The Tupelo journal., 1911-08-18
RURAL CARRIERS ADVOCATE
GOOD ROADS

RURAL CARRIERS ADVOCATE
GOOD ROADS
The Mississippi Rural Letter
Carriers Association at their
annual convention in Jackson
the past week passed resolutions
memorializing the next legisla-
ture to aid in building the pro-
posed state road over the old
Natchez trace. There has been
some discussion during the past
few years of reviving this old
trace and make it q great state
highway. Tennessee will build
a state road from Memphis to
Knoxville, near the center Of
the state; Alabama is discussing
the construction Of a road from
Decatur to Montgomery. From
all sections of the country comes
the gratifying news that the
people are awakening to the i'm
portance Of improving their high
ways.
The man on the farm wants
to be put in touch daily with the
outside world, and the govern
ment, through it's postal service,
is endeavoring to reach him. The
rural carriers life is spent on the
road in the service of the people.
He is entitled to be heard on so
important a subject as road i'm
provement.
Below we give the resolutions
passed by the association at
their last convention. which has
been previously adopted by the
association of the Fourth con-
gressional district:
"We the rural letter carriers of the
Fourth Congressional district, in con
vention assembled, at Ackerman, Miss.
Aug. $40, 1911, and realizing the need
of good reads in the grand old state of
Mississippi, and realizing that some
thing must be done for the betterment
of our road system. and
Whereas. we believe that the build
ing of the great and historical old
Natchez Trail through the state
would be for the betterment of the road
system, thereby making a trunk line
through the state and encouraging the
building of tributary roads, and seeing
that the states of Illinois. Iowa, Ten
nessee and others are building these
great roads in one day. and fully be-
that by the aid of the state and
National Government in making survey
and grading the road, the same great
work can be accomplished in Mississippi.
therefore be it
Resolved, first, That we hereby
petition the governor of the State of
Mississippi that he appoint a committee
to consist of three men in each county
along the route of the road. and also
three committeeman from the state at
to solicit subscriptions and to
transact any other business toward the
accomplishing of the work of building
the road. and that this committee meet
with the Good Roads Convection, to be
held in Jackson, Miss, Oct. 25 and 26,
1911.
Second, That we ask the Legisla-
ture to make appropriations to aid in
the building of this great road"
While the carriers are not over-opti-
mistic as to the action the Legislature
may take on the proposition outlined.
they realize that there is nothing like
good, conservative agitation in order to
start just such movements and the
trend of opinion among them is that
they can afford to abide the result, and
meanwhile agitate the local develop
ment of road improvement soirit.
A very strong and earnest address
on the necessity of more practical edu-
cation along the lines of the postal
service in general, and. rural free de-
livery in particular, was among strik-
ing feature, President Taylor taking
the ground that there is no more es-
brand Of educational activity
before the public. In fact, education,
good roads and the parcel post were
the preiominating features3of the two
days session, sandwiched in between
of the good of the order
and rotine business.
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