Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-28
THE ROAD. COMPETITION.

Which five-mile section Of road leading
into Yorkville, will get the liberal bonus
that certain public-spirited citizens of this
place are offering, is a question of grow
ing interest just now.
The matter will be definitely deter
mined by the Developments of next Satur-
day. The people along the one or two
roads showing themselves to be most in
telligently liberal and progressive, will
carry off the prize, and straightway be-
come the envy of those who failed to do
quite so much.
Just what is being done in the way OF
raising subscriptions on the various roads,
the reporter has not seen fit to inquire.
It is known that efforts are being made on
several roads to secure the prize, and
it is probably best to leave each road to
own efforts with warning not to 60 to
sleep over the matter. A brief review OF
the situation, however, will not be amiss
just at this time.
The Yorkville and Rock Hill road has
been greatly improved between Tirzah
and Ebenezer. The road between Eben-
ezer and Tirzah is fairly good. If the peo-
pie living between Tirzah and Yorkville,
should win the prize, they could thereby
secure contributions sufficient to make a
firstclass road from TirZah to YOrkville
and would hereafter have all the advan-
taees that can accrue from pretty good
road from Yorkville to Rock Hill. AS to
what these advantages are, is is unneces-
sary to go into details, further than to say
that they are sufficient to warrant very
liberal subscription from landowners
along the route.
Next take the Charlotte road. 1t is
fairly good in summer; but execrable in
winter. Living on it are numerous pros
porous farmers whose market for supplies
and produce is Yorkville. The seasons
during which they have to come to this
place oftenest, are fall, winter and spring,
when the roads are at their worst. A
load that they can bring to Yorkville now
with two mules could not have been
brought last winter with four. If they
should get this subscription and the other
advantages that are promised with it,
there is no reason why the road should
not be so improved that by next winter
they will be able to bring to Yorkville
such a load as that just described with
one mule.
The same conditions exist on the Lin
coin, the Kings Mountain, the Howell's
Ferry, the Adair's Ferry, the Pinckney
and the Chester roads. Some of these are
not quite so bad as others, probably, in
winter; but all Of them are bad enough,
and $1,000 or such matter expended
upon any one of them will make won
derful improvement.
The people have been thinking of this
matter for years, and the time for action
is growing short. Next Saturday the
question as to which will be the lucky
road will be decided. Every property
owner interested should make up his
mind quickly. There is danger that
many of them might give too little.
Whether anybody else gives or not, there
is no danger Of one of them giving too
much for his own good. The best way
for each prospective subscriber to settle
the matter is to shut his eyes and take
look at the roads as they were last Feb
ruary and March. Then let him think
how much his own road, and incidentally
his own business, would be helped by
such Il subscription as that proposed, and
if he will put down the amount which
his Judgment tells him is right, the road
which carries off the prize will not only
have reason to be proud of its liberality !;
but the people may congratulate them
selves in advance on the benefits which
will certainly accrue.