Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-08-24
GoW ROADS ASSOCIATION.
Organization Was Formed Here Last
Saturday Afternoon.

#.
ernment road building expert, to Wal
halla last Saturday was appreciated
by our citizens, and he was heard by
a small gathering at the Court House.
1t Is matter Of regret that more
/. from each section of the county did
Z not hear him, fer he gave some very
timely thought; on the matter of per-
manent road building.
MI. Winslow reached Walhalla Fri
day evening from Pickens, where he
held a meeting Friday morning, driv-
. ing through the country in a Brush
auto, which was somewhat crippled
by reason Of several bad stretches of
road 90 ween here and the Court
ilou Pickens. Mir Moorman, Of
the CUfdmbia Record, was unable to
come to Walhalla, thus throwing the
main work for the Walhalla meeting
on Mr.. Winslow.
saturday morning a party OF auto
mobiles was organized for ride with
Mr.. Winslow over the new road being
completed to Westminster. There
were six automobiles in the party, as
follows:
lord touring car, driven by Dr.. J..
w. Bell, with w. A. Strother, w. L..
Werner and G. w. Pitchford as pas
Sengers
Maxwell runabout, driven by She
riff w. Nj. Kay, carrying w. Thos.
Maxwell.
Maxwell runabout, driven by Dr..
Is. f. Sloan, carrying a. p. Crisp.
Ford touring car, driven by J. II.
Darby, carrying W. NJ. Brown, ID. fl.
Winslow and j. A. 1Steck.
Ford touring car, driven by E. l..
Herndon, carrying G. A. Norman, r.
a. McLees and A. G.. Merrick.
DeMott rnnabout, driven by II. G..
CartN, carrying Jas. f. Singleton.
IYE1 run TO Westminster was made
In good time, Mr.. Winslow stopping
several times to take photographs of
several sections Of bad roadway at
points where work on the new road
had not been begun, and also to ex-
anime and criticise the work done on
the Walhalla Westminster model
road 1T was particularly gratifying
to the party to note that the criti-
cisms OF Mr.. Winslow were almost
entirely favorable He estimated
that the work done would cost be-
tween $500 and 5000 per mile, and
was" surprised when told that, las a
matter Of fact, the work had been
done at cost slightly In advance OF
$500 per mile.
~, After short stop in Westminster
Tlie party returned to Walhalla, being
Joined by Lois Zimmerman, driving
MS 3O-h. y. Cadillac touring car. and
carrying as passengers Dr.. G.. NJ. Wal
ker, E G. Narett and Jas. G. Brca-
Zeale. The return trip was made by
way OF Richland, giving abundant OBJ
portunity for comparison Of good and
bad roads. Much OF the road from
Westminster leading to the Richland
section is in good shape with
bad sectio"s here and there, but from
Rlchland % the public road from
Walhalla to Seneca the trip was
over road that might very properly
be claSsed as bad and worse by sec
tons.
Immediately on reaching Walhal.
Ia meeting was called to order i'm
the Court House and Mr.. Winslow
gave about an hours talk, con
densing a few thoughts for practical
Dcneht on the subjects Of permanent
road building, road maintenance, the
relation or good roads to land val
ues, and the effects OF good roads as
related to education. lie was lis
tened 10 attentively and applauded
as he closed.
Mr.. WinSlow was asked the uues-
ton by John l.. Smith, one Of the
rural mail carriers for the routes
out OF Seneca, what the average cost
or building permanent roads in Oco-
nee ought TO be, and his reply was
that, Judging BY the character Of the
work beng done between Walhalla
and Westminster, the average cost
would be about $500, provided i,
wAf done with the same degree OF
DNsfnOmN In nfli
roads would cost more. and some
less, but he Judged that $500 could
be made an average over the coun.
ty for similar work.
Association Organized.
by vote OF those present it was
decided TO organize a permanent as.
sociatiOn for Oconce, and the Oconee
County Good Roads Association was
chosen as the name under which the
organization will work. One of tho
main objects of the association Is &c
lend its influence to the securing OF
state aid in the matter Of building
permanent highways Thirty-foul
counties have been visited by Mr.
WipSiSQw, and Ononcc ranks as the
nv to form an association.
wv The Officers
,""Hoh IoI me aSSOc'illOn are as iOl.
lows:
Prcsidcnt-A. p. Crisp, WalhaIla
Vice PrcSidcnt-Dr. G.. NJ. Walker
Westminster.
Secrelary-S. n. IIughs, Richland
An executive committee was ap-
pointed with one member from each
OF the eight townships Of the county
he president being eX-oncio a mem.
Der or the committee. The commit.
teemen chosen are as follows:
Wagener--W Al. Brown oval.