The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26
THEY APPEALED
To GOVERNMENT
cood Roads Association
Wants Help in Its Very Help
full Work
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
WAS HELD YESTERDAY

II Bids for The Nations Help In This
Building OF ROADS = The Pictures
SHOW Dreadful Conditions Adj
drc~,e, Of Messrs. Pratt and White
and Hopeful View Taken OF Bond
y->ue-WnI Try to Use $4,000 on
Permanent Roads Zach Year ntil
Bond Issue.
gh. resolution introduced by Mr..
J,hn G.. Drewry at the YAK County
GOOD Roads Association Yesterday, by
Neign recommendation is made that
. 10000 BE annually spent on perma-
mont roads until d pond issue OF
100000 can be made, was the con-
,5.Son Of the whole matter.
Tho meeting placed itself upo rec
,rI frst az faVoring bonds, but there
WI. many voices of warning not to
t sJch in issue into politics. Mr..
bfeVry. in speaking to the motion,
oppressed his belief that carrying one
IS impossible, and IL. his sentiment
thll no business matter can go far
IN Wake without falling into politics,
Ms vigorously reiterated by County
Attorney y. e. Beckwith. There were
mcu who took the other view. They
lrji,ye an issue an early possibility.
l'atil that time, however. they are
Wiling to work along different lines.
Me association also recorded it's
memorial TO the United States Gov
emmett that it aid in building and
maintaining the public roads, and it
,uIiS upon counties, townships and
.aoNlduals to do the same. 1t speaks
cot, likewise. for a State Highway
commission similar IN scope to the one
in Virginia. under which the counties
are encouraged to make road i'm
p~l"Eoinents by the aid that they get
irolt the State IN the way Of engi-
hc.rinS skill, money appropriations
ana the use of State conViCts. 1t rec
"nrIcnds a part Of the ~"sp!cndidlS
r@n.god' State farm, and the en-.
l'"}facrt Of state ~conyicts on the
l"hLc roads. excepting the more des.
p'rdte class Calling governmental
attention to the fact that it has beer
Tn rolicy Of the central government
to and III the development of oul
national resources, and to which enc
u has appropriated public funds. i
respectfully memorialiZes Congress t,
eAtr'ld AID to the several States.
She first thing that the meetin,
VII ~ against a Il combination
q i''ce weather and = sale down
- ms, both Of which kept score
""aI. Nevertheless. it was a might
COCO showing for the day and for TIL
'""Se, for American people are sal
!" ~ an eight-day nation and in
week the Semi-enlergence from .mu
Shd Stop has been half. if not who'll
i"S"iteh ~ nearly all except thos
WI" are road men, in and out {
season.
lie absence Of Dr. j. Nj. Templeto
*h" 'ol. Joseph r.. Posue also hui
oht situation considerably. Whe
H+'rttary Edward e. Britton Of til
""he county Road Association. cal
=" ne meeting to order and explainc
'"' ahScnce of Or. TempletOn, WI
VS. called to Washington in the stea
W lr. Alexander Of Mecklenbur
"h"Se absence from the Washingtc
.''tphS made necessary DR.. Templ
Tons going there.
Vol. II. Is. Warner was $50 upab
:" "''rhd. At the time of his accep
W. ne 'hf"w in 4 good word f
NORWOOD, but hoped to have
,""H't TO come anyway. The Colon
EelHhs gu the Good Roads ~: &
"n". and he was to make a sho
address.
Mr.. Griffin Chairman.
hftton. in calling the meet
g ',o'r. said it would be impossil
"'l' 70 remain with the VisitO,
n' 'i'er'alned q motion for a cha,
|H colonel Benehan Gamer
m"'''hated Mr.. NJ. A. Griffin. and
~ 'h"Sen temporary chairman.
accepting the place Mr.. Crit
.G' "h enthusiastic speech for 90
~. 'hd introduced DIR. Jose
-" 'fatf Of Chapel Hill.
DR.. j. II. Pratt.
II. Vas introduced BY Mr.. GYih
thi, ~ declared against the TOW
VIII a'lt plan of road building.
80, use one illustration., Or. Pr
Tl"n we had the township u
womb ~ townships like Ralei
WYNN nave all sorts of good sire,
,n,,hed bricks and other kinds
WON'T "hlie the poor townsh
So y"u "e worse off than they :
feasibfL, see the township plan is
spoke "f the two methods
lttuS. one Of thac. :.