Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-25
We WANT GOOD ROADS.
CAPITALISTS ON a HUNT FOR SOUTHERN
BONDS.
A GOOD ROAD GAySETH CNN.TEHTAENT
Can't We Get In tho Push 7-Read and Send
for Some Literature.

| Cah Ue uet III Hie rush S-Heau anu oenu
for Some Literature.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., May 20, 1899.
Two finanoiers, representing Gin
cinnati interests, have been in Char
lotte the past few days on hunt for
bonds. The demand for Southern
bonds, it appears, was never 80 great
as at present. The representatives
of the Cincinnati capitalists are here
for tho purpose of investigating the
proposed issue Of bonds by the vari-
GUS counties and towns. Of North
Carolina, with view to purchase all
they can get. There will be flood
of bonds issued in this State during
the year. More than one hundred
towns will put bonds on the market.
The issues will range from $4,000
to 100000, and among the towns
and counties that will put out bonds
arc Mecklenburg, Union, Rocking
ham, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Halifax,
Moore, Iredell, Anson, Alamance,
Clay and Beaufort counties Green's
boro, Reidville, Salisbury, Durham,
Davidson, Concord, Rocky Mount,
Murfrecsboro, Lincolton, Mt. Airy,
Franklin, Monroe, Fayetteville, Lex
ington, Asheville, High Point, High
lands, Sanford, Elizabeth City, etc.
The county bonds VIII be issued
mainly for road improvements, and
indicates the spread of the good
roads movement in this State.-Spe-
cial Correspondent Manufacturers
Record.
Hon. w. B. Wall, State Highway
Commissioner of Vermont, in his in
structions to township road commits
sioners, states that all permanent
roads should be not less than thir-
teen feet wide and graded 80 as to
descend from center % gutter at
least one-half inch to the foot.
The county authorities are build
ing some excellent roads around Co.
lumbia, S. g., of clay and sand.
These can be found in every county
in the State and our road builders
should utilize them. With the
proper effort there's no reason why
we should not have first class roads
all over the State, as nature has
placed an abundance of good mate
rial right where VIC need it.
The Iigbie- Armstrong Good
Roads Law (being Chapter 115,
Laws of 1893, Of the State of New
York; has been published III PAM
phlct form for free distribution by
the New York State Division l.. A.
w., and can be obtained from Wal
ter S. Jenkins, Chief Consul, But-
falo, New York.
Good roads make better citizens.
They promote wealth and pros
perity. They promote sociability
and good fellowship. They make
p-to~datc communities. They are
the foes of provincialism and moss
backism. Investment in good roads
is the height of good judgment.
Agitatc the good roads question.
Several townships in Dubois
county, Ind, are likely to vote on a
proposition to macadamize public
roads.
"Road building is as much q bust
ness as bridge building or block
building," says an exchange.
"and men unfamiliar with the struc-
tural plan OF either have no bust.
ness to be engaged in such work"
Wide tires preserve roads and
horses.
The average citizen, when he does
take time to notice the bad roads
simply damns the county court and
road ovcrseers and there the matter
rests. Now why not 60 for these
people also, but instead Of daminp
them, try to educate them to an un.
deretanding of what is required OF
thcm2
. "Good Country Roads-how tc
} build and maintain thcm," is the
} title of little book containing valu
, able information to all who are in
terested in good roads, and may be
had Of Abbott Bassett, $50 Atlantic
: Avenue, Boston, Mass, at s cents
per copy.
Rock Bottom Roads Needed,
, --
We have heard several old mer
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