Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-20

Paul Sargent Speaks
on Maine Highways

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i'm AsUnsEa 10 nsscaua.d-ErHsr-
tzaaaent Cam@sesss csneurt a
Ku~sa ConHssk
Whz1 Name I7az Dame fur Improved
Eaghwass xna What Maine Eapss u
On" w11 thu sHh7ecf u n nrW rn1er-
sEng and 1lzMmA1znE address, gwen
10 Tne A1EEszA Rnxzrinns M 1neir Fra
Cay sNe1zng meeting by Chae1 Engineer
Fz44 a Sargent sf tina state HIGHWAY
CnEmzEzinD. VIM IN n rnen5er Ct rns
Augusta E1tzxy Il wzs n raLk ana-
hE2a me close az-zn-sua us MI ana VIZ
given WAITE appzzzse-
The spaHksr prefared his rsmarks by
ewing number NJ taEts and hgu-es
Regarding Names improved raaa Ers-
nEm winch were q deep Significance
Me expressed hls g-zrSicz-1un II the
MANNER II which Maine roer vured r-,on
fAas Enesrnn Of rhe huna issue Tar
nsBAWxFs II -ae recans eaacriur. this
article being nfacprse by the perrae by
. yu1e al aver rye % ane- Ee uclr-sa
SUE that rne sra.e EEnway Cur-rissiur
u Attempting l. Ersi complete TIA five
and une-hAls per cer- CT our rzsieare
Incl2aeG n the SYSTEM 81 STATE high
ways- Al the Same time tina STATE AM
lDw1s nogsIne- ere rebuilding Al add
rna-A - per Cent af vr- mileage rnrn-
pr.sE6 = the Stz1e-al6 highway sys-
sen- ERcn q Eness sysrens in aoprr
half cuEpls1eG- The TWO syEreras ID
ge1he- WIZ directly benefit and accom-
moEa1s 6 per CENT ID " per cent @
the pupUlR1apn- The federal government
10 0farsrg IL 11day nearly E.AR .1B ID
expand On OK SrAze highway sys1sn.
En6 On July 1. LIN. VII. nner ns ss6s.glB
more fur tim same purpose
In closing his ralk- Mr.. Sargent
s2ake Of the maI1er If overhead ex-
penses. showing that 81 cents ore CT
every dnlla- thai the Sraae Pulls OFT
1ur HIGHWAYS goes for labor and ma
1ar1a1s. and only seven cents OH uf
every colaar goes towards salaries.
plans ERps. etc. and other items
that make I'D the overhead expenses.
Last year only 4-9 per cent werr snr
these overhead expenses In nnsr
states TINS Hsm runs from 10 -
49, ~S~---~s AA@[ GfI2eE Sc--2@& ~
cent
President Elaine s vles of the
clu5 brought ID the matter Of the
New England Rotary Convention
wnac, VIII he . nsg sve1- II rsiE
CITY or Monday and TneafRy. Get
and /. and he spoke - the several
comM1rrees Regarding the mpnr-
lance Of their oE1es Secretary
ivan Lang read the program far the
convention which has been previous
Il announced. and stated thai Inter
national Vice President John Dyer
VIII be present On both days and
win speak II Ihe banquet IN the op-
enzng evening ax wei rs Al tne
meeting on the second cay. The
various committees are working
hard preparing for Lhs event WHEN
R01zriars f-un al parts Of New
England Some 4DB Il number. VIII
E1ae- u AnEasa
The Een1erraznlerr Commz-.ee q
nf new Stunts Winch proved popular.
The FIRST WAS 10 Determine tha POST
laEreR.e Of Augusta Rotary and for
this some u msmhers were given q
short time ta1lDEeLher r5o short
most Of them thought tn prepare
poetic gems upoE such words eD-
kEynptes as -s5olshevik." Cobbus-
seeron-ee." and -'EainoceroA"
The contestants were f. 3. PE--
szsann. Jcna r Could, Byrcr S1ya-
Elner Z Newner-- Fer. Va z Wood.
D-. q w Turner. C. r Rziodean-
Charles L. Dowtng. ". P. Perry, u.
& Wilson Frank EsEink. SaMaei
stewart, FreG Lord and Harry