Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-22
Bedinqton News.


II Maurice will pardon the Intrusion. /
Will submit the few items at my command.
Since our last visit 10 the columns OF THE
HERALD all has been moving smoothly save
some ftw cases ofindisposition. To Maurice"
will say that lam glad that THE HERALD
has succeeded in securing your eminent SER
vices in my stead. feeling assured that your
wide experiences and admirable capabilities
Will render to you the essential and needed.
and will enable you 10 make Bedinston shine
as brilliant luminary IN the news columns OF
THE HERALD.
Well. / suppose we will I'm referring to the
weather. denominate this as " Winter linger-
point that way.
Little SHOWS and hard blows. keep our roads
in an almost impossible condition. Il Is not
much wonder though. for SO little Judgment
Is not infrequently used in repairing them that
II could very appropriately be termed going
from bad to worse" for they heap up lot Of
dirt in the middle, which when the wet
weather comes. assumes consistency OF bat
ter and kalfaxle deep. know of one road in
particular, over which sometimes have the
fortune to travel. which was far better before
II was repaired last fall than IL Is to-day. The
farmers are in a measure TO blame. IL Is on
their lands the stone and rocks are. which, IL
they would haul them on the roads, could be
broken and spread. somewhat matchmaking
and soiidifying the same, over which they
could drive in greater safety and comfort; not
only would such improve the condition OF our
roads but 1t would rid their farms OF these
nuisances, not only enhancing the value of
their farms by virtue thereof, but the improy-
ed condition Of the roads making access to
market less hazardous would certainly prove OF
incalculabie good. Not only Is there saving In
these features, but from point of view, ofap-
parently far more interest to our people. judg-
ing from their own grumbling and clamor. Is
Taxation" 1.-The burden Of Taxation,r and
similar taxation talk Is constant cry. Now
let us see why the farmer is much 10 blame for
part OF tais {" burden" lie is taxed, of course
he Is. perfectly right and just but his taxes are
wasted. not Intentionally nor mnliciously, but
he alone causes this waste. A certain road
ta~ q
men ofJudRment. are appointed 10 apply this
tax. they go out TO repair the roads and here Is
hollow. very bad place. II needs repair of
some kind. No stones TO put there. No farm
er has put a day in hauling them OF his land,
Will not allow the surveyor TO go into his Geld
to get them. So only lot OF dirt as q last re-
sort ia heaped In the middle. Then when wet
slushy times come, hear Mr.. Farmer grunb-
ling about high taxes and poor roads - 1t is
believe In self condemnation, for they
do il. They commit the error and then pass
judgment. Would 1t not be economy Would
1t not be means of improving our roads II
every farmer would spend one or two days
hauling stones in the bad p aces In our roads.
His taxes would not be Incorporated then.
He would not be paying them for myth. Our
roads need Improvement. Money enough. |
venture TO say. has been spent on them 10
have macadamized every foot. II seems TO me
that We should try to use our money IN q way
that Will make substantial and lasting inn
provement. A little dirt on here and a little
there, is only money wasted. Why not keep
apace with the progress OF the age.
Mr.. Xenophen Poole Is now located In Mar
tinsburg. where he Is prosecuting the study OF
law under Messrs. Faulkner & Walker. Sue
cess to him.
Mr.. James Whitmore. a very capable and de-
serving young man. will take his place at bed
ington.
Every young man now goes bobbing along
our highway on a roadcart. I agree with
Maurice " that IL is good idea. Maurice "
seems TO think SO himself
Hon. J. V. Quinn seems to be doisg rush
ing business as an auctioneT. Glad to see you
succeeding. friend Quinn.
Moving time is fast approaching The first
OF April Will make many changes. Some In
the country will go to town to engage IN busi-
ness, some in town will move 10 the country.
May each besfor the better. EDMUND.