Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-06
ROAD LOAN IS
APPROVED BY
BIG MAJORITY
State pulled Out of Mud"
With $4,000 Votes to
Spare

Returns received up to noon to-day
indicate that the majority of Penn
sylvania counties yesterday in vot-
ing on the proposition to bond the
state for $50. 900. 900 for road purposes
reversed their attitude of 1918; and
as a result the bond issue carries by
a vote approximating $4,000 to 10O.-
600. The count on the amendment is
slow, of course. but William Jen-
nings. treasurer of the Associated
Highways Organization of Pennsyl-
vania. at noon declared that Pennsyl-
vania has indeed voted to pull it
self out of the mud" .
The campaign to secure favorable
action on the bond issue proposition
was waged by the Associated High
ways Organization of Pennsylvania,
an association formed in this city
early last spring. The officials named
at the organization meeting We're as
follows: John S. Fisher, Indiana,
president; DIR. F. T. Johnson. Erie.
vice-president; William Jennings,
Harrisburg. treasurer. and NJ. H.
James. Harrisburg, secretary. John
:. Fisher is 4 former state enator
and was intimately associated with
the 1913 bond issue campaign. DR..
johnson is a prominent official of the
Perry Highway Association. Mr..
Jennings is president and Mr.. James
secretary of the william Penn High
way Association.
Splendid Campaign
For the last two months the As
ISOLATED Highways Organization has
carried on a quiet. campaign for the
bond issue. Associated in the work
were the majority of good roads or
CARNATIONS of the state. The asso-
citation enlisted the efforts OF $4,000
individual Pennsylvanians who
agreed to take of their coats" in
the effort to get better roads for
Pennsylvania. These $4,000 workers,
enlisted by the associated highways.
were scattered in every county of the
state. In addition the individual
memberships of the numerous road
boosting associations were put to
work; and these gave an additional
$4,000 hustling advocates of better
highways. Mr.. Jennings and Mr..
James directed the campaign from
HIS iANNs HuhulGuS VI NAOuSdAOS VI
pamphlets and placards were dis
tributed from Harrisburg during the
two weeks preceding the election.
The publicity campaign. in direct
charge of Mr.. James, reached every
section of the state, through the
hearty cooperation of the news
papers. In all Pennsylvania only
four newspapers criticised the bond
issue proposition-and two of these
papers were Harrisburg publications.
Motor clubs Joined in the effort to
get better highways for Pennsylvania.
These clubs, the roa organizations,
Chambers of Commerce, Boards of.
Trade, department stores and motor
truck manufacturers paid for adver-
Using space in the newspapers.
Boiler plate" was used by hundreds
of weekly newspapers.
1T is certainly refreshing to know
that the people of Pennsylvania have
not only elected Senator Sproul Gov
ernor, but that they have testified
their confidence in him by voting at
the same time to entrust him with
the construction of what is to be
Americas greatest highway SYSTEM"
said William Jennings to-day. That
the money will be well spent we are
all well satisfied. When the war is
over Pennsylvania will be in a posi-
ton to put itself on a 365-day road
system-and use il while it is being
paid for"