The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-05-26

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! Among things to which we are
"waking up''.is the subject of our coun-
! try roads. In sleepy times that are
past the state of the roads excited little
attention. "a When continuous bad
weather made it rs, impossible to got a
load hauled q dozen miles away as to
Africa, there was snuch grumbling and
some blasphemy. But the misery was
submitted to us storm, and drouth, and
flood are submitted to. No intelligent
effort was made to change the state Of
things, and loss, and Inconvenience
were snarlingly endured. .f.,s,,fi 1,l ~
:, But a new, spirit has been infused in
|, to the land, progress is. becoming as
we all feel the necessity of, improving
our country roads,, among other things
We want. We feel that the country
road has not kept pace with other i'm
pro.YemGnts, that are, going on. Rail.
roads are constructed and telegraph
poles raised, but tho old dirt, road re.
mains the same, unmisigated,i harrass-!
nuisance as eyer. As the railroads adj
VANCE the glaring contrast makes the
mud road still more hateful than be-
fore, at the same time it lis found that
much Of the benefit, of the railroad is
lost when the miserable roads keep the
people for days and even. weeks unable
to obtain access to them. et.fstad ~ do
: -Four years ago the spring in the West.
was an unusually wet one, and. the far-'
mers of several of the Northwestern
States were blockaded by the bad
roads; there came sharp demand for
their grain and prices were high; then
was the time to sell. But bad roads
would not permit of hauling to the rail
ways, and the demand was upplied
from other quarters, and the price fell
before the farmers, blocked by their
own roads, could get their grain to
market. Bad roads ara endured be-
cause they are supposed to be cheaper
than good roads. These farmers
found that bad roads cost money, and a
good deal or it.-Besides such occur
rences as these, and there are few far
mers who have not felt the mortifica-
tion such occurrences bring at times,
there is the steady wear and tear of
vehicles and the unnecessary waste Of
horse power, entailing expense which
has to be met every year. HI
Drain the roads, grade them, let
them be solidified by the addition of
such condition that teams can carry
Il l>n%
and through a judicious outlay an inn
mense saving is mad. The value of
every acre and every horse is increased
as soon as this is done. Good roads,
keptin good repair, give the district
that has them good reputation. Its
ready facilities for reaching market in
sure opportunity to get the best prices.
When neighborhoods cursed with bad
roads cannot get a sack Of corn or
wheat or barrel Of potatoes to mar
ket, then comes tho time to make pro-
fits to those who can, and they arc the
people that have good roads.
A country with good roads is an at
tractive country. Everybody adnires
it and speaks well of it, and it becomes
q prosperous country, because it pos
sesses vast advantage so many other
districts are without. Railroads i'm
prove and make quicker time, rivers
are improved and bayous are cleared
out, lands drained and leveed, the
breed Of stock is improved, and the
implements of the farm are improved.
Is the country road to remain alone n
specimen of lovenlincss and want of en-
terprise, a curse, a cankcr, an obstruc-
tor of prosperity and an obstacle to adj
| vance and progress t..EUs"
! "Nell, haf you bald der pull tax ?''
inquired Kartofelschnitz of his friend