The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
GOVERNMENT AID
FOR PIKE ROAD
LITTLE ROCK TO TT. SMITH
MULBERRY MAN THINKS PROP
Err EFFORT WOULD SECURE
NATIONAL AID.

That the proposed pike from Lit
tie Rock to Fort Smith would be built
entirely or in large part by the
national government if the proper
effort were put forth to secure the
appropriations, is the belief of Ben
Woodruff of Mulberry, a prominent
good roads advocate VINO stopped off
in Conway a few hours yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Woodruff is not
stranger to Conway, having attended
Hendrix College in its early days |
now a member of the board of trus-
! tees of that institution. He is IN
business at Mulberry at present, but
is thinking of removing to Conway to
make his home at some future time.
Mr.. Woodruff is chairman of that
department of the State Good Roads
convention which has for its pur-
pose the construction of the Little
Rock-Fort Smith highway. He states,
however, that he has found it diff
cult to secure the proper amount of
interest and cooperation among the
leading citizens of the towns along
the proposed roads. A meeting called
at Russellville last year to discuss
ways and means to buid the road was
not attended by a sufficient number
to take any action, but Mr. Woodruff
stated that he expected to call an
other meeting in the near future.
when we think of the vast sums
appropriated by the United States
government for various purposes,
he said, cit is surprising that no con-
certed effort has been made to secure
national aid for road building. The
Little Rock Fort Smith road would
be valuable link in chain of good
roads from coast to coast | sincerely
believe that if we will send delega
ton of our people to Washington
we can get an appropriation suffici-
ent to build this road"
National aid for bodybuilding was
strongly endorsed in the following
resolution passed by the Good Roads
convention shortly before adjourn
ment yesterday afternoon:
Whereas, There is now being urged
from every section of the nation, up
on our national Congress, federal aid
to the states for the purpose of con-
structing and maintaining the high
ways therein,
therefore, Be it resolved, that we
petition and memorable our represen-
tatives and senators in that body to
use their support and infuecne for
the passage of said legislation, and
that they use their best endeavors in
case said aid is extended to procure
for Arkansas just and equitable
portion thereof
The convention also emphasized the
need of the Little Rock-Fort Smith
highway in the following resolution:
Whereas, There has been intro
duced in the Thirty-eighth and Thirty
Ninth General Assemblies of the state
of Arkansas bills providing for the
erection and maintenance of a macad-
amized road from Little Rock to Fort
Smith; and,
"Whereas, Said bills have met with
defeat, due on both occasions to an i'm
proper support upon the part of the
good roads association and the people
in the said protected district; and,
Whereas. The said roads would
pass through section of the state
Astounding in great crops of fruit,
alfalfa, corn and cotton, and SAID
roads connecting two of the largest
cities of the state and under the pro-
visions of said bill the same could
be erected and maintained at cost
not exceeding one and one-half mills
per year to those living in said I'M
provement district; now therefore,
be it
Resolved by the delegates of the
Arkansas Good Roads and Drainage
Association in convention assembled
in the city of Little Rock, That we
endorse the provisions of these two
bills, known in the session of the
Thirty-eighth General Assembly as
the regular Ragon-Martin bill and
in the session of the Thirty ninth Cen
eral Assembly as the Ragon-Arm-
strong bill and that we urge upon the
members of the Fortieth General AS
sembly the Importance of said road,
and to this end each delegate to this
convention of his representatives to
this bill and earnestly urge them to