The Detroit times., 1910-10-13
- ~ osoeA Chicago Expert Makes
6sss rlsa fsr $4,000, 900 Bond
~ Schsns. Pointing Out That
fwvuld Impose Small Burden.
2o5s Expenditure Would Add Five
1ilnss The Amount 70 Value Of
County Property.


lizard 81 supervlsers BY the Board
81 Commerce. Wednesday morn
Inc.
oupervIsor Godfrey Frelwald
then introduced Z resolution that
ehe question be submitted. The
resolution provldee that the Issu-
!. oree % the bonds shall be spread
over me yeara and that the money
- expenood Sor me buifdln0 Of .
eomplete. trunk system Of subur-
ban roeds. lt was svbmIttsd to
The why's and means eommittee.
Chairman 0vtman anaoubeed that
~ committee would hold public
neerln0 On the proposition Thurs-
~ morning.
The Board Of Commerce wound ar
~ campaign for the $1,000 900 bond
1y44o Tor koOd roads In Wayne county
Mx0 = big luncheon In the Cadillac
W44neeoay noon. About 500 attend
& ~ Including the county supervisors
onty road commissioners. auditors
members OF the Board Of Com
The guest OF honor was Howard H
0r3es, OF Chicago, secretary OF the
uIno1s Farmers Good Roads ALI
4 4nFe. President A. e. Larned. of the
xo Of Commerce, was at the head
- NE speakers table.
other speakers were County Road
~ nm1ssioner Hines, H. 8. Earle
4fPer OF good roads In Michigan, and
aster Ladd, Of the State Grange OF
massachusetts.
President Larned introduced Mr.
Qross ~ one Of the foremost authori-
~ "a the good roads movement in
The United States
Mr. Gross spoke In part az follows:
80 single movement Will add greater
Z co4fort and happiness and do more for
ne& oniY the economic progress. but
The social and educational advance
ms2t - the building OF the splendid
Wayne county that IL now before you.
Ueens . greater and . better De-
tret and greater and better Wayne
Xc24utys A. bustness proposition. S2,-
2o4oee wisely spent upon the psrma-
<N4M Improvement Of the highways will
444 - least ave times that amount to
X ~ $3.50 ~ s prSpsrsy VALUE Of the coun-
~ esnss an expense, but an invest
1x tnst pays : sur:r and larger
than any other Investment open
s1ads Win DO more TO advertise
e1ty and county than any other
tpEfla yeu could vhdsrtAkss and il
r4gei emblem that I noticed some time
y 1rth living IN Detroit"
2 Irewsss "a many 6elds Of human en-
sor. 81 our cPiendid cities. our 20 or
B more story buildings. our great rail-
S,X syst,s sn our growth In population
nl1sa when the public highways are
NE people Of this country have sup
ssoas sas q sSs . sna t ssa e M.
~ ths biils He struggled on for
se wen aft e Esnsr ,tn Msking
44k kne burden was too great, and
uHCn1 81 money were spent. or mis-
sns ePon the Highways on so-caiisd
{1!nxs ~ q the right thing were done.
e1ng - - the wrong time Of the year.
Untold ptulens OF dollars have been
ss !. hs ssasa, . "s.t svsrs a S %s:s
44xe. we 10 show for it, II IL any
Z Konder that the people become dis
~ unsatisfactory results that were
Aeasly score Of years ago man in
SH Sersey made . discovery more I'm
"a tAe north pole; II was that the high
< "a . everyone, and that the s state had
sssn{y haa .n duty q w.iiana that th K
49, un3ust and UBIQUITOUS TO place the
xho1e burden Of construction and up
% Z 'ns .s .sS ss far fssT s. Dros
$3.50 the roads more than others. there
Sesc he should pay for them. We.
z - $S:.,t g well ;sy that the lawysrs
ce1rt house. because they use that
@SIi fses tie fsct that the roads be-
6sSs u and 'f e lor the snd du ON
q Al g help care and maintain them
AZ erst the building Of 200 miles of
like . Dtupendous undertaking Upon
Analysis we ind this tremendous sum
sr. @%en sy:, Rsy.sls in I'm, ipSst.almsnts
SILT b.. the Taxpayer at all; he Will
hardly know the difference between the
9mount q taxes he now pays. and the
Ssn shs bonds are Re ycs.a sna Il. pay n
teroet begins 20 run. when the roads
are built however. he will ind his
sSpfsty .1s With al, more money than I.
higher and better standard OF living
hns b4en adopted and that the charac-
~ q much OF the real estate has
p <@@%>@@K<SY kA4ak INV At,tuCnCcl QlStTlCt
has pushed out miles In every direc-
ton. relieving the congested center:
that the truck gardener has gone out
10 or ~ miles farther. and this form OF
agriculture will then be in vogue. with
the result that the markets will be
( more abundantiy supplied and the
4 Householder Will be able to furnish his
(. table better and ut less money than he
IAN do AZ now. The cost Of transporta-
llon from the truck garden to the mar
8 tet VIII be less, as the grower VIII be
Atle 20 haul twice AZ much In half the
/. Upon a home assessed at $4,000. the
1vcruRe tax Ter year to retire the
~Hocd road bonds and interest would be
mus Il must be apparent to every
mo that the bond issue IL In no sense
~ burden upon the taxpayer Upon
'tfolj3rty assessed for sio0. 900 II would
~ om5r ga per year,
s. "a a. moi believe there Is a man or
1910 n this city of good Judgment
~ Will not say that the benefits OF
X|mx xQod roads throughout the
III. WlI1 not ~ many times greater
~ ~ buf6gu imposed by taxation
~ 1fl4o exuor1ence has beer that
~ d ~ - Ss!ssS ~ sAss ala