Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-03-31
Candidates on Good loads.

'''"H ~ Virginia l. crlnced bV the
fact that each has made il one o,
the most prominent plrnks in his
platform. In his address in Rich.
mond Mr. Tucker dwelt upon the
Importance Of good roads. while
IA his Petersburg address Judge
Mann paid particular a,trn,,o, 10
the subject On this. nj least. thu. :.
ar" united. Good Road" ex-
eerpts from their addresses are
given here:
HON. II ST. GEORGE TUCKER
Intense interest AMI grea, .d-
vance in the Commonwealth IN the
rrinc:ple If gpod reads leaves M
doubl 'hnt while 'hc road may be
long nnd tortuous. the iinai result
cannot DC in doubt I'll, Wirhers-
fLsSsiicr hiil. which 4lt,sdv has
work-i timely H. the State as an
initial step IN the legislation i'm that
district. will doubtless give ulace
to more advanced legislation as M,
public mind becomes educated on
this great subject.
Federal. State and local aid must
oe invoked for this purpose.
Rome was not bull, in a dav. ="
nor can thses highways be com
pleted In q day; hut 10y conserve
tive. iudiciouS managementin each
county, under The operation az
State and county taxation. we can
push forward in the good work.
and gradually it mas toe, but each
year giving additional hope for tie
final contamination OF eur desires.
| strongly favor that provision
of the Withers-LaSsi,or bill giving
the right TO the counties # the
State. under proper regulation. to
work convicts on the roads. ]
hope L" see the day when. instead
of the Stale realizing II cents per
day from the lease of the cnnvicis
IN the peniteutiary. that they shall
all he dedicated TO the great work
OF building up the highways Of the
Commonwealth.
And may add i'm passing that
If ! am Governor of the Common
wealth. with my present life before
me, | should never favor, under
any circumstances. the renewal Of
the lease of the convicts of the
State 10 any concern for ~ cents
per day, whose labor is well worth
81 day 10 the leSsees.
JUDGE WILLIAM II. MANN.
have voted for every bill offer
ed by Hon. Charles Trotter Lassi-
ter, your efficient and distinguish
ed Senator, bearing on the mud
tax levied by the weather and our
own slipshod methods.
We have made great improve
ments: we have established a State
Highway Commission and put il i'm
the power of the several counties
of the State to obtain, without cost.
scientific and valuable information
as 20 the best system OF roads for
each locality and the best methods
to be used in the establishment Of
such a system.
There is room for more improve
ment, however, as the counties
spend annually more than 81 ,O0O.-
600, principally in patching up
roads in the srping fall and
summer, to be washed away i'm the
fall and winter. | believe that if
every county having suitable rock
crusher and other road machinery
and use one-half of the money ex-
pended each year in permanently
improving the worst places, that
in time the question would. with
the help of the State, be solved,
and the Improvement would be M
once manifest. Time will not per.
init me to- 90 more fully into de.
tails, but ! have said enough t.
show that | recognize the impor,
lance of good reads. Indeed, an
a member uf tho Virginia Coco
Roads Association. | appreciat,
the Importance of this movement
know that good roads will ado
value to our lands and pleasure
and profit to our country homes
and if elected Governor | will il
every way push forward and aiC
this great work. which | consider
the vital work in Virginia today
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