Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-05-06
STATE ROAD BUREAU
SAYS COOPERATE.

MORGANToWN, W. Va, May g.
On the twenty-third of this month,
Governor HATFIELD issued his procla-
nation for the observance of Good
Roads Days throughout West Vir-
GINA on May twentieth and twenty
first. This action simply carries out
the plans of the Governor enacted
last year when ne coceived of the
idea of using this method of road
agitation. On these days everyone
VIII be able to acquaint himself with
local needs and conditions and in this
manner have brought home to him
the importance of highway improve
ment.
AS was the case last year, Chief
Road Engineer, A. D. Williams, and
the State Road Bureau will have
general supervision of the work all
over West Virginia and with that
end in view the Bureau is perfecting,
as rapidly as possible, an organiza-
ton in every county of the state.
The first move was to communicate
with the county courts and have them
appoint men in the various districts
who will have charge of the work
in each locality and in this way 1T is
hoped that all efforts will be exer-
cised in the proper direction and no
work lost, owing to lack of efficiency.
The success of these days depends,
in a very large measure, upon the
methodical manner in which the COM
missioners deal with this movement.
The automobile associations thru,
out the state have made it apparent
that they are heartily in accord with
the movement and in PARTIALLY
every county have volunteered to see
that all. who desire to donate their
time on May twentieth and twenty
first, are conveyed to any particular
point they may desire to work. A
fe of the associations have even gone
further and made arrangements to
furnish dinner to all who turn out on
these days.
In addition the Bureau is getting
in touch with the various fraternal
organizations and urging them to
arouse their members to turn out on
this occasion and if only small per-
centage of these men respond to the
call of the Governor wonderful re-
suits will be accomplished.
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Good Roads Days is to be taken up
with the board of trade of every town
and city so that they may cooperate
with the county court of their county
and see that the movement is
thoroughly advertised and that no
means are spared to make it sue
cess in every particular. .nel
Of course, it is needless to mention
that the Grange in every section
is quite active in asmuch as move
ments of this kind are in direct line
with the objects of the organization.
The members realize that by the
stimulation of interest in better
roads they are to be vitality bene-s
fitted.
In fact, every citizen Of the state
should consider it a personal duty
to see that these days count. A great
deal was done last year but this
year we can and will do more. The
value of the work is not to be nea-,
sured by the number of miles of
highway constructed or improved but
by the more lasting agitation that
is created in favor of better roads.
Let everyone during the remaining
three weeks arrange his work so that
on May twentieth and twenty first
he can go out on the roads and show
the people of other states that we
are all united in an effort to lift
West Virginia out of the mud" {