The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-27
Greatly Pleased With
Work Accomplished
On the First Good
Roads Day
DRANK LEMONADE
FROM TIN CUP
DR.. Brumbaugh Declared One of His
Chief Aims Is to Make Pennsylva-
MAS Highways Best In Country
Before His Administration Inds

From now until the end of my
term 1t will be my aim to improve and
have kept in good condition the roads
of Pennsylvania, said Governor
Brumbaugh last evening at the close
of as strenuous day as has fallen to
his lot in years. He was on his way
home from the journey of 100 miles
over the roads or the Cumberland Val
ley, during which he five times took Il
hand in the work of road repairing,
and he was very well satisfied with the
results of Good Roads Day." To use
the Governor words he was tired,
dirty and happy" but he had perform
ed his duty on the roads along with
many thousand of other good citizens.
The gubernatorial party got back
from its road tour of the valley last
evening at O'Clock, after having put
in a full day OF ten hours. The last
stop made by the Governor was in
Newton township, Cumberland county,
where the male folk of the township
had turned out to tone down a par
ticularly dangerous hill that has been
menace to travel for years. Twenty
seven men were found at work, taking
out stones, grubbing roots and digging
bitches, and a brand new shovel had
been saved for the Governor.
He was not at all backward in
grasping it, and his vigorous welding
made the dirt fly as he helped to fill
several wagons. Then the Governor
called upon those in his party,
including the newspapermen, photo
graphers and all, to get to work and
do some shoveliDg, and they got busy.
Last of all the Governor got hold of
a grubbing hoe and ak and aided in
taking out lot of ugly looking roots
from the road way
Lemonade From Big Tin Cup
81 used to do this when l was a
boy said the Governor, "and l have
not forgotten how
The women of the township had
provided great bucket of lemonade,
and the Governor very democratically
made use of the big tin dipper to re-
fresh himself. Leaving the Newton
farmers the Governor accompanied Will
liam Dunlap to his farm house where
he was given a welcome and later
posed for a photograph which includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap and Miss Dun
lap. the Governor insisting that the
young woman wear her immense sun
bonnet. Before leaving the Dunlap
home the Governor was given a great
bouquet of spring flowers which he
brought with him to the Executive
Mansion.
There we're no more stops on the
way home, and the party arrived in
Harrisburg at o o'clock, the Governor
fairly radiant with satisfaction over
the success of his first "Good Roads
Day" He has announced his intention
of having a similar observance of the
day every year of his term, and said
that he hopes to have the roads of
pennsylvania second to none by the
time he is called upon to leave the
executive chair.
Reports From ALI But is Counties
Preliminary reports received at the
State Highway Department this morn
ing indicate that despite unfavorable
weather onditions generally through
out the State, Good Roads Day. was q
success. With fifteen counties to hear
from, reports show that 41,000 men
worked on $500 miles of roads. This
total will be swelled considerably when
final reports are received from counties
such as Allegheny, Dauphin, Lehigh,
Susquehanna, Washington and York,
none of which have reported as vet. A
table giving results by counties includes
among others the following: