Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — Iowa’s Movement for Good Road, [ARTICLE]

Iowa’s Movement for Good Road,

Judge E. H. Thayer advanced a number of interesting suggestions in his speech before th j good-roads convention at Des Moines the other day. He advocated the co-operation of the government, State, county, township, city and individual in builiing first-class roadways through the State. Quoting that part of the National Constitution which says, “Congress shall have power to establish postoffices and postroads," he took the giound that every Inhabitant of lowa was entitled to have his mail brought to his home, whether that were in the city or country. Judge Thayer woull have the Government help also by returning to the respective States whose lauds were sold on Government account the money derived from them, less the purchase price, the cost of surveys and the expense of selling. This.would give lowa in round numbers $6,500,000 as Government contribution to the building of good roads. He would have the State take part by Issuing $5,000,000 worth of 3 per cent, bonis, and the cities could aid if the Legislature would authorize the common councils to appropriate money for good roads in any part of the county, instead of, as now, limiting the expenditure to within three miles of the city limits. This convention, its.delegates representing every county'in the State, is one of the most important ever held in lowa. It is the first fruits of agitation in lowa in favor of transforming the muddy, sticky, bottomless trails masquerading as highways into good smooth thoroughfares serviceable every day in the year.—Chicago News Record.