The review., 1920-11-04
somE slDELIGHTs ON THE ~
DALE ROAD sITIn-, ARCH

AZ -, n0 uelay, or ratb
tne failure in paving the s,;tl iatner
more than two miles of roadwar 9ntly
ing from the city limits south - ieaa
randolph county line near Archdo1 'le
w. e. Boren, chairman of tho lie Oy
OF county commissioners. in 1oord
to J. Elwood Cox. Mr. GOV letter
that R. G. Lassiter, now enpaooS eSettS
paving the road toward Tbomearu.,,,m IN
mas the contract signed to bagin nc
tne Archdale road as soon as h. g VI
lshes the present work and tbat n M
contractor is of the opinion tbot VI tle
TWO projects can be finished bv 1oa
uary l, provided cars can be soo,Os Oau,
for the transportation of matariola 0u
There has been much diecuna.
pro and con on the failure of pn ~
commissioners to abide by nron,.u .ue
which sundryf citizens consider. -0e +L@
made, and this discussion has lod
some little opposition to the prono,ss
$2,OOO,O0O issue of bonds to he 'u rotSu
on in late November or early nooa '0u
! Der. The explanation of Mr.. Roron ~
Mr.. Cox will serve to put soma lnS.
on important items that must ho %"-
sidered, regardless of what has how
pened in the past. Mr.. Cox, in hi,
statement, asserts the Archdale rood
to High Point is the most imnortont
one in the county; feeling that thoyo
who have regarded the sIowness in
the action of the commissioners &c
70 Y1f n T10
over their heads to make them voto
right have long since shared In inst.
ice to Mr.. Cox, however, it Should hn
stated that he has never expressed
that view; his expressions are con.
tanned in the following statement:
''High Point and especially the
community just south of town are
naturally very much interested in the
construction of the hard surface road
to Archdale.
"It is we'll known that recently a
committee from our chamber of
the Commercial club the
Rotarians and the Kiwanians appear
ed before the county commissioners in
behalf of this road, and while I was a
member of this committee | was un-
able to be with them but understand
thew returned satisfied that the COM
intended to build the road
as soon as. it could be done. I after
wards went to see w. C Boren, chair
man of the board of county commits
sioners, promising that the CONNER
cial National bank would assist the
county in financing the proposition.
He again told me that this matter
had been 4favorably passed and gave
me- reasons for the road not having
oeen built before.
Several times there have been
in your paper with
respect to this and l thought 1t might
De of some satisfaction to quote from
letter which I received from Mr.
3oren, few days ago. He writes
IS follows:
GAS explained OF you whe here
hink it would be mistake to begin
he Archdale road at this season OF
he wear, as am sure it could not De
nished before some time in the
pring. I did all L possibly couia u
.et this Archdale road in as one "
ne federal aid projects, but could not
O so. Had it not, been for the ldc'
lat we were compelled to take du,
antage of the offer of the government
, pay SO per cent on the ROAD eaS'
ON Greensboro and the 21a miles w.
ard Winston and the ThomasVllle
Dad beyond High Point we shoum
1t have built single mile OF l"lN
lrfaee road this year. We had 10 az
,pt the governpent's offer by july
lose it,. 1t seems that grea'
any people about High Point 90 nU'
lderstand this situation. l nave d,
avs considered the ArchdaIe lo"u
ON high Point one or the most I'M
prtant in the county and it WoulG
I'VE been completed before the otner
ads mentioned had we been able %
It it in as a federal aid project. we
ere compelled to do this other Worh
lose the governments approprla-
IN of so per cent
"Now L submit that the comml9-
oners did right in complying WIN
e governments wishes and securing
is appropriation. At the same time
think we should urge our commlS-
,ners to commence on the Archaic
ad just as soon as the ThomasVIie
ad is completed, regardless OF tne
ne of the year.
MIR. Laysiter, the contractor ID
ms me that he has signed contract
commence work on the Arcnoaio
ad just as soon as he can comple'0
= ThOmasville road and he alSo
tied that he thought it possible u
mplete them both by the first u
nuary if he could get empty cars IL
ich to ship the material.
4 would be glad to join others -
petition to the commissioners W
gin on this ..Archda1e road just 40
On as the Thomasville road -
np1eted, regardless of the tlin9
the year, bond issue, or anytnlne
e as I feel that to High Polnt ~
the most important road in 0u'i'