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

number OF newspapers lave Of
fered this contribution-autIIor
unknown-to the fund Of good roads
literature:
when Caesar took an eastward
ride and grabbed the Gauls for Rome.
what was the first thing that lie did
TO make them feel at home? Did inc
increase the peoples ltnd5 ana libcr
ty forbid? No, lie dug it and build
good roads-that's what old Caesar
did
Did Caesar put the iron heel un-
| on the foeman's breast. or did he
try to make them feel the Roman
Rule was best? What did he do to
make them glad he'd come their
midst amid? He built good roads in
i place of bad--that's what old Caesar
| did.
HE built good roads from hill to
hill. good roads from vale to vale;
he ran a good roads movement till
old Rome got all the Kale. He toll the
folks to buy Il home. built
roads their hills amid, until all roads
fled right to Rome-that's what old
Caesar did.
If any town would make the town
the center of the map. where folks
will come and settle down and live
in plenty's lap-if any town its own
abode Of poverty would rid. let it get
out and build good roads-just like
old Caesar did,
| What Caesar of old did could be
,emulateG by the rulers of our own
day and time. His example has been
scrupulously followed In European
countries and many Of our own
States have "seen the light" and are
making rapid forward strides. The
rules Of good roads for city is
equally and even more forcefully ap-
| plicable to State and nation. Our
| federal government is experimenting
With national aid to post roads and,
nc doubt. will soon launch into this
| great work Of internal Improvement
! on scale as comprehensive as that
| Of rivers and harbors Improvement.
Enect OF Easy Communication
The social, moral, economic, COM
| nlercial. industrial, material, educa-
tional and, personal benefits in the
progress and uplift of Texas and
Texas people. that would accroe from
! easy and free communication
and transit over permanently high
ways from the great rural productive
ares3 OF Texa3 to the market cantcrs
aas been for years one of great in
serest to me and in campaign for
minor bond issues in several Texas
counties have freely lent my voice
In advocacy of the principle and
practice of. building good. market
roads at diatrfct county, State and
national expense ,.
During the last year it has been
my privilege to- travel over some of
she improved highways of Kansas,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, New
York, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Connecticut. Missouri
and Maryland, and from train vim
dows to observe roads. in Oklahoma,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and
other States. have pretty we'll
travelled in past years, over Texas
and have been quite familiar with
Texas road laws and conditions.
Inquiries Made ofTOther States.
In riding over roads In some other
States ] made mental comparison OF
the roads In our own State and de-
termined for my own information and
satisfaction, to make some investi-
cation Of the various State laws and
procedure to ascertain, IL possible,
wherein our improved roads were 80
inferior In number and construction.
With this end in view, some two
months ago directed a letter to tho
governor Of each State in the Union,
making substantially the following
Inquiries:
l.. Does your state. from state
funds only, construct. permanent
highways or lend State aid in the i'm
provenient OF public roads? 5.s@
~. II so, how do you finance
same? s,..3s, d. u III " 4
9. Present mileage and amount
expended .5s,,,
Materials used. which, found
most satisfactory In your State, and
average coustruction cost per miller
ai.s 5. Whaf does It cost md what
revenues. are used to maintain then? ?
IS O. Average width OF improved
road surfaces
Have You "a i highway depart:
Inent or commission, and the num-
Der OF administrative ofIlcfals?
8. Does tie department have an-
thoflty, supervision and control over
all public roads? ,;$s; 81 x,
J. q Have you q iicense tax on ye.
How is commission or DEPART
nentg maintained u rs l;s3 81 4. .
Nearly: all have c6urteonsly re.
piled, Furnishing reports and other
valuable Information ( which is ~ the
source of tho datn which L shall sisere-
after give relative d to y the various