Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-14

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and the railway are interdependent. and
that those things which benefit n must
' necessarily benefit the other, has adopted
some very practical and original methods
ito demonstrate his belief that tile rail.
way and the farmer are natural partners,
and that the fullest success Of both de-
ponds upon proper cooperation.
The following from n of the New
York dailies indicates one Of his methods
of emphasizing the economic value : 4
good wagon roads throughout the South
west, which is served by his lines;
"B. +. yoakum, chairman Of the ex.
~ecutive committee Of the Rock Island.
Frisco lines, is to give a party Of presi-
dents of farmers unions from Texas, Ar.
kansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma an
automobile ride over the good roads of
New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land, Massachusetts,, Connecticut and
New York, to show them what sort Of
roads they ought to have in their nstive
States. The automobile trip will start
from the Bellevue trasford Hotel at
| Philadelphia on Tuesday, September -,
under the auspices Of friedrich Gilkyson,
chairman Of the New Jersey Highway
| Commission. Governor Fort will be the
guest of honor and will deliver a short
address on good roods to the party at
lunch at the Bartlett Inn, Lakewood, N.
J. The New Jersey trip ends September
| %, and the party leaves on the night
train for Concord. N. H., where the trip
over the New England roads will com
mence. The governor of New Hamp-
shire will accompany the party part way.
! The route is from Concord to Nashua,
Nashua to Boston, Boston to Providence
and Providence 10 New Haven, and will
consume four days. The State Highway
Commissioner and a corps of engineers
will accompany the party in each case to
.xplain the roads. Mr.. Yoakum will &C.
company the party Oh the New Jersey
trip. Governor Draper, II Massacliu
SOUS, Viii OC tCIluSISu Il tlilhCi Wy tliC
good roads party and members of the
State Highway Commission in Boston"
The current Issue, of Austin, Texas,
commenting on MIR. Yoalum's plan. says:
1T is well knowA that Ola The graded
roads in the States over which the party
travelled, one horse will do the same work
AS three or fuur OIL the average reads Of
Texas or Oklahoma. IN every State the
commanding Importance of good roads IS
recognized. but just what kind 10 decide
Oh and how TO 20 at the work to get the
best results for the least outlay is a prob,
lem not 80 readily solved.
lin n,auy localities road building is a
new deal to the p 'ople.
lin comparatively new States they
have been so busy making a living,
bringing new sections Of country under
cultivation, establishing homes and
,chools aud churches and the various i'm.
,nediate necessities OF civilized life that
! hey have managed to get along with
any old kind of roads, kept up in the
slam and-jam way that marks all conf
munity road working a few days each
year.
But for several years there has been
a disposition every where to secure some
thing better.
"Commendable progress has been
made, too. in various counties in this
| State, but all are forced to admit that
good roads construction is only iM the he,
ginning stage here. The same is true OF
Oklahoma, Askansas and Louisiana.
Hence there could hardly be anything
more conducive to a better understand
ing OF the subject and to sharpening tile
interest Of the people in it than such
trip over the Eastern pixies and graded
highways by the beads of farmers or.
CARNATIONS as Mr.. Yoakum has jus, per
sonslly conducted.
There is no need in this connection
to attribute to him any extraordinar,
altruism or philanthropy 10 what he ha.
done.
at is a practical business affair be
tween business associates or partners, a,
he said at Tulsa.
"0f course, the farmers adjacent &c
his T'ads will get their products TO tn,
stations somehow over any kind Of WACO,
ways; hut Mr. Yoakum knows that first
class wagon roads stand for better farm
ing. and for putting every available acr,
under the pillow, for ease and facility i,
moving a crop encourages and stimulate
the growing of more and he,,er crops.
THE sapie section with good yapo,