The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-20

Every Foot of Territory for 1t Is Or
Organized and Throughout the State
There Is Enthusiasm on the Subject
OF Good Roads, Many of the Coun-
ties Having Voted Goodly Sums
With Splendid Prospects in Others
for Increased Work.
MI. Henry B. Warner. Of Lexington,
chairman of the Central Highway,
and president of the State Good Roads
Association, who came to Raleigh at
the head Of the scout party Friday
night, left yesterday afternoon for his
home In Lexington. Before leaving,
speaking of the trip n interest in
the road from the Tennessee line to
Harbor, Mr.. Warmer said:
W have organized every foot Of
the territory along the entire line, q
distance of four hundred and sixty
miles. We have been on the road for
three weeks. We held from one to six
meetings every day. We have had
large, enthusiastic crowds at all the
places we have met, ranging in num-
Der from n hundred to five thousand
people. This road will be a thirty
foot from ditch to ditch, with a
forty-foot right-of-Way, made of sand
clay, gravel or macadam. The major
ity of the road will be sand clay or
gravel. The roo is certain to be
built and will be built within a year.
l think it will be completed so that
an automobile can go from Beaufort
harbor to Knoxville, Tenn, by October
first.
"On July 4th we are going to have
rallies n good roads mass meetings
as near as possible every ten miles
along the entire line, and on that day
we expect to write a new declaration
of independence In North Carolina, a
declaration of independence from mud
and sand. We Intended to have
Good Roads Week beginning July 5th,
but on account Of the lateness of the
crops, we have postponed it until the
week beginning August 7th. During
that week of August 7th, we expect to
nave betWeen fifty and one hundred
Thousand men to volunteer their serv-
ices, with teams, tools and machinery
and practically complete the road.
The roads are not in as bad condition
as L expected. We find more enthu-
SlaSm In the extreme West and in the
extreme East than in the midle part
OF the State. FOr instance, in Madison
county, which is one of the most diff
cult counties to get through, at a large
mass meeting on June 9Th In the
courthouse of Marshall, the people
voted almost unanimously i]nstructing
the County Commissioners to levy a
tax Of SO cents IN the hundred and
$3.50 on the poll; Buncombe already
has good roads; Mcdowell has built
and will continue to build. until the
link is completed; Burke is late in
enthusiasm, but are going to do their
part in this Central Highway; Cataw-
ba is a little slow and has bad roads
but are working up; in Iredell on May
9Th they voted an issue of $500, 900
bonds, the largest hat has ever been
voted by any county IN North Carolina.
and they will build a fine system of
excellent roads; Rowan county. al
ready has good roads; in Davidson
county six townships have voted a tax
Of 20 cents on the hundred and 60
cents on the poll and in Lexington
township they have voted 500, 900
bond issue, and they will build their
link; Guilford county has the best sys-
tenn Of good roads in North Carolina:
amanc also has good roads,; one
of the toughest snags that we will run
up against is in Orange county. but
we found their people enthusiastic for
the Central Highway and they are!
preparing to begin an educational
campaign to vote a s225,0O0 bond is
sue so that old Orange is awake AID
will build good roads; Durham has
good roads; we have no doubt that
the good old county Of Wake, with her
intelligent citizenship, will vote the
100000 bond issue that is now being
agitated; ohnsto county has levied
a tax and will build a good road sys-
tenn; Wayne county is going to vote
100000 in bonds and will build a
system Of sand clay roads
throughout the county; Lenoir county.
one of the richest counties on the
road, is & little slow, but they realize
the Importance of the Central High
way and Will build their part of It.
Craven county, one Of the largest
counties, realizes the Importance of