The Monett times., 1922-08-25
NEWSPAPER COMMENT ON
STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM


The people of Missouri are anx-
iously awaiting the actual beginning
of work on the recently designated
highways, or as it has been stated,
Cooking forward to the time when
dirt will fly" according to accounts
from representative newspapers
throughout the State.
st. Louis Globe Democrat 1.-The
decision of the State Highway Com
miles of primary roads, which repre-
mission approving the routes of 1543
sent painstaking technical work on
the part of its engineers for many
months past, will have very gener-
al and cordial Endorsement by the
public. The system as thus laid out
was the subject of an elaborate and
largely attended hearing, at which
ample opportunity was given to voice
all objections. The result was So lit
tie valid criticism that ~tfie chart of
the improved roads that are to be was
made the unanimous choice Of the
commission almost without change
in detail"
Kansas City, Mo-, Star-"Designa-
tions of the state primary reads as
made by the State Highway Commits
ion are identical with the recommen-
hations of Chief Engineer Piepmeir
Consulting Engineer Windrow, with
one exception. The exception is in
Newton County, north of Neosho,
where the commission added ten miles
of primary road, making connection
with concrete roads already built into
Joplin and Carthage"
Springfield, Mo-, Leader-"Actual
construction of Missouri's 1900 miles
of primary roads and federal second
ary roads will begin the latter part
of September. This was virtually as
sured when the Missouri State High
way Commission meeting adopted in
full the report of the Highway en-
gineers. Contracts were ordered to
be advertised and tentatively award
ed Immediately. These will be sub
ject to approval at the next regular
meeting of the commission in Septem-
ber."
Rich Hill, Mo-, Review-"Of the one
hundred and twenty-five letters and
kilograms received by the State High
way Commission regarding the des-
ignation of the primary road system,
only six have been in protest. The
six have come from Jefferson City,
Doniphan, Texas County, Usage
County, Mansfield and Seymour, Mes
sages of approval have come from
Bolivar, Grove, Springs, Marshall,
Platte City, Cuba, Richland, Morrell-
ton, Monet, Columbia, Maryville,
and Chillicothe.'
Brookfield, Mo-, Argus--"Let every
body along the Pixies Peak to Ocean
Highway congratulate one another.
The official records effecting this
are as follows:
"a higher type or primary road is
hereby designated between Hannibal
and st. Joseph. The road to begin
at OF near Hannibal and pass through !
OF near Macon, Brookfield, Chillicothe |
and Cameron to the Buchanan
County line east of st. Joseph, max
ing a direct higher type or primary /
road connection with Chillicothe,
Trenton and Excelsior Springs from
this destination"
Joplin, Mo-, Globe-"An organized
Effort of more than a year by road
boosters of Southwest Missouri to land
wo of the primary roads to be built
,ut of the $60,000,0O0 state road bond
ssue, was awarded when the State
Highway Commission adopted in full
he recommendation of engineers on
'outes for the primary road sytem.
"This gives Joplin and southwest (,
Missouri a north and south primary
Dad from Kansas City through the
western tier of counties south to the
Arkansas state line, and another from
It. Louis to Joplin by way of Spring
ield. 1t also virtually assures :
ard surfaced road south through ]
County" II