Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
PLANS TO PLACE ALL ROAD
FUNDS UNDER CONTROL OF
COMMISSION.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO
DIRECT TOWNSHIP WORK
County Engineers to Map and Survey
All Main Travelled Roads-censtitu.
tionaI Amendment Necessary TO
Change Election Day-Judss Wade
Becomes Enthusiastic Wilson Man.
to Times-Repubiican.

Special to mes-Repubiican
Des Moines, Jan. 16.-RepresIltative
Kulp, OF Palo Alto county, author of
the automobile taxation law Of the
state, is row as in the last session,
deeply interested in the problem Of how
to make fair start for permanen;
roads He has in preparation bill that
vii! place all the road funds under one
control. Capitalization with view to
unity Of action and the reduction Of
waste to the lowest possible minimum
is the central idea of the measure ~
would put all funds OF every kind in
tended for road work he said, under
control Of the state highway commits
sion, so that the expenditure would be
in accordance with approved plans.
There would be a county engineer who
would map and survey all main trav-
eled roads and expenditure upon these
roads would all be from some Central
county authority.
The use OF funds for township roads
would be directed by local authorities
but these roads would also be surveyed
and mapped. The surveying OF the main
travelled roads would be subject to Ii
recticn from the state highway COM
mission. In this way there would lie
some intelligent direction OF the entire
road building business. My idea IS that
we must first make a suitable founda-
ton for permanent roads before we
commence TO build them.
We should have the roads surveyed
bridges built drainage made perfect
ard grades established. cu!ver:s and
and all these other details attended TO
before we start TO putting down maca-
dam or brick or concrete
# travelling men Of Iowa secure what
they say they want in the way Of
change Of the day for voting so tina.
it will be on Monday instead OF Tues
day the state constitution will have to
be amended. The constitution now
provides that all elections shall be on
Tuesday. The plan is TO have the Gas
for federal elections changed to Mon
day. When this is done Iowa shou' q
be in position to make the change to
a Monday election, and this is the puf-
pose of proposed amendment to the
state constitution. 1t will be some years
before the machinery has been worked
around to effect the change
"I defy anyone to point 20 cen five
words that Woodrow Wilson mas ut
tered or written since the Baltimore
convention that would cause any en-
barressment to him or his party or be
the cause Of any contention over the
future of the democratic party or the
country"
So said Judge NJ. J. Wade, in sub
stance. at the state house, where he Is
attending court.
II heard that wonderful address OF
Governor Wilson in Chicago he ether
night said the judge. ut was an i'm
pressive address. The newspapers trleo
to do him justice. but no report OF the
address, could convey the meaning when
We all got from that great address. II
was the most earnest, impassoined, e.
fective plea I ever heard made. He
did not put himself in the attitude 81
declaring, Z am going to do go and so.
but rather We can accomplish great
things for the public good with your
cooperation and help He made them
all feel that there was responsibility
resting on them as citizens rs well as
upon him as a chosen officer Of the
government.
But that is characteristic Of Gov.
ernor Wilson. They say tina. ii New
Jersey he goes out and uses club
Well. what he does is to go out and
show the people their interest AND they
use the club. He is man Of wonder
full mental capacity and perfect poise'
I have seen him in a good many places
and close corners but he is one who al
ways knows how 10 say just the right
word. Some are saying he has not had
the experience 70 make good PEST
dent That is all wrong he has na1
wonderful experience fitting him for
leadership in any capacity"
you will observe that Governor
Wilson is not saying anything nov that