The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-07-18

III dSltttlHE tIic question: OIL pclIli-
ncnt road Improvement at this June
i,rc, TIE INTEILIGENcEH diSclaimS
any intention to affect the pending
contest between the rival candidates
for Supervisor, Major Nanliv,I and
Mr. Vaughn. The popular endorse
lncnt given to the good wolI, done by
the former during his Inclmbcncy,
supplemented by lie official endorse
mcnt of the last and preceding reports
OF the Grand Jury. show that he is IN
advocate of good roads and of pcimH-
ncnt ones if he had the all llOrity
backed by the necessary funds. The
latter gentleman is said to br Il practi-
cal man and ; man of rare Judgment
II i said that he has already fully
demonstrated hi, friendship for per
innmcncy in road building by his long
~ciyicc us Il County Commissioners,
under whose supervision much good
work has been done in this particular
lire. II is through no fault Of the
present officer that vigorous complaints
are being made of the roads i'm certain
portions Of the County, and more csIn-
cially OF short sections in the imne-
diatc vicinity Of this cty's northern
and western limits due To the excessive
sammcr rainfall and the lack OF con
victs. 1t should bc borne in mind that
IN the absence of funds with which to
undertake Incadam work on IL salts
tory scale there is no relief except
through the Legislature, upon whose
authority alone The County can make
extra appropriations. 1t has been am
ply demonstrated that clay rOadbuld-
ing is an cgrcgious blundcr and worse
than temporary makcshift. The fact
that the main thOrOughfnres of the
County become almost impassablc in
midsummer give the lie to our bOasted
supremacy in good roads and suggest
hOrrid nightmares of what our mid
winter roads must be when the far
mers heavy traffic must plough through
them to Il distant market We know
it to be Il fact that thousands Of dollars
of trade have for this reason been
diverted from Anderson to small towns
in ncighboring counties. In this con
ncctiOn we might also include the fact
that the maintenance of an unsafe and
cXtravagant ferry boat system over
the new ferry on Seneca River in lieu
Of q substantial iron bridge has practi-
caiiy aicnatcti the wiioic oi the heavy
travel Of Fork Township. Let MS say.
however, in justice to the Supervisor
that hc has spared no expense in en-
NcavOring to maintain the efficiency
and safety of the ferry, and that is all
that he can do without exceeding the
appropriations by which he is hamper
ed. 1t will bc seen that the question
is one that falls within the legitimate
pufview only Of the Legislature, and
1t is with view to placing voters in
the clear light of discrimination thatwe
call attention to the conditions which
haunt our progress and set an iron heel
upon the natural development of our
resources. The splendid citizenship Of
the County is sufficient guarantee
that there is but one motto which
guides it's sober and thoughtful delibc-
rations i'll the matter of taxation. That
motto is "Onward.' They have evinced
desire to be taxed heavily, if neces-
sary, for good roads, and have learned
that all past taxation has been lost.
That is worse than standing still. Now
they ask for permanent roads. where
repairs are not rs costly as the initinl
building, and if it be best that bonds
be issued for such work to push it to
early completion they want the author
iiy TO issue such bonds. If not, they
want to purchase road outfit and
build UP the worst section of the Coun-
tvs roads at once. 1t is not the So
called expense they dread it is the
actual, real, painful expense they are
now cnduring-taXatiOn without ade-
quatc returns-that hurts them; it is
the increased ,lraught on their stock,
the extra wear and tear on their vehi-
cles, and the loss Of valuable time that
the taxpayers want to stop. These are
the leaks from the bung while the spile
is guarded with watchful eye. To
your tents. o candidates q, taxpay-
ers, to your guns!!