The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-16
GOOD ROADS ISSUE.

Dditog ot the Watohman and Sou,brou:
foes EDITORIAL lses vssk about !sGislatiss
ssoetdatse being called upon to ststs their
position % the sals OF The Slats farms a.
hegood. asd The possiag OF ell able bodied
eeasiets 70 work on the pebllc roads 10 time.
" end along right lines. None bot the
eeeels. end beys cad women should Do en-
pioys6 90 . faro, and then only In growing
vsgssselee ssd provision crops foe The cop.
pest Of shs0ssltss aad the other eouvic,s
vostisg 90 the reads.
Sore Of the ocevie,s shosld bs eur'oyed
10 oskisg drsia tile or brick TO replace the
sosll sridsss vaeh are such source OF ex.
peese. Oes OF more zach plants located
vhsss railroad facilities would give easy
aislsiostioa shosld % established, and 90 the
voss progrsesed moro could DO added, or
thoes ssssolisbsd eoold be moved to more
dsslssels locations.
a sosll brick OF tile making plaut could
% moved about more chsaply than the brick
% sils could be dis,rioo ed. Say, make brick
os tie for . radius OF ten miee aud then
oovs TO aaothsr locality which would not be
over seo oiIss from the point - DO supplied
roo sbs last loestioo, and 90 on. Of couu
so1s ssw points WOO d have 10 90 left further
%. cot "a could be zrrsaged 90 that too or
three wagon loads could reach these places.
Asd whore more tbso one or two huodred
sseusssd brick would be needed the plan,s
eoeld 90 veil located closer than ou q teo
nile ssdsus
Of course The oblsctios will bs raised the,
THE viii come 10 eompstitioo With private
ssssspriss. do 90, think Il will hold good
ses ~ least svo rsssoos; lS No private
sessspsiss 70 eov sogssed Ia making brick or
stls sxelasivsly for road improvement. Aud
- ~ a
veus THE syssso proposes 10 furnish them at
ssss sad q . sos,, .hss properly srrsoe.d
eeeaoer shae private satssprise could make
sbso. Pss0sssst eulvssts vili have TO be
pcs 70 soos dsy for u 10 oov hard 70 6ud
dssssls timber, sud every year u 10 gstsioR
seasees sud more sxpsnsivs.
so 10 favor Of ssolisbiog every form OF
velessafy sud unpaid labor 90 the roads.
Isssead al the option Of paying tax or
voskto9 The roads. tbiuk 40 equitable Or.
sssssnsst could b made by requiring esch
asleoodisd male between al snd so to pay
poll sax Of ~ fos road parposes, uulsss he
pese licsoss tax 90 ooe or more vehicles. or
property tai on 81 900 worth Of either
sss' estate or personally. Require q license
es every vehicle. graded from . road cart or
.eeyess 10 . four horse wagon or log cart,
$40 . 'sx on all property for road purposes
The eoov'eu to DO fed aud clothed, and nee.
esssry tools 70 be charged against the fuods
arising from these sources, snd the balance
expended 10 hiring work or buy log material
TIE above looks cunbefsone and like pil.
ing up taxes. l do not pretend u 10 Q perfect
p'so' Dot u 10 the outline of what can be
made perfect system. As for taxes, the
heaviest ter ve pow pay 10 the tex on trans.
pofts'ioo, levied oy bad roads, and from
vbice We get no returns We sauuot have
5000 roads without psyiog for them. Under
The prsssoi system No pay foe them bot do
no, get then. You will God, though, Mr..
Editor, that verJ fsw OF our people viii sp.
prsclss the impor'Ancs OF good roads, and
toe doing avsy win convict farming. and
the esodidsts Who Gomez out saasrelv for
this reform will be left at home, sm afraid.
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