The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-09-27
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Movement For State Road.

Movement For State Road.
The State of Pennsylvania, through
q Goods Roads Association which
was recently organized in Philadel-
phia, has inaugurated a movement
for the construction of a fine high
way from Philadelphia to Pittsburg.
William A. Dick was elected chair
man of the executive. committee, and
in order that no time may be lost,
the committee, which consists OF
Geo. T.. Oliver, of Pittsburg, and
Congressman Geo. F. Huff, besides
the officers of the association, have
opened offices in Philadelphia and
will set in motion at once the machin-
cry to interest and secure the funds
necessary to build the highway. The
committee will shortly announce the
plans by which it is proposed to en-
list the services of influential citi-
ems throughout the State, and es-
pecially in the fourteen. counties
through which the proposed road will
run. Much work in this line car be
accomplished by the various county
commissioners, and the committee
will try to get thsm to fall in line
and give The movement every posi-
BILE aid. The movement has the en-
dorsement of Governor Pennypacker,
Senator Penrose and other prominent
public men, and undoubtedly the road
will be speedily built.
In the work of construction 1t is
probable that the experience of
France in the building of public
highways will not be overlooked by
the Pennsylvanians, and it is not un-
likely that this is the beginning of a
system of national roads for this
country which will speedily develop
into vast proportions.
According to information received
recently by our Department of State
through one of it's consular agents
in France, the roads in that country
are divided into sixth classes, as fol-
lows:
First-National roads built and
maintained by the government. 21,-
800 miles.
Second Departmental (State)
roads, built and maintained by the
political divisions ~traveTsed by them,
1900 miles.
Third-Principal roads, ~traversing
two or more townships (communes),
are maintained by them with the
Government aid, $4,000 miles.
Fourth-Secondary local roads,
the same as the preceding, except
that they are less important, and are
maintained by townships under the
supervision of the Government, 1907
900 miles.
Fifth-Minor local roads, still less
maintained by townships without any
intervention or supervision by the
Government.
The serious work of building great
roads of national extent in France
was undertaken in 1875, and Ma
poleon carriedlit ON vigorously as a
part of his military schemes, uniting
frontier parts with the capital.
Never has the work ceased, except
difficult sections, at first left to a
more convenient season, are steadily
being built, while new cut-ofs and
connecting links are continually
being declared open for service.
The new Pennsylvania Good Roads
Association is receiving scores OF tel
egrams and letters from all parts OF
the State ~indorsing the proposition,
and many of them from farmers liv-
ing along the proposed route, who
believe it will be a great advantage
to them in opening up the country
and giving them a better highway on
which to transport their products to
market. Others believe it will be the
beginning of a vast system of nation
al highways similar to that of France
The Epitomist.