Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
LITTLE ROADS SWAY BACK ON
HILL" WILL BE IMPROVED
Federal Aid Ia State Iton,I> Means Much
Z" the Farmers OF the nitcd

WASH NOTION. u. {. July 2..-Con-
sorvatively estimated. $l.5C0. 600. 900 will
hc expended by the Federal govern
mont tho state governments. tho Coun-
ties and the townships in the next five
years on roads construction and main
tcnancc. or an average Of $3.50. 600. 600
yearly.
II is around the $50. coo. 900 Jointly
supplied by the national government
and tho several states. half and half.
that this enormous attention to the
arteries OF communication OF the en-
tire country will rcvolvc. The roads
receiving tho Join; attention OF Federal
aud state authorities undoubtedly will
serve AS example highways. for the
work which will range from the biz.
trunk lines down to the little road
reaching the farmers way back on the
hill"
When. on July II. rrcsidcn, Wood
row Wilson. in the presence of repre-
Sfntativcs Of farmers organizations
tho american Automobile Association
and the American Association OF State
Highway Officials. signed tho Eank-
head -Shackclf"rd bill he thus COM
mcntcd:
II take q great deal Of pleasure in
signing; this hill ana having a part
in the GOOD work that has been done
particularly because il tends to thread
the various parts of tho country to-
-S'0Hl ana assists 'nC farmer hi
intercourse with others
while il * true that the linking to-
scthcr Of main county ana state roads
encourage distance travelling. the mo-
florists have considered this fact as :,
natural sequence uf the general de.
v"lopmcn, ami not 20 he primarily
sought.
ultimately, We received credit for
this broad Interpretation of tho stu
alton says former American Attomo.
lille Association President John A. Will
son. and this recognition is made
apparent by the fact that the pen used
in tho signing of the bill now rcposcs
in tho American Automobile AssoSia-
tlon headquarters in Washington We
ar" iust plain American citizens. and
we have sought general good in our
inSistencc that the time had come for
the national government to accept Z,
percentage OF the multiplying highway
"rhrrx-four states have now out
lned III some form system OF main
trunk lines which is now an augury
for the success of the Fcdcral-a aid plan
luSt inauSuratcd. In this connection
~ Is worthy 10 note that California
was the first State 10 apply for It's
OF tho money. and Cali
fornia is expanding $4,000. 400 on two
main highways cxtcndinc from tho
hc Kept in mind that AN application
for Federal aid in the Improvement OF
any road must be made by the high
way department OF the state. CunSc-
ducntiy. If anybody in tho State de
sircs 10 have a road improved at the
AID of Federal funds, it is necessary
that the matter he taken up with tho
state highway department ana not with
the Federal government. which will
HAY: the iinul say through the score
tary -! Agriculture"
ON" provision OF tho Federal road
law IS that a state must have q dull
constituted highway depart mcu,
through which to deal with tho nationnl
government.
This means that Texas. Indiana. Geoy- 4
Sia and South Carolina must follow tho
lead of tn" forty-four other States
md do 50 within the next four years I
ana meanwhile their apportionmcu, or
the Federal money is being hold up
Texas receives tn" largest amount of
all Of the states. $ial5.75O: Indiana is
generously treated in receiving $2.loo.. |
ln" while Georgia Gets E".07a75N and /.
south Carolina does fairly well, 81
1880
Thus il viii he seen that before So
I, ii."n" az tho Federal 5000. 600 is
.Nr"ndcd. four states must ccn,raIizc
,h''r highway labnrS