The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-12
THAT WlNTERVlLLE ROAD.

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north from Greenville along the
new levee, and trayersing that
portion of the county between this
city and the Bolivar county line,
1t is acknowledged by the citizens
using this road that their appeals
in the past have never been disre-
garded, but that whenever u com
plant was made 1t brought about
some effort to provide a remedy.
1t is well understood that, when
the leyee was placed back on its
present line, the established road
always bad enough was abandon
ed, and a new one adopted run
ming along the east base of the
new levee. From the Blanton
place north through Idlewild and
the Carson and Worthington places
there is a network of sloughs, bay
Gus, and low places which quickly
become impossible for wagons in
bad weather. In order to get
around these places wagons must
be driven on the banquette, run
ming constant risk of arrest and
fine for driving teams on the leyee,
and in addition cutting the levee
up until it is in almost as bad
condition us the regular road bed.
1t is claimed that there are no
bridges over these sIoughs and
holes, and that the Board Of Super
visors, when appealed to to build
them, pleads lacks of funds. The
section of country which uses the
road IS extensive, popuIous and
rich. Perhaps it is safe to say |
that a greater volume Of wagon
trade is brought to Greenville
over this road than over any other
in the county, and yet it is
equally safe to say that no road
in the county is in half as bad a
condition during the greater part
of the year. Greenville is, and
has always been, the exclusive
market for all this region. Its
people prefer to deal here, and for
years have put up with the great
difficulties of the road simply be-
cause of their preference. Green
vile is home to them, its mer-
chants and public men are their
personal friends, and they are in
terested in the prosperity of the
city. But their partiality for
Greenville as a market cannot
withstand such tests as it is daily
subjected to on the Winterville
road. Broken wagons, killed
mules, delays, and vexation and
damage of every description is
what these people daily encounter
n their efforts to reach Green,
vile instead of hauling to river
andlngs or railroad stations and
oatronizing some distant but more
market. Can it be sup
posed that any live western or
lorthern town would be so blind to {
IS own interests as to neglect and !
.ctually lose a source of income !
which brought to it such a yearly !
-olume of trade rs this road does c
o Greenville Z No, it would >
'uild a plank roadway from one t
nd of the route to the other first.
1t is hardly likely that Green
lille will undertake such a job as
hat at present, but unless some b
hing is done the business of the y
orth end of the county will be h
1st to her and diverted to Mem +
his and the river. People ac-
lally cannot longer use the road, a
o matter how much they may de- "
ire to do so, Instances have oc II
urred in which wagons have beel IA
} badly stalled that they had to s.
e taken to pieces and removed by
If it is possible 10 do =,
aything to make a road Of this q
way OF sorrows" it should be r.
one at once and thoroughly, and al
HE ZINES has been urged by NJ
lanters who use it to make their 81
eeds known to the county at
lrge and especially to endeavor
, enlist the efforts of such bust
ess concerns as the three banks, v
Lawkins, Cr1ttenden & Co., 4. b
lum, Henry I. Ireys, Edward .
Lolland & Co., the Goyer Co., =, ~
ld all the cotton factors, mer- Il
lants and business men of Green b
lie who are personally interested, s'
obtain some amelioration of the
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