The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-04-06
.BION III. BUTLER)


Nioncure. April 3.-Possibly Chat
Ram county does not realize the sig
pideanCe OF a movement that is just
ahead OF il, but unless the signs are
all out OF joint revolution is in
sight that will surprise this quiet
member of the commonwealth.
4 visitor 10 this section Of the State
IN the last few days was W. l.. Spoon,
the United States engineer who has
charge Of that section Of the capital
highway extending from Fayetteville
r. Augusta, Georgia. Mr.. Spoon was
locking over The routes between Pine
hurst. Oh the Capital highway, to
baints north. and that took him over
considerable OF Chatham county as
well as The adjacent counties, and
while INA his quest he unfOlded some
81 tie plans OF the government for a
road system of magnitude in North
Carolina.
Al the present time Mr.. Spoon says
his road from Fayetteville to Augusta
- in excellent condition all the way
except FOR a little stretch in one South
Carolina county where an excess of
saud has Ia be met with. From
Fayetteville to Washington the road
Is reported to be coming all right,
between Washington and Richmond,
but several Of the Virginia counties
are actively at work, and that end
seems destined TO be in good shape
all the way this season. The rapid
advancement of the cause of good
roads has awakened the general gov
trnment to a more enthusiastic in.
terest. and this year more will be done
IN good roads building than ever. II
Is this eagerness on the part of the
government that brings Mr.. Spoor
into Chatham, for he has made &
record as q pioneer that leads th'
government to push him forward int
The newer fields.
Roads For Middle Carolina.
While he did not talk unduly abou
the plans that are in the air. it seem
that general system Of good road
Is projected for middle North Caro-
lima, including not only the Capita
highway, with It's branches, but ais
q connection between the Capita
highway system and the westerl
system that runs south thrOug
Greensboro and Charlotte.
The connection Of the Lee count
Foads With the system in Moore an
the southern counties of the State
now just about finished, which bring
the branch of the Capital highwa
Tom Southern Pines and Pinehurs
up through Moore and Lee cOuntie
70 the Deep river boundary, and wit
little more work the line will reac
me south side of Chatham county {
i.ockville. From Lockville an amb
uous scheme is entertained, which
no less than to build two branches {
TINS government road, the one to GRO:
chatham into Wake at Merry Oak
4hG connect with the Wake cOun,
road system for Raleigh and tt
north. The other will so by way
AIltsboro and Bynum to Chapel Hi
ana there join the road already bui
cunning TO Durham and the east ar
north by that route. Already Cent
|'"nShip in Chatham county HI
voted $4,000 bonds for road constru
H"h and Haw River half as mue
more. Cape Fear on April will vo
'n $4,000 bond issue, and Gu
tie same date on s25,000. MattheV
ESQ votes on bonds, the total amou
affected in Chatham county beil
"o0ut 100000. 1t seems quite certa
mat the bond issues will carry su
"cehtiy to enable Chatham to sta
soon on this. system of roads, al
"heh it begins the work will Op
N"lui Carolina to an entirely ne
status. The two highways that w
come from Durham and Raleigh
l'nNerge at Lockville or the vicini
ana cross into Lee county will co
uhue south into Moore county
POSSIBLY diverging routes from Sa
t'rd' one going by Jonesboro q
1'etnon Springs the other by Cartha;
WIN branches, for Moore county
low gridironed with improved roa
.Sho from Carthage on the west a
Natneron or tho east, the roads bes