The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-01-27
BELPRE TALKS.


We notice Dy the local papers that a
petition from Lincoln township has
been presented to the cOmmissi Oners
praying for the laying of a diagonal
T. ,au through the sand hills, leading
out of the county to Macksville. We
also notice that Mr.. Beezley has pre-
sented a bill to the legislature, pro-
viding that the commissioners may
the expense of the county.
Now, it is fact that large major
Ity of the signers of that petition are
ON two toh hve miles neal err to Belpre
than to Macksvlile; and it does q, t
look right to us to try to build up a
town in StaffOr county taking the
trade that should come to Belp.e. and
edwards county pay the bill. There
is a good store. post Office and shipp-
ing facilities at Belpre, and these
would be greatly improved with the
trade that should come to the town.
ONOw. we would ask the people and
the conmi issioners If they believe that
the county should pay for a road
which will carry trade away from
home. at the expense of a little home
town, with shorter road leading to it..
Edwards County Patriot.
1t is not necessary for the residents $
of Belpre to agitate themselves over
this road question, until they see
whether the bill introduced in the leg
islature was inst little political bun
combe, or whether it was in good faith.
II the latter. it will become law; if
the former, it will quietly die in COM
mittee,-probably at the instigati on
of the one who introduced it. If the
bill authorizing the cOmmissi toner's to
build the road with county money. be-
Genes a law. the members # the b. I'd
Will undoubtedly visit the vicinity to
De benefLted aud after careful inquiry
decide what is best for the county to
dc. The Graphic is not prepared to
express any opinion on this matter
yet, as the republican bosses here al
the hub are claiming that this road II
projected fully as much In the interest,"
De pleased TO hear from some of the
people in Lincoln who will be benefit
I ID by the building Of this ROAD. The
question that will naturally occur to
one is: Why should the county pay
FOR this road? Is the road designed to
give the people who use it a road to
Macks vile, and will the people travel
this road < going to Belpre more than to
Aacksville? Will large enough
lumber OF people be benefited to JUS
5ify the expense OF construction. II
the road is intended 20 benefit Staff ora
county, ought not Stafford county to
furnish the money? We will be glad
Go receive information along this line
for the benefit of our readers If, as
asserted, the building of this road win
help elpre. we are rather inclined to
favor it. but what we all want is more
ight.-Ed.
Mr.. A. J. Curtis says, in speaki ng
of the road asked for in Lincoln, that
he was one one of the parties who cir
.ulated the petition; that the road ask
III for is to give the people of the
southeast part of the county a better
road to Macksville, but with no inten-
ion OF injuring Belpre. He says that
Belpre had a bank, lumber yard
and 9th facilities equal to Macks
vile, they would not ask the county &,
mild the road, but that. under the
circumstances they feel justified in ask
ny the county build the road and give
',em an outlet to q market. RS the.
~ lakes to help build and keep up
,he lard roads through the hills lead
ing ID kinsley. The road. he says,
will ,a of benefit to a large number Of
40 : u ig in the southeast part of
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