Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-15

to look after the lnlshlng touches
by the rear workers, so that ne
may have time to direct all the
plowing, keep all hands employed
and review the work as each short
section is passed over by the work
ers.
An overseer who permits plow-
man to plow at random and who
does not review the work should
be at once relegated to the ranks
of workers, and some one more
thoughtful placed in command OF
the squad. To encourage the work
ers let present law be amended 80
that every able male between the
ages of fifteen and fifty shall feel
that he is bound to work the road
himself or furnish substitute at
time of general working. Let males
living in towns or cities also be
required to work their portion of
roads nearby, for no process of rea-
soning can justify their release OF
woodworking more than other peo-
pie even if they do shut them
selves in small areas for homes.
We need to increase the laborers
and not 30 much the money to be
fooled about making the laborers
less efficient. Letevery one called
to the road feel that all others are
required to work constantly and
continuously, not allowed to chop
or pick q few licks and then sit
down one-half the time doing
nothing and the roadwork will be
more pleasantly performed by
oveerseers and hands. Let every
one of road age be required to put
in at least one-half time free on
the private roadways of the farm
on which he lives that time not to
exceed a reasonable limit. Keep
good efficient overseers over the
same road as long as possible that
he may study It's necessities, and
when released as overseer put him
in the ranks of workers imme-
diately, provided he is not too old.
I would amend Mr.. J. C. What
ley's idea of every man being re-
quired to work the roads through
his own farm with granted re-
qnest from overseers to land own
ers that they take a liberal share
of the roads near them for the
land owners and tenants to work
and keep in best possible order;
provided if such roads are not
worked properly such land owners
shall be responsible to the same
extent that are overseers.
1 feel assured that most men
living Oil farms and running. any
enterprises would prefer to work a
fair share of road nearby as suit
their convenience, and would take
pride in having good roads for
the sake of good roads and the en-
HANGED value of their every day
surroundings, as we'll as for the
we'll recognized fact that a good
road requires less work to keep it
in order than does one improperly
worked.
repeat that the theory of road.
work by taxation is misleading
and forebodes no good to the farm
communities, rather increasing the
difficulties now prevalent to dis.
cipline labor than aiding the
farmer to have some system of dis.
ciplined labor as all enterprises
must have to succeed. Yes, uni.
verse lawmakers would tax the
farmer for the purpose of distract
ing that farmers labor and keep
ing him from regular yearly o,
monthly labor on the plea Of bet.
ter roads when it is known that we
can have better roads and better
citizens by intelligent lawful dis.
cipline Of ourselves and all work.
ers.
Then let the good and thought.
full citizens of our county resolve
to have better roads and road work
through proper execution OF road
laws.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
Airy Mound, Sept. 10.
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