Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-22

months and am satisfied that if you will
give them TO us we will do as much work
in six months, and in addition our work
will be permanent.
"We have only had them six months"
corrected Mr.. Hall.
Mr.. w. B. Moore wanted to know about
the reliability of DR.. Crawford's SUBJ
scriptions, whether they would certainly
be paid. DIR. Crawford replied that some
had been subscribed as cash and others as
labor. One man whose name is good for
any amount he would promise had sub
scribed $3.50. Continuing on a line that
he seemed to think was suggested from
the surrounding atmosphere, but address
ing himself to the board, DR.. Crawford
said: "We can't afford to get into any
little newspaper articles about these
things. If we want to build our roads
we've got to get in harmony, and If any
thing of that kind is started 1t won't help
the work very much. So far as we are
concerned we don't want anything except
what is fair and that much we will expect.
Though if anything of that kind is started,
perhaps it won't be great while until we
have two sets of machinery and each side
of the county is working its roads inde-
pendently."
"What is the basis Of your subscrip-
ton ?" asked Mr.. Moore. DR.. Crawford
explained that teams consisting OF two
mules and driver were put in at 81 day
and days labor at so cents.
DR.. Crawford was followed by Mr.. Rod
dey, who spoke at length. He said that
he did not think it matter of great mo-
ment which section was benefited 80 the
result was better roads. He came there
offering 5000 raised by private subscrip-
ton. 1t is clear that this is the only way
in which the roads can be worked. He
would like to have this matter Of private
subscriptions looked into and worked
up. II it should be looked into and de-
veloped in all parts of the county, it
would only be question Of a very short
time until we would have first-class roads
in all sections, and he would feel that his
trip to Yorkville had not been in vain.
Mr.. Gettys said that he had noted in
one of the county papers plea to the ef-
feet that the roads should be worked into
Yorkville because Yorkville is the coun-
ty seat. He would have the commission
ers to remember that they are not repre-
senting the county seat, but Yoik county,
and he thought it nothing but fair that
this offer be accepted.
Mr.. w. B. Moore next took the floor
and made lengthy argument in favor of
retaining the convicts where they are un-
til they complete the work upon which
they are now engaged. He admitted that
the proposed work would be an indirect
benefit to the whole county; but it seemed
to him that the two roads under contem-
plation-one leading over toward Lancas-
ter and the other out in the direction Of
Chester-would be of more direct benefit
10 the town of Rock Hill. He had no OBJ
lection to Rock Hill getting all that she was
willing to pay for, but it must be remem-
bered that one-half the expense which
she is contemplating is to come from the
pockets of the whole people of The county,
and for doubling it Rock Hill is to get the
whole. This he did not think was right. 1t
is true that the board should seek to bene-
fit the most people and under that princi-
pie the convicts should remain right where
they are. Yorkville is in the centre of
the county and more people have occasion
to come here than to any other town, and
it is right that the roads leading into this
town should be worked first.
Major White suggested that Mr.. Moore
was out of order. The question before
the board was the acceptance of Rock
Hills proposition and there had been no
other proposition. The chair did not en-
tertain the point.
Mr.. Moore continued his argument.
Your original plan was to work out from
Yorkville, not because this is Yorkville,
but because it is the county seat and the
centre of the county. This is the plan
that has been pursued in other counties in
the State and it is unquestionably the
correct plan. Now before finishing your
work as it has been blocked out, you are
asked to remove the convict force to
another locality, on money basis, with
out any basis to it. I don't mean any
reflection upon our Kings Mountain
friends; but you remember how they
were going to haul rock and make first
class road, and you see how it has turned
out. Promises are easily made and the
result in this case may he the same.
Mr.. Lowry introduced some figures as
to the cost of macadamizing in compari-
son with the amount that had been sub
scribed by the Rock Hill people. They
offer $2,OOO only, and in Mecklenburg the
cost of macadam roads is $1,000 mile.
He did not think the game worth the
candle. The $1,000 offered would scarce
" make show. There is not road in
the county that is altogether bad. There
are good places in all of them. The main
thing they need is the substitution of
tiling for bridges and proper repairs on
the bad places. The county is not able to
do any more just now and he thought
that the fairest and most equitable dispo-
sition of the convict gang would be to
send it about the county and fix up the
bad places in the roads.
DR.. Crawford and Mr.. Roddey explain
ed that they could get all the rock they
needed without cost and the only expense
they were at was for labor, while in
Mecklenburg one Of the biggest items Of
expense was the stone. They claimed
that the work could be done much cheap
or in. the Rock Hill section than in Meek
lenburg. There was considerable spar
ring between Messrs. Crawford and Rod
dey on one side and Mr.. Moore on the
other and before it was concluded Mr..
Moore offered to take the whole convict
gang free from expense from the county
and to pay premium for it in addition.