Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-09

looked to the east, looked to the west
saw man with flag" on,
A-whipping four horses, all pulling their
best.
And hauling an empty wagon.
CHORUS.
Pull off the road, boys:
Tear the fence down.
The road is too bad to travel.
Pull off your coat, boys,
All mired down;
Get out and pry out and walk into town.
1t rained in the north, it rained in the
south,
1t stalled ev'ry man with load.
They all were whipping and working their
mouths,
For the bottom was out Of the road.
An old farmer started to cross a bridge
To fight the road tax levy.
The bridge broke down, and saw him
drown,
His road tax was so heavy.
saw an old hat move along on the mud:
1t made me watch and wonder.
My pet pointer pup, he picked it up
And found the owner under.
Five hundred farmers all go to town,
The time that each one loses
A-miring in mud and swimming food
Would fix up the road he uses.
A stranger went out to buy farm.
He slipped when walking rail-
A shrek and roll in a big mudhole-
And the farmer he lost the sale.
The river il just as pure as the things
That live on the banks and throng it.
The road or the street is just as neat
As the people who live along it.
Good Roads.
Government Favors Wide Tires.
The Agriculture Department has is
sued q bulletin complied by Roy Stone,
special agent in charge Of road inquiry,
containing information concerning the
use Of wide tires on wagon wheels.
Mr.. Stone regards 1t Of special import
ance in the maintenance Of public high
ways that the vehicles used on them
shall have tires Of greater width than
are now In general use. Extracts from
State laws respecting the width of tire
to be used on vehicle are given, some Of
which offer rebate Of a portion of the
highway tax on wagons with rims or
tires not less than three and three and
a half inches In width. The results Of
experiments with wide tires In vari-
GUS States are also given.
For the Benefit Of Good Roads,
The New York State meet Of Ameri-
can wheelmen will probably be held
at Coney Island and will include race
meet, theater party, a dance and one
or more runs. The profits Of the meet
will be devoted entirely to the improve
ment of side paths or the erection Of
guide boards on Long Island. or the
publication of special guide book for
wheelmen Of the New York district, AZ
may be determined by the members Of
the L. A. w. residing In Kings County.
It IL proposed that the net profits Of
all league meets in New York State
shall be turned over to the good roads
fund for the benefit Of the wheelmen in
the county where the meets are held
and not to the club treasures a. here
tofore. This scheme originated In New
York and will doubtless be initiated
elsewhere IL successful.
Good Roads, Better Prices.
The longing Of many young men and
women to escape from the farm Is
largely traceable to the isolation caused
BY the mud embargoes. Good roads
mean better prices for the farmers To-
Gated few miles away from the mar
ket town, because the present condi-
ton Of the highways compels the mar
keting Of the products of such farms
at the times when the roads are good
and the market prices usually lowest
Good roads would permit the average
purchaser Of farm products living in
towns and cities to buy his stock Of
such articles at lower price than at
present