The Cairo bulletin., 1914-08-26

the people to have il II now rest
ed with the local authorities to set
lusy and put il 10 work. The
amount apportloned 10 this coanty
This year was S3.2J2 All but seven
or eight counties IL the entire state
had sent in their maps with the
roads outlined. (iece ne exhibited
the map of the state showing the
state aid roads outlined upon IT'D
He made mention OF the great 2d-
vantages of good roads which vii!
Practically bring the farms q tie
cities and the cities ID the farms.
He made the statement that these
state aid reads when properly bull;
of either concrete or brick they
Should last at leas, . hundred years.
As the State is to keep these roads
H. repair Ii Is necessary that they
be built OF the very best material
and in the very best manner. There
will be built eventually in this state
10 900 miles Of thesr roads.
President Cash, after stating the
great pleasure ne had derived from
this visit TO Cairo and her people,
told cf his trip over the gravel
reads Of the county aud reiterated
his expressions OF admiration for
their excellence; that they com
pared with ANY roads in Che State.
he was only sorry that the other
members Of the Commission were no.
here TO see them lie said lie wa
glad to see that this co nty had 5,
much Of this quality of roads; II
speaks well for Jaico. for AleXan
der county and for the citizens. The
question of maintenance is with us
as guardians OF the Stale aid roads.
paramount. He said he believed
he people of this county We're en-
litled To the same rights as the peo-
pie of Cook county and would rec
Jmmend that two miles or more OF
this gravel road, constructed ac-
cording to the State Highway Com
missions engineers should be built
70 Join with the road now built TO
Hodges Park, and he would recon-
mend this.
County Commissioner f. l.. Gil
tert being called upon, stated that
the Board of County Commissioners
had complied with every require
ment of the law regarding the Sc
curing the apportionment Of tht
State aid road fund; that the Board
had appropriated $500 for this
road and the money was in the
treasury; the map Of the road dis
tricts had been furnished the High
way Commission and all that re
NAMED to be done WAS where e
build this first piec" Of road and OF
what material. He explained thaI
the consensus of opinion was that
the road should be built TO join with
that already built and that II
should be of gravel because nearly
three times as much road could bt
built with the same amount o.
money; that when the roads in the
lrainage district. which took car,
If the most and the heaviest traffic
became worn they should be built
Of either concrete or brick There
ire 6 miles Of state aid roads &c
je built in this county, of this there
las been built Of gravel between
twenty-five and thirty miles.
"We feel, he said, that wC
should take advantage of the nat
raj resources OF the county in tho
matter Of material for these roads
~ using Elco gravel or novaculite
" the hill gravel"
s. f. Braudt OF the commission
nswered many questions asked him
oncerning the subject discussed
le said this county should get tC
work as soon as possible; that the
tate aid road could be completed
his fall. and he could see no reason
Why it could not be done,
The commissioners left this morn
ing on the Big Four railroad for
harrisburg where they are to confer
With the good roads aTthorltie
there.