The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-05
Bryson.

rectiy judged by the roads which
traverse IT, Ii it was so, Giles
county and her citizens would be
classed rather low, while she de-
serves in most respects q place
near the top Of the list.
Her soil CAT produce any thing
which can be raised in the United
States except alligators ami
Mrs. FIavia Canfield's. Her Eeo-
pie are civil and industrious but
her public roads in many places
are a disgrace.
Our laws may be blamed
to some extent, and bad commits
sioners and overseers. still more,
and yet the bad roads remain to re-
tard the building up of our good
county, our town and our reputa--
ton. ALI agree that our roads are
bad, very bad; but very few are
public spirited enough to do any
more than the laws COMPEL them
towards making even their church
or mill roads passable.
Each man who feels an interest
and would help to improve the
road, waits for his neighbor TO take
the same interest aud says, "If all
will work or furnish wagons and
teams, | will do So" and 50 the
roads get very little more work
than the few Gays levied by our
county court, which is insufficient
and d, es very small part of what
should be done. As it seems We
can never have a law which will
force US to apply sufficient time and
money on these bad roads TO get
them in good condition, we will
have to adopt snother means amt
one OF two plans must be resorted
to. Either give up our roau.5eds
TO corporal ons to make the road
anu charge US for travelling over
them, or make the roads by uni
ed aid voluntary subscrip ion. The
writer knows oil several roads 10
another county which ale as good
as they can be made and are nov
kept SO at little expense which
| were built 10y this subscriptlou
plan and the parties building then
find it cheaper to spend few days
each year hauling gravel than {
pay pikaege. l ain opposed Il
allowing any more corporations ths
right to make our roads and col
lect toll when we can do the sam,
work at less cos.
! We need a united effort by al
the parties interested to do thii
kind OF work and we people o.
Bryson and vicinity propose to be
gin just such q work at an earl,
date.
Now while we are somewhat Of
host and can perhaps do wonder
alone, still we want the help O
every Interested citizen both along
the way and at each end of til
road proposed to be worked.
| As stated in q previous article
we want road cirect TO Pulaski
cutting of miles or more fror
our present route CT travel. b
making some changes which "a
easily be done we may reach Pu
Iaski from Bryson in IA miles wit
I a fairly level way and plenty {
} rock and gravel convenient to mak
, good road We are anxious t
> have Pulaski help Us in this III
! dertaking and think it their bet
: interest to encourage 1t. WI
0 show how much We are TO PulssI
and how ste ought TO appreciai
, US in nv next article.
, In the meantime you bushes
e men had Just as well be gettir
:, ready your subscriptions.
{ We have secured the assistan,
of Hon. z. w. Ewing and 7.
Abernathy, esq.s to render o.
grand meeting more pleasant {
next Friday 9th. All who kne
them will be sure Of hearing sor
good and inter esting talk.
Barbecue and ice ream sers'
hot or cold. d. +. w