The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-29
Southern Appalachian Good Roads Association
IS History Dates Back Only as Far &C 1910 D., p.
suits Have Been Abundant-Crest of the Rlnc
!hdge highway One of the Most Interesting Pro-
Jects-Wll Meet in Atlanta November 20 and 81

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int North Carolina.
Following the Ashevins convention,
Inc association issued q series of
puiletlnS beginning November l 1919
.heSe bulletins containing articles
from various road engineers and ax-I
perts and also Items OF news in re-
ealo 10 road work in this region.
about June l. 1910. it was deemed
wise to discontinue the publication of
these bulletins and Southern Good
ROADS. a magazine published at Lex
ington, N. c., became the official or
gan Of the Southern Appalachian
1000 ROADS Association. The educa-
uonal work of the association has been
continued through the columns Of
this magazine, and 1t is believed that
much of the progress Of the move
ment has been due to the educational
influences Of this publication.
Another State Added.
II second annual convention of
the southern Appalachian Coco
Roads Association was held in Knox
on h grounds Of the Appalachian
Exposition. At this convention
another state was added to those
included in the membership Of the
association. i. e., Kentucky. At this
convention there were representatives
present from all the six states. and
among the distinguished visitors was
Governor Wilson from Kentucky.
The resolutions passed by this con-
vention favored State aid in building
the main lines Of road either at the
entire cost Of the State or a portion
to De borne by the states and this to
be duplicated by equal mount from
the counties through which the roads
passed: the establishment of State
highway departments employing COM
petent engineers under whose direc-
ton should be built all roads and
bridges to which the aid Of the State
is extended; the REIMBURSEMENT OF tho
present county road administration;
the adjustment Of the present form
Of labor tax; the issuance Of county
bonds for permanent road improve
ments: the increase Of property road
tax without an increase of poll or
personal property tax beyond q GER
tain standard; the use Of convicts in
road construction and maintenance,
etc.
Roanoke, Virginia. was selected us
the place for the third annual con-
vention. and this was held October
4 and 5. 1911. delegates were pres
ent from the State Of West Virginia,
which added q seventh State to the
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scope Of this organization.
A Further Widening
A new feature vas introduced at
this convention. known as the CUES
ton Box" the object Of which was to
enable the individual delegates to
ask questions relating to problems OF
road construction met with in his
own particular locality. Such Ques-
tons were answered and discussed by
! mad cxr>n~fu A,>nn tho 1yyoCfi0no
which were taken up were those re-
lating to location, drainage, ~surfacfne
materials, culverts, dust preventcrs,
tar and asphalt macadam, use OF con-
victs in public road construction.
State aid to counties, use OF wide
tires. etc. There were present many
Of the PROFESSORS from the civil en-
gineering departments of the cduca-
tional Institutions in the states in
cluded in the association. The reso-
lutions adopted by this convention
Of the resolutions passed at the Knox
Vile convention, with the opening
prelude as follows:
The splendid attendance upon
this convention and the encour-
aging reports here presented Of
the rea! tangible progress being
made. emphasize most clearly the
increasing interest among INC
people OF the Southern Appala-
chian territory not only In the
building but in the maintenance
OF public highways along the
most economic and permanent
lines, as we'll as the most striking
justification Of the hopes
ambitions of the organizers OF
this aAsociatiOn.
1t was decided at this convention
held IN Roanoke to hold a convention
sometime during the spring Of 1917
This was held at ~Spartanburg, 5. c.
March % and 20. The highways
which were especially discussed al
the convention were the Ashev1lie-
Cnartanburg: acknowledgements:
an charlottesville: Crest OF the Blue
Ridge Highway; Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures ano
Knoxville-Atlanta.
} r,.. ,,aet;np WAS a very SUGGEST u