The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-03-18

liyou will indulge me few moments. 1 have
another subject wish to offer for your coDsidera
tion-Roads. take this method ofreplying to
letter in one of our local papers. knowing the
nature of the road bed. The absurdity OF his
ideas to me are greatly in need of criticism on the
point OF road making How can any man at this
DAY advocate n dirt road, when he cannot help
bu; know dirt is as poisonous to our roads, as
pari green is to the potato bug, and the true
system OF road making has been narrowed to the
one point, stone road bed. Many plans are
suggested for raising money to do this work. BY
bonding districts. counties or states. Either
one is preferable TO the present system, which in
Itself is ali light but the burden OF taxation falls
on the few, Tor the benefit of the many l am
an advocate OF tax OF - 80 to be levied on every
non taxpayer over u years OF age who has
franchise or right thereto. Only few OF this
army of young who do not ENJOY the
same right as the heaviest taxpayerin the county
and why should they not be taxed, and let that
20 to the road fund. While the present system OF
road making Is in its infancy, and is open to
skill and improvement. All breaking OF stone
should be done by crusher which can be done
much cheaper and better than by hand. Now let
u turn our attention to our old friend, dirt road
beds. The last few years the system OF forming
the road bed, has been the Bl0dIs operdndi. Now
ii tn practice OF thus treating the roads changed
the nature OF the material thus taken from the
bitches that water could not percolate through II
would do well enough. But this mud and mlre
from the bitches absorb and retain every drop oil
water that tails on them and mud hole Is the
result. | feel safe in saying enc nth OF the roads
in this section would have been in better shape
today, had shovel full OF dirt never been thrown
on them Ard again, the laws OF this state set
in Judgment men who are not in position to
know the difference between good road and a
cowpath How can we expect 10 nave 81 ROAD
who travel over, and study the lay, and water
shed OF the road beds, would not and could not,
if allowed to use their Judgment Infinitely i'm
prove our road bed, even under the OLD art
system. But where men are bound to use their
hands, and the brains OF another set oil men,
success never can crown the Efforts OF any man.
iat,If n
attended with success, and accomplish credit
ably what they set out to do. But in handling a
road the opinions of men are as varied as the
rainbow in colo. Do they in the nrst place study
the water shed? Seldom if ever, aud the effect.
| dispute the Judgment OF any man who puts art
or a good piece OF road That kind OF road Is
easily worked. And again, many mile; OF road
are better off TOR not having any bitches. Let the
water run in the middle OF the road. IL the cur
rent be not too swift as to wash the bed these
pieces OF road need no looking after or work oil
an, kind for every rain adds TO their Sollulty py
giving a layer OF sand. This kind oil a road Is
always good. and mendtng good piece OF ROAD
is more absurd than giving well man medlclhe.
And again cali your attention 10 the lact oi lhe
army Of young men in this county ana state, VINO
use our roads without one cent tax Tor any pur-
pose. We build scnool houses, pay teachers,
buy books and fuel, to educate strong ana
healthy generation who earn tceir bread py the
sweat OF their brows, the same as DO, VINO hlre
for the most they can get, and the least they can
| do. Surely there can be no injustice IN TAXING
| this class of men, any more than placing 'ne
burden OF taxation on another class oil men. II
| is premium on the slothiul, and tax on the
proyident. The introduction OF scraperS was
looked upon as a detriment to our roads. may
! saw they are in such cases AS where they follow
| the pillow which should pass into oblivion, as al
| adjunct to road making, for know oil put lew
miles of road that have not ample dichlhg 10 carr,
| of water for the next rs .ears, and II TIM
| scrlperS are used more, and the pillow less, WI
may look and expect be ter roads, in this, or an,
| other section where stone roads are not in use
| And the proper time to use scrapers is in smooth
| ing the rough roads after they begin to harden u
fill the ruts and holes. This is the most that cal
| be done for dirt roads.
Comment on the essay being in orde
Mr.. Carson said, that he thought al
birds shonld be, protected except tn
crow and sparrow. Hawks and owl