Lower coast gazette., 1910-03-19
=aTTEAI AHAcHEI A.sNTRDYM MARCH 49, 81. -" ~ UMBERa-
ALL OVER LOUISIANA,
GOVERNOR SAYS MODEL ROAD
COSTS $500 PER MILE.

GOVERNOR SAYS MODEL ROAD
COSTS $500 PER MILE.
First Two Cars Of Gravel From Colfax
Pit Were Rejected by Gov.
eminent Export
Baton Rouge.-Govcrnor Sanders gave
ont the following statement in regard
to road work in DeSoto parish:
$50 many varied and conflicting state.
ments are being made in the press of
the: state relative to the cost Of the
roads recently being built in Dcsoto
parish, aud SO persistently has it been
stated. in certain quarters that these
roads are costing $1,000 and over per
mile, and n order that the people Of
.thestate might DO correctly informed ne
to the approximate cost, asked
Governor Heard, president Of the board
Of control, and Mr.. Cooley, government en-
expert in charge Of the work, to meet
in my 1ohkiceSin order to arrive at the
cost OF these roads.
st y nder5 the existing contract between
tho board of control and the police jury
of sthe. parish Of Desoto work was be- be
gum gun Eins the parish about the middle Of
September last! Up 10 the first of
March there had been expended on the
roads, under the contract, about 5000;
something over q S:miles Of road had
been built up to first o 4 March Va Oh
After. $a consultation betWeensSG( Governor
Heard and Nj Cooley and afterrssc e leu
latiln,gs tthe; amount q . 3 e piping,
etc.,sonlSShaand2sa and paid for, It Xwas est.
mated that Il t tle es.roa s. q had II, zzbese q i built sc
ascost not exceeding. 100 .lpermile..s#llt
must bbe.zSul1nl,d IS I hat this work 8 ha
been donesdl j past winter q 4 under DC
vgear,ysss0,u,lnffayorablie Be wealth Il ( conditions Ms
and apart of iit dass done th lnt 9 9, 2
rough Ne Notwithstanding I il est Ct
mated b the government e,xppe.t, for: for
instance, that in q The ten miles leading
out from Mansfield to Grand Cane and
beyond the first three miles, owing to to
the nature 81 the ground, costs more
than the other seven miles.
Tho figures given out in this state
racnt we're arrived at after getting from
Governor. Heard the amount s. money
spent on the road, and after getting
from Mr.. Cooley the number Of miles
built, ard are, therefore, approximate
" correct. sS #
g Before beginning, work for. the p 20,
lire. jury there were some other roads
built in and around Mansfield At about
approximately the same cost. Desoto
parish now has about thirteen 81 four v
teen miles Of good road, built by state
conYicts.z and. despite al reportssSto
The contrary these roads are giving the
peolp,lsesoTY Desoottto, Sssaalttiissfaction. have slg
n not se ,.usss, heard from, ! single either
sof that parish twyhosslh not had 4 good
word 10 sas!yTY . these 81 road a..
~ ESG5@S2@%gSS3rEx
Government ExpIsrttR sjsctsSPtt Gravel
nm he hit tws ls5etaalrs loads q gravel { :
eeiyed iin5 Tie city rom the Colfaxpii
hive been ! & 4 byS 4 ! U ldIl'1
statcsSRsoyerniment expperrttsssinEceh,.alrlgge
5zthees construction I mode IL Srno : go
SfromsBasto RooNulee IEThhueSSstarsSaswefeS IS
Sjessc.ttteds sb,eecauseSo esSSlglreeat aanoulln,ltHssodl
red elays in ths fH5s1hhiiprlmlse,nlt.5fs Cooley
! swho5 Has charge { the roaud work lef
], forS Colfalixkstt s ma nniilnsspesss1tiionlZlo "a
B pit.S According Information receiye'
!. ~ thel.se1xacsccntiiye Office the
4 that.a4iived are lbtaspdlSshiiipmenlths, an
! were not intended ffosrs HE road sSout6l,i
They were the first grayed taken 5s q
d new BIT, an assurance IS given tina
4 better i gravel will be Sfnrnnished:sTh
h gravel II IS 80 bought from the Louisiana,
. Railway and Navigation Company, an
4. canulS5bte go,ttttennissiin almost any qaannutiittiuee
from the gravel pit. If there IS 20 4, 81 u
! thcr hitch and weather conditions al
favorable for tine next.IWO mOntns w
model road will BE in splendid sconditiso'
! tos,shhowg3 tho members Of the general a
\ sembl!x. Governor Sanders IS sdevottiilnl
"a much$sof his time to the proposition
4 Every Jay that be IS in i. 7 Baton a @ 3 Ro lle
d he visits the road camp and i 2 &c
II The work that IS being done. The 81 81
ernors is familiar withSHieyyetaryy piece &c
Il the work done, and knows al Of
II wolrknenl on the job. Ssssz Ss5=s=sszz
s.S.ys. T1ru,cks arowers o~rgaanl,iLzs.e,z. 5s=T
81 Ho,ulmnus:-ThreaszFF'ar mels' and True
81 Growers AAsssocia,ltilonllo..f T Z mn =
ish,, located at Houlma, was permanent
i. org,aaaniiizse,ddy,Ss,ws'iitlhhI1 JtostepplhhIIsHH lH u pplr'
81 president anll Robert Butler seer
Il tary.. i SSoolb,;ieecttsof he I i. salaaso,ciaa 81. on
Is bring ii j 4 the truck growers and sfar l'1le
together to- secure sthesSs3aldiylarntagcs
lie cooperation. sJeWett AllinSs1has be- g
II prominent III deletinge the orggsaln ,li,,s1fla
The#valsst bodies 81 land recently &
IL claimed, + i expected will BE- p