Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-06
Good Roads the Heod Of the South.

last week by which the National
Good Roads Association. assisted by
the Office of Public Road Inquiry,
U. S. 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. III. Moore, Of the
National Good Roads Association,
with the Southern Railway Com
pany. 1t is planned to spend several
days at each point, giving ample
time to construct 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 Ma
tional Good Roads Association, the
Southern Railway has been repre-
sented at it's National meetings and
many of it's public demonstrations
and this train is distinotively a
Southern Railway undertaking, to be
carried out at heavy expense to
that company, and is in line with the
development policy so persistently
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
transported all necessary machinery
for the building of roads, officers,
road experts and laborers. The trip
will consume several weeks.
So much has been said and written
in regard to this subject of good
roads that the people Of the South
are practically in thorough accord
with the idea that good roads are an
acquisition to the country. 1t is
hoped that every citizen of the South
will, if possible, attend these Good
Road Meetings and witness the mod
ern and up-to-date methods of build
ing public highways.
AS the lines of competition are
being drawn closer and margins of
profit narrower, every element look
ing to the economical production
and distribution of the products of
the country should be employed, and
as it has been thoroughly demon
strated that good roads are the prime
factor in the upbnilding of every
section of the country, every citizen
of the South should take personal
interest in this subject. The South
needs better roads (; every farm
would be benefited, the public will
appreciate the advantages thereof,
and it is hoped the educational fea-
ture 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
well.organized and practical line
these results will be reached the
quicker. There is nothing that will
do moro to increase the value Of
lands and advance the development
of rural districts than well.oon-
structed roads. The Improvement
of the road system will have a won.
derful effect in stimulating the set.
tleme 1t of people on farms, and as
these settlements are being made so
will the value Of the land increase.
Wherever a city or town is found
possessing well-made roadways lead
ing therefrom, the business of that
point will be found in prosperous
condition. Therefore, the citizen of
every town in the South will be pro.
noting his own interests if he gives
this movement his moral and, if nee
essary, financial support.
Every State, County, City and
Town Officer should give this subject
of better roads serious consideration,
take the matter in hand Immediately
and show his constituents that the
movement for better roads will re-
reive his utmost consideration and
cooperation.
1t is universally decided that good
roads are wanted. In order to secure
them all must pull together, working
systematically and on practical lines.
This grand tour, planned by the
Southern Railway Company, is a
signal for action. If the States
visited are not alive to this and not
avail themselves of the opportunity
to secure information afforded by
"Good Roads Special Train," no one
will be at fault except the citizens of
the States in which the exhibits are
made.
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