Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

Latimer of South Carolina and Con-
gressman III. p. Brownlow of Tenn
essee, authors of the Latimer-
Brownlow good roods bill, now
pending before congress. The rail.
roads and the Missouri State Uni.
versity will provide other speakers.
Already the word has gone out
down the line that the good roads
train IL coming, and in those towns
to be visited the pulpit, the press,
the school and college faculty, the
commercial club. the business firm,
the farmer, the road official and the
politician have enlisted in the great
campaign for better roads. The
minister at Mt. Moriah is preaching
that without good roads folk can't
be expected to get out to church
during bad weather, the Prairie
Dale teacher is making the same
plea from an educational stand
point, the editor of the country
newspaper is urging welcome for
the good roads train, the merchant
wants to see the farmer come to
town, the farmer is just as ANTIQUE
to get there, the commercial club
realizes that good roads mean in
creased trade, the district road
overseer wants to be made preai-
dent of the prospective good roads
association, and the candidate for
Office is shrewd enough to get in
the band wagon early and avoid the
rush. They're all for good roads.
It's an industrial revival. It's "a
commercial awakening. It's cam
paign of education.
Missouri's $2,O00000 spent annual
ly on roads il accomplishing too
little and would not bring the de.
sired results in many years. The
people want good roads as soon IA
possible. They are being aroused
by campaign of enlightenment.
No greater factor will work toward
the complete development of new
South. This campaign in which all
classes are taking part sweeps
through the great breadstuff, cot
ton, coal, iron, limb and live stock
sections of the republic. Good
roads can double the beneficial re-
suits already attained by the devel-
opment of natural resources, for
good roads create markets. The
states and territories through
which the good roads train will
pass are Missouri, Kansas, Arkan-
sas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma,
Texas. Mississippi, Alabama, Tenn
essee and Illinois. Some of these
have very heavy rainfall, which
with the heavy gumbo and clay
soils and bad public roads make
primary travel almost impossible
during late fall, winter and spring
months.
AT each of The 90 points to be Wis
tied in as many days date will
have been set, the event advertised
as sort of autumn pickle, and the
town and country people will as
semble by thousands. Each locali-
ty will be expected to contribute
$50 to 500 toward the expense of the
undertaking and after the proper
enthusiasm has been aroused, the
good roads association will be
formed and every member will be
asked to sign a petition to his rep
resentative in the states general
assembly in behalf of good roads
Legislation. Every effort will be
made by practical demonstration
or by organization to cause the
masses and politicians to demand
that the candidates pledge them
selves for a good roads appropri'
alton.
Some healthful Legislation is ex'
pected next winter throughout the
several states to be visited this fall
Already the two leading parties Of
Missouri have declared in their
platforms for good roads, as fol