The record-union., 1895-03-19
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.
Correspondence of Interest to tn,
General Public.

Under this heading the RECoRD-UNIoN win
publish ghort letters from correspondents on
topics of interest to the general public The
matter in these communications will be un-
derstood 10 represent only the views of the
writers. All communications must be accom-
panied by the name of the writer, not for
publication unless so desired, but as O. guaran-
tee OF good faith.-EDs.
a Road a Supervisor for a Road!
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: Supervisor Jen-
kins reported officially Wednesday last
that the fund of Road District No. is
overdrawn to the extent OF s., 094 So. AS,
a resident landowner in that district, al
low me to cali attention to the state of the
highway and byways around me during
the past winter.
Starting south from the residence of
Mr.. Hicks, for some weeks the county
road was impossible for pedestrians. On
THIS same stretch, at the Valensin Canal
and at the Ray place, occupied by
CIausen, even light conveyances sank to
their hubs in water or adobe So bad
was IL at CIausen's that even a Calf paper
called attention to it some weeks ago.
On the byways matters were much
worse. The mud-hole at Judge Donald
sons was dangerously deep. His court
esy IN allowing cOnveyances to pass
| through his field alone rendered it posi-
bic to use the road. In like manner be-
| tween heaing's and Baldwin's travel
could only be done by trespaSsing on the
land Of Mrs. McCauIey. Three families
west of the railway had no means of exit
save by trudglng on foot alonSthe COM
pany's road. Hauling around US was
impossible.
AS like interference with travel had oc-
cured IN previous winters, one of my
neIghbors, just after the first fall ofrain
III October last, made this generous offer
| to Supervisor Jenkins: 10 donate the
material necessary for repairing the
county road to give gratuitously the serv-
ices OF an efficient superintendent; to
employ the farmers, suffering on account
or hard times, at ordinary agricultural
wages. Beyond asking for the names of
| sucn farmers Supervisor Jenkins ignored
the offer.
10 be heavily taxed, and practically to
| be Without roads for weeks and then to
have to meet overdrawn road funds, is to
trespass on the lOng-suf1ering farmers
patience. Instead Of blowing up, badly
grading and injuriug two miles of the
/ hard road TO CALI, why was not the
money devoted to making these neces-
sary repairs? Hauling brush from dis
tance, pOtterlng with little earth, filling
rut here and there, giving permanent
occupation 20 road members at prices the
double nearly for which others and their
teams are anxious 10 do the same work,
~ Nt POOi 3 sA@hEso4 ohOeISLduU-
ing either effective or economical.
we fondly hope that the Bureau of
highways, when in existence, will en-
pIoy an expert to make a careful exam
Ination of our road miseries, and wall
have an intelligent corps of practical
road makers.
Had the RECORD UNION seen what we
have endured, winter by winter, it would
have been still severer in the article
which very lately excited the ire of the
Supervisors. Apologizing for so long
trespass on your space, l am respectfully
yours. A COUNTRY TAXPAYER.
March Is, 1895,