Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22

who have to travel that highway, Woulu
urge the county commissioners to dlsre-
gard the characteristic prejudice OF IHE
YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER, make visit to
the "Waters' hill" and ses il something
cannot be done for its betterment.-Rock
Hill Herald, 18th.
If the Herald has any readers who
are not also readers of The ENQUIRER
then those readers no doubt think we
are bad-irretrievable bad. The Her,
aid never allows them TO judge fol
themselves by reproducing what we
say; but contents itself with persist
emily insisting on the fact. We wonder
if The Herald really thinks we are as
bad as it would have others believe we
are. We cannot imagine any reason
in the world for the characteristic
prejudice referred to-" and we have
always beer taught that wherever
prejudice exists, there must be some
reason for it. But The Herald says
we are prejudiced, and prejudiced we
must be. That the "Waters' bill" if
terrible we do not doubt. Though we
have not been there lately, we can i'm
agine its condition from some Other
hills that we have seen, and OF which
we have heard. 1t seems to us thai
throughout the county there are just
lots of such places. We would be
glad to see the "Waters' hill" made
better, and we would gladly help pay
taxes to this end. We would be glao
to see every bad road in the county
made better. We shall offer no objec
tion whatever if the commissioner
disregard our characteristic preju
dice" and visit the "Waters' hill," ano
if these same commissioners, with the
means at hand will succeed in fixing
up every bad place in the public roads
that needs fixing as badly as does ths
"Waters hill," we will present to eact
one of them handsome calendar, IL
Illuminated at the top with a beautiful
lithograph. We do not desire, how
ever, that there be any discrimination
for or against the "Waters hill," nol
do we desire any discrimination for Of
against Rock Hill, or Yorkville, or any
other place. But we hope The Heralc
will continue to snap and snarl. Tha
is what we are going to do. We art
not expecting anything from the coun
ty commissioners just now. The!
know more about road building in 1
minute than we do in week ; ant
their anxiety for better roads is a
great as ours. But what can thes'
three men do without money? 1t il
hardly worth while for them to tackle
the "Waters' hill" with picks ant
shovels. For three men TO improv'
the situation would require a lont
time. Then, let The Herald not cal
upon the Eastern side, or the Western
side, or any other side but the whole
people. 1t is the people, not the coun
ty commissioners, who are responsible
for the mud holes in the road, and tn
condition of the "Waters' bill.' Ant
before there can be any improvement
| the people have got to be aroused, ant
when they are aroused they must no
only call upon the county commission
ers, but they must 60 down into thei
own pockets. The long and short of j
is, that to get good roads everybody ha
to sweat. Pure and simple, it is
plain case of put up or shut up. Th'
county commissioners cannot maxi
good roads with the breath of thei
nostrils, nor can the whole people
achieve such a consummation aftel
this smooth, easy fashion.