Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
The Results of GOOD Roads" Train.
Railroad Gazette. Dec. 6, 1901

Railroad Gazette, Dec. 6, 1901.
AS the reader will remember, the Illi-
nois Central. some months ago, ran a
good roads train through considera-
bic part Of the territory which it serves,
and the Southern railway IS now CARRYING
on similar enterprise. A few weeks ago
we asked for information as to the OBJ
served results of the Illinois Central train,
and Mr.. Harahan, second vice president
sends the following account:
The benefits resulting from the good
roads train run by the Illinois Central
railroad recently, in connection with the
National Good Roads association,
through several states, are being felt in
different manner. owing to the different
conditions prevailing in the different
states.
In the state Of Kentucky, where several
stops were made, the turnpike roads in
the interior having been model roads for
nearly IS years, or perhaps longer. Ken
lucky having been the pioneer state in the
building Of such roads, and the national
government having encouraged such
work, the improvement to be effected is
not so great as that in other states. Part
OF the Great National road, that was de-
signed to extend from Washington to
New Orleans, was built in Kentucky from
Maysville to Paris, and is still kept UP in
splendid condition by the state. not by
the United States government, the work
OF internal Improvement by the United
States having received a quietus under
Andrew jackson. There has, however,
been organized the Kentucky Good Roads
association, which has taken hold OF the
matter with considerable spirit with the
intention of Improving roads in sections
Of the state where they are not up to the
standard.
In Tennessee. following the convention
held in Jackson, Tenn, on Thursday.
Jue 20, 1901, the Tennessee Good Roads as
ISOLATION was formed and subsequent to
the trip of the train through the state OF
Tennessee a convention was held at Nash
Vile, which was fairly well attended by
people from different portions OF the
state. Recommendations were made to
the legislature to be presented at its next
session to be held in Nashville in Janu-
airy, 1902, and while no active progress
has been made IN regard to county ac-
ton upon this matter, the interest In the
matter Of good roads will be continually
agitated, and will undoubtedly produce
good results.
In Mississippi at recent meeting Of the
state convention Of supervisors at Jack
son, Miss, the good roads train and its
fine work was frequently mentioned, and
the statement was made that some 70
counties of Mississippi had already passed
from the old method of working public
utive committee created by the state con-
vention of supervisors Of roads was
charged with memorializing the legisia-
ture for more progressive lessons along
the lines of building and maintaining
public highways, as people throughout
the state were alive to the Importance
and necessity OF this matter. The good
roads convention held in Jackson, Miss,
as a elimination of the good roads coun-
ty conventions of some months since,
started this matter in Mississippi and the
Good Roads association organized as q
result of that convention, viii also memoir
ialize the legislature with the intention OF
having a conference held between the
representatives of that organisation and
of the state convention of supervisors, 80
that an agreement may be reached 70
work in harmony to the desired end The
impression seems TO prevail that the III
nois Central good roads train did lasting
good in this statei that Il created q tine
sentiment in favor Of the tmDrovePept Of