The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-25
GOVERNOR URGES
ACTION ON ROADS

Inc Dulldlng OF good roads through
out South Carolina was the theme of
the three principal addresses at the
banquet of the South Carolina Good
Roads association last night. This is
also the underlying purpose behind
the association and the South Caro-
lima road institute, the members of
which with the members of the gem
eral assembly were the guests at the
banquet at the jefferson hotel. Three
plans for the realization of this aim
and that, too, without net cost to
the people Of the state were proposed.
One a $50,000,000 bond issue for road
building, another the state highway
commissions six year $4,000, 900
road building and road maintenance
program, the third a combination of
the first two. The highway commits
sion plan carries with it the issuance
of $10,00O,0O0 in bonds and the pro-
posed combination plan would carry
with it the increase of this bond issue
to $50,000,000 and the consequent ex-
tension of the period of retirement.
The $5O,000,OO0 bond issue plan
was suggested by l.. d. Jennings of
Sumter, president of the good roads
association, who presided as toast
master. Mr.. Jennings is also the
father of the compromise plan. call
ing for the enlargement and extern
sion's proposed program. Either
plan, Mr.. Jennings said, could be sue
cessfully carried through with no
cost to the state other than the use
of the states credit and both would
result in the end in the saving to the
people of the state of millions of dol
lars which the possession of a coed
system of highways would of neces
sity mean.
Permeating Mr.. jennings address
and setting it apart from 80 per cent
of all speeches, talks and addresses
made and heard in South Carolina at
present, was an overpowering, resist
less optimism. Don't pay too much
attention." he told the Legislators, "to
the hue and cry for reduction of taxes
and reduce taxes only when by so do {:
ing you do not retard the growth of
the state. A county, state or a ma
ton can not stand still and when we
begin to cut we go backward. Let us
cling to the things that are worth
while"
Governor Cooper was the second
speaker on the program, pointing out
to the members of the general assem-
Dly the duty racing Cnem TO make
some provisions to meet the problem
of unemployment that will face the
state in the next two years, he
thought. Many small farmers thru
out the state, Governor Cooper said;
viii md Themselves m need Of nd
ditional work; factories and stores
and farms throughout the state will
be unable to employ the numbers of
men they now use and will need when
the state once more enjoys the sub
stantial prosperity which, he thought.
is certain to come. The building of
roads under some plan as suggested,
Governor Cooper said, would provide
employment for the unemployed and
would keep them from leaving the
state and prevent them from beg
ging, the only possible alternatives
that he saw facing the men to be
thrown out of work. "This," Govern
or Cooper said, "I consider the econ
omic thing to do. We must insure
for the people those privileges and
opportunities that will make them
enjoy living here and enjoying it pro-
duce more and buy more."-The
State.