The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-08
MONEY FOR ROADS
OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS A
DAY SPENT NOW.

4 DA4 Sf6NI NOWs
Eever ESeofre Has the Country Been
So Aroused in the Interest Of Bet
Ter Hghways.:s
One million dollars day is the
recosd that will be established
throughout the United States as the
expenditure for improving and main
tanning public roads. Never before
in the history of the country has
there been such interest in the i'm
provenent OF highways and with the
legislatures Of the states appropriat-
ing millions of dollars for this pur-
pose, the good road movement has re-
ceiyed its greatest impetus since the
foundation of the republic.
The money that will be expended
on the roads of this country during
the next six months will be more
than ever before in the same period
of time. In 1904, the toL7l expend-
iture for the construction and main
eenance of roads and bridges in the
United States amounted to- about
S80,000,000, but the expenditure for
this purpose in 1911 will aggregate
about S140,500,000. Exclusive of
Sundays and lega holidays, the out
lay for roads will amount to $1,000
900 day during the present road
building season. This includes all
moneys raised by local taxation, bond
issues, State appropriations and pri-
U.te subscriptions.
Every State in the Union said
Logan Waller Page, director Of the
United States Office Of public roads,
iii telling of the results of the great
campaign for good roads, "seems at
least to be thoroughly aroused to the
benefits derived from investments in
improved highways. In California,
tile state has issued s1S,000,000 in
bonds with which t. build system Of
state highways. This work will be-
tn during the present season. In
the state of Connecticut about az
250,000 will ze expended this year
out of the state treasury for trunk
line and state aid roads. OF the
s5,O0O,O0O bond issue recently au-
thorized in Maryland, over 1885,
Geo will be available this year for
trunk line and state aid roads. Mas
eachusetts will expend from state
revenue over $1,000,000 for the con-
struction and maintenance Of state
roads.
1T is expected that at least s5,00s-
coo will be expended on state aid
roads and on trunk line systems in
the state of New York, in addition
to 100000 already raised by local
taxation. More money Is being de-
voted to road improvement in New
York than in any other state in the
Union and the percentage of i'm
proved roads in that state has in
creased from 7.9 per cent in 1904
10 bU per CetnC IN lSUS.
cover $2,000,000 is available in
North Carolina from bond issues in
the various counties for road i'm
provement this year and the legisla-
ture has authorized the construction
of road from bond issues In the
various counties for road improve
ment this year and has also author
lied the construction of a road from
the Atlantic ocean to the Tennessee
line, distance of 425 miles.
"In 1910, thirty counties in Ohio
voted s2,500,000 in bonds to be ex-
pended this year. Ohio will also
expend about 100000 from state
revenues for road improvement. In
Pennsylvania the state aid appropria-
tion will probably amount to over
$1,000,000 and S50,000,000 bond
issue is being considered. Various
counties in Tennessee will expend !
$1,500,000 from bond issues. Over !,
$1,510.000 will be expended from
bond issues in various counties in
Texas, while over $4,000 has been
appropriated in the state Of Wiscon-
sin, In accordance with the state aid
system.
"The prospect for q complete sys-
tenn of public roads throughout the
UnUited States is better now than
ever before in the history of the
country and a uniformity Of recent |
good road laws gives promise that
this country will eventually take it's
place with FFrance in having the
most sensible system Of road super
vision and maintenance"
Orangeburg county is usually alive
to the necessity of good roads. Con-
sidering the fact that by far the large
number Of people who have to de-
pend entirely upon the county and
State roads for importing ana ca
porting goods, and that the people in
towns and cities also depend upon the
farmers ability to use the roads, it |
is surprising that good county and |
State roads were put off so long. |
Reads have been improving in the
last few years, and we should keep
1t up. tt
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