Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-15

Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of
the Virginia Good Roads Ass"ciItion--lo our
Prosrani Committee, In giving me- the sup
iect 'Wfft North Carolina Is Doing" with
out putting limitation on the TINE should
speak. has probably put you IL Tor weeks
il has been stated IN the pact that, North
Carolina was 2 'Halley CT aumii'iy' located
between two mountains of,eon"ea SAID IN
the part" Today %Orth CaToEians Ionh
any man in any E,a.e square N ne eye ana ana
wi!h ere Ge Of P Gs s5Gclai s s'
oH cSme mere today 10 tell you something OF
,ha erIievo.acnfs and goHethiu'; OF TIE IdiI-
urcS rTrt W. have made in or North caro-,
lima road program. 90 that YOU by hn'HinE
orr achieve cnts and failures may De t"''rr
able to vo-'t ont road sy:u ~ sauzta,'.'FE
II, your State | VIII promlsc you. rows
~ ~ r.t'r ta!'-tta; Is. not "cur"
the end tleo w:n; 70 stare % You tnat
hav" no pr''e in tn's .2errA '5 a . ,.'ra"rF
NV tcr; do-t->s tn al; aNv c2's'i,'i7 ShaI'
be ~ gi"G To "rf""r 'hon' ~ h's' eau
s stn-t cf ro@a :'Toe7eN'.
,aj7 :, -6 IS @e' 70 }T p ci1ic t.@c'",r,sr;s
cue ei.Eor hv evolution or r@'"ulion. IN
tcon By ovo.nt:on. yin rel 20 oar 20
ricnce - beginning wiih thf wv" ~ -
ture ste0 - St." Fr'"'5iN INC r
Virrinirns win rcco~ri~e -" r'2on ts3t W"
n5es,d ,oii cn;7.. rn Ia 19'2 r-e a-e' l-;ls-
trtion rclatic. 70 tho N"~ta tdr'i'ra hi.H""F
systnrn VS. eaar.cd Tnrrc " r'' o.
Ga go. 100 80, ma; coa:r.hrtrG no ,-'a "i
siO.Oo0.Oo. I'd aTno,r'ed -. enc t"r, r. - ~
captlon Of he FL It W. n'"y .,.'i
build and la'ata'H n Stat7 hl"S""F +NN'eip
ADEQUATE TO Ne. St"tc's neHdS ~ ,ar 'ni
md GO f. - know i';e-e haI boon 10 otter
visible r-7v'ts. In lF,' nc J. . IRE arp
pointed state iIiChwar C1l11'"1 N OF
three mon ri'h CoFe"nor Az n l,o no.
pie. as ex-ofilc,o members. a1d c0TitnIT ne
siO00O.no a"9rcNria;ion. h'J . - "a t NO
work c: certain stat conv:c's o." Win 10
eid OF this convict to"ro ~ t'f' "a%ni"-
cent sum ~ r-orev thi7 Cor'misaiHn was
able 70 start = state srs''m
People Demanded STATE G:";Hm
Prior TO 1919 the Good Roads IS .c.ct!2n
Of North carolina, ny har" ana VI 20; rs
work, made our peo7le hay' a $40 ~, coz j..
science That is. t5ty mad Ae io!%s OK
North Carolina realize that ;isn Si'ir o.
North Carolina owed somet, '"; 20 * CO.
tenship. a'his Good Roads A72oc:@ilon :.9,n
1917 20 1919 worked conti2G"u"i" IN c't1l-
ing n public seatrcnt in III Siaie ga;
demanded th?; ;he Stete have s"e-c-l Of
highways hUilt, owned G"i Tal7i1i.e" 'F
In 1919 the law was chang SO ga. -"
Governor appointed n rev Hir''wat '"r',
mission of four mon, and the lay, prrv.
that a. per ceat 81 III" Auiomo3.Ir .''.h."
foes should be used by the sac - = c'i-
struction fund. The otHer % r"r c"rt a. ~"
automobile HcoJsn fec gcin" o2ct 80 ~
Under this law he $,''e li'FhWa% CON-
sion was abb" TO. by the aid Of 'crt7'n c"un-
ties and the use of 90 pr &C. o, ne 80, ,oI
from the Federal government tuila . lim.i"l
emount o. roads. Ttc-e r'"Cs. however,
were scattered .hrouGhort tha S'atc. AID
did not make continuous hiTh"ay.
:, Demanded system z" Ev5it
In 1921 there was "a deterJ1aed e.ort bN
North Cgrolinians to impress tIs Le ia
ture that We must hGiid 4 state S%si'H %.
roads. not by p!eccmcal. o: :i'.e r'',e
here and little piece taer.' rat e2. iH1.
GUS state system and that il "If -" sta :
obligation TO huild roads in tie poorer t'GH-
ties which were not uble 10 :n"cf TO REQUIRE
ments OF putting up 81 Per ca; o: the 9,
of the road 50 they coIld t"t J. eotr' ..lu
rooney At this time the Good EoIus NHr"-
cation of North Carolina tnaug urd;ed
campaign and went before tn" L"G! 'i'' t-t
eLd the people demanding that We nave
real road system. TheT GcrctG'd il"t we
have ample money to build = STATE $'s-t'H
but State system that wo"!l oe S-FF c.
/ able to this generation When IN" pcndiht
bill was t. be voted upon ny tHe -'-'S.",
ture the Good Roads Asrnci&ilon started
sands of letters and kilograms n2ured IN 10
the Senator's and Representatives nj lf'-
leigh demanding that they vote tor i"e
pending bill Tra LegiS.ajGre passed. 4 law
bonds to build state highway system
O No Tax on Real Estate.
We were enaticd 20 build this - capitali-
zaton OF our automobiie fees and TX
of cent rer gallon IN me Saf So
solitary dollar IS collect; from any man
in North Carolina . a tax o% pr"PrItE 'ur
State road purposes. nor IS any man IN Ncftl
Carolina who docs NOT own q nlo'"f ~,
going 20 pay n single. solitary dollar on
clio cost Of our state Improved road system.
Expended s2a.oCo o1o.Go in .: NoaH;S.
Hinder thu 1901 road law we're able TO
II yoa believe Virginia ShcUM
REPRESENTATIVES, in thc General As5Hi