The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-04-30
TWO GOVERNORS
BUILD Good ROADS
Kansas and Missouri ExeCu-
tiVeS Doomed 0VeraIIS.
BIG ARMY OF WORKERS OUT

In Good Roads Days "to Pull Missouri
Out of the Mud" Bankers and Con-
Victs Labored Side by Side-Esti-
mated That $1,5oo,o0o Worth of Inn
provements Were Made on Occasion.
Clad in khaki overalls, Governor Ma
jor OF Missouri and Governor Hodges
of Kansas worked side by side with
picks and shovels, assisting in pulling
Missouri out OF the mud" Over 25O-
600 other men Of the state-bankers.
day laborers. convicts from the state
penitentiary, professional men and
clerks-aso worked shoulder to shout
der with the same implements. and
miles OF roads I'm the ia counties of
Missouri were put in better shape than
they have ever been in before
Hundreds of business men I'm St
Louis. Kansas City. Joplin and other
cities anu towns Of the state deserted
their desks or failed to enjoy an aft
ernoon on the golf links and instead
donned ovcrillS and labored on the
roads 1t is estimated that the value
OF the work done will be over 81 .5O0,-
600. Moving pictures were taken OF
the operations I'm many parts OF the
state and will DC used to encourage
other states To follow suit.
The two days work on the roads is
the result Of proclamation issued by
Governor Major calling for Missouri
ans to get together and improve the
state roads. The ready response of
the men OF all classes surprised even
the most ardent supporters of the good
roads movement.
at has been one of the great days
OF my life" said Governor Major AS
boy travelled over nothing but bad
roads | made up my mind then if
ever got chance l would do all |
could for better highways The gov.
erucr of Arkansas has advised me he
has set aside Sept . and for road
work. and am happy at the results"
Il intend to fix two road days when
| return home" said Governor Hodges
1T Is remarkable how many have re.
sponded to Governor Majors urocla-
nation"
Governors Major and Hodges, when
their hands became so blistered that
they could no longer use pick or Il
shovel, turned I'm and steered road
grading machines. Both executives
said that they never had better time
I'm their lives
Governor Major headed great pro-
cession of road workers that left Jeffer-
fIx q,
ways Of Cole and Galloway counties
Part of the crowd separated at the city
limits. some to work on various roads.
while n large number, under the lead
ership of the governor, Congressman
II. w. ShacklefOrd and State Highway
Commissioner f.. w Bunfum. went
across the river to begin the extension
of the Ashland road to Jefferson City.
Secretary Of State Roach. attired I'm
full regalIa OF blue Overalls. drove
team Of mules I'm the Galloway county
division and put In full days work.
II II. Noel chairman OF the board OF
pardOns and paroles. also drove a mule
team during the day
Governor Major did little Of every
thing during the day, including the
A''' NiiS WI VI SeNeIHl dynamite
charges to blast way through the
crown Of one of the high hills OH that
road
One hundred and ten cOnvicts from
the penteutary, under command of
Warden ID. G. McClung and DEPUTY
Warden Porter Gilyin. formed part of
the working force. Each one OF the
convicts viii get thirty days of his
sentence for his two days work.
-Four Kansas City men abroad each
cahled from Paris to state road organ
izcrs money sufficient to hire squad
Of substitutes to do their share OF road
work
Women took an important part In
the campaign. The GOOO members OF
the Missouri Federation OF Women's
Clubs throughout the state aided the
movement in every way possible. und
thousands Of farmers wives and other
women prepared ana served meals
Mrs Major and Mrs Hodges. the
wives Of the two governors. aided In
serving To the worl.ers fried chicken
which had been prepared by Mrs
Major