The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-16

Out Of the Mud Bankers and Con-
victs Labored Side by Side-Esti.
mated That $1,5o0.000 Worth Of I'm
provements Were Made on Occasion.
Clad in khaki Overalls. Governor Ma
ior OF Missouri and Governor Hodges
OF Kansas worked side by side with
picks and ~sllovels, assisting in pulling
Missouri out Of the mud" Over go
600 other men Of the state-Dankers,
day ~laborers. convicts from the state
penitcntiary. professional men and
c~lerks-also worked shoulder to shoul.
der with the same implements. and
miles Of roads in the ia counties Of
Missouri We're 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 .5OO,-
900. Moving pictures were 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 Il 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.
at has been one of the great days
OF my life" said Governor Major. LAS
Il boy | travelled over nothing but bad
roads. ! made up my mind then if |
ever got Il chance | would do all |
could for better highways. The gov
ernor of Arkansas has advised me he
has set aside Sept. Q and 3 for road
work. and l am happy at the results"
Il intend to fix two road days when
| return home" said Governor Hodges.
~ IL IcIlti hiDlC uON hiiiy hhNC iC
sponded t o Governor Majors procla-
nation"
Governors Major and Hodges. when
their hands became so blistcrCd that
they could no longer use Il pick or Il
shovel. turned i'll and steered road
said that they never had Il better time
in their lives.
Governor Major headed a great pro
cession of road workers that left Jeffcr
son City early to improve the high
ways Of Cole and Galloway counties
Part Of The crowd separated ut the cit.
limits. some to work ON various roads.
while Il large number, under the lead
erSbip OF the governor. Congressman
u. w. Shackleford and State HjsnWa!
Commissioners +. w. Buffum. went
across the river to begin the extension
Of the Ashland road to Jefferson City.
Secretary Of State Roach. attired in a
full regalia of blue overalls. drove a
team OF mules IN the Galloway county
division and put In Il full days work.
II. l.. Noel. chairman Of the board Of
pardons and paroles. also drove a mule
team du,iIg the day.
Governor Major did 4 little of every
thing during the day. including the
touching off OF several dynamite
charges to blast q way through the
crown Of one OF the high hills on that
road.
One hundred and ten convicts from
the pe~nitentiary. under command of
Warden d. c. McClung and Deputy
Warden Porter Gilvin, formed part of
the working force. Each one Of the
cOnvicts will get thirty days of his
sentence for his two days work.
Four Kansas City men abroad each
cabied from Paris to state road organ
izers money sufficient to hire a squad
Of substitutes to do their share of road
work.
Women took an important part in
the campaign. The 5000 members of
the Missouri Federation of Women's
Clubs throughout the state aided the
movement tN every way possible. and
thousands Of farmers wives and other
women prepared and served meals
Mrs. Major and Mrs. Hodges. the
: wires OF the two governors. aided i'm
serving -r1r-sse R1saers fried chicken
which had been prepared by Mrs
Ma jon.