Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-18
THE DRAG MAINTENANCE


Highway Ass n,
Mexico, Mo.
Dear Sir:
The state Board Of Agri-
culture. which by law is the State
Highway Commission of Missouri.
desires very much to aud and as
Sist in some definite form the fur.
thcring Of the good roads move
mcnt in general and of some of
the different propositions for
long distance or State roads in
particular during this spring and
summer. They desire to confinc
their efforts to those State roads
which already have an organiza-
ton perfected along them. They
can render assistance on these
projects by giving the proposition
their moral support through am
Inspection trip over the road by
members Of the Board. or by the
whole Board. and by furnishing
you with speakers and lecturers
upon the road subject in general
and the State road question in
particular
With this in view, | have been
authorized to consult with the
officers of the organization Of
your road, to, if possible, evolve
some plan and scheme whereby
the Board may render you as
sistance during this coming sea-
son. II occurs to me that might
meet with yourself and other Off
GERS of your organization at some
designated point for a consulta-
ton whereby we may evolve some
plan Of procedure upon your road
for the Board S part this summer.
This could be in the nature Of
furnishing you with assistance of
a good road talRer and agitator
and thereby arousing interest, or
by series Of short inspection
trips, say through one county or
the length Of one county at a time
If it meets with your approval
to have the Board join you in
your present good efforts and as
sist you in the furnishing of the
good work which you have begun
| hope that you will kindly con
slider this in the nature in which
it is given that we may arrange a
point and date for a consultation.
1t is proposed by the Board
that If it meets with the approval
of the interested citizens along
the North Missouri Cross-State
Highway that your route be made
a model earth and drag road.
With this in view they suggest
that an early campaign be started
along your entire road as it may
be settled upon and designated
by yourselves in consultation
with this office to make a more
perfect organization whereby
there would be a representative
or vice-president Of your associa-
ton covering each community or
short stretch of road along the EN-
tire route for the purpose of gov
erning the drag maintenance
features. 1t is further proposed
that should it meet with your ap,
prOval this Department will en-
ploy the representative of the
Board and of the Highway Office
along your road whereby the ROAD
may be developed as an earth
road, conforming with the best
ideas of earth road construction
as well as being a model dragged
road across the State, and con-
forming also with the best IDEAS
IN maintenance and each of the
above in particular to conform to
and to carry out the ideas Of Mr..
King on what constitutes a well
constructed and well maintained.
dragged road. In other words. to
make a model dragged or earth
road boulevard across the State
on the North Missouri Cross
State Highway.
Yours truly,
CURTIS HILL.
State Highway Engineer.
Judge Robertson has in re
spouse to the foregoing taken the
matter up with the various off