The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-17
farmers ROADS
SHOULD Be FIRST
So Says Secretary Houston In
Address al Detroit.
GOOD WORD FOR AuTOISTS.

Cabinet Member Declares That High
waya 20 Carry Crops to Market Are
Needed lmperatively Favors CO.
operation Between Nation and Statea
as Tho Fairest Plan.
. Secretary OF Agriculture Houston IN
IN address before the American road
congress Mt Detroit expressed his mp
proval of the efforts of the organizu-
ton and explained the interest of the
federal government with reference to
road building. He urged good roads
Tor the farmer in preference to great
transcontinental highways for auto
inohillsts, and ut the same time he said
lie did not underestimate the valuable
service rendered by automobilists in
the propaganda for road building.
75:;;s5sS'''ii;;''ssss0 * sFESt '@tionni
transconttneutal roads appeals to my
ima sinatlon. rs does the suggestion OF
Interstate rDnds connecting capitals or
CITIES o. commercial Importance to my
'Ugic3. faculty and To the sense of
pleasure that experience In riding
about the country in my friends auto
mobiles" he said. "Iiut that the es-
Scntini thing to be done IL the provid-
Ing .? coed gaadss w!.ivi. shall get aroa
ucts from the community farms to the
nearest stntion and make rural Ire
more profitable. comfortable. pleasur-
able. entertain no sort or doubt. and
Il is obviors that the representatives
nf fhf, IN,
luinded, fur in uniting their recent ,Ip-
proWtntion OF $a00.000 for good roads
they stipulated that it should 1e used
In Improving the condition Of post
roads with II view to the economy and
efficiency of posta! delivery aud for the
transportation Ct farm products to tie
iaarket.
Roads Essential For Schools.
Such roads are equally essential to
the establishment and operation of de-
cent elementary and secondary schools
for the benefit of the country. boys and
Girls. ! do npt eiiininnte other things
from consideration. and do not un-
terestmatc the rights and pleasures OF
optomobilists and the servi.e they
have rendered In the propagation for
road building.
That tie suggestion OF federal aid
to road building rpises grave questions
and involves possible dangers no
thoughtful citizen doubts. There arc
proposals before the public mind
which would bankrupt the federal
treasury and suggest possible abuses
before which those OF the worst pork
l:arrei, ,yills OF the past would pale into
insignEdcance No prsposah which does
nor carry with II tho assurance OF safe
sunrdihg the treasury In this direction
seems to me 20 stand the ghost OF u
chance of federal consideEatl lion.
THE In I practical esseiseals In the
nlahp.ns OF road legislation would
seem TO be 10 rcc0saiZe tile states rs
the stnnlleStt init With which the FED.
eTal government IRi;iit deal. This
! would hc felief from the.insistent de-
maui thai would come from eyefy
to,ruEIlln aud! every district In the Iss..
I lon fdr lts share OF the state or feiieAa!
asslsta,iec without reference 80 sh:a
! prnetieahiiity. or the undertekiny.
Slates Should Have Selection.
''1t wonid.seem thar tlie basic feature
would be stich co-opegatlon between
tie states and fedesn government as
! would leave With the states the InitIa-
tive Ia, the Seiection OF roSils TO re-
; ceivc aid ana as much pf tie immedty
Z ate construction and maintenance .ls
1 would be pEaetIeabie ~ 6
1T IS also reaasaably cleir that
there nilist be Srme automatic cltecl,
! upon the demands TO 10 made upon
CONGRESS and that this should be slf-
fofded through the requirement that
{ the stairs ana the localities shanld
] contrihdte m amount Both for ,ss.ss, es.s
sfrGetlen aii1 maintenance at ieast
e1uaf "a and D6ssibly double fnat coti-