The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-01-04

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teaHHWcH yt At ~ asa
81 Hle Eaeal.snsy Joaa a nead
Governor n vermont
pmaabt So rbaf aproiHimeai .
ga@ts We attended thc Eight
Aaasai Cgnggniioa g yae Am0rlea
Read aDaa@ Association Id Rel
@ia s. s. sd Aoy i4th 30 11th
Although pc resolved Hg luggrat
t9s "a ihe Hmc u oar aplma.mfa
81 mE 10 DE- ihai che proper poi
o. aapt q our dutl,a be mcl
dei aAte teqQE@ tbat we elbmi
b $50 aaaen report "a our 0ilcu
taaae. ts aatb faEgeH.Cua 81 re
esWAeEaatiaLa, based uppn the DIS
sa op 3D. tho CgAYemlun u %,
subjects &c ioad-5u.ldinE and main
teaa4cg. as seem 60 ua 20 be applt.
taao IS tue conditions existing ID
tae State oi Vermont Ia addition
ta a.g ee venture some suEgeuaus
A. iae POLIO 10 b. pursued on N,
sahg o. cur state tglly realizing,
he tYef. thai lucA fug esuous car
W 40 weight other than coming
fuu tAo delegates 10 ibis eonyon-
tlon
a1g delegates were impressed
ana with the great Importance Of
tha question a. tAe building and
maintenance u coed roads through
oa. Tho United states. The question
ia % nsu emo. bal IS becoming q
81 Us Importance every year The
amount Il money spent 30 The az
FreeAte throughout che Uniied state
ana by some % me Individual
ssa.os Is enormous The agitstlon
Iu 40r 81 good roads Is confined @
IS one section, bat seems 20 ht
spreading throughout the whole
coaaug. The N0rth. South. East anu
W@t II @ evident that any STATE
which does not give lhls snbjoc,
duo consideration, and use Its best
efforts 70 solve SIS own special pro
bItms, must be considered behind
tie times In our State, the ques-
tIea o. good roads is Of much great
b. Importance than is generally be-
lietod. except BY comparatively
few 81 our people a system OF
good roads throughout the State Of
Xss munl would we venture 10 say
a8l enormously to the value Of real
estate Ia every session Not ouly
vesld s. aid the farmer Ia carrying
b products ie market, but e would
bang ipto tb0 market for summer
b nos. aith ihe Incidental income
q yed by me State and SIS inhab
laass. large tracts o. laud which
undor prlrcat condition. are not
available uader modern conditions
q p,e will uoi 0uy country resi-
dacca whore tie roads arc bad
Your delegates wore alec greatly
Imggcaaa wlgh ne tnet that the
kleare Of building roads suita
b. % modern conditions Is al the
~ semi ume tar from complete. al
DE- sA great progress hes been mad
q ag tao past iue years Tho nd
va n motor vehicles % great
WlIht. and driven at high rates Of
eg q Haa 10 great cSteut rcyolH
t.eatzca the plans and motheds for
rG4.tuIdms that wre untii re-
q la common practice II isl
unfortunately true that large sums
sleat ~ sister States have been
nj iicai1y wasted For thia reason
daea Il fortunate ihai oar State
IS taken w this subiefi IA a con
SENTATIVE manner, sud has avoided
mourning large indebtedness for
baallUs roads unsuitable 20 tho cou
dttipns fer which tAey we5e intend
ea III this connection We desire
h commend Tie patience. peFseyer
agea aud the excellent Judgment q |
ire Road Commissioner of TIC
state q Vermont who hes not Al /
lowed himself ID ba carried away
sb ca,Aus!bsm. but who has
steadily and petei1en,iy under great
ssadyantages carried GA and en-
utaeea the WORK IL read improve
aeal throughout the State IL would /
I em. howeYer to your delegates
taA u t,a.e has btea reached
.Faea Ii would 30 wise for the State
e Vermont 70 take further Fteps 10
.Ft the solution q THIS important
srcIcm The general Topographic
,al conditions Of tbe State feem to |
naturally suggogi tbs Importance Of
wo mghw6ya through the state.
.aaHag Nofth and South On the
.ast aad West sidns Il sbe moua-
sas respectively with here and
esFe readh rsnaIAg East and Wea.
s.slag c9uyenient meage of passage
across TIC mountains III view "
Ae different financial conditions Of
80 coaptlca. towns ana villages
afoagh whltb tAese roads would
.ua. aaa altp the varying cosi %
81. aine ana maintaining roads IN
iltiecut localities. IL wouia seem
be wise ard perhaps absolutely
nsial that these mssn Highways
aoald he. IS fSr s. their Building
.ad pIhesp q oanceFRea. aiFectls
.naeg tse gerNtl II the sshle They
souid &c buHt By State money and
hy slatc feeeuUe ana
. Tar e. possible absolutely under
~ enngfoi q ihe state aushofl,ien /
aeeing from she REPORTS pe beard
conditions b. eshef States hl
see'd seem advisable ,sai Is adal-
lNa a. fbe euntfoa 81 these uumK
1902 ssare u less general super
siaa o8eF tha hieaNays shonia BE-