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


fefSd this contribution-author
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 he
increase the peoples luads and liber-
ty fo1bid? No, he dug It and build
good roads-that's what old Caesar
did
SrDid Caesar put the iron heel up
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
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 TIL
old Rome got all the Kale. He told the
folks to buy q 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 bur own
day and. time. His example has been
serupulousiy followed in European
countries and many OF our own
States have ..seen the light" and are
making rapid forward strides. TIE
rules of good roads for a city Is
equally and even more forcefuiIy ap-
plicable to State and nation. Our
federal government is experimenting
with national aid to post roads and,
no doubt, will soon launch into this
great work OF internal Improvement
ON q scale az comprehensive as that
or rivers and harbors improvement.
Eneet OF Easy Communication.
The social, moral. economic, COM
merciai, INDUSTRIAL. material, educa=
ional and personal benefits in the
progress and uplift OF Texas and
Texas. people that would accroe from
easy and free inter-communicatio
and transit over permanently high
ways from the great rural productive
areas Of Texas to the market centers
mas been for years one OF great IN
ferest 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 district county, State and |
national expense.
During the last year 1t has been
my privilege to travel ove- some Of |
the improved highways OF Kansas,
Illinois, Massachusetts, ohio, New
York. Vermont, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Misseuri |
and Maryland, and from train win |
dows to observe roads in Oklahoma,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and
other States. 1 have pretty WE'LL
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 ] made mental comparison orr
The roads in our own State and de-
sefmined for my own information and
satisfaction, to make some inyesti-
cation OF the various State laws and
procedure to ascertain, If possible
wherein our improved roads were so
nferfof In number and construction.
With this end In view, some , two
months ago directed q letter to the
governor OF each State in the Union,
making substantially the following
na0iries:
Does your State. from state
Ius19s only, construct permanent IS
Itch ways or lend State aid In the I'M /,
3 sspyenent of public roads? /,
q If so, how do you finance
Iame?
Present mileage and amount {
,xgeaded? L,
Materials used, which found 4
most satisfactory In your State, and!
lysrage construction cost per sniieft
What does Il cost and what
'ssenues are used to niaintail 4iem?l,,
9, Average width OF improved /,
Dad surfaces?
Have ron q highway DEPART
neut or commission. and The num-
Ter OF administrative ufIlciais2 Ia
Does the department. have au.
ssosits supervision and control over
~ pvflic roads? il
9 Have you q ;icense tax on We ]
40. How Is commission or tisoart. H
Ekens aiaintainedg
eArlH aiIF have confseensIy re-
'itedS 1nfnishihe reports and other
'fllhable Information wlifrh is the L.
'eprce Of tiln data which 1ssheil hsses-
lLtef Elte relRsive 70 the yarsoua