The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-10-24
GOOD ROADS THE NEED OF THE SOUTH
Important noyement lnauxurated by
the Southern Railway-It VIII Run
a Good Roads Train Over Its Lines
for the Purpose of Giving Practical
Lessons In Road Building.

for the Purpose of Giving Practical
Lessons In Road Building.
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, United
States Department Of Agriculture,
will run Good Roads Special
Train" over the lines OF the Southern
Railway, stopping at various points
for the purpose Of building sample
roads and holding meetings with the
view OF educating the people along
the line in practical road building.
These arrangements were perfected
by President w. H. Moore, o. the Ma
tional Good Roads Association, with
the Southern Railway Company. 1t
is planned to spend several days at
each point, giving ample time to con.
struct a road from one half to one
mile long.
President Spencer, OF the Southern
Railway Company, is taking \ great
deal OF interest in this subject OF good
roads for the South. Ever since the
organization Of the National Good
Roads Association, tho Southern Rail
way has been represented at its Ma
tional meetings and many OF its pub
| lie demonstrations; and this train i.
distinctively a Southern Railway un'
dertaking, TO be carried out at heavy
| hot
line with the development policy sc
persistently followed in building VI
the country tributary to the lines O.
the Southern Railway.
| The train will leave Washington
about November LIST. 1t will consist
OF about ten cars, on which will b'
transported all necessary machiner.
for the building of roads, officers, roat
experts and laborers. The trip viii
consume several weeks.
SO much has been said and writer
in regard to this subject OF gooe
roads that the people OF the Soutl
are practically in thorough accort
with the idea that good roads are al
acquisition to the county. 1t il
hoped that every citizen Of the Soutl
will, if possible, attend these Goo
Road Meetings and witness tn
modern and up-to-date methods O
building public highways.
As the lines of competition ar
being drawn closer and margins o
profit narrower, every element look
ing to the economical production an
distribution Of the products Of tn
country should be employed, and a
it has been thoroughly demonstrate
that good roads are the prime facto
in tho upbuilding of every section @
the country, every citizen OF tn
South should take a personal interss
in this subject. The South need
better roads; every farm would b
benefited thereby, the public will az
preciate the advantage thereof, and
is hoped tho educational feature car
ried on bv the National Good Road
Association, supported by the South
srn Railway Company, will accomplis
tho purpose of this movement,
The South can have good roads il
will, and tie sooner the citizens &c
together and work along some well
organized and practical line these RI
suits will be reached the quicker
There is nothing that will do more t
increase the value Of lands and &C
vance the development of the rur'
districts than well-constructed road.
The improvement of the road systsl
will have \ wonderful effect in stint
lating the settlement Of people o
farms, and az these settlements ar
being made so will the value Of tn
land increase.
Whenever \ city or town is fcun
possessing well-made roadways leao
ing thcreirom, the business of this
point will be found in a prosperou
condition. Therefore. the citizen {
every town in the South will be pre-
noting his own interests if he give
this movement his moral and, if niece!
sary, his financial support.
Every State, county, city and tow
officer should give this subject OF be-
ter roads serious consideration, tax
tho matter in hand Immediately An
show his constituents that the NOV,
ment for better roads will receive hi
utmost consideration and co-opers
ton.
1t is universally decided that goo
roads are wanted. In order to secur
them all must pull together, workin
systematically and on practical line.
The grand tour planned by the South
srn Railway Company is a signal fo
action. II the States visited are nc
alive to this and do not avail then
selves of the opportunity to secur
information afforded by the Goo
Roads Special Train" no one will b
At fault except the citizens of tn
States in which the exhibits are made
Let it be resolved to have goo
roads and put that resolution in effec
at once.
For the purpose of interesting til
citizens of the communities adiacen
to the points where these meeting
will be held in attending them, lo'
round-trip rates will be made fror
points in the territory tributary t
the central meeting places.