The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-09-06
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
ITS EDUCATIONAL TRIP PROVED HIGH.
~ SUCCESSFUL.

. Districts.
Good roads were made In samples by
tie National Good Roads association
during It's special trip which ended re,
Gently, and as a result the farmers and
owners of acre property throughout the
farming districts OF the south have
come to the conclusion that 1t will pay
to have good earth roads, well drained
end so hardened that the heaviest
wagon can make good time in order to
reach railroad depot with freight
The special train Of the National
Good Roads association. which has
been travelling for three months
throughout the south, carried mnchn.
cry and implements IN order to provo
the benefits accruing from properly
constructed roads. 1t was recognized
from the outset that the majority OF
the roads in the United States would
be earth reads. The majority of the
present Cirt roads are imDaSsah.c IN
hot weather. The success Of :hC Ma.
tiCnHi Good Roads association aroused
enthusiasm everywhere, and the result
of the trip may be that congress will
appropriate Il LARGO sum Of money for
the building of country reads.
'Thc trip of the association proved
conclusively," said President W. Il.
Moore, that rapid transit is Just as
much needed in the farming districts
as IN large cities. If the farmer can
get his products TO tho nearest railroad
station in quick time he saves not only
lis load, hut his wagons. He can 90
this on good road. The present dirt
reads arc mere apologies. y rain will
make them impossible. They are not
drained properly. Tho association
tried 10 show how to build dirt road
end how to drain II so that it would
remain hard and iit for travel all the
time"
During the trip. which lasted for
three months. the association showed
southern farmers tho best methods of
building roads by constructing ~ miles
oil earth roads and three miles OF mae
adam. The climax of the trip will be
at Buffalo Sept lG to 81. when the CON
vCntion Of the IntCrnat ional Good
Roads association Will be held. rrcsi-
dent Moore says that states usually ap.
propriate about 500 mile for earth
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