Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-26

that we can't learn the same facts?
Why can we not see our own In
terest, every mans interest, as
we'll as the head of a monarchical
form of government can see his?"
We thought this peculiarly ap-
plicable TO Lincoln county.
We call attention to the ex-
ample of the Emperor Of France
He is admitted on all hands 70 be
the greatest sovereign in Europe,
whether we consider his power of
mind or his capacity to govern
This giant mind with a cabinet1of
powerful minds around him, sees
clearly what is lest for his people.
knows what amount of money
must be raised to keep his govern
ment in successful operation, and
sees that the least money thaecan
be raised to keep everything in ac-
ton is best for his people and for
himself. Now what does he do
with his roads? He builds splen-
did roads all over his Empire, be-
cause it is CHEAPER for his people.
How is it cheaper?
lst.-As mentioned in the lex-
tract above, Gin the wear and tearof
wagons and horse-fesh," good
road is infinitely cheaper than a
poor one. The jerking, Earring
and pulling over our Lincolneoun-
ty roads must be heavy tax up
on wagons and horses. Your
wagon-maker's, and blacksmith's
bills, and your cribs and fodder
stacks would show different re.
suit, if you had good roads to pull
your loads over. We venture
that the expenses paid for broken
wagons and other vehicles, would
pay many a Lincoln county far
mer's taxes. @
2d.-It is cheaper again in the
saving of time. All our people
living on the roads are liable to
work on them and do work sew
eral days in the year. We say
this in the main is lost time, be-
cause it is applying but a temporary
relief, the benefit Of which is soon
lost, and the road needs work. a.
gain. If we had q Turnpike, the
whole road would not need as
much work in a year, as any one
section now does. Here is a clear
saving of time to our people.
3.-Again, we save time, be-
cause we are able to go over a
Turnpike so much faster than over
a common dirt road. A farmer
finds it necessary to get something
from town in order to proceed with
his work. On a Turnpike he
could go and come in about half
the time. One of our townsmen
must see his friend in the country;
the result is the same. Our far
mers must bring wood, corn, cot
ton, wheat, and all they have TO
sell to town to sell or ship. They
can bring larger loads in less time.
on a Pike, and of course dc their.
work much cheaper.
4th.-lt is cheaper in the prices.
The farmer can sell his wheat,
corn, Oh cotton now at a certain
price only, because it is difficult
to get it to market; but he has a
Pike to travel on, and the trouble
of getting it to market vanishes,
and he gets the ordinary market
price. Has not a good road been
cheaper to him than a bad one,
under such circumstances? So
our people will find it.
5th.-It is cheaper, because il
enables US to sell things which
we could not before sell, because
the cost of transportion was toe
great. How much corn has there.
been for sale in Lincoln county,
which was not sold because it was
too difficult to get at on account
of the roads? Again, how much
corn has been sold at a very low
price in Lincoln county on account
of the same difficulty? We have
heard of these cases, but have not
had a statement OF amounts, and
wish some one interested would
get us IN the statistical informa-