The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-16

States. From this information IL may
be observed that our own great CON-
MCnwcalth is among only about eight
States out Of fOriy-eishi WITHOUT Il
centralized highway department or
commission.
Centralized CGntroi ES>calinI.
IL further disvluscs The prrpoi-
derant weight of opinion and cxpcr-
hncc 10 be thRt 3uc!i centralized con
troll seems TO be absolutely essential
Ii obtaining cn.cic ic: ard economy
in road construction ma:. main
te:iaiicc. md ,iiat the principle Of
national c. State aid a:d conirol l.,
firmly established and we'll c.Aed l
nave lccn tao: Cu::.l!y convinced tina.
the responsibility for loud co:is,:u.-
iiCn AID nia.n!, aa3co l.. Texas
should, IL part. be taken over b; tie
State un'ic: IN administrative .on-
mission oT department; Mcid. ,Iiere
rcspcr .;:S.l;ty CO., Ea we'll defined 4iad
readi'ii pIacoti.
bt.'crc auo:, department. of our
gover:..,:r:. s:iclld, from top to base,
he t'-5C.;-..H:t. Eusincsslike or
ganiz, -, .:ias would not only see
that 81 ro.a Improvement in Texas
should be scientifically. capably and
honestly done, but that, by general
plan, the isolated spasmodic, in
cohesive work done by municipalities,
districts and counties might be done
under the supervision of one central
authority, In a practical. economical
manner with 4 well defined scheme
Of ultimately merging these highways
into closely-woven and continuous
nj mi a
market highways.
tanning passable roads-thc arteries
OF commerce, industry. agriculture
and trade-becomes yearly more and
Therefore every reasonable effect
should be made by our lawmaking
body to provide funds, by approprIa-
ton or otherwise, that the tremen-
dous hindrances to the internal and
be overcome and removed. Methods
should be carefully. earnestly and
patriotlcally blnnned. adopted and
put into early execution, whereby the
greatest good may be extended to the
greatest number Of people.
The value Of scca reads can scarce
ly be overestimatod. Their value in
dollars and cents can not be ade-
.juately expressed. No nation. Stu
county, city, town, community or in
d!yidual farm can attain its full share
of prosperity until its market high
ways are. surfaced or so graded and
drained as to make arSailable the
easy passage Of vehicles. Steam and
electric power TO-. transportation OF
the products of the territory can not
be utilized to full advantage unless
the roads leading to the principal
marketing and shipping point. are
passable. and the more easy the
travel, the greater the efficiency OF
the means of transportation anu the
more prosperous the people.
should like to quote George
Fltch's tribute (?) to Mud
Mud is earth which has been put
In soak by nature.
Mud. Is the most valuable thing in
the world. After earth has been mud
for awhile II produces crops, without
which mankind would curl up and die
like baby sparrow on q hot door
step.
However. since mud does not raise
crops on the country roads, nc has
no particular use for mud in that
particular spot.
"AlI over the central part of this
nation the country roads are paved
with mud. Mud. makes : the worst
in the world. A five-mile
mud pavement In March is DIS esfec-.
tive as "a two-inch oak Jail door for
Keeping farmer at home. There are
of millions or bushels of |