The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-18
VOLUME XLVI.
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By ]. L. POWER
Good Plea for Good Roads.
peonle of Mississippi:
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EvEl
By J. L. POWER.

Ta the teOplo VI AhiSS'sS'Ff-'
The time seems ripe for calling tho
..-ious attention Of the people of tho
S,.,e to the necessity for good roads.
We are soon to have an object lesson in
.ho construction of durable and perma-
non, highways, and no thoughtful citi-
-.r can fail to see that the National
cood Roads Association is pointing US
,r the right direction. Mississippi is
rrs.eminently an agricultural State,
fna though a truism, it is none the less
,rue that agriculture is dependent as
much almost upon good roads as upon
rood soil. for the products of the soil
are valuable just in proportion as they
are marketable, and no town or city
NAV properly be denominated market
which does not meet the fundamental
condition of accessibility.
The conversion of the rights of way
from mud, dust and discomfort into
smooth, hard highways, passable at
avery season with full loads, with COM
fort to man and humanity to beast, is
subject which concerns alike the equip
ACE Of the millionaire, the teams of the
farmer, the cart of the laborer, and the
feet Of the way-faring man.
II is the opinion of well-informed peo-
ple who have made practical study of
economic problems, that superb roads
have been and are among the most
steady and potent contributions to the
material development and marvellous
financial elasticity of any country.
Good roads pay directly by increasing
the value of land, in reducing the num-
Der of draught animals necessary, in
saving wear and tear to man, beast and
vehicle; in measurably shortening time
aud space, and in erasing from the cal
endar the days which are now spent in
idleness on account of bad weather and
consequently impassable roads. Mar
kets would be always accessible and
perishable goods, which are now often a
total loss to the producer, could at all
times be realized on.
Good roads pay indirectly in promot-
ing the social, educational and religious
interests of the country communities.
Easy access to town, church and school
would relieve the life of the farmer of
most of its limitations, and people
would be content to live in the country
because they could get to the city or
town with ease and comfort Frequent
Intercourse with the cities and towns
would serve to dispel, in measure, the
Illusion which in the minds of the many
rural folk hangs over urban life and
constrains them to quit the farm, thus
robbing the State of her yeomany, a
source upon which the body polite
always has drawn, and always will, fol
new life, health and strength. But
there is little need to maintain thesis
30 self-evident That something mus
be done to improve the roadways o.
Mississippi is fact which no man il
this day would be rash enough to odeny
l therefore cordially invite and ur
gently call upon as many patriotic Mis-
sissippians as possible to attend a Coco
Roads Convention to be held in the city
Oh tilC lfth anu lobil odlo u
June, 1901, for the purpose of perfect
Ing permanent good roads organiza
ton in the State looking to the adop
ton of a uniform system for the i'm
provement of the highways of travel
by the use of modern, scientific and up
to-date appliances, material and meth
DDS.
In furtherance of this scheme / d
most urgently request the boards of su
pervisOrs of the various counties to at
tend the said convention, and the presi
cents thereof to appoint one or NOR
sectional delegates from each super
visors district to attend the said cor
vention.
further request all municipal AT
thorlties, commercial and industrial OIL
carnations in the State to appoint dele
gates and urge their attendance.
liberal reduction of railroad an
hotel rates will be given all who attenC
Newspapers favorable to the NOV,
ment will please copy. Respectfully
A. II. LONGING, Governor.
Mississippi is about to lose from tn
'front.' rank of her grand women an
splendid educators, Miss Jennie Dye
whose name stands, to all who know i
.or everything that is high and beaut
Iui and helpful to humanity. Mi
oyer has done noble work-work tn;
VIII live, not only in our own Stat
,.s schools and its normals-but
memphis, where she delivered q r
markable series of lectures before IL
century Club, and instructed that gre,
c'tys teachers in nature studies. Tex
VIII gain this potent factor in all goo
,mngs whereof she has knowledge, al
mississippi will feel for many years
come the loss of SO strong a force
MISS Dyer has proven herself. May q
good things attend her, and health al
strength await her in far-off Texas.
ne railroad rate to the Mempf
N, m,union is one cent per mills each wa
me round'tcp rate from Jackson
only s42o