The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-17
Two GOVERNORS
BUILD GOOD ROADS
Kansas and Missouri exeCu-
|, tiveS DOnned OVeranS.
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 $1,50o,OO0 Worth of I'M
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.-
coo other men of the State-bankers,
day laborers. convicts from the state
penitentiary. professional men and
clerks-also worked shoulder to shoul-
der with the same implements. and
miles Of roads in the IA counties of
Missouri were put in better shape than
they have ever been in before
Hundreds of business men In st.
Louis. Kansas CITY. Joplin and other
cities and towns of the state deserted
their desks or failed to enjoy an aft
ernoon on the golf links and instead
donned overalls and labored on the
roads. 1t is estimated that the value
| of the work done will be over 81 .50O,-
| OOO Moving pictures We're taken OF
the operations in many parts of the
state and will be 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.
ut has been one of the great days
/ of my life" said Governor Major AS
boy travelled over nothing but bad
roads. l made up my mind then If !
ever got a chance ] would do all
could for better highways. The gov
ernor of Arkansas has advised me ne
has set aside Sept , and for road
work, and lam happy at the results.
Il intend to fix two road days when
| return hollle,'' said Governor Hodges.
at is remarkable how many have re
sponded to Governor Majors procla.
nation"
Governors Major and Hodges. when
their hands becaEie 50 blistered thai
they could no longer use Il pick or
shovel turned i'll and steered road
grading machines. Both executives
said that they never had better time
in their lives.
Governor Major headed ii great pro
: cession of road workers that left Jeffer
son City early to improve the hlgn
ways Of Cole and Galloway counties
D Part of the crowd separated at the cit.
1 limits. some to work on various roads
y while large number, under the lead
ership of the governor. Congressman
). D. w. Shackleford and State Highwa.
/ Commissioner f. w. Buifum, wen
across the river to begin the extension
l. Of the Ashland road to Jefferson City.
t Secretary of State Roach, attired in
u full rega!ia of blue overalls. drove
o team of mules in the Callaway count
d division and put in Il full days wori
J. H B. Noel, chairman Of the board
! pardlons and paroles, also drove Il mul
it team during the day.
= Governor Major did little Of every
If thing during the day, including th
T. touching off of several dynamit
charges to blast way through til
crown of one of the high hills on tht
: road
One hundred and ten convicts frol
= the penitentiary. under command
" Warden D. c. McClung and Deput
Warden Porter Giivin, formed part
. the working force Each one of tt
- convicts will get thirty days off b
= sentence for mis- two days work.
II Four Kansas City men abroad eat
= cabled from Paris to state road orga
izers money sufficient to hire squa
10 of substitutes to do their share of ro;
work
ie Women took an Important part
as the campaign. The 5000 members
10 the Missouri Federation of Women
10 Clubs throughout the state aided Il
IS movement in every way possible. AZ
~ thousands Of farmers wives and 9th
Is women prepared and served mea
he Mrs Major and Mrs. Hodges. Z
W wives Of the two governors. aided
70 serving 70 the workers fried chick
ve which had been prepared by MI
er Major.