The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16
PRIME NEED FOR GOOD RoaDS

To secure any good result there must
be publicity and then more publicity.
People must know of things in order
t. study them. and thus TO learn OF
their value or of their WcrthleSsness.
1t is this continued agitation which
is necessary to secure the big asset OF
public opinion in its favor That must
Of necessity animate the forces for
good roads in North Carolina. While
it is true that no II can be found
Who can truthfuliy assert that good
roads are not good things, Yet good
roads are not to be secured by merely
d passive agreement that they are
good things and are needed. What is
needed is that there be aggressive
work TO secure legislation for the inn
Of the highways, as it is
only by means Of all the people-pub-
lie legislation that funds can be
raised to improve and build roads.
To arouse the public is then a prime
work on the part Of good roads ad-
vocates and his is the great work
V hich is to be pushed at the annual
convention of the North Carolina
Good Roads Association, to be held in
Charlotte on the first and second Of
August, the prospects being that the
meeting will be made the greatest
ever held in the Southern States in
the good roads propaganda. At this
meeting there will, Of course, be ad-
dresses on matters pertaining to the
practical construction Of ~roadways, as
education along this line is needed,
but the great spirit which must ami
mate that meeting is the directing Of
the public mind to the need Of secur-
ing legislation, and it's adoption by
the people, which will make possible
the building and improvement OF
money, which is the need, and plans
to secure this should have tn place
of first Importance at the meeting.
The officers of the association are
showing wisdom by an early campaign
in attracting attendance to the meet
Notices are being sent out over the
State and the papers are being called
upon to keep it before the public.
Their campaign to secure a big at
tendance is already bringing results
and it is being that from
many places automobile parties will
make the trip to Charlotte. advertis-
ing the need of good roads along the
route. one OF these parties. in ter
automobiles, is to go from Snithfeld
and plans are being made for a part,
in many automobiles from GuilforC
evidently be taken up in many sec.
tons Of the State.
The Charlotte Chronicle, in tellins
Of the meeting to be held in that city
says it will be the greatest good road
meeting eve held in the Southern
States. Governor Kitchin is sched
uled to make the address Of welcome
Senator Simmons, who is an able ant
earnest advocate of Federal aid i,
highway construction, will deliver al
address on some phase Of this work
Senator OVerman, Congressman job
- 0 N"soh -
Southern Good Roads, DR.. JOSEPH
Hyde Pratt, the best known advo
cate and authority on highways il
the South, and other Well know
speakers and road experts will b
here That paper predicts that pres
ent at the meeting will be in a
f, probability not less than 1000 mer
earnest advocates of good roads, me
5 " no realize the Importance of goo
roads to the prosperity of a section
men who can figure the cost Of goo
: roads"
There will be iscussed at the NEE,
ing many subjects of importance i
! road building, such as hose concern
ing sand clay roads, State aid in tn
| form Of engineering assistance, Sta
security for ounty N for roa
work uniform county road lepiSlc