The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1914-04-17
ROUTE IS SELECTED
FOR HIGHWAY THRU
THREE COUNTIES

Mocksville, April 16.-At an enthu-
siastic and entirely harmonious meet
ing of the county authorities of For
syth, Davie and Iredell counties here
today, the route of new national high
way from Winston-Salem to States
vile was finally established and ar
engagements made for the preliminary
survey of the road by Engineer Mar
shall, representing the United States
government. The government has been
requested, and it is almost a certainty
that it will accede to the request to
appropriate $4,000 for this road, For
syth getting $4,000, Davie $4,000 and
Iredell $4,000. Each county is requir-
ed to double the government appropri-
alton for this road and each county
has agreed to this requirement, and
money placed on deposit.
The meeting today was attended by
MIR. p. H. Hanes, 1.-THE Father of Good
Roads in Forsyth and Highway Com
missioners Harmon, Stafford and Leh-
man, Of Forsyth; Highway Commits
sioners C. G. Bailey, c. A Hartman
and J. F. Ratledge, of Davie, and
County Commissioners NJ. A. Feimste1,
r. L. Matthison, r. F. Gather and
R. c. Little and County Engineer ].
citizens of Davie were also present.
The Route Established.
The route of the road as finally de-
cided upon and established is as fol-
lows:
From Winston-Salem via Clemmons
postoffice to the new steel bridge be-
ing erected jointly by the counties OF
Forsyth and Davie spanning the Yad-
Azin river near Halls ferry, distance
of about IA miles in Forsyth county.
Thence from the said steel bridge
to Pennington via the road now known
as the Mud Road" distance of sew
en- miles; thence from Pennington to
the Corner House, cross roads, Il
distance of four miles, thence from
the Corner House" to Mocksville, a
distance of 5 IL miles, with a proba-
bility of cutting off one mile of this
stretch by change Of course of now
established road. Thence from Mocks-
vile to Callahan, following the gener-
al course of the new established road,
a distance Of miles; thence to the
Davie-Iredell line via County Line, 4
distance of 3 miles. Thence from
the Davie-Iredell line to Statesville
via road surveyed by the county en-
gineer of Iredeu county, a distance of
sixteen miles (the road as surveyed
crossing the South Yadkin river near
New Hope church). The total distance
of the route as esta blished from Wins
ton-Salem to Statesville is Sc IL miles,
with a probability of lessening it one
mile by change in the established
road between Pennington and Mocks-
Vile
There was a thorough discussion of
0rt a r1ir nc n "a
and Engineer Marshall explained
his duties to the commissioners.
He stated that he was
glad indeed to see SO much interest
manifested in this project and spoke Oh
length on the Importance of the pro
posed highway. He said that he felt
satisfied that within the next five
years there will be at least two and
probably three highways across the
continent from ocean to ocean. En-
thusiasm for good roads is rampant
in all sections of the country. EX-
planning his duties in connection with
the Winston-Sale m-StatesVille road,
Mr. Marshall said he would make two
trips over the route, for the purpose OF
investigation, to study the economic
value Of the enterprise, studying the
soil, the possibilities of the country
traversed, the crops, the means of
maintaining, etc. He urged upon the
commissioners the necessity of keep
ing all improved roads in repair, de-
claring roads were an investment and
to get results from them they must
be kept in repair. Explaining the con-
struction of roads to which the govern
ment made appropriations, Mr.. Mar
shall said practically all details re-
garding width and grades were left to
the engineers in charge.
There Was a general discussion of
all phases of the proposed route, and
it is quite evident that the authorities
of the three counties are going to do
everything in their power to make this
highway a first-class road.
Engineer Marshall starts from Win
ston-Salem Friday morning on his first
trip of inspection of the route.
100000 IN BONDS
FOR CITY STREETS.