The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-08
WILL PUT IT UP
ITO The FARMERS
Thirty Good Roads Boosters to
Leave Topeka Tomorrow.
To. Spread the Gospel Along
the Red Line Route.
WILL ASK THEM TO Dinner
VIII Carry Maps and Figures
On the Trip.
Plan Is to Learn the Sentiment
of the People.
Will ASK THEM TO Dinner

Thirty good roads boosters in auto
mobiles will leave the CoiIlilei clai
club at 1 O'Clock tomorrow alterIlo e''ll
ana visit all the farmers possible ATOMS
the Red line and obtain the sentliissIiS
of these farmers toward the proposed
Kansas City Lawrence-Iopeka nftLu
surface road. Also invitations Will be
extended for the farmers to attehu d
rood roads dinner and lecture at the
Commercial club Friday evening
S,,J.n Iohn Marvellous. a good roads
lecturer from Kansas CITY VIII DC
here.
such was an announcement made
TODAY noon at the Commercial ciup
following q meeting of good ROAD
holsters called by H. S. Putney. presi-
dent of the Kaw Valley Improved
Highway association. 1t was decided
that the first thing necessary in secur-
ing good roads is to learn the sehtl-
mcs,t of the farmers along the pro-
posed routes concerning the improve
ment and hence the plan to open a
ca n1paign without turther parleylnS
or discussion.
other Routes Considered.
However, it was pointed out, it does
moi necessarily follow that the Red
Line route will be the one chosen
Formers along other routes have eX-
pressed desire to live on the 1lrst
C,ood Road built to put Shawnee
county on the Good Roads map or
ma irnited States. But, the road
BOOSTERS decided that they must start
some place and selected the Red Line
route first because it is believed there
are more Good Roads farmers llVlnS
on. that route than on any other.
In the canvass tomorrow farmers
on the route from here clear to the
Douglas county line will be consulted
if abe present miserable condlCoq OF
the roads will permit The Red Line
runs past Topeka cemetery to point
three miles east of Kansas avenue,
then south two miles, where 1t JOINS
road running two miles east from
Highland Park Then the road runs
east another mile, south two miles,
and east through Watson five miles to
the Douglas county line another
proposal is to build the road through
Kirkland Park instead of East To-
N Cost A Cents an Acre.
since the recent meeting at Law
renee, w. p. Montgomery. from the
attorney generals office, has done
considerable work in preparing an es-
inmate on the cost of $4,000 HIle
highway to the Douglas county line
under the Hodges good roads law.
These estimates were explained 20 the
good roads boosters today.
Mr.. Montgomery believes a 4-mile
benefit district could be created on the
Red Line route. Under the Hodges
law 60 per cent of the property own
ers who own so per cent of the land in
the. proposed district must sign a pc
tition for the Improvement. When
the road is built One-fourth of the
cost is taxed to the township through
which the road passes and the remain
der of the property in the benefit dis
trict The county commissioners may
pay part of the cost if the road is of
geReral utility. The Shawnee county
board has promised to pay one-fourtE
the cost of such roads. This leaves
but one-half of the cost to be paid
blythe benefit district
To Supply Maps.
Mr. Montgomery estimates that if
tho property owners choose to pay in
"A road would be "A cents an acre a
year. including interest, on the fiIst
bali mile, 33 cents the second half
milo. - cents the third half mile, II
cents the fourth half mile. The Red
Line route passes through Topeka, Te-
curnseh and Monmouth townships,
thus dividing the cost of the road
eqLitably. These figures and road
maps will be supplied to all the boost
ers,
Mrny who were not present at 20
days meeting are known to be in ia
vor of working for good roads and are
expected to meet at the Commercial
club about 1 / O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing AID plan out route for tomor-
rows campaign. Those present at
todays meeting, most of whom will
make the trip, were: Phil Billiard.
Robert Billiard. T. G. Whiteker, H. A.
Kingsley. w. G. Tandy, John E. Frost.
c. e. Curry, ]. A. Cole, George w.
Schoch. r. d. Blaine, Earl Akers. AL
bert Nagel. w. w Webb, Stanley Med
licott. B. b. Eitelman, Walter J. Ar
mold. II. $ Putney. w. p. Montgomery.