The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-13
j. 5. PLANS GOOD
ROADS IN STATE
Will Write Gov. MCCreary
Soon.
Law Provides Also For Aid By
Local People II They
Desire.

Washington, Sept. 9-The Federal Gov.
ernmen, WHY soon under1ake. with the
que experiment In road buildhng In Ken
lucky. This experimental work lis npide
possible by "A provision In the Pos,of-
ftce Apprrpria. Jon Bin which passed
Congress at the c.pse III the recent ses-
sion setting aside S1o.Oo to be cxp,nd-
ed by the Secretary Of Agricu'Lure, in
co-opera, ion with the Postmaster Gen.
eras In improving hhe condition OF
roais 10 b. sSectcd by them over which
rural delivery is, Or may hereafter oe,
ESTABLISHED" /.
Acting with the approval nj Secrit,ry
Wilson ana Pos master General H,ttfhrtck
Logan w. Page. diregJor of the Office
OF Pubic Roads of thu Department, rf
Agriculture, already has begun TO map
- psan for distributing the appro-
prla.ion. WHICH will cmbody the policy
that eventually viii control all dis
burscments.
In tbs first place the office of -Pubic
Rol,is will al q $500 10 each S>ntc In
the union. Resolving about s2vo FOR
future maintenance In each sag. L.. Is
believed that $3.50 will onablc each
perhaps two pos. roads, or ID intpro.c
one rural delivery rpad prpp.ry. Th'
routes 70 be cNperim,ntri With vii
b. selected by the LEGAL authorizes.
A leecr will be sent to Coy NJ
ciresiry informing him THAI a carul,n
sum. probably 5000 iminsdlaeN. avii
in Kentucky, under ahis NV lNyisla-
ton, and It Is cxpecicri that Dihe Gov
ornor. aftlr consultation with the high
way authorities, will sclct Che routes
TO be treated and notify the director Of
the Office of Pubic Roads in wash-
inS.on what has been done.
This plan has been devised beoause I,
Is believed that It viii avoid invoivGag
the Government IN the polllics OF max
: & selco. Ions and will ral.eve SENATOR'S
and representatives fnum mit,l, pullvng
and hauling.
The ufil. za;.on of this governmental
oenefaqcion Is no. w'itgsout rondltiions.
however. To avail themselves of the
Government money. the States must
appropniate tw.ce the sum allowed Dy
the Government.
In other words, shouu hhc general
po'icy OF Federal uo-opemirpn In roid
building be carried out, every state
would be able to increase it's avn aip-
propiaaion 50 par cent, through Federal
aid.
The law provides that rbne lpnl money
may be provided either by state or
by 1.-THE local subdivision thereof." rhis !
means THAT the money mag be raissd by
counties and that the Government may
deal with county au.horikpos.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the !
Postmaster General are directed by the
act TO report to Congress wluuhin one
Ncar the number of mi,rs of road im- !
proved, the cost of same and such 9th |
or information as they may have ac- |
quired, together with such naher in
formation as shall seem Wise, Cor pro-
viding a general plan of national aid
for Tthe Improvement of post roads in 7
co-operatdon WI the State and COUNT 3
and to bring about. as n1lr as possible /,
such .oo-opertion among thc yario,s
States will insure information and |
equitable inter-Sa.e and hisihway regu-
latron and for providing necessary faiads
for carrying out such plans of nation
al aiid ifit shall be deemed feasibn
to provide the same or any pant hhers-
Of ahherwise than by arprnpriation from
the treasury for that purpose. /
Director Page is opposed to the Cedsrai
Government entering upon plans ITO build
great anunk sNstems of aitelhwnSs. |
1t is much banser. behave" he
said, THAT the States should treat
their roadbuildins as "a local probenl
The FIRST consideration lis hhe ievdoo-
ment of agriculture and commeme. the
second, the carrying of Hhe mails. AM
the THIRD. which need now hardly %
be- CONSIDERED, tho national defense.
''If the States are encouraged 10 d.
yelap their roads according 10 their |
own needs an intarshte system of hish-.'