The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-19
BOOSTERS PLAN
/. PERMANENT ROADS
Continued from Page L.

lperience. OF course we all have in
our minds that sometime we are 60
ling to have permanent roads in Iowa,
but until that time arrives, we must
depend upon good Old-fashioned dirt
properly graded, drained and dragged.
Therefore. these subjects will be pro-
per foC debate here.
In my judgment, the most Import
ant theme relates to the expenditure
| of the money now paid in for roads
and bridges. The Iowa taxpayers
are paying more than $7O0O,OOO per
year for these purposes. My sugges-
| ton Is that as relates to the eXpendl-
iture of so large sum OF money,
/ there ought to be better plans ana
more definite authority. Road work,
ling and road expenditure should all
be supervised from the same source
and the responsibility OF such work
SHOULD be definitely located. Under
present conditions, 5,212 men have
Responsibilities in connection win
the expanding OF the $7,0O0,OOO. This
lis a sample of conditions in all OF the
states The federal good roads Ou'
reau says that there are over 2OO,OOO
men handling road funds in the Unit
ed States. This only illustrates the
lack OF system which has prevailed in
THE building and caring for roads. We
must make some change in this re-
gard in Iowa.
/ The public is paying sufficient tax
| in Iowa to maintain the kind of roads
we have. There is no demand for
more money and there should be no
demand until better system is work
led out for expanding the money that
lis now voted In other. words, better
lplans for results ought to precede any
demand for more money. part OF
1.-THE automobile tax ought to be used
ito create a safe system of road plan
ming and road supervision.
| since our last conference much
igood roads work has been done.
IThere is no abatement of good roads
enthusiasm. There Is need for good
iroads. clubs in every ueighborhbod to
ladd to the good roads enthusiasm.
! Conference Adjourned.
Recommending the resolution oi
three million dollars for road I'M
movements for the next two years
1.-The submission OF the question Of
voting bonds for permanent roads az
THE next election the establishment
of a permanent highway commission
appointment of state engineers anC
the enactment of a compulsory eartf
road drag law, the conference came
to a close at noon today. The otheI
resolutions adopted recommended
THAT the legislature test the sent
, ment of the people on permanen
roads proposition by submitting a
the next general election the question
of isuing bonds for road Improvement
recommending the classification q
rural highways and favoring. codiiics
ton of all road laws. Governor Caf
: roll today sent word to the con 'eI
ton that he would recommend In hi
fourth coming biennial message pei
manent road legislation and means D
: which money TO construct permaner
: roads can be secured.
The White Way Organized.
: At a meeting held last evening q
the Slavery hotel plans were perfec
ed for the organization OF the Gres
! White Way association OF Iowa, b.
ing the amalgamation OF the WHii
I Pole Auto club, which has promote
the great white way between de
:. Molnes and Council Bluffs, and IN
; I-O-A Short Line east from Oskaioos
!, to Davenport via Muscatine. The 0
!, SANITATION thus effected at once
comes one OF the strongest road age
cies In the state, and the route Is b
}. Iieyed by men backing the moyemel
e 10 be the best that could be mappt
!. out TO pass through Des Moines.
!. Considering that all of the roa'
(which become part OF this cros
Il state route have been organized al
e worked for several years and cons
T. quently are In excellent condition q
promoters claim that the great whi