Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
THE GOOD ROADS SPECIAL.
Greenville Invites the People of
the State to Visit 1t.

Greenville Invites the People OF
the State to Visit 1t.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
On behalf Of the citizens Of Green
willie an invitation Is extended to the
people Of South Carolina to visit our
city during the week beginning Mon
day, December 16, when the Good
Roads Special" Of the Southern Rail-
way will be here for the purpose of
building sample roads and holding
meetings with the view Of teaching
the people in practical road building.
This Is the only point in the Piedmont
section where the train will stop to do
any work, and everyone who can do so
ought to take the opportunity Of learn
ing for himself what can be done In the
making Of roads with necessary ma
chinery by men who are experts in the
business.
So much has been said and written
In regard to this subject Of good roads
that the people Of the south are practi-
cally In thorough accord with the idea
that good roads are an acquisition and
benefit to any community. Everyone
Is convinced that the lack of good
roads Is one Of the greatest drawbacks
to the growth and prosperity Of the
south, and to supply this lack Is one Of
the most serious problems before US
of tn h,,fl
under scientific direction with durable
and permanent material will alone meet
the urgent demand of our rural dis
tricts and market towns. The lines Of
competition are being drawn more
closely every year and the margin Of
profits are growing more slender in
consequence, so that 1t Is imperative
to employ every element looking to
w-priced production and cheap dis
tribution Of the crops that are grown
on the farms and which are to be con-
sumed by the non-producers. The en-
tire population of any section is inter-
ested in whatever may contribute to
this result, and it is clearly demon
strated that good roads are a prime
factor in the development Of the coun-
try, while providing the greatest econ
omy in bringing the producer and con-
sumner together, so that both classes
will profit by easy and cheap trans
portation over our public roads.
How can we secure better roads In
the south? This Is the question to be
discussed by practical men in the Good
Roads convention, which will be held
in this city while the road-making is
being demonstrated on the roads and
streets. Organized and practical lines
must be laid down to secure the results
aimed at, and it is necessary that every
citizen snail give his moral and flnan-
cial support to measures which are in
tended for the benefit Of all. Good
roads mean a direct benefit 10 every
farmer, as there is no plan that will
do more to enhance the value Of lands
and develop rural communities than
permanent and well-constructed high
ways Nothing can be found to con-
tribute more to the contentment and
happiness of farming population,
and whatever conduces to this state
of affairs on the farm, confers lasting
benefits upon towns and cities, for the
prosperity and advancement Of the
farmers are quickly reflected In the
growth and wealth-producing charac-
ter Of their neighbors.
While there is great unanimity upon
the advantages Of good roads, there Is
in reality very little practical knowl-
edge as to the means and appliances for
securing this desirable result, and
hence the proposed convention ought
to attract men from every walk of life,
especially those who are engaged In
making and executing the laws Of the
state. The burden Of constructing and
maintaining good roads must not fall
upon any particular class, and while
the work of road-building Is a prac-
tical necessity, there Is also an imper-
ative requirement in providing the
ways and means for constructing roads
upon an equitable and just basis.
This can be ascertained by discussion
and demonstration, and hence the pro-
priety Of organizing good roads asso-
Citations while giving instruction In
practical road building. Both Of these
objects will be attained in the coming
of the good roads special" next month
to Greenville, and such an opportunity
is rarely given any people at so mod
crate cost
The citizens Of Greenville are making
full preparation for the accommoda-
tion Of the hundreds and thousands
who are expected from every quarter OF
the state, and in addition to the hotels
and boarding houses, the private fami-
lies are asked to take boarders for the
week in order to provide for an extra
demand on this occasion.
James A. Hoyt, chairman: ]. F.
Richardson, A. ]. S. Thomas, ]. r.
Horton, James T. Williams, Jr press
committee.
Greenville, S. c., November Is, 1901.
IN FAVOR OF THE CANAL.