The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-04-06
ROAD IMPROVEMENT ONE, OF THF,
BIC INDUSTRIES OF THE, STATE
The Money Spent By This Time Next Year Will Run Into
the MlGons-Eve1y Township That Gets Good
Is Clamorous For More

to fan out in all directions. At Vass,
Southern Pines and Aberdeen roads
lead off to the south and east con-
Meeting with all the systems Of the
lower counties. At Carthage and
Plnehurst the roads fan out in all
I. directions north and west, while from
West End to Aberdeen they fan out
for all points in the southern counties
| and for South Carolina. The road
| map of Moore, Hoke, Scotland, and
Richmond looks like a seive
From the Moore county road system
the government is now planning a
route to the west passing out through
Jackson Springs and Mt. Gilead TO
| the Tadkin and to Charlotte or by
way Of Candor and Sama rcand, past
Troy, and possibly through the Whit
ney section to Charlotte or perhaps to
Concord or other western connection.
The location Of the western routes is
yet problematical, depending much on
the people Of the sections to be served
and the sections Of the State ernbrac-
ed might take this tip and get busy
and get the road in their commu-
mites.
Road Scheme Big One.
1 violate no confidence when [ say
that this government road scheme is
a bigger one than the people of North
not confined to any single route. 1t
begins to look as though it is a part
Of gigantic road creation job that
will make the whole United States a
perfect drill ground on which troops
can be assembled, moved and maneu-
vered with the utmost ease in case
, the time ever comes again when the
movement of armies expeditiOus1y
, should be desirable.
ho Of a n
, cars and in automobiles and the army
. that moves in automobiles on good
, roads in Europe seems to be the one
that moves expeditiously and with re
suits The war in Europe has proved
t beyond any argument the value O
s the good road and the automobile
$ and from now on building roads ant
: automobiles will be live industry il
/ all corners of civilization. The auto
q mobile has also shown it's value in tn
i moving of business of all kinds, tn
n introduction Of the SO-called jitne.
h busses opening a new field OF pas
lsenger transportation that Will pre-
Y sently be a right familiar feature q
d North Carolina good roads. Airead
IS the jitney bus is beginning in varlou
IS places, and there is no possible doub
y that more will quickly follow.
st Within the last week l listened
IS the outline of a considerable plan fO
h the installation of a jitney line on
h section Of good roads which sound
1t extremely probable. for it brings ou
l. a flexible time schedule, low prlc
is Of fares and low fixed charge 10
1f the equipment. AS the trolley car
SIS have taken an enormous amount G
S, traffic from the steam roads Decaus
" Of the greater f1exibility OF the trOlle
,e schedules, it is just as certain tha
Of 1.-THE jitney lines are going to take
III considerable share OF the traffic {
1t both the steam and the electric line
I'd Already in Charlotte the discussio
er as to the jitney and the trolley ha
as grown rather warm, but 1t does m
c. settle the question, and the argumer
IN presented by the man who was ou
te lining his jitney plan to me the othe
If day is rather enlightening. He Wi
US run between towns that have fe
mt trains a day at the present time. TT
ng trains are running now as frequent
in as they can afford to run, for a loa
# for a iitney does not pay a steam roa
Lrt 10 operate a train. The result now
I'd that many passengers are carried
EN- automobiles On irregular schedule
ew each paying the cost Of the trip
ill the time he wants to go. If a c;
to goes at regular hours with a low IA
ity it will attract those who want
n trhvel, and will likely do more bus
by ness at a reduced cost No line
IL road is to keep up, no costly equi
nd men (, no big crew, just a car, and
&c, driver. The jitneye man figured tn
is khe could come out with a profit
ds car could earn eight dollars 8 da
nd lie will charge not above three cen
gin q rnile per passenger Ii he CT