Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-12
GOOD ROADS
Discussed by Many Prominent Citizens Wednesday Night. Good Roads Associa- tion Increasing in Membership and Creating Great Enthusiasm.

One of the livest good roads meet inss ever held ill the county of lief. day evening in the board of trade held under the auspices of the .Ieffer- son County Good Roads association. MT. James Could, president of the as seciation, presided, and Rev. ]. s. Hawkins acted as secretary.
 Hon Alex H. Rowell by invitation of the association delivered an ad dress from a legislative standpoint. Mr. Rowell's subject was. How Can a Legislator Know He Represents the Will of the People :" Mir. Rowelf clearly indicated the necessity of hay lrs systematic organization of all the counties in the state, as is con tempiated by the constitution of the association. He emphasized the prac- tieal impossibility of introducing and passing bill which had not been agreed upon by the people. especially one of such manitude as a good roads bill would necessarily be. Mir. Row. ell insisted that no difference of opin. ion on smaller matters should be al. lowed to interfere, but that all inter ested should pull together, and felt sure that the other members of the legislature would feel as he did Willingness to grant the people the legislation they desired if their wants were honestly and intellgently made known to them.
 Postmaster F. c. Furth next ad- dressed the meeting, and his speech Was instructive and helpful He showed that we are not getting our share of free delivery just because the government would not allow It, considering the condition of the roads. He showed how the system had already increased the circulation of papers of city. as well as eXpan- sion of business.
 Hon. w. H. Tangfcrd was then called for and in a short. but i'm pressive speech, set forth the wis, dom of advocating "free roads, He
 said the people had reached that
 state of advancement where they were willing to be taxed if neces- sary commensurate with the need to build good highways. free to all to travel upon.
 He told of prominent visitor who had been by him carried out to look at land with which he was delighted. but said he could not afford to in- vest his money in the lands because of the condition of the roads.
 MT. Jangford is not onlv banker of prominence in the south. but one of the most progressive citizens in Pine Bluff
 practical speech in keeping with his experience as county judge. He in- dicated how powerless tho county judge and his court are to aid the peonla under the present road laws. especially in bottom counties. where n"turn has not nlaced the material near at hand to build roads.
 Roy. !. s. Hawkins. who has been known for several years as one of the most enthusiastic good roads ad- vcnates in tho south. as president of the Arkansas Good Roads association and chairman of the state executive committee. then addressed the meet ing. He favored an immediate change in the constitution as the only remedy for existing conditions, an(i showed how this can be easily secured by careful organization of the forces now favorable to 1t. He said@in this manner the greatest suc- cesses had been achieved in other states. ana how that the influx of reputation and increase of taxation by .the roads having been built had always taken care of the bonds and giving the people the pleas nre and transportation advantages of the road without having lost one cent to the taxpayers of the county.
 Jas, Gould, president, in short ad- dress made some lasting impressions. He insisted that as MT. Hawkins had contended the bond system was the onl'' one worth anything to a river county. where the material had to be brought in from afar He said, too.