Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-15

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county or in given section of 4 Cuuu.
~. There are several ways 10 make
start TO interest Uncle SAM In the
good roads proposition In locality.
but the best way, II there Is an organ.
iZatlon for basis, Is given below.
says the Minneapolis Times
In many OF the counties of the Mid
die West, or more properly Of the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys. there are
organized agricultural societies. The
writer is acquainted with many ~
these that have monthly meetings
Their membership is usually mndc IN
OF leading and Intelligent farmers. II
the members OF one OF these societies
would Ike to have n sample road in
their county, possibly from one end or
the county TO the other. so that MI
may have an opportunity to see and
test II. motion should hc offered nj
one OF the regular meetings that the
society petition the Government to
build a sample good road in the Coun-
~ OF the society. While the move Is
being made II would bc aS well TO re-
quest that the Government send cngi.
neers and road making experts To in
vestigate the road building materials
OF the county and the conditions OF the
county, and 10 make a report on the
proper material To use I'm the locality
and the best general system Ia employ.
AT this point there is apt To bc Il
pretty lively discussion as To the best
means OF getting this petition to the
attention OF Uncle Sam. More than
likely one or two members OF the So
Clefy has n personal recollection OF the
President. Mex inley has been max
Ing friends over these United States
for more than generation. and
knows an amazing lot OF people II
ths society happens TO he In Iowa
more than half the members are apt
TO have an acquaintance with that
Canny old ScotChman. Mr.. wilson
Jamie Wilson. the Secretary OF Agri-
culture. These men Will want the pc.
tltion sent to the President or To the
Secretary OF Agriculture. Others VIII
have other suggestions ns 10 the bcst
way to move on the Government.
Some will want to write letters td
their Senators and others 10 their
Congressman. SO far as the President
or Secretary OF Agriculture is con
cerncd, each may as well be left ont OF
the question. 1t does no good to write
TO them. | know. because one OF the
under secretaries at the White House
the other day was inquiring what in
thunder is causing all these good roads
letters to come 10 the President"
Naturally they are referred.
The way to do IL to move on tho
Congressman and Senator In organized
fashion. They nrc used 10 such
things. and will not mind bit After
the society has adopted the motion Il
petition should he drawn up Ia III"
Congressman. This petition should
read something like this:
To the Hon. -, Repre-
sentative In Congress for the til
District OF (StatcJ: We, the under.
signed members OF the ---- Society
fuse name OF society. respectfully pc.
titiOn you 10 use your influence TO Sc
cure n sample good road for this COun-
ty. We ask that the Government send
- this county it's roadmakcrs and en-
ginccrs to report on the most durable
and economical materials and the kind
o roads which may be constructed TO
the best advantage in this county"
This IS just as good as thought two
pages Of typewriter fOOlscap be sent
to the Congressman. This should be
EignCd by every member of the so
ciety. After II IS signed and forward
ed a copy OF the resolution authorizing
the petition, and Il copy Of the petition
with n statement Of the number OF
names, should be sent to the two Sen
atOrs Of the State. The society should
request the GO operation OF the Sena-
tors In the work OF securing sample
road for the county.
With entire propricty some Of tho
Congressman may be able TO say THAI
It will be impossible for them 10 get
sample road made in the county
where the petition arose. That *
what they used to say with reference
to rural free delivery. They replied
that III" appropriation was sufficient
TO give routes to but few. They kept
on saying that until 1t became such
nuisance that he got hump on MIN
self and started out for more money
for rural free delivery. He began
with the proposition tnat rural free
delivery was bad thing, because IL
put fOurth-class pOstmastcrs out or
JOBS II took many Of them quite
while TO understand that hundred
or more progressive farmers were or
more importance TO them than
fourth class postmaster.
At present the Congressman Is told
that the main thing In the way OF de
YelOpinS the rural free delivery sys-
TEN is the condition OF the roads.
They are being told by the POstOffice
Department :nat even IN sections
where Z: is claimed that they have
good roads that 1t is impossible to get
the full benefits out of the rural dcliy-
cry system because II takes the carrier
so long to cover his route In all kinds
CT weather. He added $3,OO0,OOO to
the rural free delivery appropriation
this year because the farmers were af
tc: him for routes. He reduced the
good roads appropriation for the for
ty-fve States OF the Union from $50
900 10 $2O,OCJ because the farmers
were paying no attention 10 the mat
ter. The Congressman will pay no at
teatlon 10 L. next session II the farmer
leaves the question alone.
BEf 1t Is reasonably sure that every
county which makes fair demand for
= sample road, with reports on read
L.a.:ing ard road material specially
suiled 10 them. will be taken care OF
IL the next Congress. These petitions
will 60 10 the proper committees, and
wlen the appropriations are made up
the committees will set aside so much
money for each county which has
made al urgent and fair dema.d.
This is how public buildings and
other improvements are secured Dy
he cities,