Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-13

thur e Gould, Pressure isie; E N
Hzmlin, Mic, john A. Persrs, Els
worth. ". 8. Marnis. RanEeiey: P,
W HALL. Grssnyzilis; Charles Z.
Fagg, Hnuifnn; Forrest Il. Calhy,
Bingham, Rsper1 J. Peacuck. Lupec.
q Hired A EennHsEev. Bangor Wal
TER 3. Parker. Partiann. Jofn c.
ECz1ss. Wesfnrook: Hiram ". Rick-
er, Poland Spring; arthur G. Staples
lewiston. Walter p. 0rrwzy. SkBW-
hogan; Fred keIler, LIncnin; Prank
q. Marshall, Portland: AIber1 Cream
law. Easrport: William .. Taibot
Eackiznd
Mr.. Fefers al tins pnInr heEan IL
remIniae back 10 1863 when mis- at
tsnrfon Was af1an attracted To
voung man IN the Senate vino pms
sessed four striking characteristics
Viz: GBod looks an omnipresenf red
nsck1ie, ability and zne knack of
knowing what ne wanted, He Gun
rinued the record up 10 the present
declaring that Carl e. Aifliken as
zgvernur mas led the State through
enc of the three most irving times
IN the nlstnrv Of the Country with
marked fidelity and distinction and
nutanle results. AS ne presented the
Epvernnr ID rnn assembly the ap-
piRuEe WIS Spontaneous and hearty
Aeirrexu by Governor Milliken.
Governor Afiliiken brought the
If -
rien and gave an address, CBmpart
with facts respecting the highway
situation and valuable suggestions fnr
Improvement.
Fer enc thing mucn more moner is
needed. The pennie are now enn-
WINGED they want the good reads and
a-e impatient 10 have them. ne had
mao opportunity 70 became acquainted
with the actual condition OF the
Maine highways the past weR- and
mad faund what every user sf tflnse
highways knows that there mas been
a very general and rapid Statewide
improvement IN tine quality OF cur
-oads during the past five wears. This
rs due nnT only to the reconstruction
OF MANY miles of highway by the
State or ny file State and towns To-
reIher, hui even more To the es1aD-
iIsilmeHI of a highway patrol system
which mas net aniv prnvineE eff
ficienr maintenance for about forty
five hundred miles OF road. nut, .4r
demonstrating proper mefhnds of
maintenance IN about 45g Epwns. has
greatly improved the practice Of the
towns themselves n caring Ior their
own highways.
Although rnF science Of road
building dales back ID the time of the
Roman empire. we have had IN Maine
outside snrne Of the cities and larger
towns no road construction worthy Of
the name until The last Is Years.
There We're fuur nindrances 10 ef-
hcisuf road construction IN the towns:
The first, ami perhaps the mnst i'm
portauT of THESE. was the tendency To
frequent changes in the office of tgwn
road commissioner giving M one MN
opportunity TO learn modern methods
anu put them into effect The SecnnG
nInurance Was ignorance of scientific
road building methods The third
hinnrance WAS the almost universal
failure To understand the rmporranR
OF rad maintenance ann the fourth
niudrance. especially IN larger towns
ann CITIES mas been tfle tendency IN
regard inns On the ruad-building crew
ar political peruuisIres providing a
continuation oid-age and nnn-empipy-
meur insurance for inefficient lahnr-
srs
An ETrient iaigfway Denartmcrt
The growing public sentiment fnr
sund rnadE mas found expression IN an
efficient. we'll organized. State High
way Department winch has fiirecrHd
and plzumuIe6 the development Of our
gnud -uafis program In 1916,
stated empnatically my conviction
that partisan politics must have no
Mace IN a State highway program.
/ hare re-appninted ali three of the
members of the present Highway
Commission although TWO Of them are
OF the Opposite political faith. The eff
ficienry of the cnmmissipn's work has
been due N no small degree 10 the
fact that they nave disregarueu
NAUTICAL considerations altngetner and
chosen their employees as private
business concern wnuld chunse themr
smelly fnr their fitness TOR tine task IN
hand.
yau all understand in general
way how remarkably efficient tine
work Of the commission has been