The record., 1913-11-27
DISCUSSION OF GOOD ROADS
Nest That has Been Accomplished ~
Thirty Wears in io"a is Senu'
ment--Face Problem.

Gov. George W, Clarke. ia a mes
cage to the Iowa legislature, tonS"'"s
on good roads, said:
For thirty years the disrGs@''h Il -
tho ecod roada problem has c''h 30
inc on in the state. Many cl tue S"'
,rpors Of The state within th"' h'"e
have called attention 10 t." Ga's''"'
sDd some cf thc.a have urged con
strurtive legislation S,sre pT'cI''s
has heen made bo.h in The way 90 O''
ter laws ana in the improve .a'"' -
the HIGHWAYS. hut Tie most t''t Il,
been accomplished = an ar"'-'d y"
lie sentiment IN favor cI better r']"s
perhaps n favor ot pei"'"''''
roads Iowa will have rc''aa n"h'
roass Wheneyes she wants th''A- N"'
.yi1 have better rural sCEco's N''',
,-er she wants them. SHE VII h"'
naye either before Legislation aWa"S
public sentimcnt-sencrai'y aTosS'"
orc,pizcd Pubic demard The H'N'
GREET era In the ocveicfmen; oi ".S'
srn civilization Is going TO De S''''
ny the historian The Ira oi i'rh"
nept Road Building We are now al
tho ,ery threshold cf that era NJ
ara lace TO face with the rrople"
No safe csn lorgcr allow herself I"
lie hs ndicapped by mud The e'cAo.'
tr waste is enormous Not III 'He :"
,ure can there be such thing as
,a-Iiv Great upto-date state without
coed. permanent roaGs i"e
cbearcuing CT the cost OF TRANSPORT"
t;on cf the markets CT the c-oh''
waits on permanent reads ne ".
can, Great increase in the value "'
l,na awaits the coming OF t2e per'h'
,o., road There can be no complete
eoluticn Of die country lie prooiem
IN advance Of the pcTM1NVH' -
The consolidated rural schcoi VIII 80
hating and crippled until the petma
pp,,, road masses the door. THIS IS au
ideal that win b. realized IN tae ia
ture. low far distant II u Gu =
unon the pccrle Ct the state '"''
peneral assembly ought. seefH' ''
me 10 take held Of The Prco'e'h " -
the end in view to ultimately ft"''1'
,hts iaeal Ncthirs ccull contribute
more to tie groatncs: oi tse state an
,he Welfare of all of the people ~
that Is done hercaf;ci III me il'p'",. !.
roont of our roads ought TO De VIII
tho view Of permanency. Pormanen
cuIverts and bridges, permanent sy'
TENS Of drainage. permanent 's,''
Usbmeut of grades al with 'he we
NJ eventually receiving the permaheh
road. With this purpose IN vie" u
law should provide for the appo'n
mont of county engineer lie sacui
81 tboroueh!y competent ana ~
necessarily resident ot lhe Cum
xhere appointed There should Az
no created a permanent highway col
r,,ssion compcsed Of expert roao n.'
end engineers With sGch powers at
ru,;as In the way Of the preparat''
of plans and specifications. es''nhae
of costs. advertising for pias ahu -
eral supervision and control rs IN
ofter careful consideration DC deem
xtse can see no reason why p'
vtsio, should not be made for rei'
,s.,, to the Icople of the Gaesti
a, vhe,her bonds OF the 81:
.,ouia he issued for the purpose
r.,z;ns money for permanent TO
hufiegnc. II would not incur a er'
o,no,sa 70 determine whether or
,he naop,e are reedy 10 enter ui
,,Is work which would add more III
,nx,bj1c else to the greatness OF
state and IL would at least ne
.reat value in causing universal
eussicn OF tte subject which must
va,e preccde any movement inVoN
the change of long established mt
eds and of thought In the meantl
our road laws. which now exist Il
disconr acted aud patchwork 10
should be revised, rewritten
strengthened for the purpose OF se'
ing The best possible temporary ro
and for cevfsing methods OF ADM
tration looking TO the coming OF
permanent road Selfish inter
r,irsing 10 old methods ard ad
,ases. may be found in covert OPT
zion. Permit me to suggest that
took carefully to this. rs | know
will 10 the end that private inter
NAV net prevail against the com
good"