The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
PROMINENT BADGERS
FAVOR BRANCH ROADS
ALL CANDIDATES FOR STATE OF.
FICE AGREE ON GOOD ROADS
QUESTION.
Good Roads Association of Wisconsin
Jubilant Because of Expected Help
In Way of Legislation.

Madison, Wis, July Senator La
Toilette and Husting Governor Phillip,
William H. Hatton, Francis E. Nc
Govern and Burt Williams, candidates
for governor, standing on the same
platform is unique sight for Wiscon-
sin. Good roads is the tie that seems
to have bound them together and good
roads advocates are singing BLESSED
be the tie that binds" The fact is
not without significance, however,
as it indicates an agreement on the
part of all parties and all factions on
the good roads question, which will
undoubtedly result in legislation next
winter strengthening and broadening
the present highway law.
Legislation VIII Help.
This is indicated by advance sheets
of Good Roads for Wisconsin, the Off
cial organ of the Good Roads Associ-
alton of Wisconsin. The association
is opening up a state wide campaign
law, especially with view of secur-
ing state trunk lines covering the en-
tire state of Wisconsin. The members
Of the organization are jubilant over
the outlook and feel that the highway
legislation passed by the next legis-
lature will be a big step forward
Senator La Toilette in discussing
the matter says:
Your program of state trunk lines,
north and south, and east and west,
is based on sound economic principles
Such roads would materially aid the
farmers and the small towns of the
state"
Senator Hastings believes that per-
manent highway improvement is a
self evident proposition and cOmmends
the organization "for educating the
people to the waste of money and en-
ergy caused through piece-meal high
way Improvement
Philip FavOrs State Aid.
Governor Philip directly commits
himself to the trunk line proposition
He fayors state assistance in the con-
struction of trunk lines. He writes:
t'I do not think we shall ever get
good roads by the present system of
building short pieces here and there
ture will seriously consider change
to the trunk line system
Former Senator Hatton, Progressive
candidate for governor, believes that
the state should lay out comprehen-
sive plan of state trunk lines reach
should build them.
''These trunk lines should be con-
wholly by the state to insure
efficiency and economy in engineer
ing and in the letting of contracts"
He believes the location of these
trunk lines should take into consider
alton not only present needs, but the
future development of the state, and
the trend and volume of traffic.
Former Governor Francis r. Nc
Govern believes that the present
''piecemeaP construction has been a
means of good roads education, but
the time has come for a systematic
development of trunk lines.
Without neglecting any county"
writes Mr. McGovern, cor altering the
present scheme which makes the coun-
ty the unit of administration, contin-
uous highways of uniformly high
grade construction, running through
all the counties and connecting the
various parts of the state, should now
DE made"
Williams an Advocate for Years.
The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, Burt Williams, calls attention
to the fact that he has been advocat- |
ing the state wide program for good |
roads development for years. He
writes:
81 believe there is a vital need for |
the construction of main truck lines |
the state to serve the |
states interests as quickly as pos |
5ible, to replace scattered and inef-
fective reports with cooperation and |
unity and to give leadership and in
spiration to this road movement in |