Joplin Globe from Joplin, Missouri • Page 22

10 JOPLIN GLOBE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1921 Southeast Kansas Counties Lead Sunflower State in Good Roads Southeast Kansas counties are first In that ttate In the matter of road building. Cherokee and Crawford counties have boasted graveled roads, and o'ther counties bordering ion them have 'begun construction of such roads In the last few Towns in Cherokee and Crawford counties have obtained chat and other aggregates fro mtlve lead and zinc (mines for the building of many of their roads, while in other instances river gravel has been used. Cherokee la the first of the southeastern strip to begin the use of concrete, although In other places in the corner of the state brick has been used. Galena, Pittsburg, Columbus and other towns are vitally interested in 3fi5 -day road building. Fort Scott has hard -surfaced roads in Its territory.

Excellent highways have been built for many miles in all directions from those towns and they have co-operated in movements for the extension of other roads. Labette county in the vicinity of Chetopa and Oswego also has good roads and is 'building more. One of the main highways In that county extends from Chetopa to Oswego, a river graveled road of excellent construction and lately has been built east to Columbus. The spirit of road construction is such that Kansas, and particularly tha sou 'theastern part of the state, is to become one of the leading ones in the middle west in that respect. Communities throughout the state are being aroused 1 to the importance of better highways.

A good roads meeting was held at Columbus Tuesday night under auspices of the Chamber of Commerce following a meeting of the directors of the Kansas City-Fort Scott-Tulsa Short Line Association. J. Frank Smith, manager of the Good Eoads Asociation of Kansas Ci 'ty, the principal speaker, spoke on "Good Roads, Dairy Farming a Consolidated Rural Schols," illustrating his talk with charts. In discussing the good roads situation In Kansas, Mr. Smith urged the people to unite lti a campaign to bring about the adoption of a constitutional amendment authorizing the state at large to construct a complete system of four or five thousand miles of highway, the same to be financed a 'bond issue and the automobile license to be used to pay the interest, retire the bonds and maintain the He showed from a large map of the TTnited States that Kansas was the only state lii the union that was not building or aiding in building roads; that nearly cent of the states have voted state bond issues build state roads; that Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, California, Pennsylvania and a number of other states have adopted the plan of Issuing bonds to build the roads and using the motor fees 'to meet the entire cost.

Mr. Smith presented another map of the state of Kansas, showing that about forty counties were constructing 365-day roads, while sixty-five counties were making no effort whatever to provide the people with dependable highways. Unless the state takes over the road building program and constructs a complete system, it will require several generations before Kansas will have a complete, connected state system of improved roods. The steps necessary to bring about the success of this plan is for the legislature a't the next session to submit the bond issue and state system to a vote of the people. If this is done, then it is necess-ary for the voters at the next general election, held in 1024, to carry the amendment a't the.

polls. This necessitates a three-year campaign. Sinless the governor should call special sessions to speed up the program. Mr. Smith holds that dairy farming and good roads are twins and that where one Is found the other is also there or will very soon follow.

He used a number of charts to show how the dairy farmer was building up his soil, avoiding the danger of crop failures, eliminating expensive harvesting and threshing pnd insuring profitable crop of dairy products, with a check coming in every week. By comparing Kansas, a corn and wheat state, with Wisconsin, a dairy- state, he showed that the average re turns ner acre of improved farm lands were X31.S0 in Kansas against $77.63 In Wisconsin. The farm owners are increasing in Wisconsin and decreasing in Kansas. The farm tenants nre Increasing 1n Kansas and decreasing irv Wisconsin. The Kansas farmers who are depending largely on the dairy cow, the hen and the pig are making money while the grain farmers are not pros- nering so well.

In order to have a successful dairy community, 365-day roads are necessary. This bridge, now under construction over Spring river nt Rlveiton, west of Galena, will be the best in the southwest. It is being constructed of steel and concrete. Jt is a portion of Galena's new concrete road, lending west from that city. This Type of Bridge Designed by Joplin Man Are by Koads.

