The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-05-25
|E BETTERMENT
OF PUBLIC ROADS
Ehe Subject Of Discussion at the Convention
I'D in This City Last Monday and Tues
day---ResoIutions Adopted.

Beeting OF the Good Roads Con-
in our city last Monday was
Iended by business men and
throughout the county. Many
from adjoining counties who
rested. in seeing good roads
roughout the Delta and state.
10 the falling rain the meeting
Invention was postponed until
hnd at that hour a large crowd
led at the court house to listen
iscnssions from those who had
* In charge and what they
of the possibility OF good roads
3elta.
pnvention was called to order
N. Goldstein, chairman of
Zee on arrangements. DR..
Ewing was called upon and in
and eloquent prayer invoked
sings Of the Maker upon the
b its work. After which Mr..
ID was unanimously elected
Sn and Geo. B. Alexander, Sec
pf convention. Capt. W. w.
len delivered the welcome ad-
w. Fl. Moore was then intro
n the convention as the Presi-
the National Good Roads AS
b. After thanking the people
y there he took up his text,
Roads, /" and during the next
I1e a strong and powerful speech
necessity for the up-building
Ire prosperity Of the state. He
convention how the good road
5s started and for what purpose,
vas to create talk, arouse the
Of the people on this question;
Y it and show in each place
\ stops a sample Of the kind of
people Of the country as well
Zen on the train can build with
b and proper machinery.
|Focates the office Of q state
, for road and bridge building;
planters how to- make tile
to drain their roads; advocated
Ax on property and that the
worked by the contract con-
tem, instead OF the present
bystem. He dwelt strongly on
stion as the quickest and surest
nccess in this good roads move
He wanted to see a good dele
y represent the Delta in the
nod Roads Convention on the
yune, and closed his address
lrong appeal to those present
give up the fight until the
girls of the country will have
'e advantages for going to
school, city or elsewhere, as
the larger cities. His speech
received and showed that he
a life study of the work he
oore was followed by State
Martin Dodge of Ohio, who is
Of the Bureau OF Road Inquiry
IA gricultural Department at
yton. Senator Dodge among
'ings said: The governments
to take upon its hands this
good roads whenever the
'ant it. The people and not
Arnment are between it and
If you want the government
priate for good roads instruct
Preventative to work for it. +"
I'd What the government was
this direction already-the
bod roads as a means of better
your products, the means of
your sops and daughters. con-
home, and away from the |
les where success isnow rarely |
NJ where ruin and failure lurk
Street. He thought we could |
roads here by a little expense
aud thought the problem OF
\ buckshot lands was easier to
+ in road building than the
ezes and frost of their state
Of the north.
D. McInDis, President of |
Commissioners was called up /
a short speech favored the
bent Of our country roads, and
good dirt roads would do
egulate freight rates than any
commission, He also favored /
Ihe State convicts be worked
blic roads ofthe State, leaving
a one-half on the farm TO
B feed all.
W. Fox, OF the A. & NJ.
eing present, was called upon
ech. BE arose and said he
cially to attend the cOnven-
the people over there were /
in this work. that the coll
b Prof. Tracy and himself
4 experimenting in road build-
ad issued a bulletin on It
one eould setfor the asking.
ar6st and told the conFen-
b was one Of the best tracts
hiding he has seen and urged
md for one. 4
W. 2 icharason, the secretary