The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11

Attorney for the y. G. Division League
Of Americas. Wheel1nen.
Inc children in the country districts
| would be able 10 reach their school houses
in the winter without endangering their
! health. and life in The country would Dc
more pleasant, by reason Of the greater
ease and opportunities for social inter
course. In Cumberland county. / feel
tina the people are practically q unit III
greeing upon the necessity Of improved
| reads, and our County Commissioner
having adopted the system provided ~
he Legislature, 4 force OF con"icts have
been put on the roads, bur they have not
Dcen At work long enough 10 haye pro
ducsd q result which can be felt By the
PEOPLE throughout the county. Disayos-
ing any purpose 10 criticise The work
lone SO far in this county, 1t seems 70
me that We hay, not the proper equip
nee fer the purpose Of utilizing. 10 The
best advantage, even the material which
We have at hand. Having 10 rock avail
able, il seems 10 be the settled conyir-
tioE that a mixture OF clay and sand is
the bt-, material within our means 10
OBTAIN IN this immediate section. an!
With the proper mixture, ana in certain
Kinds Of weather. it is a VERY good toa..
hAit tlotS B'i ldtA q W. VIZ TIEIi-
And again, We have no roiier, and II
Is me observation Ct some that ii This
mixture Is Thoroughly ro.'-d and har4-
cned that ii will stand the "aal twice as
long. ara 10 much easier to repair. Yet.
il does not seem to HE, that with the
Lest road that cap be built from sCch
material, that il Is what would BE- called
: fel111nent Improvement and our pao-
lie, generally. are looking 10 our State
Goololist. Whn IS doing such important
work ~ this lire, fer a beJrnr solution
81 fhGeproblem.
As sed7ghpt1er our people would be will
ling lie sibmiy to 3 special tax for road
i~rpro~lnent. | am not able 10 say. as
there has been no agitation o. the SUD
ect Of taxation for that purpose. anu
there exists 10 necessity for such d tax.
as We have 2 certain income, sufficient.
as | understand, 10 enable the County
Commissioners 10 eypenf several thou
sand dollars a year on road improve
ment. and with the Improvement which
can be made with present resources. the
practical results will prove an incentive
for greater things. The present condi-
ton of the roads is not good. as We have
deep sand il some sections, and clay and
mud in others. Those which have been.
worked by the convicts show what can
be done, and the people are becoming
aroused upon the subject, and are ready
tC sustain the commissioners in their eff
forts TO enlarge the work, anu If posi-
BILE 10 do. make the improvements more
permanent.
| shall lend al the assistance aud in
tiuence | have TO The advancement OF this
movement, and hope TO see, before
years have passed, four great high
ways going out from the city of Fayette-
Vile, in as many different directions,
and many lateral roads, so that every
section OF our county will have the bene-
fiji OF them, and when that is accom-!
Ilished ! eSpect to see our lands increase
in value. our young men satisfied with
rural life. and our people prosperous and
educated. | hope to be at the Good
Roads Convention, along with many |
other people who feel as | do upon this
important matter.
II. l.. COOK.
Fayetteville, \. G., Feb. s.