Evening star., 1912-08-31
SPIRIT OF GOOD ROADS
GRIPS LyCOM|NC COUNTY
From the Municipal Journal.

From the Municipal Journal.
The spirit of good roads has taken
hold of Lycoming county. Pa, with Il
vim, due largely TO the activity injected
into the situation by the Central Pennsnl-
vania Motor Association. which has em-
ployed an agent to inspect all country
roads and to take up with the super
visors of the respective townships all
cases where repairs are needed. The
campaign has "a particular feature III the
removing Of cross-gutters. in which di-
rection the movement has been quite
successful overcoming the prejudice OF
the country folk, who at first contended
that cross-gutters We're not only neces-
sary to carry off the water, but that on
the hills they provided necessary rests :
for the horses. George Fisk. agent for
the motor association. has shown the
farmers how much easier it is to draw
a load up hill that has no "thank-you-
ma ans in it. and now the drivers carry
blocks with which to rest the wheels
of the wagon if it is necessary to stop
oil hill. The supervisors OF Eldred
township, which lies, near the city. have
begun to eliminate the bumps in the road
from Warrensville to Williamsport. a dis
tance of nine miles. and it is now as
smooth as d race course.
Another feature of the work being done
by the Central Motor Association is to
furnish every owner of an automobile with
complaint" blanks. the purpose of which
Is to obtain Information concerning defects
in the roads. Quaker hill. a famous
grade in Eldred township. has lost lot
of its terror to both teamster and motor
ist because of the excellent repairs made
upon it this summer by the road super
visors. In NippenoSe valley. one of the
most picturesque localities in the county.
where the material is limestone. the
roads have received good attention. and
with j. system of ''pikng' the surface Of
the highway is as smooth as macadam.
50 that il stretches out like white rib
bon in tine valley, over which it is a
comfort To ride and over NSlich heavy
loads can be hauled with ease.
Along Loyalsock creek, where more or
less sand IS encountered. a force of work
men is overhauling the road, making
all. much to the joy OF a lot of persons
who heretofore We're fearful of the drive
because of its roughness. The state
workmen have done lot of commend
able work on the main trunk roads be-
tween Wiliiamsport and Jersey shore on
the west and Muncy on the east. All
cross-gutters have been removed, the
roads crowned in the center and deep
cutters for draining dug along the sides.
The change wrought in these roads is
remarkable. and all at "A price not ex-
ceeding x4m mile. whereas the state
macadam roads built in this section in
the half dozen years back have cost more
tnan S3,No a mile These are now in
such condition Of dsintegratio as to
require resurfacinG. except the Salladas-
burg road. which was finished only last
fall. The motorists seem to prefer the
dirt roads that have been smouthed with
the srraper to the hard and dusty mac
adam highways In addition to the re
pairs being made to the roads the motor
association i Placing accurate sign
boards at all CROSSROADS throughout the
rural sections