Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-29
GOOD ROADS DAY
PLANS BOOMING
Great Activity Evinced in Blair
County; Work Planned
All Over State

Cooperation of the right sort to
make Statewide Good Roads Day"
successful is manifested in Blair coun-
ty, where the Altoona Chamber of
Commerce, the Blair County Farm
Bureau and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have combined their efforts
with the Good Roads Day" committee
of which District Attorney Marion D.
patterson is chairman. Secretary T. s
Davis and A. L. Feltwell, of the Blair
county Good Roads" campaign orsani-
Zation, conferred with Chairman Pat
terson last week and perfected details
for the, organizations work between
now now and State wide Good Roads Day."
that the feeling throughout the county
is more enthusiastic this year than last
and they expect that the work done will
double that accomplished in 1915.
city and borough chairmen are to be
named and ward and city booster meet
ings VIII be arranged on schedule to
! be announced later. Posters and leaf
tets are to be distributed throughout
The work of laying out places where
work is to be done on "State-wid Good
Roads Day Is to be left to the town
snip committee of which the boards of
SUPERVISORS in each instance are the
heads
II. II. Russell, division engineer of the
| pennsylvania Railroad Company locat-
ed at Altoona, was appointed general
chairman on the COMMITTEES of snpplies
and equipment. Last year the railroad
company had placed on sidings 10 car
loads of material for use on the roads
| and they have generously expressed a
Willingness to help in the same way this
year.
The. Clarion County Good Roads AS
sociation has appointed committees in
county to effect local organlzat ton in
each and every. district. Already
from favorabiy and those that have not
are urged by i. c. McEwen, president
OF the association, to write to the head
quarters at Sligo to get instructions for
Bay fsS work o" State wide Good Roads
Grant J. Smith, chairman of the Cfti-
zens' Good Roads Day" committee, OF
Erie county. has determined that his
county organization shall lead the State
this year in the amount of work done
According to the records of last year
653 miles of road were worked in Erie
county with 932 men. S64 teams and 1872
| drags. Chairman Smith calls attention
to the scarcity of labor this year and
ANNOUNCES that several organizations of
city, Will give each township $50 to be
used in hiring men locally. or in other
ways, to improve the township high
ways on Statewide Good Roads Day
r.. o. Mnliken is president of the
! Good Roads Association i'm Huntingdon
county. The other officers are John G.
! Charles Campbell, second vice-presi-
dent; the Rev. r, P. Daubenspeck, third
Vice-president; Charles +. Bell. treas
urer, and e. f. c. Gibbs, secretary.
DR.. r. A. Montgomery. of Grove City.
president of the Mercer County Good
Roads Association. called a meeting of
the organization in the courthouse at
Mercer at which arrangements for the
RTopsf RS 6; 6@oSsrTaRGe w M OF SIateewlde Good
fected. The supervisors of the county
are cooperating with the oranges and
the Good Roads Association to make the
day a success.
Montgomery county is making plans
for a successful turnout on Statewide
Good Roads Day"
Roads Day" efforts will be concentrated
on that piece of road along the west
bank of the Susquehanna river from the
toll bridge at Shamokin Dam to the |
free bridge at Blue HILL opposite Sun
and the farmers in that section have
decided to cooperate with the super |
visors of Monroe township in making |
this piece Of highway better for the !
travelling ~ublic.
The citizens of Lower Mahanoy town |
ship, northumberland county, have de- |
clared that they will outdo last years |
record on State wide Good Roads |
one engine and a dozen teams at work !
in 1915. -..H
The Somerset Board of Trade has !
Good Roads Day movement and will
cooperate with the supervisors in !
making the day successful in Somerset
county.