The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
CONGRESSMAN J. 0. PATTERSON GIVES
AN ACCOUNT OF HIS STEWARDSHIP

have secured what is known Complete County Sys
of rural free delivery for Suda County and would have Sc
cured the for the remaining Counties OF my Dis
for the fact that the Post Office Department. before
establishing such SERVICE requires the County oclas TO supply
the Department with Road Map of the County, Two years
ago. took this matter with the County OF the
counties comprising District and urged the importance OF
supplying the Post Office Department with these Road MAPS out
Sauda County been the only County far to meet this
quremen The County officials of Aiken County have ordered
such made and hope to this complete service
for Aiken County just this is completed Inc
remaining Counties of my district well supplied with
rural delivery SERVICE but this complete service would the
daily delivery of the mail to family in each County who
could possibly reached by this service l. therefore, again
urge the Importance each County of having this road map
made in order to this complete service.
Good Roads.
Another of the first bills introduced by bill
vdng for the establishment in the Department Of Agriculture
of bureau to the Bureau Of Public Highways and
provide national aid in the the public roads,
made speech Congress in behalf of this bill on the 10th
day May 1908, and during the communicated
with County Supervisors of District and advised them
of the establishment the Department of Agriculture of an office
known as the Office Public Roads, further advised them that
made the laboratory Of this office to determine among
the available the best suited and least expensive TO
particular road advised further that no financial aid could
be given this office the construction OF roads but tnat
could procure the services of supervising engineer from this
office give practical demonstration IN road building Wnen
this office finds it practicable they will supply the
ary machinery but the local authorities must furnish all ma
eral labor and fuel also had this letter published
the County papers, prepared have been at all
heretofore to the services OF supervising en-
gneer give instructions and supervision as to the
best methods of improving and constructing public roads,
Good roads is of the crying needs of country to-
day and very much pleased to that interest has been
awakened the construction and Improvement OF our roads
Navy Yard at Port Royal.
AS is generally known the Navy Yard at Port Royal
moved to Charleston before elected to Congress- but
valuable buildings and grounds left there in the posses
sion ownership of the u S. Government Ever since nave
Congress- have had fight against great odds TO keep
the Government from abandoning this property altogether as
the Navy Department has been disposed to DO all the um
three years order was issued transferring
Garrison from Fort Fremont near Beaufort to for oceven
near Savannah Georgia. have had this matter held u dur
ing all this time only recently been called upon TO
the execution of another order transferring this
son aforesaid
On the 18th day June, order issued ty the
Navy Department transfer Martins Industry Eght-esse
it's present anchorage position five miles nearer sava
nah Georgia. AS advised of this action en- the
part of the Department. Immediately called the Chair
man of the Board and had the matter hed up u
til showing could be made by the pilots and others
This still being held request for the purpose
of allowing interested to file their grounds OF protest and
confident that will be able to prevent the removal Oh n
Iight-vessel from it's present anchorage.
There established at Port Royal training ssnool
for marine officers but the Department has been disposed for
some time past this training school, and only recently
had occasion to call at file protest against
it's removal assured by the Department that this
training school will be retained at Port Royal
The Navy Department decided short while ago TO estao
h three what known Advanced Base Scnoos
AS soon as learned intention of the Department. call
ed urge the establishment of one OF these schools
at Port Royal satisfied that will secure the establish
of the schools at Port Royal Ihls scnoo OF Ao
Base will bring hundred thousand dollars to Port
ROYAL in naval supplies and large number Of marine officers
and will therefore, mean great deal to Port Royal.