The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-18
TO SHOW HOW TO
BUILD HIGHWAYS
Officials of National Good Roads
Association VIII Depart To
Morrow for Extensive Trip.

The third OF . series OF educational trips
. in the interest of the cood-roads move
rent will begin from ST Louis Tomorrow
night. when a special train bearing the
officers Of the National Good Roads Asso-
station and the implements and tools nee
esSary for the building Of good II shways
starts from Union Staten over the Frisco.
In the several months journey visits will
he paid to siSty-three cities and towns in
Missouri. Kansas. Texas. Arkansas. Ten
lessee Alabama. Mississippi. Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma Territory.
Demonstrations In the practical building
OF good roadways will he given IT each
stopping place. and remarks on rosi-b'I!id-
ing will h. made by officials OF the asso-
citation That the fulles; interes; may be
aroused among the farmers and business
men living in the ncighborhooi of the
places visited. Invitations were sent ont
several weeks ago by President w III.
Moore 10 the Mayors and prominent citi-
zcns. asking them TO advertise the trip
an, to soc that large delegations are pres
ent at the demonstrations.
Almost without exception favorable re-
plies have been received AMI the CORE
suondeuts are unanimous in the state
ment that the farmers and merchants
throughout the country are deeply inter
estei In the work of the association and
will welcome the special train A. many
points the day will lie recognized Is
holiday and other attractive features nave
been added by the local committees Ia
make IN. attendance = large as possible
President Moore believes that =: large
numbers of farmers and business men IN
the sections visited attrn! the demonstra-
tons. which will be made with III. latest
improved machinery. there viii be no
doubt as TO tine successful outcome OF the
movement row on FOOT FOR tie building OF
The "trip is purely educational. and Is
made FOR the simple purpose OF arousinS
interest
RAILROADS COOPERATE.
With the masses OF the people in favor
oc invoking State and Federal aid in
building roads. President Moore believes
that no difficulty will b. had in obtaining
the passage through the vaiioas State
legislatures OF bills based on the prcvi-
sious Of the Lstimer-Prewnlow bill now
pending in Congress and providing for the
expenditure OF 100000 ON the reads Of
the country. ON the condition tnat the
States appropriate like sum. When pub
lie interest has been aroused and II has
become common knowledge that The peo-
pie are DESTROYS OF expanding money for
good roads. then the representatives IN
Congress and in the State legislatures Will
bills looking to that end.
On this theory the National Good Roads
Association Is making it, campaign the
railroads OF the country ar. cooperating.
as they are aware that good roads enable
the farmer To bring his products TO them
for transportation. whereas at the pres
ent time. with the roads almost fnpassa-
BILE. as they are IN certain parts OF tho
country. the farmers cannot market their
products and both they and the railroads
are losers.
Tho Frisco ie furnishing the special train
without cost. and will provide for all nee
essary expenses. Four other roads. two
Of them great transcontinenial trunk lines.
are DESTROYS to arrange similar trips for
the association along thei- routes and u
is the belief OF President Moore that their
offers Will be accepted later. Two other
trips have been made by the Association.
one over the Illinois Central In 1901. and
the other over the Southern In 1902. Both
resulted in a great awakening among the
farmers in the South. and miles OF good
road have been built At private expense
where formerly the highways were tnlpas-
sable in the wet season