The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-06
ORGANIZING FOR
GOOD ROAD DAYS
Road Bureau Making Every
Effort To Have Big Num-
Der OF Workers Out.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, May g.
On the twenty-third of this month,
Governor Hatfield issued his proclama-
ton for the observance Of Good
Roads Days" throughout West Virginia
on May 20 and 81. This action simply
carries out the plans Of the governor
enacted last year when lie conceived
OF the idea OF using this method OF
road agitation. On these days every
one will be able to acquatnt himself
with local needs and conditions and
in this manner have brought home to
him the Importance OF highway i'm.
provement.
AS was the case last year, CHIEF
Road Engineer A. D. Williams. and
the state road bureau will have gem
eral supervision of the work all over
West Virginia and with that end IN
view the bureau Is perfecting. as rap
idly as possible, an organization In
every county of the state. The first
move was to communicate with the
County courts and have them appoint
men in the various districts who will
have charge of the work in each To-
cality and in this way it is hoped that
all efforts will be exercised in the
proper direction and no work lost,
owing to lack OF efficiency. The sue
cess OF these days depends, IN a very
large measure. upon the methodical
manner in whic hthe commissioners
deal with this movement. &
Automobile associations throughout
the state have made it apparent that
they are heartily in accord with the
movement and In practically every
county have volunteered to see that
all who desire to donate their time on
May twentieth and twenty-lirst are
conveyed to any particular point where
they may desire to work. A few of
the associations have even gone fur
Their and made arrangements to fur
nish dinner to all who turn out on
these days.
In addition the bureau Is getting
in touch with the various fraternal or.
gautzattons and urging them to arouse
their members to turn out on this oc-
casion and IL only small PERCENTAGE
of these men respond to the call OF
the governor wonderful results will be
accomplished.
Also the observance OF these two
Good Roads Days is to be taken up
with the board of trade of every town
anu CITY So luhl tHSS uldy SO-OPCIoLS
with the county. court of their county
and, see ethat the movement is thor.
oughly advertised. and that no means
are spared to make it success In
every particular.
OF course it is needless to mention
that the Grange in every section is
quite active in as much as movements
OF this kind are In direct line with the
objects of the organizations. The
members realize that by the stimula.
ton OF, interest in better roads they
are to be vitality benefited.
In fact, every citizen OF the state
should consider It personal duty to
see that, these two days count. A
great deal was done last,year, but this
year we can. and will do more. The
value, OF the work is not to be measur.
ed by the number of.miles of highway
constructed or improved. butsby the
more lasting agitation thatei is created
In favor of better roads. Let every
one fdurIng the remaining three weeks
arrange his work SO that on May
twentieth3 and ,twenty-first he can go
out; on the roads and. show6the people
of other states that we are all.united
in an effort to "lift West Virginia out
OF the mud." Z,