The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-02-23
hob ROADS MEN
HOLD MEETING
sdusiastic Boosters of Pro-
. oress Discuss New
1 Plans.
HINGE A BIG HINDRANCE
1cInu Is Addressed by Many
Eminent Men-Good Advice by
Government Experts.

- Newspaper Union News Services.
I'd HE Rock-The Good Roads and
.5.s.&page Association of Arkansas has
nj zrned after the most enthusiastic
ding since its organization. About
u hundred were in attendance.
h most discussed phases of the
SS3& question were finance and poll
MI these being the greatest hinder
80 to the movement.
zen prominent in state and local
government experts and yisi-
from other states addressed the
aention, the theme of all talks
HI the support of all plans of fl
IN and improvement.
y L delegates were welcomed to
II. Rock by Mayor Charles E. Tay-
3 and Assistant Attorney General
81 Rector, who acted for the gov
who was absent from the city.
" II Taylor in his address advocat-
! Ne issuing of bonds for city inn
tments and urged that all dele
~ support the movement. Mr..
,t4r in his address advocated the
I III of the present road laws and
,sdoption of a uniform law as the
lent laws were not general, con-
~ and understood by no one.
mage H. e. Cook, delegate from
EOSt county, in a speech before the
ibiation, said that while he had
u building dirt roads he did not
lncate them as he was only build
When out of necessity and not
y choice, the reason being that
stounty was in the low lands and
Hrial being distant the expense
= high as to be prohibitiye. He
1red convict labor was not prof
vs. to the smaller counties as it
DC o the larger ones, to remedy this
/. lion, however, he advocated the
,n-ig of conyicts in humane man
u ind the proceeds to go to good
hi building.
a. mer Congressman S. Brundidge
81 krcy, spoke on the subject ma
Aid to Good Roads He de-
1T that the United States Supreme
1f,Mhas held that the federal gov
M +t mas the authority to appro-
n money to aid in the construc-
Il highways that will promote
brce between the states and that
MS with the representatives OF
in&ople in congress to secure the
~ the government
fSrles B. Light, field secretary OF
american association for high
Improvement, urged the inn
: nee of ogranizing live good road
Nations in every county. Speak
~ the practical work of road
h ing, Mr.. Light said that drain
5 undoubtedly one of the most
In tant things to be considered.
I'D Light also urged the adoption of
sooad drag as road builder. In
icing of it he said:
ahen you have road drag in use
'orTery two miles OF road in Ark
lea used at the right time and by
lle who knows how to use it, Ark
on will have the best system Of
isof any state in the union" he
II No county in the United States
Is system of a drag for every
Ysiles of road just because it is
f8le."
-. (Coin) Harvey. of Monte Ne,
St' of the great white Way
bhe delegates to go home and
Me the election of Good Road
IA the legislature. In speaking
,,Xroad tax in Benton county he
nde money had been practically
,ahl as not a single mile OF perma-
.hekad had been built with the in
unW Pritchard of Fayetteville,
.nd9nt of the Washington County
w loads Association, declared that
IN leves the only solution of the
is ads problem is to permit coun-
lot issue bonds for their construc-
sn&We can borrow money enough
" good roads all over Washing
Enty and our three-mill tax will
he interest, provide a fund for
M ntenanee of the roads and Gre
~ linking fund which will pay off
nj dis in 40 years" he said. "Why
SEA the roads now and pay for
Ter. uring the years that they will
md They will be used by sew
nd nerations to come. We want
the BIS e must have then"
II government expert
~ me terestlng figures on the
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