Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-06-24

There is one subject that has been
pressed npou u attention during the
last few months above all others, and
that is the building and maintenance
of good roads. We are dcluged with
pamphlets aud tracts from societies
and individuals aud the exhibit at The
Columbian Worlds Fair makes q
special claim upon "a attention. Ii is
| gratifying to see the trend OF public
opinion in this direction, and VIC are
free TO admit that there is no subject
10 which we would moro willingly
lend cur feeble aid. One writer ron.
tends that the education ofroad build
ing should begin at the kindergarten;
the blocks Of children, instead OF being
intended tor houscbnilding, should
be adapted TO building roads and
bridges. As they advance in their
studies they should be taught the i'm
poriaHce of good roads and the best
method OF their construction. colleges
aud universities should have q conFse
in highway construction, ana The
creates man OF the future viii be the
best road engineer. The idea in 6
nutshell is, that the srhoolmastcr car
accomplish more in the next decade
or iwo by insisting az al SIages In the
students progress, upon lhe mna--
iance Of having good -oaGS, Kan 10y
any p,hcr agency Al Il command
Thai is AT very well sp1 ii followed
ont can opiy rcsnlt IN 4 great gpb,5c
good. There Is Bog one ot mr. rca3.
crs bul Whist wiz admit st -rth q,
liis. bat ittre Is ope great ot>tnels
HAT presents Itself 20 gss uuS> g
The rrac.jaa3 man, sud In aur
aor55.iou, / seems ans A.,
surmouutLt1 vhs-t : ,hs maa1 30
come f-om 10 30 'Js CREST ra-A
I'm: Sc believe ihz; wharf sAc-.
: ii ;hsle s vsy. 81 vs
to give TIE people o. Noxa5&i !
ii~s.ff4sjoa. EGcea ysars 49, II. /
9H.ises portion of.As Iowa = N9a.a 5
yss destroyed ly Ire. Before tie srs 1
usia @ruti Tzs : 14rroza tLc-eus- :
.are-,oo mach - for the e.avea;=st
Transaction Of business. Soufe sa-4. =
practical miad conceived tue ide4 OF >.
widening the streets before any hons. =,
: were rebui!i. and the idea was no :.
,oone- F,-se4tetl that i, Was acted B.,
Ipon. IL Tas & grca. improve.
ncAt. Ne. tie streets of Macon
we're impassib.e IN The winter months, ir
he season When -oUd streets were p
most uecded. The corporate anthori {
les passed an ordinance requiring a
we days labor Oh the streets BY all hi
male residents between the ages Of NJ
ightecn and Gfty.tiyr, commutable "
y paying three dollars rs a street tax. "
nd thus a fund was created, that, by co
egrees has enabled the authorities to al
nj all the streets in tirst.class order.
what Macon has done for itself, %
&c contend that every community ia 70
'oxubee can do for itself; the expense N
Ill DO no great hardship, aud the IA
cnefits incalculablc. 1t is true that
lacon had the gravel close Il, hand in
'cdar Greek, but other sections of
he county have just as good material, ..
not better. The vein of hard rock III
lat runs through the eastern section Pr
f the county will be valuable some E,
ay. The test that q former Board ce
lade OF it, in building a short piece Of W.
'ad, which will always be good, shows nr
5 value. tn
The people of Noxubec, however, of
in respect 20 good roads, like the es
an with a leaky roof TO his house. In 81,
God weather it didu't need mending,
ld in bad weather lie did't have
me to fix it. 1t will not be so al.
avs however; the spirit of improve.
'ent. especially in the matter of II
Dads, is abroad in the land. u