Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23

In most of these counties there have been
many miles made since 1879
You will observe the law authorizes free
pixies without the bed Of gravel or stone.
In all the counties where gravel is found
gravel has been used. In quite number OF
counties there are pixies make OF broken
stone, but this is expensive. In some coun-
ties free pixies are made Of earth only.
/ can say that the free turnpike law of
Ohio has worked, and is working, satisfc-
toriIy. | believe it will work we'll in South
Carolina In many parts of your State you
have such sandy soil that good, very good
roads, can be made upon the free turnpike
plan, even without the coat of gravel or bro
ken stone.
The good roads secured in Ohio under
our free turnpike laws haveadded immense
ly to the comfort and convenience OF the
people, and largely enhanced the value OF
the farms, and city and village, and all
property. 1 think it safe to say that in the
cent. has been added to the value of farms
by the free pixies. With these good roads
farmers can take their products to market
with a less number of horses than formerly,
and in this way their expenses are reduced.
The demand for horses has, however, large
ly increased, because many more people
in cities and villages and in the Country
now own carriages and buggles than IN the
days Of poor roads. In my part OF ONO, at
all seasons of the year, in wet weather and
dry, our people drive in buggies slX and
eight miles an hour with ease and comfort
to themselves, and without injury to horses.
Good pixies are Il source OF wealth, by dl-
minishing the cost of carrying products to
by adding to the convenience and speed OF
travel for all private and public purposes,
including mail facilities, and by adding to
the value Of all property. Good roads III
duce immigration. Before we had pixies
in my part of Ohio people would come to
find farms to purchase, or places to locate IN
business, and 60 away with their capital,
because we had no roads which were good
at all seasons Of the year. Now they are
leaving older counties, and those even
with good land where good roads are not,
or cannot be made, to make their homes
with us.
Free pixies have social and moral effect,
by enabling people to travel and visit
neighbors and friends far and near who
would not otherwise be visited so frequent
ly, if at all. ;.
You have in South Carolina genial eli
mate, a wide extent of fertile soil full of ca
liabilities, water power which never freezes
up with which immense manufactures can
be successfully conducted, and around which
existing cities will increase and new ones
spring up, adding to your wealth and re-
sources already SO great. You have miner
al resources of great value, and you should
add to all these and to the beauty and COM
fort of your hospitable homes, and for the
convenience of your brave, enterprising and
generous people, good free pixies.
In the confident hope and sincere belief
that the people of all the States will hence
forth continue to cultivate the arts of peace
and to strengthen the bonds Of Il fraternal
union, and that every State may profit by
studying the laws and institutions of all
others.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
&C.. WILLIAM LAWRENCE.
1t will be observed the free turnpikes in
Ohio, which appear to be the most accepta-
BILE roads in that State, are made by con-
tract, and the money is raised on county
bonds to run for five years, to be paid, in
terest and principal by taxation. Ohio
seems to have no difficulty in this regard,
but many other States have had sad eX-
perience. In this State, where county bonds
| have been authorized in aid of railroads,
| the results have been most satisfactory, and
those counties have availed themselves OF
| this form of credit for their internal inn
provement are in healthy financial con-
| dition and rather more prosperous than 9TH
er counties where railroads have not been
attracted by similar means.
must say, however, that am not recon-
ciled to this method of raising money for
public purposes. 1t is very liable to abuse
and to lead to litigation and controversies
which had better be avoided. This is a
J matter which each county should be allowed