Transient judge a county, city or state by its foads and bridges. Big gobs of advertising matter do a place little good if the travelers get stuck in the mud when they try to drive through. The approach to a new bridge over Shoal creek at Tipton Ford, ten miles south of Joplin, Is shown In picture above. It is concrete and was designed by John M. Malang, superintendent of the Joplin special road district.

drainage will handle an unusual verflow of water, ami the bridge will stand tremendous pressure. Should the water rise until it overflows the bridge approach, movable guard to be prevent accumulation of debris. NATION AWAKENS TO NEED OF (iOOD ROADS I Movement For Improved Highways Had Its Beginning Only Pew Decodes Ajjo. Road legislation In the United States Is nearly 300 years old. But it wasn't until about thirty years ago that highway legislation was started io earnest by the states.

State highway departments are now a most important factor In road development. But they weren't thought of until 1S91, when New Jersey re vlved the idea. It was in 1632 that the Virginia house of burgesses passed the first road law in this country. It provided for each person In the state doing a certain amount of road an tiquated system that has survived to the present day. Local control continued unhindered until thie first national highway laws were passed in 1806.

The first national highway was built irony-Cumberland, to the Ohio river. Later this was extended through Indianapolis to St. Louis. In all about $14,000,000 was spent on roads by the federal government before 1858, when railroads began their development iond highways were Kentucky had built a few roads In the earlv "turn-pike" the civil it remained for New Jersey to start the first state highway department Just thirty years ago. It took twenty-six for that idea to permeate to eyery one of the forty-eight states.

Now federal, state, county and town governments are building roads as never before. Nearly a billion dollars a year is being expended on highways. Trunk lines, state highways, market roads and township connections are being developed meet the growing demand of 9,000,000 auto owners a'nd a million motor truck owners for 365-diay-ln-the-year roads. WILL SPEND BILLION ON ROAD WORK IN 1921 This will big year for highway construction. More than $1,000,000,000, according to reliable reports, will be paid out by states and municipalities for road building.

Besides, the Amerioan Road Builders' Association intends to ask congress, for $100,000,000 annually for the next five years, for automobile highway construction. Our Ever Increasing Good Roads Our Hats Off to the Men Who Made Them Possible The roads that lead to Joplin, from a hundred miles In every Is our real transportation problem. From and to The of Happiness. Thriving Townk and Villages, Zinc, Lead and Oil Fields. Farms and Orchards.

A prosperous people travels over hard surfaced roads and blesses the men who built them. THE GOOD ROADS WE THEM GOOD. BOOST FOR MORE GOOD IT UR GLOBE WANT ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS UP? kiDDirri Give Candy for Ckristmas Give the PURE WHOLESOME CkNDY Made by RAIBLE BROS. CAN3DY COMPANY GALENA SOLD ALL OVER THE DISTRICT. Candy that always meets the requirements of particular people.

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If you have your work done elsewhere insist on GENUINE FORDi PARTS. If you, run a garage or Repair Shop, your customers will be better satisfied if you use only GENUINE FORD PARTS. KENNEDY AUTO CO. Galena, Kansas On Galena's New Concrete Road, Looking West From That City llliligffl liil SHACKELTON'S DRY GOODS AND SHOES Visit Us and See What a Dollar Can Do for a Souvenir Our Christmas Stock will be on Display Tuesday. SHACKELTON'S The Store of Quality and Reliability.

E. Shackelton, Manager. Give Her a Lasting' Gift GALENA, KANSAS, is situated in the center of a network of fine Well graded, hard surfaced, chat roads approach it from every direction; with a concrete rdad leading in on the east and west. These fine roads with the modern assortment of merchandise offered in line makes-Galena an ideal shopping center. r.

We are featuring special prices on a complete list of fine Furniture for) Gifts. Let us suggest. Third and Main Phone 461 M. ROBESON LUMBER CO- LUMBER CEMENT AND BUILDING SUPPLIES Phone 125 GALENA, KANSAS ABOUT YOUR "BEANS" The health of your family depends on the quality of food you serve. Inferior food is expensive at any price.

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