Southern good roads . ended about four and a half million dollars,flien came the bond issue of million more to beexpended in seven years. Pennsylvania began the goodroads movement in 1903. with an appropriation of $, and bv 1909 $5,700, was being suenr. 1903 has expended about $20,000, Wemight go on to enumerate what various other states Decemljcr. 1911 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS 13 have done along tliis line but for the fact that it wmihltake too 1 )ng and is too tidious. Government has been a great deal said ahout the U. S. gov-einment eoniing- in a
Southern good roads . ended about four and a half million dollars,flien came the bond issue of million more to beexpended in seven years. Pennsylvania began the goodroads movement in 1903. with an appropriation of $, and bv 1909 $5,700, was being suenr. 1903 has expended about $20,000, Wemight go on to enumerate what various other states Decemljcr. 1911 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS 13 have done along tliis line but for the fact that it wmihltake too 1 )ng and is too tidious. Government has been a great deal said ahout the U. S. gov-einment eoniing- in and building our public highways,,peeially the routes (]\ir \\ hicli Ihc rural free deliveryin carried. Senatur Lattiinci- and_ 1 canvassed this stateseveral >ears agn. discussing tlie good i(iads move-ment, aud he at that time advocated the governmentaid very strongly, but on every stump in South Caro-lina, and in everj- other state that ^ve visited. I insist-ed upon every state gettina- Inisy and buihling their. , .S. C. Sanil Clay Road Two Years Old own roads; that it was a question in my mind as tnMhitlier the government ^vould ever uiideitake thisMurk, notwithstanding that we lind un luoUing backthat such men as John C. Callioun. John Quincy Adams,and even up to our formei ]iresident. TheodmC Roose-velt. :dl spoke of I he ad\isaliility nf tlie assistaine ofthe governmint in building our pulilic higliway^. the government shoidil decide to appiopriate sonuuli annually for South (ar(ilina today, weare n it in a position to reeeive said money, as we haveno state highway eonnnission wliieli could he gotter intouch ?\vith in a legal maniiei. Mileage. It is estimated that we have about (H)0 miles ofroads in the United States. In Sontli (arolina wehave about (i(l miles of roads, not o\-cr ID per centof whicli is imprived. iiut. I am glad to s;iy th;it e\ei\coinify is now organized and each one is Imihling roadsin accordance with tlie best n
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