The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-15
GOOD ROADS BODY
DISCUSSES PLANS
ASSOCIATION TALKS
OF BONDING STATE FOR FIF-
TY MILLION DOLLARS TO
BUILD PERMANENT ROADS
IN EVERY SECTION

Columbia, July 14.-Various plans
for building roads were discussed at
a meeting of the executive and ad-
visory committee and the nine district
vice presidents of the South Carolina
Good Roads association held at the
Jefferson hotel Tuesday. The associa-
ton is seeking to agree upon some
comprehensive plan for the building
of permanent highways to submit to
the people of the state. No decision
IS reached yesterday as to the best
plan but a committee will be ap-
pointed within the next few days to
present a plan to the association and
if it is agreed upon it will then be
submitted to the people Of the state.
The meeting yesterday was pre-
sided over by L. D. Jennings of Sum
ter, president of the association.
Members of the state highway COM.
mission were invited by the associa-
tion to appear before them and give
their views and the entire, commits
sion, headed by R. Goodwin Rhett Of
Charleston chairman was present,
Mr.. Rhett and C. o. Hearon of Spar
tanburg presented the views of the
commission.
President Jennings stated that the
association was making a thorough
investigation of all methods before
agreeing upon a plan for submission
to the people and through them to
the general assembly and it was
thought wise to hear from the high
way commission. (. 4.
There was a large attendance at
the meeting Tuesday and it was the
opinion of all present that South Car
olina could not afford to delay longer
in launching road-building program
on a lrage scale. President Jennings
declared in a speech to the commit
tee that the time has come when this
state must either keep pace with its.
Lister states or it will certainly be
forced to pay a heavy toll for its
backwsrdness. With all of the neigh
boring states launching big road
building programs, he said, it was up
to this state to follow suit or take a
backward step.
IF North Carolina can build per-
manent roads why. cannot South Car
olina?" asked Mr.. Jennings, who
answered his. own question by saying
that it could and he believed it would.
"The sentiment is in South Carolina
for good roads," he declared. GAIL
we have to do is to organize it. When
we show the people that the roads
can be built without cent of cost to
them, they are going to order them
built. That is what can be done. The
state will merely have to lend its
credit"
Sentiment at the meeting Tues
day seemed largely in favor Of
bond issue. President Jennings ex-
pressed the belief that this issue
should be for not less than $50,00,-
900. He declared that if the state is
to enter upon the construction of
permanent roads it ought to spend
enough to give each county its share.
A. Mason Gibbes of Columbia was
elected a member of the executive
committee to fill vacancy which ex-
listed in the committee. MIR. Gibbes is
vice president from the seventh con-
rressional district and was one of
the prime movers in the organization
of the association.
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Others taking part in the discus
sion was Frank E. Brodnax of COL
umbia; A. Mason Gibbes of Colum-
bia; DR.. W. X. Gunter of Gaffney;
Prof. NJ. Goode Homes of Columbia;
James O'Hear of Charleston; Albert
J. Stowe of Charleston; Kenneth Ba-
ker of Greenwood and R. E. Hanna
of Cheraw.