The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-10-25

Uecu III vogue LOT tne. past TWO years
and it has been worked out with per-
lection wherever tried. 1t has proven
one of the greatest agencies in the
country to stimulate and crystalline
the good roads movement"
Treasurer Lee McClung spoke in an
instructive and impressive way on
Bond Issues for Road Improvement"
The fundamental conditions to be EN-.
bodied In road bonds to make them
readily marketable he named ire:
(1) Time Of maturity should be lin.
tied to 20. or at longest, rs years;
(2) Gradual retirement of the bonds
through fixed annual payments: 90
Contractual obligation assumed in
the bonds themselves to set aside a
fixed amount of the road tax for reg
ular maintenance of the roads con.
structed from the proceeds of the
bond issue.
In a conversation with the writer Mr..
McClung gave his vlews rore in de-
tail ON the subject of financing road
bonds, and showed his entire familiar
arity with this very important phase
of the good roads movement.
General Jacob S. Coxey. of "Coxey's
Army" fame, was a picturesque figure
before the Congress when he deliver
ed an address on his march to Wash
ington with the "Commonweal Army"
in 1894. He advocated the passage of
good roads legislation by the Con.
gress of the United States through
the issuance of n~on-interest bearing
bonds, and declared fervently that
such action would be a cure-all for the
present obstacles in the way of the
construction of good roads through.
out the entire nation. Mr.. Coxey pre-
scented the writer with a printed copy
Of his Good Roads and Non.Interest
Bond" scheme. The treatise repro.
sents a careful study Of the subject
by the author and furnishes food for
serious thought. The General" was
greatly pleased to learn that the "ini-
tiative. referendum and recall' were
at present holding Eprominent place
in the minds of the people Of Louis
lana. a
A representative Of the organised
movement for Seeing America First
made an eloquent plea in behalf Of .
National and State system Of improv.
cd highways by which Americans
might be enabled to see and learn
the wonderful beauties of their own
country. by motor car. before goine
across the ocean to spend their one
hundred and nifty million dollars an
nually. @EhSf+ $685. pv'"
And I think it proper to insert here
that of the most CHARMING spots
to e in America is Richmond, Va,
the old Capitol Of the Southern Con.
federacy. And If the tourist in addi.
ton to visiting this locality 90 rich in
historic. scenic and architectural feat
ures. has the good fortune to fall into
the hands Of that man in Richmond
who is known and loved by everybody
there. Mr.. Edgar H. ferguson. then
he will. like the writer, wish to dwell
forever in this beautiful city in the
com%panionship Of those most lovahle
people, the FergussohO brothers and
sisters. II
A meeting between the writer and
Mr.. Edgar H. FERGUSON Il the Amer
lean Road Congress in Atlantic City
brought about this very delightful ex-
perience on the way back home.
The friends of Mr.. Ferguson in La
fayette will be greatly pleased oo
learn that in the near future he in.
tends paying a visit to his sister. Mrs.
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AS was to be expected, the road
question was considered. and discuss
ed at the Congress from every angle
and view point. The following gen.
eral headings taken from the program
show that no phase Of the, question
was overlooked:
~EGr
1. Legislative Section.
2 Finance Section.
3. Administrative Section.
4. Highway Engineering Section.
5. Construction and Maintenance
Section.
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Under the Construction and Main
tenance section was presented able
and authoritative treatises on "Loca-
ton and Grade" formulation and
Drainage Road S~urfaces,' Mantle
nance and Bridges" -
The chief points that were Impress
ed upon the mind of the writer by the