Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-28
STATE HOUSE.
Change in Presidents lnaugu-
ration Day Is Planned.
Commissioners Appoint Hearing tor
Electric Railroad Location.
Report Of Good Roads Congress at
Buffalo. Last Fall.

was held in Buffalo. " Y. from. Sep
/! TENDER 10 to 81.
| Representative J. +. Staples, OF
| York, WAS one of the delegates APP
/, pointed by Governor Hill TO attend
The congress, and he speaks enthusiasts
tcally of the work accomplished there
| Speeches We're made by prominent
gentlemen and ladies. too. from this
ana other counties and 4 great zeal OF
practical informatio was derived
from the various discussions INDUCED
lin DR. Rachel J. Dawson, of Mich
gan, advanced the proposition that
rural road naming and house number
| ing could be done successfully accord
! ing to the following plans:
! The naming and marking OF
country and village roads. school
houses, and churches, and the number
inl Of farm and village houses will
| increase farm values and make Il
country directory accurate and valu-
able. IL will help farmers, produce
buyers. officers tpolice). travellers.
wheelmen, automobiles, lecturers at
clubs ana institutes, and al other pro-
fessional and business women and
men. When roads are improved,
versity extension lectures on practical.
pr oft BILE, and pleasing subjects Will
be possible and farm isolation will be
n thing of the past. Time, and tenn
per will be saved for farmers and for
travellers. Neither will be bothered or
hindered. Such roads rural free de-
livery, electric roads and telephones.
will be followed by improved schools.
child SfIl6E riIIhS clean high toned
local papers, increased circulation of
other papers. and by a federation of all
reforming and uplifting forces. Rapid
and easy communication Will make
better acquaintance and reciprocity
possible These will solve most of the
worlds vexed problems. Country life
will be ideal. Our country should lead
in all these: should stand as an OBJ
ject lesson and challenge the world
Fields and farms should be named
and front gates marked. House own
ers should use numbers that are large
enough To be read from the street.
Country cemeteries. churches, and
schoolhouses should be named and
marked by their officers.
For the sake of uniforinity-the
county being the unit-the naming and
numbering should be done by the
county and city committees Jointly.
Roads from the county seat to the
county line, and roads extending across
the county should have but one name.
Retain all old familiar and historic
names These could be called streets,
avenues, or boulevards.
Numbering south from the north
township line and west from the east
line, giving 10 numbers to the mile
put odd numbers on the north and
east sides of the streets. The address
would be the number and street, the
township, the postotfice and State. and
in the lower left-hand corner the
county,
Hon. a. w. Campbell, deputy minis
ter OF public works. Ontario. Canada,
spoke as follows concerning an impor-
tant phase Of the subject of road maxi
ing.
we must change our method and
system. The system of labor taxes was
suitable for pioneer days 1t has per-
formed its work. Many people today
fear this agitation. because they have
the greatest sympathy for the old
pioneer methods and do not wish any
thing should be said that would in any
way cast reelection on that system.
That system did a work which do not
suppose could have been performed by
any other method, but it's day of use
fulness has passed away. Those who
are most strongly defending its meth
DDS are its greatest enemies. because
they are asking it to perform work
that it never was designed to do. and
at, ~
in Justice We must do away COM
pletely with that old method. Let us
| Law down the system by which the
council will have control. of the road.
appoint trained superintendent to look
after the work. and equip ourselves
with the best modern instruments.
Have these placed in the hands Of reg
lular officials with a skilled and ex-
perienced superintendent at the head;
then lay down the plans and commence
to work in small way. Use to the
best advantage the money you are now
spending and the labor you are now
expending. and when that is done. and
you show the people good samples Of
first-class work. they will readily APP
propriate money from their own funds.
and the state legislatures will come to
your assistance and grant all the aid
that is required in bringing about an
Improvement in the condition Of these
roads.
System. plan, and united effort are
what are required. and until these are
accomplished little can be done
Governor Hill has been invited to act
-.
to take steps to procure change II,
the date for the inauguration of the
/ President of the United States Henry
r. F. Mcfarland. president of the board
i of commissioners of the District OF
Columbia. has been authorized to cor
respond with prominent gentlemen