The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-27
IS ANDERSON
IN ON THIS?
GOVERNMENTS ENGINEERS
TO SUREVEY ROhD IN
THE SOUTH
COOPERATIVE PLAN
Announcement is Made From the
American Highway Official
to This Exect

Some speculation is being heard
| throughout Anderson County as to
| whether or not Anderson County has
a chance at the government aid in
the matter of building highways
| The statement from Washington
seems to be vague as to the route TO
be followed, but many Anderson peo-
pie believe that there is a chance for
the engineers TO be sent through this
| section.
Three Uuited Etates government
engineers are to be put to work on
the highway between Washir gton
and Atlanta, according to letter
received at the State department of
agriculture from j. E. Pennybaker,
secretary of the American Highway
association. A scouting trip over
! the route is to be made early this
year. A number of meetings are to
be held along the route in the inter
est OF the improvements of the high
way. Commissioner Watson will ac-
company the party through South
| Carolina.
Following letter is explanatory:
/ "a cooperative arrangement has
| been made by the American High
way association and the United
Office of public roads looking to con-
| tinuous maintenance of the bubble
highway from Washington to Allan
ia, by way of Richmond, Raleigh, CO.
lumbia and Augusta. The plan is
for the Office of public roads to put
three of its engineers continuously
on the road and for the county au-
thorities along the line to place the
section of road lying within their re-
! spective counties under the direction
/ OF THESE government engineers, who
! will direct the expenditure of such
funds as are raised. The American
highway association has undertaken
TO supply each engineer with an au-
tomobile and look after preliminary
and incidental expenses. Our first
! s+"u will be to make q tour of the
and from Richmond to Atlanta
.ag conferences at points In each
county with the county supervisors
and few of the leading citizens so
as to arr9Ige for necessary plans for
putting the maintenance scheme in
effect.
"We should like to make the start
from Richmond some time during the
hrst week IN February, and am now
writing to ask that you join our par
ty at come convenient point point and go
SSt iSdSI DO Idr ab the georgia line.
we are very anxious to have your
department cooperate In this scheme
to the fullest extent, and we feel sure
that You are as thoroughly alive to
the necessity for maintenance dem
onstration as any of us. Capt. viii
son, Leonard Tufts, who is chairman
OF the committee having in charr.
this whole matter for the association.
probably w. L. Spoon, who will have
charge OF portion of the mainte-
nance object. lesson, another engineer
from the Office of public roads. and ].
viii constitute tine remainder of the
party. -
I'VE have planned to make stops
at Rockingham, Cheraw, Society Hill,
Darlington, Huntsville, Bishopyjlle'
camden, Lexington, Leesville, Aiken
and Columbia. / wish YOU would
suggest to me the names of the prom
inent. men in these towns to whom
we should write in making the me-
cessary arrangements. I should also
Ike to have the names of the super-,
yisors in those counties if you have
II trust to have advice from vou
at the earliest possible moment STAT
ing that you will be with us. as we
consider it of the utmost importance
that we have votiI. 70, y,a,.[, =; -. ,, ,'S