Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18
URGES KEEPING
UP LOCAL WORK
A. J.. Nissen Gives Ideas on
Rock Island County Road
Campaign.
BONDS THE ONLY SOLUTION
Believes That Supervisors Should Not
Act Till Fall So People May
Be Informed.

A E Nissen. secretary OF the Iowa
Auto association, who is closing his
campaign on behalf OF good roads in
Rock Island county to confine his at
tention TO his duties in Iowa. issued a
statement today in which he urged
that the work here be not allowed to
lag.
As a means OF keeping interest alive
he suggested the hiring OF paid field
secretary TO work under the officers OF
the Rock Island County Highway I'm
provement association. He also re-
newed his recommendation that big
good roads day he held in Moline with
in the next two months.
Mr.. Nissen believes that a proper
educational campaign will bring the
people OF the county 10 see that the
bond proposition is the only one which
can give good roads now. He favors
no action at the next meeting OF the
supervisors. but argues that II the
question goes over till the fall meet
ing the people viii have had time TO d.
gest the matter and vii then be more
likely 20 be favorable 10 such plan
In his statement he says:
81 will not 90 into the merits OF ths
bond proposition. other than 20 say
that am absolutely convinced that
Rock Island county never will get per
manent highways unless arrangements
are made TO secure large amount OF
money Cat least $1,000 0O) now. and
Jet the future assist in paying for same.
Work on Large Scale.
The question OF interest on these 1
tDnds IS only n very minor cOnsidera- |
ton in my judgment when it is well ]
known fact that 100000 expended in /
a year or two with the proper equip I
ment and large ana reliable contract
ors will actually build more permanent
roads than a million and half dol
lars expended over a period OF twenty
years. Therefore, the extra amount Of
work actually accomplished by --eason
OF having this S1.OOGOOO available at
one time more than could be accom-
plished by spending one-twentieth of
this amount eacn year, will more than
pay tae total aznOunt OF interest on
the entire bond issue and at the same
time actually get the 800 days in the
year" roads NOV. so that they can be
zsed during the-twe1ty years that the
bonds will run
Rock Island county is in my judg-
nent the most unfortunately located
oQnty in Illinois, owing 10 the fact ;
hat II really IS two counties under
ne government with about 90 per
ent OF the voting population and the
axes north .of the city OF Rock Island,
nd It can, therefore. readily be seen /
hat unless some kind Of arrangements ,
an be made that viii enable all OF the ,
81 miles of road that are as the coun- ,
, roads system to be handled at one /;
me. that there will be a continued ,
rife in the different parts OF the :
1unty in regard 70 which road should :
3 improved first r
Il had a long interview with S. z. .
radt of Dekalb at Sterling Wednes- :
~, ne being the secretary OF 7
e state, highway commission. and in n
y judgment the best qualified man 8
talk in regard 10 the merits OF the "a
zee law. Mr.. Bradt is a firm believer n
the bond issue plan OF getting good n
ads now. He informed me that Yer ~
lion couniy will vote on a million a.
d half bond issue. and that they ir
G now arran ging to submit a propo- h
ion TO the state Legislature asking
= an amendment to the Tice law. ",
lich will give any county that votes ~
nds for permanent roads the same y
iount from the state aid fund that 10