The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-14
GOOD ROADS GET
BOOST ON TRIP
Horstio s. Earle Introduces His
$4,000, GOO Bonding Proposition To
Commerce Beard Members.

Never did the good roads movement
In Michigan take such a leap AZ the
one made during tina Board or Com
merce trip. Friday nigat Horatio D.
Earle was introduced TO talk on tho
subject OF good roads and 10 Illustrate
his talk with the stereopticon. Mr.
Earle spoke plainly and somewhat
severely OF the lethsrgy OF the Detroit
people regarding the good roads move
ment, proving by the pictures on the
screen that Detroit should be ashamei
Of the condition OF the roads In Wayne
county. lie struck 4 responsive chora
and never In his fifteen years OF good
roads work has he accomplished SO
much in an entire years work as ne
die that night.
He closed his remarks by asking
who Tier he was To ee backed by the
Beard of Commerce and Detroit Ia
the future or had he 70 fight the bat
tie alone He further asked II the
good roads sentiment expressed in the
Detroit papers OF late was from the
mouth or had IL connection with the
Eocketbcok
Mr.. Earle declared the people must
decide whether they would build
roads by yearly installments and by
SO doing have the roads blockaded
every year for the next ten years, or
build the leading roads OF Wayne
county all in one year and pay Tor
them by yearly installments. He thea
for the first time. sprung his two mil
lion dollar bonding proposition, and II
was received with thunderous APP
plause. AS soon as he was through
talking he was surrounded by scores
OF Influential men who wanted TO sign
the petition 10 the Wayne county
BOARD OF supervisors asking them ID
submit TO the voters OF Wayne county
the proposition OF bonding the county
for two million doiiars for the puv'
pose OF building complete trunk lire
system OF high class roads in the
county.
Mr. ]. H. HIATT, a personal friend o.
Mr.. Earle, took the petition around
the boat and at last reports over
three hundred OF Detroits business
men had signed H. Jere c. Hutchins
said: II would be glad 10 pay my
share OF tax on a tenmillion dollar
bond issue for the state"
President Larned has under con-
sideration the matter OF appointing a
committee OF thirty or more represent
alive members OF the board TO assist
In boosting the good roads movement.
A special session OF the board OK
supervisors will be asked for. prob
ably in July so as TO give plenty OF
time for the campaign throughout the
county before the date OF voting IN
November. IL the people endorse the
plan, the board OF supervisors at the
January session can arrange for sell
ing the bonds, and work on Wayne
county's great trunk line road system
can begin in May. 1911. and before
the snow flies the following roads can
be completed: Grand River-ave. 70
the Oakland county line toward Farm
ington: Plymouth road, from Gre
River-ave TO Washtenaw county line:
Michigan-ave. through Dearborn, Ink
ster, Wayne. 10 the Washtenaw coun-
" line, almost 10 Ypsilanti: River
road from the end OF the present I'm.
rrovement south OF Wyandotte, 10
lockwood the Monroe county line;
Huron River road through the most
beautiful part OF Wayne county from
lockwood northwest along the river
through Flat Rock. New Boston. Belle
vile, TO the Michigan-ave. road; max
ing a hundred-mile triangle trip unex.
celled anywhere on earth: going down
the Detroit river, thence northwest
along the Huron. and into Detroit by
Michigan-ave., passing the Wayne
county asylum and home. Dearborn
Retreat and River Rouge: then road
west from Wyandotte TO the Huron
river road: another from Worthwhile
south TO Sumpter. and another south
from I.ivonia through Nankin. Romi-
lus and Huron townships. With these
improvements made Wayne county
could challenge the world to show
n better road system in a like sized
territory.