own interests Il he
gives this movement his moral and, if
necessary, financial support.
Every State, County, City and
Town Officer should give this subject
of better roads serious consideration,
take tho matter in hand Immediately
and show his constituents that the
movement for better roads will re-
ceivc hi' utmost consideration and co
operation
1t is universally decided that good
roads are wanted. In order to secure
than all must pull together. working
systematically and on practical lines.
This grand tour planned by the South