Engineers Going Out to Survey for Road from Shanghai to Hangchow The Good Roads Movement of China is growing in strength and purpose daily with constantly stronger financial backing and an increasingly wider field of activity. The Executive Committee has always maintained its purpose as an organization for the encouragement of road building and for publicity on road matters solely. Tt has included under this head the making of surveys of suggested roads, A meeting was held on Tuesday as the office of Mr. Sidney Powell. chairman of the Survey Committee of the Good Roads Movement, of a group of Chinese engineers who, in eu-operation with Mr, Powell, will inaugurate the survey of the proposed road from Shanghai to Hangchow. As soon as possible, engin-
mayey. The cost of the survey wil eons will be sent out to make be raid from the funds of the Good Roads Movement of China, Curxiana Governor's Hetp.
All other expenses connected with the building of the road and its maintenance will be taken care of by the Provincial Government of Chekiang under whose control the entire road will be since it lies largely in that province. General Lu Yung-hsiang, the Military Governor, has—sent word expressing his approval and promise of his support. He has agreed to send soldiers to do the work, paying them one dollar per month per man as a special stipend. Arrangements will be made for raising all necessary funds by the Government and the road will be State owned.
Specifications and estimates of the work will be made by the survey committee and provision made for the building of a proper road and one which will be permanent. This is, perhaps, the greatest purpose the Good' Roads Movement earn serve, that of maintaining by the strength of organization an even and high standard of all roads built under its promotion throughout China.
The oft-repeated tale of road-building in China, and, indeed, of many other projects, has been one of faulty. workmanship and lack of centralized plan. With the Good Reads Movement as a recognized court of control, every mooted road will be made to conform to a system planned with a view to the whole.
It is important that the fore'. ers in China should becom actively interested la this Movement. Increased interest on the part of the Chinese and the contribution of large sums of money have greatly strengthened the organization.
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