Highway Improvements Harrisburg, Pa., July 23, 1912 The lirst sign posts to be placed along the highways of Pennsylvania will be put into position this sum mer by the State Highway Depart ment, and lists are now being made by the engineers in charge of the operations of the road branch of the state government, so that the localities most in need of markers will receive attention. Until the locomotive superseded the stage coach the sign board was a necessary adjunct of travel and was maintained with great care, but in recent years little attention has been paid to index boards in Pennsylvania, and although the law charges constables with the duty of reporting the absence of a sign post, there are many cross roads in the state without a stick to indicate the way to nearby towns. Some progressive communi ties have undertaken to cure the evil, and motor clubs have done their part, but the state will now look after such matters along the 8,000 main highways embraced in the plan for comprehensive im provement. The sign post is to be given as much attention as the condition of the road. The Highway Commissioner, E. M. Bigelow, has let a contract for the lirst 1,000 sign posts, deliveries to begin next month. These posts will be of iron, with the name of the road or the town to be shown in iron letters fused on an iron plate, the direction to be indicated by an arrow also of iron. This style was determined upon after extended investigation in other states and counties. Although the posts and signs are practically in destructible any attempts to deface or injure will be vigorously prose cuted. Not only the state road Maintenance officials, but local officers and citizens will be urged to prevent tampering with the sign posts, because of their value to the public. Placing of*the posts will be in the hands of a department attache who will also inspect them when erected. He has been visiting many counties, checking up on the neces sity for signs at points reported for such improvements. As fast as locations are determined upon orders will be given for the work which will within a few years raise Pennsylvania from the disrepute into which she has fallen in the midst of her own people and visi tors from other states for neglect of one of the most essential acces sories of travel. As the system of improved roads develops under the plans made in anticipation of the voting of the $50,000,000 bond issue for high ways, the new roads will he prop erly marked. The bond issue amendment to the constitution wiii he acted upon by the legislature next winter for the second time and if adopted, as now seems prob able, the people will be called upon to vote on the question in Actively Fighting Blight All Over This District. Field Superintendent H.E.Wells, of the chestnut blight department, now has a force of 30 iiien working under him in District No. 'J, which includes Lycoming, Bradford, Clin ton, Potter, Tioga and Sullivan counties. This morning A. L. Gorzlan will leave for Bradford county, where an active campaign will be waged against the blight. Mr. Gorzlan has just joined the force working to exterminate the blight and has been delegated by Mr. Wells to Bradford county Mr. Wei Is stoted yesterday that the blight has been found in every county in this district with the exception of Potter and Tioga. The work of obliterating it is being successfully carried on and it is expected that by fall it will be stamped out. Mr. Bryan's home folks gave him a grand little welcome. liis home folks do not live in the state that Champ conies from. 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