The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-14
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Findlay,O., Jan. IA, 1876.
SHALL WE HAHE GOOD ROADsl

the patlenr and IndustTlOnS btsDand-
man makes up ouethird of wagon
load of produce, to which he bitches four
horses, and makes an all day trip Of IF
teen miles to get to market, be will GER
tainly have patience to read few lines
as to the best remedy for this state OF
affairs-and time, though he should
trespass on the Sabbath day. If not,
let him lay this article away until the
frost goes out, and then, mud-bound on
his broad acres, he certainly will find
few moments time to stop, read and
consider.
While absent from home few days
ago, we fell in On the train with a very
pleasant gentleman who was
Just returning home from his first visit
to Findlay. After complimenting our
town very highly, as well as the fine
agricultural country which surrounds it
in all directions, he spoke about the
dullness of business during the few days
he had spent in our city, attributing it
very properly to the horrible condition
of the roads. He then enquired as to
our material for the construction of
pixies. and informed us that in his coun-
ty they had labored for some years to
get on some plan for the construction of
roads that would be acceptable to the
people of the whole county. At last
they hit on the following plan, which set
them up high and dry out of the mud,
viz: The voters of the township in
which their county seat was located
petitioned the Legislature for special
act to allow them to vote a sufficient
tax on the township to build good roads
diverging from the town in every direc-
ton to the township line. This was
granted. A taxof $50, 009 was levied, the
work was commenced, it gave employ
ment to home labor, not one dollar GO
ing outside of the couuty-and in short
time good turnpikes were constructed
to the township line The people in the
adjoining townships, finding the great
advantages to be derived from good
roads to the county line, and at once
went to work and COMP leted their work
to the county line, in each direction.
"Thus, said our informant, "Se secured
good turnpike roads throughout our
county-a blessing that must be enjoy
ed to be appreciated. Our people hard
ly felt the expense it was done SO grad
ually."
We also had conversation with An
DREW MARTIN, Esq, of Biglick town.
ship upon this subject a few days ago.
Mr.. III. has given the matter much
thought, and suggests the following plan,
which certainly has decided merits.
Let the commissioners levy tax to
build, say ten miles of turn pike any
place in the country where the people
along the line will raise the most money
by private subscription. This will make
sharp competition in different localities,
and will no doubt result in giving an
impetus to this vital enterprise.
1t is certainly time our people were
rousing up on this subject, and we throw
out these ideas in the hope that it may
be the means of giving the subject a
new impetus. We are of the impression
that there is no enterprise of more i'm
portance to us as people.
We have a communication ON this
subject which has been mislaid, but
which we will endeavor TO hunt up and
Law before our readers in our next issue.
THE Inaugural of Gov. HAYES, which
appears elsewhere in a terse, vigorous,
clear-cut document. 1t is decidedly
meaty, without verbiage, and devoid of
fustian and flummery. In short, it is
Gov. HAYES all over. He sees the point,
and comes right down to it. Onerous
and steadily increasing municipal taxa
ton, which is severely condemned, is the
great feature, the facts and figures are
brought out to sustain his position and
the remedy is suggested. With a few
words on the Importance of our proper
representation as State in the coming
Centennial Anniversary, a kind and cour-
teous com nliment to his venerable pred
ecessor, Gov. HAYES settles down grace
fully into the gubernatorial chair for a
third term, takes secure grip on the
relns, places his foot on the brake, and
even his fiercest political opponent feels
that he brings thorough honesty and
eminent ability to the honorable position
which he has thrice been called upon to
fill. Gov. HAYEs's friends have certain
iy Just reason to claim that he is Ohio's
favcrite son.
And while we have not felt that it was
the best policy to run up his name at.the
head of our columns as a Presidential
candidate, and while in our opinion the
Buckeye State will give a good majority
for any prominent Republican before the
people for that honor, there is ''no man
of woman born for whom Ohio can roll
up such rousing old fashioned majority
as for Gov r. B. HAYES, and there GER
tainly is no one before the people that
we would more willingly or zeaiously
support.
OUR Senators, Messrs. SWAN and BROWN
have been very fairly honored by EX.