Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-21

which left Washington last October
carrying roadbuilding machinery ana
road experts and made official stops ~
many points The train carried many
carloads OF pOnderous roadmaking ma
chinery. A single one OF these ma
chimes. just 10y way OF illustration. is
able to move 2.4OO cubic feet Of earth
in a day. The train covered some 5000
miles. congregated over 10000 people
and constructed about thirty-four miles
Of sample road.
Men OF national reputation spoke at
the convention. addressing an audience
OF 1000 or 5000 people throughout the
greater part of three days. and a road
10 be known when il is completed as
the Jefferson Memorial road. running
from charlottesville about three miles
TO Monticello. the home and tomb OF
Thomas Jefferson. was begun.
This highway will extend directly
eastward from Charlottesville. a dis
lance Of three miles. TO Monticello.
Eventually the promoters Of the en-
tcrpriSc hope to extend II an additional
mile westward from the city to the
University Of Virginia. thus connect
vocational institution which lie founded.
This latter part OF the project. how
ever. is for the future. money TO pay
for il being as yet lacking The road
is TO be Of macadam. the finest mate
rial of the kind obtainable. and will
be seventeen feet wide In the gorges
IL will Toe reinforced by a retaining
wall; elsewhere there Will be q shout
der" and ditch on either side. General
Fitz-HuEh Lee is president OF the as
ISOLATION which has this enterprise in
hand. and the University of Virginia
is backing It earnestly. The money on
hand is not sufficient as yet. and sub
scripuons are solicited from admirers
Of Thomas jefferson wherever they
may he found
In his speech ut the Charlottesville
convention Senator Hanna said:
The question of good roads is very
practical one. The general subject Of
transportation is one OF the most inn
pOrtant that have ever engaged the at
tention of mankind and has been es-
pecially important i'm this country. The
farmers and manufacturers and all
other producers are compelled TO find q
market for their surplus products. and
when the market is found they must
have some way Of transporting their
products go d.. Ii is not surprising.
therefore. that the focus of our all alb
sorbing attention has been transporta-
ton ana how TO cheaper il. In this alb
sorpuon We nave overlooked the Ques-
ton OF home transportation. IL is a
good sign 60 see the American people
going back over thc ground of their adj
vancement to pick mp the missing links.
This question of good roads means
much To- the people of Virginia and the
south generally. and the time you are
giving to it's study is time most OK
cellontly we'll spent
Though the matter of good ROADS
may seem small. il demonstrates that
the people OF the south are awakening
10 their own interests. and the thing 20
do is TO begin where You can Go some
thing. ana then DO IL. IT il is q Ques-
ton OF roads build them. and build
them the best YOU can"
Governor Montague I'm his speech be-
fore tue convention said:
NO matter how rapidly orr civiliza-
ton may grow and develop, 10 can new
or take ON amy form that VIII relieve
itself Of the necessity of public high
ways. The first remedy Is 20 have in
telligent design ANA superintcndencc-
We should have "a road commission and
an engineer. Then get the material
There are different ways Go DO this.
Money can be raised 10y the counties.
The state aid plan. such as is followed
10y New Jersey. is another way. BY
this plan the legislature authorizes the
state to duplicate any amount for good
roads which amy county may raise. But
the state insists upon the supcrintend-
ence OF the disbursement. That is very
proper under such conditions"