The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-16
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ing throughout the country to
i greater extent than has ever been
noticed, and large part of this ac
tivity is directly due to the individual
and committee efforts Of automobilsts
The Good Roads Committee OF the
American Automobile Association il
cooperating with local authorities in A
number of States for the purpose OF
improving the more frequented sec.
tions of the highway. The recent run
made by Asa Goddard from Boston to
New York was taken with the object
of studying the roads at an unfavor.
able period of the year when their bad
spots would be more apparent and II
would be easier to suggest definite
places for improvement. A detailed
report on these conditions is being pre-.
pared by Mr.. Goddard, and the Amerl.
can Automobile Association will en-.
deavor to get the clubs In Massachu.
sets and Connecticut to assist in car.
rying out the needed improvements
Asa Goddard is now engaged In the
good roads movement in Ohio. He has
accepted the appointment as assistant
secretary to the Cleveland Automobile
Club, the Office being created chiefly
for the purpose of bringing influence to
bear throughout the State for better
highways. Mn Goddard Is one of the
most practical and best posted men on
automobile affairs in the country. He
is a practical road builder, having had
charge of the construction of some of
the best roads in New England. For
two years he has been a director of the
American Automobile Association. rep.
resenting the Worcester Automobile
Club.
The projected plans for the Glidden
tour this year have directed closer at.
tentlon than ever before to the condl.
tion of roads in the West. Singular as
1t may seem to those who know little
; of the true conditions. the roads In
Canada above Detroit and Toledo are
immeasurably superior to those in
Michigan and Ohio. In fact, better au
tomobile travel will be found by way
of Canada from Detroit to Buffalo than
through our own country. 1t is almost
impossible to travel from Detroit to To-
ledo by automobile, and it has long
been a standing joke among the mem
bers of the Detroit Automobile Club
that tle only safe way to take motor
car between the two cities is by boat
In view of the enormous output OF
automobiles from Michigan it is but
natural that the good roads subject
should be agltated there, and an
! amendment to the Constitution has re-
Gently been adopted by popular vote
authorizing State aid to road building
somewhat on the principle that was
adopted in New York year ago. The
Michigan Highway Commissioner and
| the autoists are now endeavorlng to CO.
operate with the proper officials in
Ohio toward the building of firm,
broad highway from Detroit TO Toledo.
In Pennsylvania active steps have
been taken to secure proper automo'
bile route from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg. The Germantown Automobile
Club has taken the initiative. A mac
adamized road has just been author
lied at an expense of 100000 from Bal
timore to Washington. A bill to this
effect has been signed by the Governor
Plans are being made in New Hamp
shire to improve the roads leading to
the White Mountains. In New Jersey
last year nearly siXty-elght miles OF
road were built at a cost of nearly
$1G5,OO0 Plans are being made for the
Improvement of several stretches OF
road in the upper part of New York
Even in~the Far West the good roads
question is assuming greater impor'
tance than in former years. California
and Washington having taken steps to
improve their State highways. - New
York Times.