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Charles Thatcher Adv@cates Highway From Ocean to Ocean. Preaching the gospel of good roads, Charles Thatcher, a resident of Wheel ing, W. Va. is now traveling from city to city endeavor to interest the citizens of the nati« in permanent highways and primagly one or more great arteries for vehicle travel from ocean to ocean, says a Bloomington Mr.) correspondent off the Chicago Ia ter Ocean. While that was in Blooming ton his curbstone Iks to the audi ences, attracted by thhe unique outfit accompanying him f#P were marked by timessness and ethusiasm. He is not working any gifting or advertis ing dodge. No oude is asked for mon ey, and he has nothing to sell [or this reason be 18 attracting attention and is winning surfers in his move ment. After a residence of some years in the far west he name imbued with the idea that the absence of good roads leading from the east to the west was a serio handicap to the latter and that the possession of good roads would attract tourists in their automobiles and assist in developing the country. He decided to travel from city to city and not only try to arouse interest in the movement, but to se cure signatures to petitions asking the president and congress to take some action. He will reach Washington late year and will lay his petitions be President Roosevelt and ask him proft.Thatcher travels In «aught s attire. In regulation cow Iils outfit is pulled by burros, and when he re is always sure of an ms to attend all meet of good roads. the New Orleans gutherater of leagth and south 1 Uiollogical cities s are also plan n resd connect uals which will vu and Spring sngress should reaches an audience, He ings on the Inte Ilis third road and thence via states to Califorus roads extending fre to the chain highw ned. lle has planne tug Chiccaso and St. pass through roots field. lle believes tha co-operate with the pus states in the construction of tips@ roads, there by keeping the expense divided equal ly between the states raised. Thatch er has traveled 7,00 miles’ in’ his unique tour of education and believes that he has inaugurated a movement which will not di “Worst Road M. Worth Culve worst roads in Ame rer Outing, says: M den, the donor of the phy, who holds the automobile mileage ag eled in newly a doze n Men or more whan enlared that Quever Ir here or are such execrable those In Ohio and to South Bend. America.” Writing on the “Win the Noveim ‘Charles J. Glid slidden auto tro rid's record for who has tray countries a dis ty artis, de als his touring he encountered road conditions as Indiana on the road thing on this sub ty per cent of the own period. One of tour has a revealed som tions of the h nation. The ac due wholly to were unknown t were the worst he things that this act is that it has he deplorable condl ways of a prosperous end on the tour were bad roads, which the drivers, ‘They imaginable.” Modern Oile Roads. It somewhat a that our whole country is seen tide available through roads congtructed by what some one has dubbie petrolythic process, says the Los Angeles ‘Times. In riding over a country road a few days ago a chauffeur I was heard to re mark, “I have driv over all kinds of roads, but that J hausage machine roNer beats down the tech cutfance ever traveled over.’ mileage now under process, it would a eral public heartil ion of the driver q@ all WUD BULLY =| Judging by the ystruction by this | pear that the gen jndorses the opin ated. Cost of ¢ The commission to, Va., recently the Pennsylvani partment for tm certain, public co ships of the cou town, $15,008.81 Valley, $11,900.¢ $7,599.04. The contract price, t hen, the engin e. The state expense, the and the townsh ood Reads es of Chester con ceived bills from state highway de rovements made on Js in various town s, as follows: West Schuylkill, $28,863; Avondale borough, amounts cover the + extras, the Inspec ting and surveying, as two-thirds of twe nty pays one-sixth, pays one-sixth. Roads In Africa tion of the central meat the work of fal highways in the has been carried on year, says the Good Whan scaminated Kongo Free Sta for more than bile freight lin most important which work is dly is that can the Nile at Red south of Gondkoro. We eee nese be used for automo . The longest end of the highways on Ing pushed most rap ching the Kongo with Jaf, a short distance
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Cattaraugus Times
Cattaraugus, New York, US
Thu, Mar 05, 1908
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