The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-04-03

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III iIw6 ifEkg. wizh iA4eh inAsaest.
sIitnNIb LIZA l Senate / Ill the
slAaekleiosd ro3el biIi vhleA awas
passed Nj lhe IAnse IA ReErasenta-
livss nv did, nssENhslraing naAipfl sy
aznt n n0W with TIE Senate R0at.
qHlce CoEpxni -. N
I Always ccnceEnsd III the matter
= aood roads. the interest 81 rural
Isarrisss hi that hnpcstamt. suhbGt
has Increased manyfold since the
pared most weight has been extend.
u to w pounds. With prospects Of
! fnrskef incseaae 10 lcO pounds.
RuiMl nailst inciuding star route
service and rural delivery ID the
only division oi the postal service
which can be seriously gaifssts.i In
Anyway By ansincrsase. > hoxeper
great, in the weight limit or volume
Of parcel post. Railroads are pre-
pared to promptly handle sll offer.
ings. city collections and deliveries
efe made over paved streets and
The appropriation for pos.al service
makes ample provision ior tho
purchase or hire VI additional
vehicles and employment Of extra
men TO handle the regular increase
in business, On 10 meet emergencies
In cities.
But rural delivery enjoys no such
advantages; the daily travel Of
rural carriers 10 over county roads
and regular schedules must be
maintained and this makes the
question Of road conditions OF the
first importance, 4, Rural carriers
would like to see every mile OF
their routes level aud wellpavad or
macadami1ed, but az that ID i'm.
practically they would prefer
average fair conditions over their
entire routes, rather than q few
miles Of perfect road, and the
balance almost impossible. 49,,
Rural carriers favor the Shackle.
ford bill. which provides for federal
aid for post roads ms passed by che
House, believing il win result 10
immediate and continuing improve
ment OF average road conditions.
fhe Shacklefurd bill divides all
post road into three classes. Class
A, covers paved or macadam roads,
for the improvement and repair OF
which an allowance is made OF $50
per year per mile; Class b. includes
shell, gravel, sand aud clay. or
other roads having a smooth. firm
surface, and carries provision for
$50 per year per mile; Glass Z.
covers ordinary dirt roads. for
which an allowance. of $l5 per year
per mile Is made. with the provision
in each case that the state or county
must expend an amount at least
equal to that appropriated by the
government. This would allow
annually for a standard 24-mile
rural mail route for Glass A road
S2.SS0; Class b. ST. ,440; Class @,
$40. 1t cannot be disputed that
wen the small sum Of $720 per
year wisely applied TO the improve.
nent Of "a miles OF ordinary dirt
roads would greatly improve their
condition and enhance the efficiency
II rural delivery service. to say
nothing Of the general beneficial
results. ta
Scientific road engineers are OPP
posed TO the Shackleford bill Tor the
reason that the wide distribution OF
the money would prevent the EN-
ployment OF their high-pficed ser
vices. Fashionable automobile
clubs do not favor it, because the
total amount Is not concentrated
on few favored highways which
might be used ior JOY riding. But
the great masses Of taxpayers will
give the Shackleford bill their
hearty support, because II seeks to
improve the condition Of all the
roads used by the people.
Ii is hoped that The Shackleford
bill will be passed by the Senate
without material change and be-
come a law.-R. F. d. News, Wash
ington, d. G,