The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

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OF this development. The association
Is made up OF enthusiastic road men
from every part Of the State Who can
readily see the force Of tn accom-
plihment Of the completion Of this
highway and that IL viii prove a
feeder TO every county in the state.
1t viii do more to aid in the com
mercial development # the rural dis
tricts and TO elevate the rural life
than any other thing that can be done.
1t places the counties OF the east in
easy reach of the extreme west and
Will prove of no little Importance to
the social as we'll as the commercial
life Of the State.
Activity i Demanded.
The activity Of the state Associa-
ton during the next two or three
years is especially demanded by the
assurance hat the Shackleford bill in
Congress. already passed by the
House. IS certain to pass the Senate
also. This bill provides in its present
form for an appropriation Of S25.-
100000 for the purpose Of aiding in
road construction in the several
states. The greatest interest in This
bill is being manifested in MANY
Southern States and there is nowhere
n a aid is more needed than in North
Carolina. We are rich IN Agricultural
lands n it is to this character of To-
eality that the road question is the
most vital. Fer this State to come
unto it's own without good roads is i'm
possible. The better the roads the
richer the rural districts and there
fore the stronger Will be the cities.
Appropriation seems.
Those familiar with affairs in Con
gress give assurance that the appro-
priation of $4,000 coo Will be made
for Federal aid to the States. and
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called a "pork-barreI' act. 1t hap.
pens, however, that there are condf-
lions to be met by every State sharing
IN the distribution Of this fund. An
amount equal to that asked of the
government must be put up by the
State. and the government also con
siders the mileage of rural post roads
and the population Of the States ask
ing aid.
Campaign t o BE Waeed.
The Coast to the Mountains High
way will be one of the matters to be
discussed at the coming convention OF
road advocates, and il is expected
that the association and its officials
outline a policy that will result in Oh
tanning definite statistics as to the
roue as a whole, and conduct an in
tensive campaign, Statewide III it
scope, and thoroughly arouse every
citizen to the point that h O
ment Will have the unbrOken supper
of every citizen when the time ar
rives to present it for action to tn
various counties, the State official
and to the departments at Washing
ton
Under the proper leadership tn,
State Good Roads Association cal
materially aid the various counties t
secure Federal aid in the cOnstrrc
ton of this. highway as well as others
1t is announced that the policy of IN
national government is to permanent
ly provide this aid until a system Q
roads will be built that will require
less appropriation for the purpose 0
maintaining those roads that vii
combine into a system of ~nationa
highways. In view of this fact Mort
Carolina should be in q position t
enter into the movement at it's be
ginning. 1t will thereby perfect it
road system earlier, and in addition t
lending aid to the progress of tn
State and beneittinS every line Of in
dustry, it will guarantee hat tn
Coast to the Mountains Highway
will be chosen as a part of the grea
system of national highways.
The next meeting Of the State Coo
Roads Association should mark tn
beginning Of a ner era in this histOr
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