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

produce some results. During the past year
and ten months the State Highway Com
COO TOO Og in road construction. We econonl-
caI!y spent $4,000. 10000. and we wish to i'm
rreEs upon you the Importance OF AavIng 4
real ort;G nzation In undertaking tnis work.
l understand that the Virginia Highway
oreIniEa-
ton. and are ready to produce results for
yoar state. They however. have not ample
funds to economically build State road
There are rd 5hree fnn a ,@s sec
ond. work: third. mone;. As | understand
1t. you have ample time. and Mr.. Shirley
is ready TO do the work. but you do not
have the money.
nuIlt 1870 Miles ia IS Months.
I'm tie s9ring OF 1927 the North Carolina
Gcr the bond issue. Vt the end OF i92@Isay
year and six or. seven mopths-we have
constructed from the proceeds o: this 500
oCo. 0O3.O0 rond issue 1870 miles OF improved
roads. Four hundred and torty.three miles
types. We had. howeTer; under coastr rue
ton on tho last day Of December. 1877.
projects amounting 10 S3s.iOo.cvo.Vo, and: to
Sow YOU the progress that we are making.
orr contractors estimates for the fuonth %
November was s2.eooCCOoo, and in Decent
Der On account OF "eathcr conditions. II
VS. materially reduced but s,.l we paid
OFT 70 the contractors sI.20o0C000
At;roct. Contractors Frcu Osher states.
IT the bscinnir~ OF 1922 tie state High
Veg tv~miss'on. realizing - i32iusl con-
C.I"rs tacH prevailing IN the labor ard ma
;c..aI r,arict. ard the incessaaJ demands
:or roads IN .he state, ana further T>ai&-
bu'I roads faster than we ut that time
contrair;!,cd. determined that we would let
To contract IL 1872 1860 miles of roads. THIS
Ter 80 program enabled TO induce con-
80 -;ois 70 come in from al least on dozen
r: e-rnt s'tates. and b. awarding contracts.
g3t ~ one two ar t!i7ce-nlle sections bGt
l eighteen. t"e1'v ard thirty sections
wee able TO induce the largest and best
CT" FACTORS IN the Union TO come TO orr
safe Some Of these zen today on single
r~otcc; hive one-ouarter o.. n million dol
lars worth ~ ecai'mcat. Ihcse cont"ac;c-s
Cd~e u is from Illinois. PENNSYLVANIA. NtS-
r'"~i. Teas. Louisiana. Tennessee and VIZ
tl.-c e,a.,y -astaiaed = G,a;irc:ive loss when
f"cG road contracto- moved OFT OF taeir
E;a;r
Heads Ecst Investment.
Ct MY rites OF pavement and seventy-hve
miles OF other type Of roads PEI month.
lou aa% it costs money. You say that we
aye spe@iing large sums of money. Yes,
-e a-r spending large sums OF money, but
any Stale in the Union can make. TIE very
'@ct ta"t W "ad large sum- OF money to
s...t- enabled to secure contracts at "A
a.U"l more advantageous figure tjan II we
Ia acr.l forced to let these Drojec;s in very
snort pieces
cu:.d Fan Saves $5,o9o,03O.
We are confident that VIC had a saving in
tt- contracts let IN 1922 by thc method
r.oye Gtacr1ood Of ae least s'.O01.o1Oo' over
.c,u forced to cOattnue this rosd-buIlding
program over several years period. 1t IS
ms opinion thar We are going 10 have at
tt' separation Of the expenditure OF this
Sctfea.Vu0.CU enough additional tax caused
by the expenditure Of this road money 10
I.y every single dollar OF II. and / want To
ten you that some of these citizens
., Nor;n Car9lina are going to come to our
Ste from Virginia. We have heretofore
populated the Eastern shore or Virginia by
NorJI CaroInians moving TO your territory.
nct now they are coming back home. and
Wan once again they get the tar
taetr hceis you are going 10 lose some good
.rSiaio citizens.
Sc,.so:s Going Along with Roads.
North Carolin1s activity is not confined
to OUR road-buIdng program. We are to-
Dig spending S=J,OuU.O0O.00 in public school
l.ou-c- 10 have today under construction.
ana I"s; bong finished. 500 new public school
L.u..s Within the State. We are also appro-
p~iltinS additional buildings at our higher
educational institutions amounting to about
$j.o9D,10cCO.
"hat the People Say.
Eat 10 set to the point, what DO the peo-
PIE uf North Carolina say about this eSpcndI-
iCrc? We have biennial terms OF the Leg
is!atGrc. and just prior to the converting Of
the 1923 Legislature the state Highway
Commission WAS convinced that would
have our expenditure for roads far ad
v1nCec that we would need additional money
before the 1925 Legislature convened
prepared bill increasing gasoline
lax from cent 10 cents per gallon. and
asking for an additional $4,000. C00.00 bond
Issue for road construction. This passed
the House OF Representatives by vote ot
rs - 2. The Senate Committee took IL up
without argument, and approved H. To-day
assume that it will pass by almost
uniniinous vote in the Senate. This. | think.
shows what the people OF North Carolina
so Go FORWARD in State Highway
Jly TODAY.
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