The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-01-27
r.. II. Hyatt Reviews Situation
in General Way.
THE NEED OF CO. OPERATION
E-oventh Annual Session Good Roads
Association-Many Addresses BY
Prominent Men.


question in this State is just plain,
business proposition, the people will
have to face in the near future. A
highway commission and a highway
engineer were indorsed in many of
the addresses before the sessions. A
bond issue for road improvement was
also approved by many. 1t was the
sense of the meeting that more in
telligent road building is needed in
South Carolina.
There were present at all the ses-
sions men of every profession In
South Carolina. They were here for
purpose, as shown by the great
interest displayed in all of the
speeches delivered. From the senti-
ments expressed at the sessions, IL
is evident that there will be no
more good roads talk and agitation.
but good roads work. The delegates
were urged by the speakers to do
something and do it now.
Every county was represented at
the meeting. There were a number
of the legislators present.
Col. James Cosgrove, Of Charles
ton, S. c., made an address on drain
age and good roads. DR.. NJ. w.
Twichell spoke on practical Points
on Good Road Material"
The sand-clay road was discussed
by Supervisor Owens of Richland
county. Mr.. Owens has n national
reputation as a good roads builder.
Practical talks were also made by
Fingal C. Black and other engineers
Possibly the most interesting part
of the programme was the annual
reports of the work done by the
county supervisors. There were
number Of the supervisors in at
| tendance.
Hyatt's Review of Work.
Below is given the report of F. H.
Hyatt, reviewing the good roads
situation:
"When 1 go back ten wears ago,
and finG the little handful of super
visors I'D commissioners and few
public :. .rited citizens of the State,
assembled at that time, trying to Or
game and systematic n plan by
which they could establish a method
of road-building which would come
within the reach of the supervisors.
with their limited means, to build
good roads; and then as l have at
tended the different conventions
from year to year, and have seen the
development and the increased in
terest from time to time; and eS-
| pecially, the interest that is being
taken all over the State at this
present time, l do not hesitate to
say that it is simply marvellous.
"Within the past twenty months
there has been a general concert of
action between the various States.
looking to the establishment and de.
velopment of public highways con-
Meeting the various States with first
class roads.
"The Capital City Highway asso-
citation was organized and Mr.. Leon
ard Tufts, of Pinehurst, n c., was
elected president; and he, with the
| assistance of quite a number of
prominent men, have located the
road from Richmond, Cheraw, Pine
hurst, Darlington, Hartsville, Cam
den, Columbia, and on to Augusta.
This road is also being built. and
will soon be open to the traffic of
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| general.
/ "Another road has been mapped
out, leading from Columbia to
Orangeburg, and On to Charleston; !;
and this road is also being put in
order.
81 find, in talking to a great
many of the supervisors that one of
the greatest drawbacks TO road
building in this State is the want of
means. Some suggest special levy !;
others advise bond issue. / am sat
isfied that the general public are
perfectly willing to be taxed for a
reasonable amount.
The Southern Appalachian Good
Roads convention was organized at
Asheville, N. c., in October of last
year. The convention opened on the
9th and closed on the 9TH of the
month. This good roads association
was organized In order to create an
interest and concert Of action be-
tween the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
and Tennessee, with view Of CO.
operating with tho officers Of public
roads Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, the National
Good Roads association, the State
Good Roads association, and other
organizations of like nature; also TO
promote proper legislation in the
different States which shall lead to
the Improvement of the highways of
the several States; to encourage and
stimulate the various counties in
these States to locate and construct
/ good roads advocated hv the con