The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-19

SIN order to encourage the use Of wide
tires in the State of Michigan they have
a law grantinga certain reduction in tax
es to those who use wide tires.
"Vehicles on springs are much easier on
roads than vehicles without springs.
"Whaels Of large diameter do less dam
age to roads than smaller ones and cause
less draught"
Now, in levying tax to build and keep
up public roads, would recommend
that all vehicles, Of whatever make or
name, be taxed in addition to the general
lew on all taxable property for road pur-
poses, as follows, viz: One-horse, two
wheeled vehicles, with springs, twenty
five cents one-horse vehicle, with two
wheels, without springs, fifty cents; one.
horse, four-wheeled vehicle, with springs,
fifty cents without springs, seventy
five cents two-horse vehicle, four-wheel-
ed, with springs, one dollar; without
springs, one dollar and fifty cents; four
horse vehicle, with four wheels and
springs, two dollars; without springs,
threa dollars. This tax to be paid anpu
ally, with this proviso, that if all one
horse vehicles with springs have tires II
wide, or one-horse vehicle without
springs to have tire two inches wide,
all tWo-horse vehicles with springs to
have tire three inches wide, or without
springs tire four inches wide, and all
four horse vehicles with springs tire
tire six inches wide; and provided, fur
the front axles short enough and the hiud
axle long enough for the hind wheels to
track outside or the front wheels, 80 that
a wagon with tire four inches wide will
make track eight inches wide, to be
exempt from such tax; otherwise the
tax as above stated to be collected and
applied to the road fund.
If all of our vehicles had tires as above
specified it would not require much to
keep our public roads In good shape after
they were once put in good order. I am
confident that our wagons would be of
lighter draught, would last longer, and
we could haul third more with the same
power than we now do. So I think we
had better push this thing of good roads,
and not let it stop until we get them. OF
course there will be opposition, but there
has always been opposition to progress !:
but it would only be temporary, like the
opposition To the fence law 8 few years
ago-it soon died out; and would Yen-
ture the assertion that there Is not one
farmer IN 0uQQreQ VINO would nave Lne
old fence system back were it possible to
get it. Aud 80 1t would be with my pro-
posed road law With wide tires-the ben
eft could not we'll be calculated or im
agined it would be so great.
II our County Com missioners were as
eager to have our public roads worked
out as they were to get votes last fall,
that hole in the middle of the road at the
branch near II. Il. Jones' would be filled
Let us keep the wheel rolling until we
get wide tire on it, and good smoothe
road for it to run on, and then we would
be on the road to prosperity. South Car
olina has took the lead in great many
public enterprises heretofore, 80 now let
her take the lead for good roads-the way
is open, and if we don't lead off some
other State will Leat US to it.
We had some frost this Monday morn
ing, and I am fearful that if the wind
does not change to-day we will have more
tomorrow morning, and my cotton is
coming up, too, and the trees are full of
peaches, which will be killed If it does
come-a big frost. Old folks say frost
don't kill on the new of the moon, but
don't know-I am afraid it will. ami
going to watch it, 30 I will know what
time OF moon to be afraid of frost.
SQUIRE FEwEL.
Pied7nout s. c.