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Title: Proceedings of the Jefferson Memorial and Interstate Good Roads Convention, held at Charlottesville, Va., April 2, 3, and 4, 1902
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Jefferson Memorial and Interstate Good Roads Convention (1902 : Charlottesville, Va.) United States. Bureau of Public Roads
Subjects: Roads United States Congresses Highway planning United States Congresses
Publisher: Washington : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Office of Public Road Inquiries : G.P.O.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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blic of eighty millions of people depend largely upon the intelligence of its cit-izens, and there is no one thing that contributes more to the intelligence and pa-triotism of a nation than the communication and dissemination of intelligence throughthe postal department of our Government. It brings the daily intelligence of theworld, it brings to your door the history day by day of the affairs, not only of yourown country, but of the entire world; it brings to your door the modern literature,the books and periodicals of the world; it brings to you business communicationthat is so important for an intelligent, enterprising country. Now it is believedthat some measure can be adopted by which to promote the construction of betterpublic roads, and thus postal communication and commerce may be still more andmore improved. 1 thank you for the opportunity ol being with you, and wish you all prosperityand happiness. (Applause.) Bui. 25, Office Public Road Inquiries, U. S. Dept. Agr. Plate IV.
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41 Chairman Lee. It has been well t>aid that the railroads of our coun-try are very intimately connected with our public highways. Wehave here on the platform one of the most distinguished presidents ofone of the greatest railroads in the United States. It is not a tri-weekly line; it is not a narrow-gauge, but it is a big road, connectingthe North with the South. I have no doubt you have all heard of thisgentleman, but may be many of you have not seen him, because he isa man that works all the time and he has not a great many leisuremoments; but I know you will recognize his name, and I take pleasurein introducing to you Mr. Spencer, the president of the SouthernRailway Company. (Applause.) THE ROADS AND THE RAILROADS. By Samuel Spexcee, President of the Southern Railway Company. I did not know until our distinguished chairman this morning made his openingremarks why I was invited to be present. I now know that it was a union stationat Charlottesville. (Laughter and applause.) It

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