The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-24
THIRD DISTRICT PROGRESSIVES
TO ENDORSE AVIS FOR CONGRE

tnt -ho h2s the makinEs % q Con
-rcseicnsl representative uho oaEnt
. 70 D able 10 pat bis district on the
map and sesp u there. Mans letters
% cunEratulafions have Eone out 90
here 20 Mr.. Coop~r on Ms nouinsfion.
and many promises from frisnes 81
erection
syestitvte Coed Rssos Bill
The agitation In the cause Of sood
loacs. a matter not only OF Srats-N de
oct 81 National importance. stin con
tinlss- The Senate committee 90 post
roads has passed with ifs r. aonm.n-
cation this week q substitute Tor the
shaekelford TN which had ALREADY
oeen passed upon fssorably IN the
liolise. the fili % senator nryaa.
Nhith a. defiEned TO provide FEDERAL
80 20 Eood roads and TO permit the
state 20 utilize the credit OF the
nltfu states In RAISING road construc-
iioh iunds- II viii b. remembered
mat shortly after the Shackeiford BIN
VAS submitted % vas follow I'd by A
number OF bills. along thu sane lines.
submitted hy several Representatives.
among Others was the bill OF Rep
Icsfhs atiN" Moss. % West Virginia.
end there vas not lacking those Who
sun maintain that the bill OF the Young
congressman was superior IN many
WAYS 20 the ShaCkeiford document
I ne latter has been criticised b. those
nno are In position 10 know whereof
,hes speak as a very loosely construct
% document. and one that provided
many ioopholes for graft
me bill approved BY the committee
on post roads and post Offices provides
lhat the Federal government issue 90
war ? per cent bonds to the amount
OF S'eo.0co.o0o In lots OF 500 900 GOO
.s,h ior hye years. States could par.
he a. - a. a.
ing per cent bonds. which when
o'poslted In the Treasury. would no
exchanged for cash
The one per cent difference in in.
eItst between the Federal and state
bonds would be held In a sinking fund
Ing the bonds
nder the terms there would be ere.
s.ed state highway commission. 10
nave an advisory voice in the exnendf.
sf OF the highway fund In the sew.
s2os.ooo.ooo For Roads.
was announced by the Depart.
80 ~ ~ % agriculture this week that
N-,e,VuVvVV was spent last wear ON
pubic roads in the United states I'm
iFof the total was S7g. OOO. 600. carry.
M WIN II an increase of over $50
PEI cent In nine years
ms awakening on the part of the
.o ou9ry 10 me Importance OF good
ROADS, ~ Is said. is largely due 10 The
ihnuence OF the different States in
,,neiT ana 10 local communities. The
''paf lment OF Agriculture has re.
viewed the conditions eNhaustively.
rom the material they have gathered
!, mas D.en proven that not only are
hood roads a profitable investment. but
they are in position to state tust
Nhat the dividends from road i'm.
ptoVement really are.
IN investigator assigned to this
lIobIem IN any given locality first as
I't,ains me extent OF the territory
ILat Is tributary 20 any main road
The next step is an accurate estima.
uon OF the total products OF this fer
ttory. Of this quantity. a certain pro-
poition Is consumed On the farm. the
rest IL shipped over me road in oues-
Lon. The whole calculation can then
ne checked by investigators al the
shipping points TO which the road
leads.
]. In general IL has been found that
the two methods Yield much the same
Ia iormation-the whole amount Of
produce hauled over the road.
Next the length OF the average haul
u calculated. the size of the load per.
mitted by the character of the road is
ascertained. and the cost OF teams
and drivers figured
With these facts before him. the in
vestigator is now able to state posi-.
lively the cost of hauling trafic on
the road. and the necessity OF any
Improvement thereon.
Owing 10 the provision of this new
law there are only II states whose
constitutional laws do not prevent
ttem from issuing bonds for highway
purposes. Whether the representa-
tiNes of the states that will be debar.
red from participating because of their
constitutional prohibitions will Cd
pose the general plan vs. not known
Friends of the measure point out
that the actual cost TO the Federal
government Will be negligible under
this measure. and that. although its
credit Is used, the State bonds held
III trust. by the government and
drawing Interest. are ample surety
that the burden will fall only on the
states benefited