The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-12-19
GOOD ROADS.

renSah Ie TO the convenience and piO>pPri'
OF communities We mean no, only o
man lines Of travel. hu, penrra,inr IN
Arountry in different directions People iv
7 lng Immediately on the line Of railroads
canals. or rivers. Snlov the facilities Of
! ready marsel and high rrrcrs to the rul'r<
? txerl. tu, without good thoroueh'arc
penetrating ,he interior in different Gjrsc,
tons the larger channels Of ccmmunrca.
non are Of but hulr benefit ~ the rrrpl,
generally, from the fact that II is u'uos
Impossible 'or these Of rrmrtsr sections ID
rcacn them over sucn roads as We have i,
this country A. that season oi the YEA
when TIE farmer should he scni,ns ms nm
iocs 10 market. Such is ne fact n 'hs
time 10 a considerable extent IN regard IL
me F,> Ts,rsSsss AM Georgia H,.lr;ai.
Those living within easy access "
the lne- are hauling IA their produce
ami srjoyjns the advantages Of 4 isai,
market. while the People Of the interior
are almost entirely cur ctf from 1t Tor ~ani
q the Improvements indicated.
Every lnts li.en, man must know that
good roads 10 more ~ enhance the ARM
~. Interests than any IA,os el.e, AMI t7a',
no mater how rich aOj productive Tie Sa'l
NAV b. nor how rHdu<lrious'y TIE ilu'r
may labor, nor how aeundan; the yield
NAV prove. it is all Of but little avail IN.
less he has an easy and ready way OF get
ting out 10 market. The farm that has a
good road leading through or hy it, soil and
other things being equal, is three times
more valuable Than the one that can only
be approached by a break neck COW trail.
Every farmer knows this, and We, no soon.
er is. a proposition made TO improve the
roads. or 10 lay off and construct such ones
as will be passable at all times. than II is
met by a most serious opposition, and that
too al the hands of the people who are 10
be most benefited by the contemplated i'm
provements. Two years ago the Legisla-
ture passed an act authorizing the con.
struclion Of good road from Athens 10
Telico Plains, in Monroe county, from
which point there is first class thorough.
fare extending into North Carolina, tapping
some ten or twelve counties. Commits
soners were appointed, survey made
and it is said practicable route obtained.
This however was no sooner done than the
crv of opposition was raised by some wise
men who never take The trouble 10 look
beyond their own barnys rds, and the whole
matter was dropped and allowed 10 take
.the sleep that knows no waking" And
bus the people of a large extent of fertile
,oun,rv are in measure cut off from the
,dyon,opes of the Railroad. And for what?
Because few men thought that il nigh,
,e Of more advantage 10 the people of one
ec,lon than 10 themselves. Had they
AIKEN the trouble 10 look into the subiec,
lille thew would have come TO quite dit. I
prent conclusion.
We have been induced 10 refer to the
natter at this time, by the enquiry being
enea,edlv made. wby we did not saw
ome,b;ne shou, the Telhco Road We
oro ,,rs,av unfinished sevsr,l articles
ho,, !, b,, ,hev amman IN have fallen
,o, ,ha o,rs or,hosa for vbom ,bev wore
,,o. ,;,h h,, l,,,o ;,,,r.ss,o, We
would publish article alter ar''c'e II we
bought 1t would nave the desired e"ec''-
3nt all The writing we can DO won't make
he road. We can but call public attention
o the subject and urge lis importance
Those interested must press II through
\ good and drec' ROAD from ms point 10
he North Carolina line would secure 'oe
rade from some ten or twelve counties IN
hat direction, and 10 greater or less ex'
en' benefit every farmer along the "ho'e
,;oh UNIV ,rnnino ,brouoh or bv a plan,a-
i'm wilI iniure il. IS prepos,erous. We
,o.,r earnestly invite the attention Of tn.
.o.,o - tho sub;ec,-nar,icularly the ci,i.
r 81 h,hens The trade and travel