Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-22

eastern and southern Atlantic states
where conventions were held
About 80 miles of roads were con
structed at the different points and
good roads associations were or
ganized.
1.-THE result of these expeditions
congregated 100000 people at the
different conventions, and hundreds
of dollars of bonds have since been
Issued and taxes raised in those 10.
calities to continue road improve.
ment as Q direct result of the visit
of those good roads trains. Jackson,
Tenn, was reclaimed from a wilder.
ness of mud. It 10 anticipated that
more progressive results will &C.
company the Frisco good raads
train, az the people are arousing
themselves everywhere to the ne.
cessity and importance of action.
AIN the different places where the
government 10 cooperating with
the localities in building object les
SON roads, all kinds of road con-
struction and drainage are exemp.
lifted. Special attention 10 given to
the common earth road. which 10
the basis of all other road construc-
ton. The earth road is properly
graded or crowned and drained
with bitches on the sides and drain
tile and thoroughly rolled with
horse and steam rollers.
"Macadam, telford, gravel, sand,
gumbo and oil roads are also con
structed. In many localities where
stone or gravel is not available, the
substitution of gumbo, or burnt
clay. will be thoroughly demon.
strated. Oil applied to the surface
of roads is a modern device, but
has proven to be a cheap and splen.
did substance in connection with
road improvement.
MANY of the eastern states have
created state highway commissions
by placing the road affairs under
the direct supervision of competent
state engineers. New York, Msssa.
New Jersey, Connecticut,
and many other
states are making appropriations
to aid the counties In road improve
ment. Massachusetts, appropriates
annually $4,000. New Jersey, the
first state to adopt the state aid
appropriates $25OOOO annu-
ally. New York appropriates $780,.
900 annually. In 1903 Pennsylvania
created a state highway commits
sioner and appropriated s6,5O0,OOO to
be apportioned among the different
az state aid, in proportion
to sthe mileage of roads In each
and to be expended during
the period CT six years. The last
legislature of Rhode Island passed
q resolution appropriating 100000
for construction and maintenance
of highways. Many other eastern
states have taken similar action.
None of the states which will be
visited by the Frisco good roads
special train have even created
state highway commissions or ap.
any funds ont of the
state treasury for road building
"This good roads campaign and
the holding of conventions, In
which all members of congress and
of state legislatures
will be invited to participate, will
result in preparing bills and enact
ing them into laws in Missouri. Ar
kansas and other states which are
now spending millions Of doilars
annually for road improvement.
but which have, mp to this time,
made very little progress, many of
heir roads being worse than they |
we're g or so years ago.
"If the National Good Roads AZ.
ISOLATION and the Frisco good roads
train educate the people to build
The best roads with the taxes now