The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-05-28
my own calling"

my own calling"
Mr. King advocates free cooperation
In Keeping up the roads. That is VIVA.
he means when he says: Good roods
without money In dealing with that
pnase of the work he saws.
for over twenty years | have taken
care OF piece of road half-mile
iong--made 1t SO good that il attract.
ed the attention of the road authorities
OF the state of Missouri The first
speeeh ever made on good roads was
made in the state of Missouri What
ala to that road has changed the
methods of road building throughout
the United States and is destined TO
change road building ideas throushott
the world The King drag is AT work
right now in many foreign countries
dozen or more states have changed
,helr laws so as to put the King drag
In operation In some of these states
the law is compulsory and the road
supervisor who does not get all of the
roads dragged in his district is liable
to heavy fine. This condition comes
ried but must begin by private individ
uais who possess enough public spirit
TO start the movement by dragging the
road from their own front gate to their
neishbors front gate in the direction
of town. My neighbors and | have
dragged the road without compensation
for years. We have had our reward
as the years went on by driving over
our own roads and driving over each
others roads. Nine days out of ten
the road from my house to town is as
smooth as a race track, without any
chuck holes in dry weather and with
out any mud holes in wet weather and
now the cap sheaf has been put on by
the state laying out 10000 miles of
road reaching from every county seat
to the county seat of each adjoining
county. One of these state roads pass
es my house. Note this point--there
We're three roads competing with my
road for the honor of being the state
road Every state road in my county
had al least two competitors and the
situation was similar in every county
in the state. Think what this means;
think how many miles OF dragged roads
that means"
Thirty Odd Promise to Make and Use
Drags.
The visit of Mr. King has given new
impetus to the good roads cruasde, and
the results are more manifest in the
town of Grangevile probably, than
anywhere else. number of the busi-
ness men have had drags made and
have made contract with the draymen
and transfer companies to drag sever
al blocks for each of them after every
rain, and it is being done. When Mr..
King at his meeting called for volun-
teers who would pledge themselves tc
make drags and use them on the roads
some thirty odd took the pledge
promptly and there is no doubt but
that will mean universal improvement
of the roads in Idaho county, for there
were representatives from almost every
portion of the county present In ar
evening meeting with Mr.. King he ad-
vised the regular dragging of MAR
street in Grangeville, and the gradua
filling of the holes in the macadan
thereby with the dirt which has here
tofore been hauled off when it accum
ulated in too great quantities. MAR
street has been quite a problem Il
our city dads, and there has been dit
Ierences of opinion as to the proper
manner in which the matter should bt
handled but this opinion of MIR. Kint
will no doubt be recognized as author
itative.
Among those from the surrounding
country who were recognized at thu
meeting were: James and Thomas sur
ridge. NJ s. Kinkaid and j. M wilson
of Harpster; Major Farris, Winona
Adolph Hinkleman, Greencreek; Edga
Fry. Joe Herzog and r. S. Curless
Ferdinand; W. B. Hussman, j. +. Jen
ny. p. McMasters, Gus Schroeder an'
Riley Rice, Cottonwood; John Crea
Herman VonBargen, Francis Bowman
of the Fem Denver country w.
Hanson, Fairview. There were man.
others whose names we failed to learn
IT was a rousing good meeting