Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

Again that road question has come bs-
fore the public aud there has been three
meetings held in the city Of Socorro and
one ct Magdalena in reference 10 that
proposed new road from the latter place
to the Mogollon camps. In regard to q
recent letter ] know from its tone some
thing il going TO roll. / copy the follow
ing; "What IL more we intend TO get
that trade, also to petition the post Office
department to have the mails leave So
zorro or Magdalena for the various No
gollon camps instead Of Silver City,
This may sound like a tle-in-the-air-
story but ] have not the least bit OF
doubt but should the people Of Socorro
put their shoulders to this enterprise
they will accomplish what they desire.
You all know that old proverb; "One
doer Is worth a hundred thinkers." The
residents OF Silver City know Only too
well that the people and merchants Of
Mogollon would much rather trade with
their own county seat than 10 trade with
other towns when advantage is shown
them Of much reduced prices In regard
to goods at the former place. You
know also that the merchants are not
there for their health and that they are
going to deal where they can obtain the
class Of goods that there is q demand
for the cheapest. Some little time too
saved, there 10 no question Of doubt as
70 that point. When the trade has gone
70 Socorro instead OF Silver City the lat
tor place will set up q war cry Of unfair
ness. You will then know that you left
a loOp-hole whereby the trade might es-
cape. Are you not going TO lock the
stable door before this fine horse has .
chance to GOT II will certainly be too
late II you leave il much longer. Would
it not DO well TO haY0 q meeting in Silver
City and may be at settlements all along
the line and draw up plans to have this
Silver City and MOgollon road put in
thoroughly hrst-class repairf Silver City
must make the first steps, q Il concerns
Silver City the most, and the other
places along the line will all follow "a
help the scheme along. Will this new
or improved old road be Of any material
advantage 70 the farmers located along
the Gilai I answer for the others Il
will. In the first place where ls the
farmer or the freighter who does NOT
have immense bills 10 pay for the 70,
pairs noooasitated by bad and rutty
roadsi This condition would be reversed
II the roads were good or even levsled
Anyone who has been over this road viii
confess that thers ia scarcely q day {
wagon does not break down, q wheel o.
q tire breaks. This would 70 . certain
degree all disappear when the road is a
Il should b0. II farmers onos knew
what good roads could do for them a
we'll as for the towns they would
not WalloW in the mirs up 10 the hub
and at the same time be losing theil
tempsrs. Look at the farming com
munitios Ia some sections Of this ooun
try for the advantages Of good roads. A
good farm situated along . bad road sci
dom Obtains q purchaser and even shouif
ho succeed 10 getting q purchaser b
gets little or nothing for the product o.
years Of patient work While = poo
farm that chances 10 BE- situated along
q model highway gets many dollar
more per acre than the good farm along
, the bad road. Have you caught th'
ideal Now let us all get 70 work and
haYe ths County construct q model high
. way from Silver City 70 each Of th'
Mogollon camps. II will coat ospita
but Il viii BE- something that is usefu
40 we'll az ornamental and at the aaml
time q souros Of profit 70 our merchants
Yours respectfully,
]. III. WALIs.