The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-07

most interest to those sec
tio..s which have given it the least nj.
tention. Naturally, the best built and
the best maintained roads are in dis
trlcts where there are many People
arl much stone. But good roads 90
not come always because the region
they traverse IS popuious; a regioa
sometimes beee mes napus2l's because
there are good loads. IAah, azain,
there are bad roads in thickly settled
dist-icts-in districts where the ROADS
ought TO be good Good roads IN
DeighborLood indicate progress. Ihey
resalt from progress and they promote
progress. They are both cause aad ef-
feet. Well-kept highways constitute
a theme which has engaged the after
ton Of many more persons y tae lSsp
decade than IN any previous oisc.
The Convention Of New York Eepel..
lieans at Saratoga adopted q platform
containing a good roads plank. In
this division Of the platform It was SCI
forth that
Good roads and canals are two OF
the important features which make
for the material welfare and progress
of the commonwealth The canals
provide a channel fer commerce. while
better highways bring the markets
closer to the door Of the farmer."
The pledge regarding good roads has
appeared in the platforms Of political
parties in New York before, and thst
State has perhaps a greater mileage OF
excellent roads than any other Safe IN
the Union.
The Baltimore American in a recent
article. in which it made comparison
of roads in Maryland 70 those ia Kew
York. said
New York roads, compared Win
those in Maryland. are The better
New York people are dissatisfied With
thoroughfares which would be haiied
in many parts Of this State rs TIE
means Of revalutionizing travel aud
traffic The result is that New YORK
State has grown marvelously rich.
Take out half 4 dozen men Who are
reputed TO have fabulous fortunes, AID
the State outside Of Greater New York
is the richest part Of the common
wealth. The counties in Maryland
have soil as fertile rs New York.
and the reason why they are unsh.e
to make as great display Of property
is due mainly to the esgerabie reads
which are almost general in tbs
State
Good roads enable farmers 10 baul
more produce with the same expandi-
ture OF horse power. The farmer
saves In time and in wear and tear
on horse, haTness and WAGON. He cas
sleep later and SET 10 market earlier
stay later at naighber's and set
home sooner. Coed reads promn.e Sc
cial Intercourse, insuficieney q wh.c.i
IS one Of tie reasons why 50 many
persons leave the country for The city
and why SO few sive UP city lie fol
the country. except at that seasaa
when nature is at her best il the cola-
Try and 1T her worst III town.
Improved highways nave promoted
the extension Of rural free delivery,
and this delivery las aided II the de-
velopment OF better roads
The buggy was q benefit to LISA
ways. y road good enough fo2 mount.
ed ho-se.aen and horsewosGea. as 50
many Of our predecessors traYe,e5,
was not good enough for buggy
Then The bicycle improved tic read
ways. 4 highway good enough Ter
buggy was NOT good enough for Iii
cycle. and Thousands oe wheeimen Tajl-
ing through the country did camna.gn
work Cor the octternlent Of roads. They
Told the coaEtry folk. ard Insisted en-
it. TOO, thar their roads were no. SIS
good IS some Others Tir4s was vais-
sionary week, because it IS = phenoac-
aon Of country lie thar man always
thinks tiIp road iiiizz lives e.. IS vary
good, Or at least not SO bad rs sorse
others.
rs the bicycle Ae-ped alou9 the good
cause. sc viii the automobile e. tie
traction carriage. Automobiles waat
better roads.
Every farmer should helm 4 little hy
using hroad-tire wheels. These whee-s
not only do not "rut" The roads. hut
help 10 mairtain them A .broad-tire
wheel ought to bear more weight with.
cut strain than one with a narrow TIRE.
There IS no more friction Ia the use of
a broad tire on a smooth road than IN
the use az q narrow tire on a rough
one. 4 committee o. automobiles.
reporting. recently on New York roads.
said
1T is worse tam useless to create
expensive and valuable highways only
TO have them cut to pieces by the use
of narrow tires. as now used for sne
hauling Of heavy loads in this State.
When you have got a good thing. #
costs money and you must take care
of It end change your methods to nain-
tain it. Wide tires are OF the greatest
valre in preserving ordinary Dirt
roads. Washington Star.
Another Substitute Tor Coal.
4 Chicago man has patented device
which Is 10 Go away with coal. at least
so long as the oil deposits hold cut. 1T
Is BRICK made OF So1idified fl.11fa no