Southern good roads . see. The ieiinessee State iliglnva\ Comndssion has sub-mitted to the legislature an exteiisi\e |ilan lor a high-way system. Its suggestions emiirace the reconnneii-dat ion of a total expenditure of ;|i7,20(t,000 for amount would i)e dixided. one-third for state high-wa\s, oiie-t|iird for inler-county roads and one-thirdior county roads. Il is pr iposcd to biiihl ;i tola! ofS_( miles of stale liigln\ays as follows; .Main highway. i\Iem|ihis to P)]-istol. -lOO miles; .Mem-Jillis to .Mississippi line. T_ miles; -Jackson to Kelltllck-yline, north, (il: miles; (olii
Southern good roads . see. The ieiinessee State iliglnva\ Comndssion has sub-mitted to the legislature an exteiisi\e |ilan lor a high-way system. Its suggestions emiirace the reconnneii-dat ion of a total expenditure of ;|i7,20(t,000 for amount would i)e dixided. one-third for state high-wa\s, oiie-t|iird for inler-county roads and one-thirdior county roads. Il is pr iposcd to biiihl ;i tola! ofS_( miles of stale liigln\ays as follows; .Main highway. i\Iem|ihis to P)]-istol. -lOO miles; .Mem-Jillis to .Mississippi line. T_ miles; -Jackson to Kelltllck-yline, north, (il: miles; (oliimbia to Alabama line, south,oo miles; xasliN-ille t:i Kentucky line. west. (iO miles;Nashville to l\<iitn(dvy line, north. o() miles; to (_hattanoo,ga. bO miles; ( hattanooga to Georgialine, 7 miles; Greenville to Noidh Garolijia line, 2(1miles. Go\-ernor Patternor is strongly in fav n of state and Hooper reeentl.\ has sug-gested the building of a road fnnii .Memphis to Hrisfid. l-lurcnt-f, .Ma. Ouuil vs Bad Roads. Roads to tVie West of ttie County Good ; Roads to the East of the County Generally Bad. Note the Effect on the Size of the Loads in one day. after the manner in which cili/eiis of T iwalimit a croi<s-state higliwa \. (oiiiiiieiitiiig on the road aclixdy in Ieiinessee andllie more or less spectacodar on foot. The|jouis\ille (Ky.) Conner dournal says; ?That sort of a thoroiiglilare ma.\- be desirable, andif Tennessee sees puoper lo engag(^ in building cross-state roads, no one outside of Tioinessee wiW havecause to eomphiin. The ;III pro\ emeii 1 of importantcounty roads, h iwiver. is more necessary and is lik(d,\(o be more benetiidal than efforts along spectacularlines. eoiml\ roads are improved on a uniformplan, and this can \ ery well be accomplislied wln-re thebuilding is done ninbo stale sn[ier\ision. Ihi state-widihighwa,^? e\-eiitually would come as a matter of conse-quence. The comi
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