The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-24

tc-ddte on rtad matters. Hc urges with
a great Zeal Of force. the prime i'm.
portance Of good roads system. The
saving Of lime and horseilesh in pull
ing through sandy or muddy roads
to say nothing Of the wear and tear
on ones nervous system, and The rep
uation is sufficient incentive for a
strenuous effort toward improvement.
When people begin to realize he dit
ference between driving FIVE to eight
miles an hour with comparative ease.
and Juggling through mud to the hubs
over roads that are barely passablc.
II not quite impAssable, a large portion
of the year. with sand hills steep and
bitches washed out almost perpendicu
lar, they viii begin to wake UP to the
importance of Grst making the roads
good and by SO doing save their extra
time and energy for the more import
ant work on the farm and other daily
plt suits Presiden Francis, Of he
great industrial exposition ct St. Louis,
says: IF had to build another ex-
position the first thing | would dc
would be to build good roads to 3"
Countless and endless expense has
been end is heing incurred Tor the
hauling of material and other transpor-
tation to this tue grea' est enterprise Of
the ago. owing to the bad weather
and consequent uad roads.
But drst of all, the burden shoull
no, be thrown on irely uron he farm
ers. The merchants and the various
corporations of the country are hene-
htrcd by them-,hey uss them-ai
should te1p pay for them. And so he
states are many Of them making ap-
prop-iauons directly to the road fund
thus relieving the local municipality
ahd taking the burden upon It's own
shoulders. And finally in lurn the ma
tional government recognizes The fact
that her Interest can best De subservad
by having good roads, especially when
so much is being done to accommo'
date tho fsrmer with the rural free
delivery of the mails. and hence this
great movement TO stimulate the ef.
for. if not to contribute directly 10
its support. This expenditure for tie
farmer is not a donation; he Is en-
titled TO Il as a mater Of Jus ice.
For years Uncle Sam has been deliv-
erng mail free of cost at the very
door of the business man For years
nc has assisted and encouraged the
] building and extension of railroads
and canals. why not pvomo'e the
wagon road--the feeders of the former
Mr.. Richardson's remarks contained
valuable suggestion to legislators
lto.wit: he use Of convict labor on thi
roads There is 40 good reason why we
should not instead of sending con
vic away TO other states at an euor
nous expense for heir keeping, give
them good healthful exercise on our
roads at home. AS some one has ex'
pressed it we put theta in prison
TO mend their ways. why not have
them assist us in mehding our (hish)
ways"
In addition tc furnishing the com
munity WITH some very impor ant la
Dor, his would have a double efecI
or the hayward transgressor Of law
There is a class Of men who are quite
at home in the "chain gang" unless II
come to the rock If one of these fel
lows can do some petty meanness t
get thrown in Jail over winter and ge'
ont about the spring OF the year he l.
in luck. With he assurance that hs
will have Ills due portion OF hard la
Dor, the jail will not be so inviting
and the tendency VIII DO TO lesser
crime.
Government Engineer Chas. T. Har
rison also made some very practica
remarks on road construction. Our o.
the fulness Of hts long and varied ey
perience in road building he says th'
one lmpor ant tool used In roa,
building is common horse sense
and this reminds us that we have seer
country road overseers lot far from
Chandler haul dirt up hill 10 cover NJ
rocks in the road up q s'eop hill AnC
again We have seen men throw timbe
across 4 mud hcle in the roai. Fl,
SAYS if you build a road of dirt. make
1t dirt all the way-put a chunk O
rock in the road and you will make
hole On each side of IL. n you builC
with rock make it rock all tie way
and under no ctrcums' 'anoes ousht on'
10 throw stick OF straw or trash o
lany kind into the road 70 decay arc
injure toe rCadbed
Other important things emphasize.
by bO'h these gentlemsa are
norff t1udarfaIra frso much a. "a ffu4o