The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-27
GOOD ROAD DAYS,

/ Good Road Days have been pro-
claimed by the governor Of the state
( Governor Hatfield has set THURSDAY
and Friday, May % and %, aside as
5! such days. As the proclamation sets
forth several vital reasons for the
I observance of-Goed Road Days and
1 the governor soundly points out
1 what great good can be acco mplished
land so earnestly and practically
lurges the cause in his proclamation,
lit is hereby appended with the Tele-
grams urgent appeal that the gov
ernor's suggestions be carried out
with zeal:
! Whereas, the urgent need of good
roads has brought to us one OF the
greatest problems of this day of I'M
precedented progress and is reeog-
In.zed by all as a commercial = i'm
provemen that will result in the
greatest good to the greatest mum
Der: and
whereas, there obtains an unanim-
ity of opinion that no effort or ex-
penditure could bring quicker. sureT
or greater dividends than that d.
rected toward the construction and
improvement OF cur public roads;
/ and
Whereas, In this state the people
are fully awakened to the benefits
that will be realized from better
roads, linking together in ties OF
closer Relationship the different COM
muntties and affording avenues OF
CONNER and. -
| Whereas, the construction and bet
terment of roads is a matter OF dl-
rect concern to every citizens
Now, therefore, Il, Henry ID. Hat
field, governor of the State of West
Virginia. do hereby set apart Thurs
day and Friday, May % and %. A.
ID. 1914, for road work in the state
of West Virginia, and design ate the
aforementioned days as Good Road
Days and declare the same public
holidays and request that every apie
bodied citizen. labor upon the pupIlc
highways of the state during the Two
days, and that the work performer
be of a kind as will make lasting
and permanent Improvement, SUCH as
road gra ding. ditching,. culEert build
ing, graveling, dragging, etc.
l further call upon the county
court of each county to issue proc
lamat.on, calling upon the people. to
turn, out on. these days and give
their labor, and to see that com
pIete Organization is affected, so the
work will penetrate to every neigh
bornood and be conducted IN a thor
ough systematic way, so that wnen
the end shall have come al. the close
of the second day, there shall be no
community or district within the
borders of the entire state Whers
there has not been indeliDIy stamped
by the hand OF toll marked progress
in road improvement that will bear
the testimony OF the progressive
spirit possessed by the people Of that
community.
i urge upon the county and city
press the importance of giving their
liberal assistance in organizing and
bringing to the roads for. work, an
army OF volunteers, citizens ready to
do service in advancing the welfare
of the people of each comm unity.
The Iiberality OF the press is one OF
the requisites to the success OF
West virginia's first Good Road
Days"
/ also call upon the various COM
mercial organizations of the state,
the road overseas, road engineers
and all those directly or Indirectly
identified with the movement for
advancement of good roads to give
their enthusiastic and united support
in order to carry out this under
taking to a successful completion.
j hope the women of West Vir-
GINA will feel it their duty to par
ttcipate' In the work and share in the
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upon them and their various organi-
cations to prepare dinners and 70
see that they are served to the labor
ers along the way, thereby showing
their loyalty and interest In this
great cause. 1T should be the aim OF
every West Virginian to see that
these two Good Road Days viii
stand as an epoch in. the movement
for the development OF the highways
of this state, and the man who gives
his labor and energy jealousy in
this cause may we'll feel that he has
performed a true public duty, the
importance of which can only be es-
timated at this time. This will be
the most significant public work ever
performed in this state and the de-
gree of its success rests upon every
loyal citizen.
We viii Ebe able to enjoy the
fruits OF our labor, but our posterity
will enjoy it in even larger and
more Appreciatiye measure TIC
most certain way to advance the
state ana all of its diversified indus
tries Is through our roads.
shall hope that the people OF the
state will enter heartily into the
spirit OF the occasion with earnest
ness and enthusiasm and desire 10
see that the accomplishments OF
these two days will be OF surprisingly
great intrinsic value II We are
Jealous in this pursuit we viii give