The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-10-09
GOOD ROADS PROCLAMATION
Governor Craig Has Named November
5th and 9th cS Good Roads Eay.

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State Of North Carolina, Executiv
Department, Raleigh.
Whereas the the modern highwa,
is essential to material prosperity
and to the advancement of the SC
cial life of every community: ever,
people that aspires to join the for
ward procession and that hopes fol
the opportunities of our time is be
ginning to realize the necessity ot
improved roads; all sections anC
all progressive citizens are demand
ing them and determined to have
them; the whole country has awak.
ened to their Importance; every.
where there is a generous rivalry to
have the best, and everywhere en-.
thusiasm for them is apparent, and
increasing; and
Whereas the:people of North Caro-
lima are losing, according to reliable
estimate, twelve million dollars an
nually on account of bad roads
this vast sum paid as tribute to
mud:
Now, therefore, recognizing the
universal sentiment for road i'm
provement. and realizing the bene-
fits which must result therefrom to
all the people, l, Locke Craig. Gov
ernor of North Carolina, do set
apart Wednesday, the 5th day of No
vember, and Thursday the 9th Of
November, 1913 as GOOD ROADS
DAYS, and to appoint these days
as holidays and days of festival
throughout the State, to celebrate
the beginning Of an era wherein i'm
proved highways shall be built in
every neighborhood. that all the
people Of farm and city may enjoy
the opportunities which they bring.
l call upon all patriotic people
throughout the State to work upon
the public roads and refrain from
all other occupations on these ap-
pointed days; and / call upon every
abie-bOdied man to shoulder his
shovel, and march out and strike
blow for progress. Let the farmer,
the merchant, the lawyer, the doc
tor, the minister of the Gospel, the
rich and the poor. and the men of
all the walks of life. enlist as volun-
teers in the mighty army for grand
Let no man be above this work,
nor forget his duty to himself and
TO his neighbors. 1t will be an
honor to every man on these days to
abor with his fellow-rnan to Danish
from the country the curse Of bad
roads and the evils that accompany
hem.
Let all the people of every station,
1igh or low, be moved by the same
patriotic impulse to work for the
common veal. To all the benefit
will come. Let all participate.
| do appoint and set apart these
lays, the 5th and 9th Of November,
hat the people may have an oppor-
unity to give substantial expression
@ the universal desire and determi-
lation of the State, in action inspir-
d by hope, and rejoicing that will
esound in one unbrcken chorus
rom the mountains to the sea.
l call upon all the women to par
icipate. In every hour of danger
hey have inspired the men Of North
carolina with faith and courage; in
his day Of realization, they with
heir children will come to lend
O this noble cause the charm
nd the encouragement of their
presence. They can provide good
hings to eat, and decorate every
yorker with badge of honor.
Let every citizen do his duty, and
hese days will be long remembered
or the impetus they gave to the
ause of good roads and finer civic
pirit.
call upon the county commits
toner's OF every county in the State {
O issue a proclamation urging the {
,eople to go out the 9Th and 9th
ays of November, and labor for the I
velfare Of their respective counties ,
nd communities, as well as for the
,hole State of which they const!-
ute a part. I
| call upon the president Of the s
'armers' Union to issue his procla-
nation to the farmers Of North Car |
limo, and to their various local Or
that this rrcat body Of I
ur citizenship, constituting as it !