The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-11
EXPERTS ON THE GROUND
Crowd of Sight Seers Watch Every
thing Being Done.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ARE HERE
FOreruuners Of Great Crowd Of Visitors
Begin TO Arrive in Raleigh
for Good Roads

The "Gcod Roads Train" with all it's
machinery and the experts TO operate
them, is here.
The train came in yesterday morning
about six O'clock The start was made
from Charleston, S. c., and Sunday was
spent in Charlotte where much after
tion was shown the distinguished gentle-
men who are in the party.
The train is composed OF twelve cars
loaded with machinery, two private cars
for the use of the officials in charge,
and a commissary car Arriving in Rn "a
eigh there was delay in unloading t
machinery. caused by the break down
a shifting engine.
1t was about 1l:20 when unloading b
gan and the machinery was moved
Salisbury street where work is TO
done on two blocks, extending from Nor
gan to Martin streets.
Immediate the tension road roller hal
been spiked it was put to work tear
ing up the hard ground on the street. Il
was aided in this work by the ffteen-ton
city roller with its spikes set, All alters
noon the two machines putfed up and
down Salisbury street punching holes into
tho roadway and twisting i gcF-arT
forth.
This morning the cSSpTator, the tweivc-
horse grader and elesS -, the big plows
and the other machhies~ Ill be put TO
Y ork, and the crowds which-rnspeeted the
work yesterday will be increased by 9TH
er sight -seers interested in tho move
meut for good roads.
There are on the train twenty-five reu-
RE in all. President W. H. Moore, Of
the National Good Roads Association, has
not yet arrived but Is expected today.
In the party that are already here are
Hon. Martin Dodge. Of Ohio Director
OF the Public Roads Inquiries, United
States Department Of Agriculture Mr..
r. w Richardson, Secretary ol Che Na-
tional Good Roads Association Alr NJ.
H. Hayes. Industrial Agent of the Good
Reads Train; MIR J. ii. Dodge Trail
Secretary: MIR G. NJ Scott. Manager Ma
chinery: Nj NJ A. Hays. Assistant Train
Secretary: Mr. w J. Erwin. Engineer:
Mr. T. r Taylcr Expert Rock Crusher;
Messrs. T. II. Musson and T. W VIII
lams. Expert Road Machine Operators;
Mr.. \. T. smith. Expert on Elevating
Grader; Mr. r. ]. Dolau. Expert on
s>LtEiu INOiitfs vi. =. " NANlt@ANNNhf fN"'
sistant Manager Machinery.
The private car OF the ofncals Of the
Party is wcll fitted up for the extensive
trip wlrich is eine made. IA il are all
the convonionces Of travel, and stack
o. literature bearing upon tho Good
Roads Movement
That the casual visitor may not lose
sight OF the mission Of the train and
the experts there are two framed notices
in the Ger. One CT these reads There
is No More Common Interest Than The
Common Road" and the other roads We
Should Mend Our Ways.
The officials Of the party express them
selves as delighted with their trip, and
with tho great interest they lnd IN good
roads. Speaking of tho preparations in
Raleigh they say that they find things
in excellent shape. and that from all they
can learn there is 10 be 2 great crowd
Of visitors 10 tho city at The Good
Roads Congress" on "Wednesday ana
Thursday CT this week.
The gentlemen in the party also eA-
pressed their great admiration OF the
Good Roads Edition Of the News and
Observer which was issued on sunday.
TT was magnificent" said enc, IL can
not fail to attract people 10 the Con-
g1ess. and the information Il gives can
hut aid in building UP greater 7na
greater interest in good roads N AoFtn
Carolina"