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

A number of newspapers have Of
fered this contributiOn-author
unknown-to the fund of good roads
literature:
when Caesar took an eastward
ride and grabbed the Cauls for Rome.
what was the first tang that nc did
to make them feel a, home? Did lie
increase the peoples lu;.d5 and libcr-
tY forbid? NJ. lie dug it and build
good roads-that's what old Caesar
did
did Caesar put the iron heel uD-
| OH the foemans 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 huilt good roads in
place OF bnd-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 fale. He told the
folks to buy a home, built
roads their hills amid. until all roads
'led 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
,emulated 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 a State and nation. Our
federal government is experimenting
With national aid to pos: roads and,
no doubt, Will soon launch into this
great work of internal Improvement
| OH scale as comprehensive as that
OF rivers and harbors Improvement.
Effect of Easy Communication.
The social, moral, economic, COM
mercial. industrial, material. educa-
| tional and personal benefits in the
progress and uplift of Texas and
Texas people that would accroe from
easy and free fnter-communication
and transit over permanently high
ways from the great rural productive
areas of Texas to the market centers
| ias been for years one of great in
serest to me and in campaign for
minor bond issues in several Texas
counties l have freely lent my voice
In advocacy Of the principle and
practice Of building good market
roads at district 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 win
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 Of Other States.
In. riding over roads In some other
States g 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 so
inferior In number and construction.
With this end in view, some two
months ago J directed p letter to the
governor OF each State In the Union,
making substantially the following
inquiries; .i 4
~. Does yn..s. State, from State
funt!s only, construct permanent
high why's or lend State nid in the Inn.
pro, ement OF public roads?
2. s.Ifs so. how do yon finance
sam 6? ,ls
\ 9. Present mileage and amount
/, expended? IA
Materials used, which found
most satisfactory In your. State, and
average constrnctio cost per, miller
81 Whnt does Y cost and what
revenues arc used to maintain them9
6ss Average width OF improved
road $sarfaceS2 f:.s! Il, 8
Have you n highway depart
I sment ORE Ftcommission, and the num-
>ber OF administrative officials2
Does the department have au-
;thorlty anpervisi6n and control over
hlt pub lic roads Z ],
!, S; @ Have yo,i g license tax on vess
How Is commission or dapart.
iinent maintained rs 81 y.
~ Ssariy nil have coitrfcousjy re-.
|plfed. futhishi ipg eports and other
xfiiilabIe info rlnhti tionS which fs syS the
snifce 0f Il, data which / sshallf here.
after give relative the fious
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