The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-01-18
OUR ROAD HISTORY.
OLD HIGHWAY BETWEEN NEW ToRx
AND PHILADELPHIA.

"ori-ins Cot InSes SSE0puinr
Then Now.
The history OF road building: in the
United States parallels in but few par
ticulars the road history of tie other
great civilized nations of the world,
and in many respects our highways
bear but slight resemblance 10 those
Of the older countries, says Maurice
Eldridgc, acting director Of the Office
OF public road inquiries.
The Britons neglected the roads
which had been made by the R2maAs,
and. failing to build new on,S. their
country for centuries was provided
with only bride paths or at most with
| narrow highways for smDn carts.
These highways were, except il dry
wcathcr, practically impassa3iH. and
in the urarsuly settled districts much
OF the travel had 20 be carrie! oa by
means Cf p2c!; animals. The idea a-os n
| central control Of road systems, winch
| is the Caly means ny which any extend
| ed vorl; in thIS direction has ever been
| accomplished, had died ont In tie ,:!!G-
| lle ages ali haI nc; ct this ttH1e been
revived. For these reasons Vie tradi-
tions relative to TIE corstrUfion and
mapc-r.,vnt of roads which followed
tbo rr,t settlers to this coutIry were
practically valucleSS
The first great American rd2G which
! ,,hn historian tells anything 3hovt vas
va" - IN iii and ran from New
! " iHi."i"lphia. ltsI antiquity
&C.," t,'e '"ct 'iat 1t CONNECTED these
noS+ "o '',,rs aa:, E.'e ~ - the namc OF III" Old
w,e M i,,,,or+,,t cTpcnihS o. ronnS
Money Was more scorca tboT"t ,s VOW
| and ,i,,,I,tl,s. - ,,.n., 80. 80 "o"'
| dcr:a,;inr to construct rn,ds r.S, - -
10 briId r,i,vo,., tor,r H,S,.,,,,.,,
.hc history rr a., 0rI Dos,t 80 ~, ',,,
crco rroliyr I'm r..,no,, - ,,a .ia
,hat "ibn bistn,, cr rco.1, 80, ,,i',
| tory Of cly;liy,tin, ;, rbo .rau
| tho ,.,o1rI trrn.. or, tho cant',,.,, 90,
lowed hy thr nr;tlo rooIi 49,, ot-
| trains and ihc rc,,.rb r,,,I ,a -
| ard voron. witch ,,.,,., ,,,:.,,,,,o,,,t-,
| ...,:,.I. ,,,I ,,,,,,n Nv
| easy ,,rops cr trons,o,.+o+tt ~
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c,,ouy ry thn se nf ,',,'." -, IA.
freq ,n',rr ,.ch WV. ',N -.
hoI wiz, y.o. o,Ii,, ,''''t'''e't.
.n1 IL 49,, ,,,,,,, .>, =" "a, S,'eh'
snnhlca {, ,i,,n,,.. ~ 40,
import. At tn"se,npatipu. tho ,nm,, %
tbn ,oo.. 4, + ''.'' VI
80" P"''' 'it 'HiiH!' tlle ;tHa! nluteS,
~. "hS discussed. HE opening OF
"Hd plc maintenance OF ihr OLD
o;+;. -'.''-'.~--:
''t"chS Noulu mere otfcr' their ScrVicrs
free OF charge to the Sorp,,n;tr 49,,
town for build;r., r,,;,.,.' w
ro, Vi maintaining the
"n"'iS through or Ey their
lands. These offers 70 'moint,;S th,
r0cIs rrcn Of oho,c.,, INC
.,in,i.cI Lo,,.o. - ''N"'He 80
e., 49, ''i"t ''tP tOWHS were
'u'S''i % pass ordinances compelling
a.l ah.chGGicd incn to work the rood,,
q SDprirC1 urn,hcr 30 -.
e , - va Way" or IN lieu
' '" '''""' u pay j. monthly tax
- u" nathMaStCr or read ovnrsaar
ii is cH&y - trace DrcmI,s>. T., on 49,. (
u,.,:.rr, v.h.,l, ] '' !" an thoSe
'''. '''' ""'cH were discussed on the |
''i|'.'" %ftE!! save CGp and TINT is
III" forced labor" system Of vIorI.,ro,
reads. which ,ytets l.; ,,-.
,I', N'''" III most. or the
Thu f,r;,.,.i,r.r. ..
tho early mo,hnGs of i,aa.;. 70
Luildin:. rcon. i. oo.,,oI r. n'.' "'!u
ter. dated Nov %0 i-SI ''',t .o't, 'r'-
George N.oshirm+cn =, ", ''rGi' ny
Ihcn goycrnor Of vir~f,,in. iie'i'S'
Ia ,o,, ri,..
aving and co?ycniancc y, ,ri, ,'' ,ne cfeoIt; the
;nirc t;1a great roads leading from c,e
. %nG'ner 5h9Gid be siFaishtenci, shortened AMI
y! IA" am thr Bg"cr IN TIE county | .
nnss seem indspensahiy necessary and , ,t =.
im'"%" r ,, 49,! VA! t'ke place iH-.'"nc The Ion.
IL be- i,,;r,d inv .ta altc,at;ar Inc more pconc
n. 1t is oruariy clear to me t;,at r,.,;3, '.t'
" ~ valuation nron Tie labor OF Tie rsop!s !