Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09

tho banner year for good roads and
% is eNper'ec that over s. 600 GOO VIII
be expended one county alone .a
th-s state has proalel 100000 .u
bonds 20 build concrete roads 10 lu
average cost ot $4,000 per mile
I- MlssoIr. there are approximately
two hundred special road districts I-
the different counties which have
voted bonds ranging from S-5 600 20
100000 some o. The counties Eot-
Ing e.---y-v bond issues are -
Louis s. 100000. jefferson 100000,
AVID Clay g. 10000
<..-1 Carolina has been one % the
most active ~ ne southern states IN
nlEhT = Improvement. During 1915
S5.l...1nl was spent for Telnienance
and new construction. while in 1917
u is expected thar al least ss.0o0,Co9
W.-l 1e available Tor sucn work in
,he report from This state q general
tendency Us shown 20 PIT more dur
able materials than ever before.
In Oklahoma state road systems
have te-r established and approved
.r ail ~ th- - counties. and county
conn I..---. Jr-r- are crLc-Etr4ting the4r
efforts ou the construction OF these
roads d. the order of their importance
thus giving definite plan 20 secure
the greatest possible benefits 10 al
people Of the state a number OF
county bond issues have been prO'id-
ed f.r hard-sErtaced roads in Oklaho-
ma. Fees collected from the registra-
t.on of motor vehicles amount 70
S75g.onQ. and Of this S-5G.oo0 VIII be
devoted 10 maintenance and SJ0o,Ovp
20 new construction.
Road work in South Carolina has
received decided impetus recently, ana
10 is stated that quite a-wave of public
sentiment for better highways IN
many counties has appeared. south
Carolina is expected 20 become very
active in providing increased funds
for better roads
The counties thruout Tennessee
have for some years shows unusual
/ progressiyeness IN the Improvement
I II their roads and .t is stated that -
/ counties at this time have or are now
+ constructing roads boy bead issues to-
falling $4,000. 900, with bond issues
/ now pending and being expended dlI-
/ INK this year Of SI5.9oo.o1O. with -pe-
I cial county appropriations of $1,000
| 600 for roads and bridges.
Texas To spend si0.0OO,000.
! Texas with Us enormous area and
/ extensive road mileage. during the
| last year spent approximately 500
/ 100000 on road construction and
maintenance. and il is stated that In
/ dicatons are that this amount VIII be
az least doubled this year, making
10000 600 as the amount Texas viii
/ spend for road work in 1917. Texas
, has 25s counties. and OF those 2Q3 are
active in highway improvement.
In Virginia road work was carried
on In 1916 in practically an the coun-
] ties of the state. md a little over 7lj
miles Of roads were built ~ O. cost Of
$l,G0O.O00. in addition 20 81 bridges
now under contract. costing sZ50.000.
while during the last J. months II
counties have issued a total Of 81
57O.GO0 in bonds for road and bridge
/ work For 1917 IL IS estimated that
| total funds for road work VIII be 81
100000. with 100000 additional
available for maintenance.
West Virginia. a typical mountain
| state where road construction is diff
/ cult and expensive. has thoroly awak-
ened 20 the influence which construc-
tion OF good roads Will have upon the
hroadest development Of the states
resources, ana since 1912 has voted
total OF $l3.2S0.O0O for road work,
while within the next month S2,525,-
600 In bonds will be voted upon. Last
1 year bonds were voted to the extent OF
S-.57A. 800.
I'm addition to this work however
many additional funds will be pro-
/ Vidrd hy each OF the states TO Co
/ operate with The government in build
ing roads under the federal road act
/ During the fiscal year ending June 80,
I-t1T. the Is southern states will re-
cclte from the government Sl704 92S,
/ which matched boy an equal amount
/ hy the states viii make a total OF
I nearly $3.JUU,O00 for federal aid road
work during this period During the
/ whole fiye-ycar period the southern
states will receive over S25,500. 600,
| which, with am equal amount they Will
! have 10 provide. will mean that S5Ol,-
100000 for federal-aid roads alone
VIII be expended I'm the southern
states during the next five years
one exceedingly gratifying feature
of the various state reports Is the rap
idly growing tendency TO place the
| supervision Of highway construction
I'm the hands of state highway depart
ments. This is desirable, because 1t is
only thru such centralized authority
| that road work in any state can be
placed upon its firmest foundation.
assuring not only a higher grade of
| construction any systematic mainte-
nance. but the planning Of state roads
along wcll-defined and comprehensive
lines so that they will be of the great
est benefit to all the people. The es-
tahlishmeut OF state highway depart
ments IN those southern states hereto
fore without them has been somewhat
stimulated by the federal-aid road act
which requires the creation OF such
departments before federal aid will be
available.
In addition 10 the state reports. this
issue contains three general articles
on road and street work, and the ad-
vautages accruing from better roads.
that carry messages OF much interest
and value 20 everyone des.-ing TO see
highways BOO the south built along
modern lines TO meet modern traffic
conditions In this article on Public
Road Improvements IN the Southern
States l.. 81. J. Wilson. chief ensi-
ueer United States office OF public
roads. emphasizes some OF the impor-
tant matters that can be followed o.
advantage by those officials and en-
ginoers in direct charge OF planning
road expenditures or designing the
methods Of construction.
In the article on Advantages Ac-
Cruing From Good Roads" by NJ, O.
Eldridge Of the office Of public roads,
the benefits to be derived from better
highways are set forth in a manner
that will not only prove convincing
TO everyone who reads them, but will
form the basis. for strong arguments