The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-09-07
GOOD ROADS.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Aug. 81, 1891.
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better public roads, as l regard this as the
greatest economic problem just now tefore
the people. There will be held in Charlotte,
N g., Sept. 18th and 18th next, public
road conference which will be largely at
| tended by prominent persons from different
| portions Of North Carolina, nnd We wilt be
greatly pleased to see n number Of delegates
| from Upper South Carolina present on that
occasion. The Mccklcnburg road law and
| the Mecklenburg roads will be c,refully ex-
| amined by all attending the convention, aud
| the general question of how best 10 perma-
uentIy improve our pub ic roads with the
| least expenditure of money, and the best
| ways Of raising money for this purpose the
use of convict labor, etc., will all be careful y
| discussed, by persons who have had Practi-
cal experience iu these matt ters, before the
conference. | am sure great deal could be
gained for your county by sending dclega-
ton to Charlotte at the dates mentioned
| above, and let them not only hear the d's-
cussions but examine those fine macadam
roads Of which Meckieuburg county is justly
proud. Perhaps you can induce the county
commissioners Of your county, ut their meet
ing next Monday, to authorize the sending
of q delegation to Charlotte, and if in add-
ton to this his honor, the mayor of Colum-
bio, will come with the delegation from tho
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do all we can TO make the trip both prohln'
BILE and pleasant, and we will also be greatly
pleased to have you attend this road con-
ference.
Hoping to see you and others from your
county in Charlotte at the road conference,
beg to remain, meanwhile,
Yours very truly,
J. n. Holmes,
State Geologist and Secretary North
Carolina Road Improvement Asso-
citation.
The above was taken from the State of the
2nd inst. We are very glad to see that the
matter of good roads is being brought before
the people in substantial way. Our State
needs better roads, better highways out in
the country as well as near and in towns,
and suppose there are few counties in the
state TO which it is more vital question
than to us right here at Union. Some Of our
roads are quite passable now, but my. they
are not anything like what they ought to be.
In the winter time when the rain comes they
present quite a different appearance from
what they do even now: but we ought to
have them so that they wouli be better all
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used 1t ought to be so that one could drive
to any part o:;ho county OIL dark night
without danger. That's the kind Of roads
they have in some ofthe Northern states and
as q result their property is worth three or
four times as much as ours. IL we could
have such roads here, as they have in Meek
lenburg, North Carolina, it would enhance
the value of the real estate of this county by
ono hundred per cent The question ofgood
roads is being "ritaed all over the country.
There has come 10 our desk more than once
an exchange euti'led "Good Roads and
we hope it will do good. Good roads is the
very best advcrtiscuc cnt for the country.
Take u stranger out for ten mile drive into
the country over a read where his life is in
almost continuous jeopardy and you will
hardly get him out ogain even if the crops
are fine and the land good. And he would
surely not think of buying OF settling. But
if the roads arc good it willibe quite differ
cnt. Good roads in the country cover
multitude of Inconvenience.
Now, how can We get good roads and
spread the town all over The county and
make garden of it? Well, We'll have to
work for them, and work together. We un-
dersiand Sparanburg is going to try to pro-
cure a road law similar 10 Mecklcnburg
Would it not be well for us to be looking
into the matter, and to that end send one or
two delegates to the Convention at Charlotte
to look at those beautiful macadam roads
and come back and tell us about them, and
tell us how they made them. and how much
it cost? Mccklenburs County has spent
good deal of money on its roads, but it has
not been n burden because il is good in
vestment. Now, We arc not proposing TO
adopt their system without first examining
it. but we do think that it would be well for
lis TO look into this matter at once, and keep
abreast of the times and our sister counties
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