The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-05
x. A. KRAMER, CONSULTING ENGINEER, ETC.

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Last Thursday an interview appeared in the
Memphis Commercial in which X. A. Kramer, Con-
sulting Highway Engineer of the State Highway Com
mission, says a number of the main lines of good roads
throughout the State have been located, naming a
number of them, and says Federal aid will be asked
to help build them, but among the number named by
X. A. Kramer. Highway Engineer, the jefferson Davis
Highway is conspicuous by its absence from the num-
Der. To some this was no surprise, but to many it was
surprise, because they could not understand how the
jefferson DAVIS Highway, the most prominent good
done by mistake or accident. Then it occurred to
that x. A. Kramer, Highway Engineer, bid on the
Davis Highway as located by a majority of the peo-
pie in Convention at Memphis. and later at Grenada,
to run from Memphis to Holly Springs, to Water Val
ley, to Grenada, to winona, to Durant and thence to
jackson, and if we are correctly informed, X. A. Kra-
for surveying either one of the links of the jefferson
Davis Highway but the contracts were awarded to
x. 4: Kramer, Highway Engineer. does say a
road will be built from jackson to Pickens, thence
and to Memphis, and many believe bel the interview was
endorsed and given out by the State Highway Com
mission.
We are in a position to say that the State High
way Commission is not responsible for the interview,
do not endorse it, and that it was given out by X. A.
Kramer, Highway Engineer, without any authority
from the Commission whatsoever. The State High
way Commission is not a. the command of X. A. Kra-
mer, Highway Engineer, but he is simply servant of
the Commission, and they will not allow him through
any personal feelings of spite or prejudice to prevent
pie, from securing its just proportion of any Federal
road fund that the State receives.
A"S laws highway Will " Du1U along
the route from Memphis to Holly Springs, thence par
allelling the l. c. railroad to Jackson. regardless of
Federal aid, or X. A. Kramer, Highway Engineer, for
the money has been appropriated for every link along
the route except two, and they will be provided for.
Still, we feel that if any road in the State receives
Federal aid the Jefferson Davis Highway should get
its pro rata share. and we confidently believe the State
Highway commission will see to it that it gets all that
II is entitled to, X. A. Kramer, Highway Engineer. to
the contrary Times.
Our friend Wood, of The Times, may be Sin a position
~ that the State Highway Commission is not responsible fc
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'ur1. 1t is singulary strange that if Mr.. Kramer did M
'lce the sentimen of the Highway Commission that that bod
as not publicly repudated his interview. It is somethin
Ute unusual for a subordinate of a commission to make publ
about the official work of that commission and fc
lie statement to be allowed to pass uncontradicted unless
presents the wish or act of the body. Mr.. Kramer no douf
els that ne is 1T" nevertheless, the Jefferson Davis Highwa
a highway traversing practically the route outlined for tn
Davis Highway, will receive federal recognition
we are not irrevocably committed to the name
Jefferson Davis Highway; we think it would perhaps hav
zen better to call the proposed road Davis-Lincoln Highwa,
this can be attended to later.