The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-03
Millions Will Be Spent on Kan
sas Roads in 1918.
The Figure Is Placed at S5,416,-
247 by ID. e. Watkins.
AN INTERESTING Statement
Secretary State Association
Tells of New Auto Law.
Itinerary of First State Motor
Run Is Announced.

According to figures compiled by d
e Watkins, secretary of the Kansas
State Automobile association which ma:
Its headquarters in Topeka, nearly
61a million dollars will be available II
Kansas in 1913 for road Improvement
This money will come from all sources
including the new state auto tax
spent judiciously there should be
marked Improvement made in the gen.
eral condition of the public highways
Mr.. Watkins said today: 1.-The 1O'
counties in kansas for 1913 have q
road fund Of $4,716,247. This sum does
not include the new automobile regis
tratiOn fund, nor does 1T include poH
taxes collected in the various munich
palities. The new law taxing automo-
biles is expected to collect 5000, 900. The
estimate of the poll tax to be collected,
based on the amount collected in 1917,
is $526, 900. This will give the state OF
Kansas $5,416,247 for road improvement
in 1913
Should Comply With Law.
Complying with numerous requests
from Commercial clubs, automobile as
Sociations and local good roads organ
izations, the Kansas State Automo-
bile association will ask Attorney Cen
eral John S. Dawson to add to his
law enforcement crusade compliance
with the road laws.
piled with the law requiring the des-
ignation of county and state roads
The statute is explicit upon this sub
ject, and delay in the designation
means the postponement OF the begin
ming of work for the improvement OF
such highways.
Now that provision has been made
for the collection of large sums OF
money for the Improvement of roads,
the various organizations, including a
large percentage of the business men
of these counties, oppose ind1scr1m-
mate road work, and it is their desire
that the county commissioners desig-
nate the roads in order that perman-
ent improvement may be made me
business and commercial interests de-
sire that the roads which will be the
permanent highways be given the at
tention permitted by the funds to be
collected under the new law.
THE new automobile tax law pro-
vides that the funds be returned to
the county in which the car is owned,
and that the funds be used only in the
maintenance of existing roads I'm
til the county commissioners des1g-
nate the roads, in compliance with the
statute of 1911, this money cannot be
expended for road Improvement Fail
ure to comply with this statute will
prohibit 40 counties in this state from
using the fund to be paid by the auto
mobilists under the new law effective
July 1.
TT is the opinion of those closely in
touch with this subject that the stat
failure to designate roads, through
oversight or negligence. can be rem
edied by friendly cooperation through
the office of the attorney general. Mr.
Dawson has signified his Willingness
to cooperate in any reasonable way
for the improvement of the highways,
or any other public interest or institu-
ton of the state.
Great Development in 1913.
Information in the possession of
the Kansas State Automobile associa-
ton indicates that despite the fact
that 40 counties have failed to act,
that the season of 1913 will witness
the greatest development and the most
marked Improvement in highways
that the state has ever seen. Local
meetings are being held almost daily
and the farmers and business men are
holding smokers and banquets at
which enthusiasm is being generated
and uniform plans made for cooper
alton along the line. While the auto
mobile owners object to double taxa
ton, yet the unanimous opinion seems
to be that they will submit to the ad-
ditional tax imposed by the new law
not stand still on the subject of road
Improvement"
Much interest is being shown in the
first automobile run under the auspices
citation which will start from Kansas
City, kan, the morning of May 9. The
destination will be Omaha. Ten cars
will go from Kansas City. Kan. two
from OIathe, one from Arkansas City,
and number from Leavenworth,
Atchison, Hiawatha and other points
Itinerary of State Run.
The itinerary of the run follows:
Leave Kansas City, Kan, Grund
hotel, at a. M. May 9.
Arrive Leavenworth a. m.
Leave Leavenworth $3.50 a. m.
Arrive Atchison Ills for dinner
Leave Atchison 1 p. m.
Arrive Lancaster 1870 p. m.
Arrive Everest 2:15 p. m.
Arrive Hiawatha $3.50 D m. Night
control.
Leave Hiawatha a. m.
Arrive Fail City a. M
Arrive Verdon S:45 a. m.
Arrive Howe $50 a. m.
Arrive Auburn 10 a. m. 4
Arrive Nebraska City HIS a. m,
for dinner.
Leave Nebraska City 1890.
Arrive wyoming 1850.
Arrive Plattsmouth 1:50 p. m.
Arrive Fort Crook 2:30 p. m.
Arrive South Omaha 2:45 D. m.
Arrive Omaha $3.50 p. m.