The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-04-18
ASUMMARY OF
ROAD WORK IN
CONSTRUCTION
667 MILES OF ROAD
All of the Roadwork Under
Construction Has Been Un-
dertaken With Federal Aid.
William Jennings Bryan
Spent Part of Week End i'm
Capital City.
MILES OF ROAD
(By Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, April 18.-Roadwork act
ually under construction in North
Carolina by the State Highway Com
missions latest statement approx
mates nine and three-quarter mil
lions.
These figures represent the money
value of the State and Federal forces
efforts to build good roads, while the
mileage is $50 of gravel and 107 of
hard surfaced highways. Two bridges
are also being constructed at an ap-
proximate cost of $25O,O0O which is
accounted for in the grand total of
nine and three quarter millions.-
A summary of the work under way
and mapped out by the highway
commission as of April l., 1921 indi-
Gates just what progress may be made
under the Doughton-Connor-Bowie
good roads bill, fater the money is
available.
Six hundred and sixty-seven miles
of hard-surfaced and gravel road
work and two bridge projects actual
ly under course of construction at an
approximate cost of $9,727, 317.21;
under contract-four projects, two
bridges and two gravel roads, total
ing 26 miles, which will cost $685.
1858; work completed-36 pro-
jects, fourteen hardsurfaced, 21 grav-
ell and one bridge which represents
an expenditure of $2,463, 3,92O.12. AS
in the schedule Of work under con-
struction gravel highways outdis-
tance the hardsurface by almost four
to one of the projects completed,
there being 154 miles of gravel to
As of hardsurfaced.
All of the roadwork undertaken,
completed and contracted for in the
State by the commission has been by
and with Federal aid. While in the
large majority of instances private
concerns did the work commissioners
are listed as having been their own
contractors in some counties. The
counties of Craven, Cumberland,
Wayne, Guilford, Haywood, Wilkes,
Columbus, CASTOR, Duplin and Stan
1y being striking examples wherein
certain small projects were undertak-
en- and completed by the commiss-
toner's.
William Jennings Bryan, journal
list, always considered by some Demo-
Gratis as the best candidate for the
presidency of the nation and who
spent part of the weekend in the
capital city without creating a sensa-
ton.
The Commoner does not appear to
have left all of his big heart in the
San Francisco grave but his appear
ance today does not do his photo
raph of four, eight and twelve years
ago justice. Then he was much more
vigorous than apparently he is to-
day. His voice, however, is well nigh
the same.
Colonel Bryan does not ever ex-
pect to be a candidate for the presi-
dency but he may have a hand in
naming another.
Comparative figures are not yet
available but clerks in Collector
Josiah Williams Bailey's Office are
confident Federal taxes from North
Carolina will not come any where
near the grandstand mark of 1919
1920.
The clerks ought to know because
they handle the bulk of the money
and the reports. It does not appear
that Tarheelia will win the palm
she may win the gold-rimmed ear
muffs instead. Corporations are send
ing in returns that fall far short of
last years figures, while in many in
stances the individual returns show
an increase.
1t will not surprise the collectors
Office if thel grand total in Federal
taxes from North Carolina this year
falls short OF the 1919-192O mark OF