The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-01
PROGRESS IN ROAD MAKING.

past years work of the State Good
Roads Association showing that
thirty-fve local associations have
been organized in the following
counties: Anson, Buncombe,
Burke, Carteret, Catawba, Chat
ham, Columbus, Craven, Cumber-
land, Duplin, Forsyth, Granville,
Guilford Halifax, Harnett, John
stem, Lee, Lenoir, Macon
Madison, Mecklenburg, Mont
gomery, Moore, Orange, Fender
Person, Perquimans, Randolph,
Richmond, Robson, Rockingham,
Union, Wake, Wayne and Yadkin.
This record evinces the extent to
which the people are becoming
interested in the good roads move
ment and indicates the results to
be obtained by persistent effort.
The North Carolina Good Roads
Association forms a nucleus.
around which the local organiza-
tons revolve and through these as
sociations the doctrine of improv-
ed highways is being disseminated
in every nook and corner of the
State. DIR. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
state geologist and secretary of the
North Carolina Good Roads As
ISOLATION, is the leading spirit in
the campaign for improved high
ways and has a valuable co-work-
er in the person of editor III. b.
Warner Of Southern Good Roads,
Lexington, N. G. These gentle
men have given much time to the
consideration of matters relating
to road construction and the ear
nestness with which they have
gone about the work has produced
far-reaching results. With the in
terested citizens of thirty-five
counties organized and cooperat-
ing, even greater conclusions may
be expected during the year 1911.
While the late Legislature failed
to enact any road legislation of
statewide Importance, a large
number of bills foE-counties and.
townships were passed looking to
the increase in mileage Of good.
roads by the use of revenue de-
rived from special tax levies, or
bond issues Reviewing the work
of the State Association for the,
past year, the secretary says:
"The past years work of the
North Carolina Good Roads Asso-
citation has been very successful in
the number of associations form
ed in the various counties with the
consequent broadening of the ac-
tivities and influence of the State
Association through these county
organizations; and in the large
amount of literature distributed
by the State Association in CO.
operation with the Geological
Survey. A circular relating to
road drags has brought to the at
tention of a great many people
the real value of this implement
and educated them to the use Of
it. Circulars relating to certain
suggested legislation for the crea-
ton of a State Highway Depart
ment, engineering assistance, use
Of convicts In public road con-
and state security for
county road bonds were printed
and widely distributed. The sin
gular Indifference, however, shown
the General Assembly of 1911
to all matters of statewide inn
pOrtance~ is a matter of much re-
greet, particularly with regard to
road legislation, as more progress
sive legislation along this line has
been markedly indicated by the
press as expressing the opinion Of
the people of the state and by the
number requests that are
constantly being received by the
State Geologist for engineering
assistance and advice with regard
to the location, construction and
maintenance Of roads.