The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

was more interest Till RandIeman
| township, largely composed of men
of small means, had voted $4,000 for
it's roads. He declared that good roads
, are ..catching'' and that these would
increase as their value is seen, that
| with good roads in North Carolina
farm lands would jump from $40 an
| acre to $50 and 500, that the farmer
would become prosperous, would have
his fine horses and hat the man in
town would wish for a ten-acr farm
and the joys of the farmers life. The
first applause of the meeting was
evoked by Mr.. Coolies address.
Capt. w. G.. Allen, Of Wake, spoke
of the Wake roads, that there are
500 miles of roads and in thirteen diff
ferent directions, an ordinary horse
would not get out Of a trot that these
are graded and grave1led, and while
not frst-class, are good roads, all
without a bond issue. He endorsed
Mr.. A. A. ThompsOn's views as to State
aid in the way of engineering, and
then made an interesting talk on road
building, telling Of fine work done in
Wake with trap rock roads. He de-
clared the need to be for people to
get together on road question, leaving
out party factions and all politics.
Mr.. w. l.. Spoon, the State High
way Engineer, spoke Of the loss OfCas-
well by bad roads and the value of
good roads, and then entered into b
discussion of the best way in which
to build roads SO as to get the best
results.
DR.. Pratt, the chairman, then an
nounced that the Committee on Reso-
lutions would be composed of DR..
Franklin S. Clark, of Fayetteville,
chairman, Messrs. M. L. Shipman,
Commissioner of Labor and Printing!
H. B.. Warmer, Of lexington; S. c.
Nann, of Franklinton; Glenn Wright,
of Greensboro: c.. w. Spruill, of Or
ritsna, BERTHE county; d. McEachern,
Of Wilmington: S. Stikeleather, Of
Asheville, and w. H. Williamson, Of
Raleigh.
After the announcement Of this
committee the meeting adjourned, and
at $3.50 re-asSembled.
The Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session the resolu-
tons were adopted as reported by the
committee, there being few changes
made, the principal of these changes
being that in place Of an ~appropria~
ton of $4,000 900 that there be $780,
900 appropriated annually. The reso-
luton set out the need of good roads
the use of convicts on the roads, the
employment of engineers to lay out
the work, and the appropriation Of
$25O,OO0 a year for good roads, this
10 De ulSlIlDuleu among the cOunT1eSs
each Of the counties to double the
amount of the State appropriation that
comes to it.
1t was set out at the afternoon seS-
sion that a request for an appropria-
ton of $500, 900 would be out of the
question, Mr.. M. L. Shipman saying
this, while Mr.. Glenn Wright at one
time advocated a million dollar ap-
preparation. Mr.. D. M~cEachern, Of
Wilmington, said that wha might be
obtained should be asked. Mr.. Wright
held that a big appropriation would
snow business sense, that in ten years
a million now expended would be
worth ten millions. DR.. Franklin S.
Clark expressed the view that with
Virginia e~xpending $250,OOOO a re-.
quest Tor a million would make the
nlat,er DR.. Joseph Hyde
and Mr.. William H. Williamson
showed that this would mean twice as
much as from the %couties. Mr.. r. r.
Gotten questioned the matter of the
amount of the appropriation to the
%ountie and it was stated this would
be a matter for legislative settlement.
After much discussion the resolutions
as printed above were adopted.
The meeting. by a unanimous vote,
endorsed southern Good Roads" Of
Lexington, the monthly magazine de-
voted to highway and street improve
ment, of which Mr.. Fl. B. Warner is
the editor and publisher.
The meeting adopted a resolution
prepared by Mr.. H. 3. Warner thar the
CHAIRMAN appoint q legislative and
Campaign committee of five or more
TO assist the chairman in carving out
the work of the Good Roads Assocta-
tlon. This committee is yet to be ap-
pointed.
MT warner suggested to the Asso-
cation that its next meeting be held
at the same time and place as the
meeting of the State Press Associa-
tlon: BY consent his matter was left
to the chairman and executive com
mlttee, who have the power to call
meetinps at any time.
Or. Pratt, at the conclusion of the
meeting. extended his thanks f ALI