The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-16
RAILROAD PRESIDENT.

Southern Railway company, tales an
active interest in the good roads
movement. He is vice president OF
the American Highway association
/ and will be one OF the speakers
at the Fourth American Road con.
gress in Atlanta. the week OF Noyem.
Der 9.
Speaking OF the relation OF the
country highway to the railroad, Mr
Harrison said; Whatever may be
the dnal destination OF the farm
PRODUCTS. their first movement must
be over the country road and If the
farmer is 10 receive the largest
measure Of benefit from good roads
the policy should be adopted OF
improving those highways which
radiate from market towns and ship
ping stations and over which the
farmers must haul their products.
The profit which will be earned by
the farmer may depend largely upon
the condition Of the road from his
farm to a shipping station. Sta
tlstics compiled by the L. 5. depart
ment Of agriculture show that the
cost OF hauling farm products to
shipping points over bad roads is
disproportonately large part Of the
total expense Of their transportation
TO market. This is not always fully
realized by the farmer, but If he
will take into account the time OF
himself and his team. and the wear
and tear on his vehicle and har-
ness made necessary by a larger
number Of trips with smaller loads,
he will find that the cost mounts
up very fast and correspondingly re
duces his net profits Another item
OF the cost OF bad roads TO the
farmer, which is often overlooked, is
that he must haul his products TO
markets when the roads are not in
their best condition with little re
gard as 10 whether prices are favor
able or whether hauling at that time
interferes with work on the farm
With good roads he can not only
haul heavier loads in shorter time.
but, except as to perishable com
mod.ties, he can market his products
when prices are most favorable and
can do his hauling when it is most
convenient and even when the
ground is too wet for work in the
nelds
The manifold advantages Of an
improved highway in reducing the
cost OF drayage, facilitating social
! intercourse, promoting school and
church attendance, eXpediting rural
mail delivery, increasing the value
of farm lands, and promoting agri-
cultural development back from the
railroads are so great that they need
/ but to be enumerated to present a
convincing argument in favor of road
Improvement
Since several years ago when the
/ Southern Railway company, in con.
junction with the L. s. agricultural
department and state and local au
/ thorities, operated over its lines a
good roads train, carrying machinery
and lecturers, and building at central
points object-lesson roads, there has
been very substantial progress in
the good roads movement through
out the south This was accelerated
in 1911 by the operation of another
good roads train in cooperation with
the L. ). department of agriculture
and the American Highway associa
tion. The interest of the southern
| people in good roads has been thor
oughly aroused and in many locali
ties the country highways have
been highly improved and are being
adequately maintained.
Il think it is fortunate for the
| south that the American Road con
gress OF 1914 will be held in At
lanta. This will unquestionably be
one of the most important gather.
ings ever held in the southern
states. 1t will bring together the
official heads Of the state high
way departments, the foremost eX
perts in road construction and main
tenance, and other leaders in the
good roads movement in each state
for an exchange Of ideas as to the
best methods of financing road con
struction and building and main
tanning the best types OF country
highways. Its exhibits Of road ma
chinery and of model roads will be
highly educational, and it can not
but serve 10 increase interest in
the good roads movement through
out the south
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