The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-02-23

, of states. The statistics for 1910 81 oy
that during that year 40 counties il
Arkansas did not build mile of per
manent road.
The system of road overseers with
citizens paying their road tax in la
Dor, has been proven to be wrong in
every state that has tried it. No
road overseed will force his neighbor
to do an honest days work on the
roads, and he couldn't force him to
do If he did insist upon it" Mr. Bur
ell said
Mr. Burell explaintd to the dele
gates how the government stood ready
to assist any we'll organized move
ment for road improvement. He said
men wound be sent on request to sur
yey the proposed road and after the
road was ready TO build engineers
would be sent to build the first mile
for demonstration purposes. County
bond issues were also advocated by
Mr.. Burell.
In many of the addresses that were
! delivered demand that counties be
given the right to issue bonds for the
construction of roads was voiced.
! Special emphasis was laid upon this
point by Attorney General Hal Nor
wood, who spoke at the morning ses-
| sion on state Aid to Good Roads"
! Mr.. Norwood declared he is opposed,
| uDIar procapt oopditiopc IN % 10 70
aiding in the construction of roads.
He said the financial condition of the
state at present would make state aid
impossible, even if it were desirable.
He declared, however, that he is high
ly in favor of the state creating and
maintaining q state highway depart
ment, under whose supervision the
money raised by the counties for good
roads could be expended wisely He
said the money paid to the state in
automobile license fees which amount
ed last year to $4,000, ard will in
crease from year to year could Wei
be used in the supporI of state
highway department.
Another interesting address was
that of County Judge Joe Asher of Pu-
laski county. who spoke on Road
Construction
Judge Asher said he had found 1t
profitable to work state convicts and
he believed that the best way to dis
pose of them.
Judge Asher stated that, with the
that, with the use of the conyicts, he
has built about ten miles of good
roads at a cost of about $500 per
mile and that he beliyed it would cost
between $1,000 and $4,000 per mile
If it had been done under contract.
The convention adopted a resou-
ton authorizing the president to APP
point nine delegates, two at large and
one from each congressional district,
10 the meeting CT the National Drain
age Congress, which will be held in
New Orleans, April 10. and urging
each county judge to appoint one del
egate and provide for the payment of
his expenses out of the county funds.
President Cook will be ex-officio OF
the delegation from Arkansas. and he
named the following as the delegates
from the Good Roads and Drainage
Association, Judge W. NJ. Kavan-
augh and H. l.. Kennel, Little Rock;
First district, J. f. Coston. Asceola;
Second district, Parker c. Ewing,
Clarendon; Third district, Geo. A.
Cole, Fayetteville; Fourth district,
Geo. Sengel, Fort Smith; Fifth dis
trict, Joe Asher, Little Rock; Sixth
district, Ben ]. Altheiwsr, Pine Bluff;
Seventh district, l. VI. Worthington,
Eudora.
A number of resolutions we're adopt
ed by the convention.
One of them. introduced by former
State Senator Frank DeRosit of For
rest City, memorializes senators and
representatives in congress from Ark
ansas to insist upon a provision in
any bill authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Mississippi riv.
er at Memphis for a roadway and suit
able approaches This is desired for
the purpose of providing a connection
for the great east and west highways
that are proposed through Tennessee,
Arkansas and oklahoma.
With the election of officers and
the selection of Little Rock as the
next place of meeting,e the Arkansas
Good Roads and Drainage Association
adjourned.
Harry f. Cook. county judge OF
Chicot county, was elected president
w II. (Coin) Harvey of Monte Ne
was elected vice president, and Geo,
r. Brown Of Little Rock was re.
elected secretary.
Afler the adjournment of the con,
vention, Judge Cook, the new presi.
dent, announced the appointment of
the following executive committee,
composed of one member from each
congressional district, First district,