The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
need UNITY
OF PURPOSE
4 Road Building and Ma|nte.
nance Are to Succeed.
WILL BRING MILLENNIUM.

movement affecting the welfare of q
people. is certainly essential in road
construction. Next to actually having
the good roads. the most important
phase Of the good roads problem is a
we'll defined public sentiment for unity
af purpose in road construction Such
mean the dawn Of good roads mil
!ennium in North Carolina, and it il
coming right along.
The potential value of unity of pur-
pose in road construction is best ex.
emplified. possibly in the four In
stances referred to. In the Asheville
Charlotte. the Wilmington-C Charlotte
and the central highway projects the
people of many different counties. in
widely separated sections. are work
ing in unity for the construction Of
highways which shall be Of vast bene-
tit to them all. In the New York-At-
Ianta highway we see the same idea
carried further toward its logical con-
clusion, which is national highway.
stretching from sea to sea, with num-
berless and far thrown arms. in the
building of which great people will
typify the true meaning of unity of
purpose for all time to come
Suppose the state were first to
commit itself to a great mouDtain to
the sea turnpike. beginning. say. at
Asheville and terminating ut Whining
ton. Suppose that to encourage the
construction OF feeders to this srea,
arterial highway it were to issue its
bonds in adequate amount and de-
posit them with the state treasurer to
be delivered in proportion to bonds
issued BY the several counties for
roads within their borders, planned
and surveyed in accordance with the
comprehensive suggestion and advice
Of an expert and farseeing highway
commission. Would not such plan
stir the local pride in each county:
Would there not be a rush on the part
Of the people to obtain their proper
tional benefit Of that for which they
would be proportionately taxed! Would
the counties and the people not catch
the fever of doing the right thing. as
well as seeing the thing to do swhilc
neglecting to do it! 1t would be up
to the people. 1t would be Intelligent
self help. 1t would mark the end of
pickering and usher in the era Of con
certed action Each county would have
its vote. each township would have its
say, each citizen would have his voice
Unity Of purpose in road construction
is but another name for cooperation.
that sound economic principle go little
understood by the American wage
Garner. while daily performing such
miracles for his brother In England
where the cooperative stores do an
annual business approximating in vol
ume the total yearly earnings Of th.
American steel trust.
With unity Of purpose or with CO.
operation on the part of all interested
all things are possible. What would
be quite absurd for one township alone
to undertake becomes simple matter
| for an entire county A task too great
| for a single county becomes easy for
several having unity Of purpose iu
road construction or In the construc
ticn Of anything else
With aid from the great state Of
| North Carolina. or. In other words. Will
all the people Of North Carolina act
ing with a unity Of purpose. where
then would be the insurmounta bic diff
6culty of making the Old North State
a network Of good roadsy And II one
state may do this why not the people
OF the United States: With that unity
Of purpose essential to the construc
ton of good roads. why may no, they
decide to extend helping hand Il
themselves via the federal treasury
and build not only national high
way from sea to sea. but also aid II
the construction Of state good roads2
Without unity of purpose no grea
movement can realize its best pOssibil
tiles. With unity Of purpose. cooper
alton. all things are possible. witt
unity of purpose In road construction
will come the good roads millennium
not only in this state. but in the en-
tire country.
May God In his wisdom hasten tina
day.