The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-14

agitated seems TO be Ringing upon an
argument ss TO whethef il shonld la
done by an increased millags or BY bond
ing the county for Sufficient mepey %
have the work done at once and have
twenty or thirty years TO pay il il, In
favor OF the later method / VIII say that
10 the first place by bonding the coontyI
we win get the money at once to put
the work through without halt Any.
thing that lie worth doing At all is worth
doing well and ss quickly as possible. I
We win have to Jet it out BY contract
and IL will be cheaper 20 have it an done
at once or as nearly 80 as possible.
Contractors cannot come here once q
year for several years and do the work
as cheaply as they could 70 hnisb the
whole job at once. Anyone who has
ever had any experience knows that II
costa more to build anything by piece
meal than it does to finish il u once.
Again, the best argument IN favor Of
this is than we VIII have the good roads
at once TO bring us prosperity, TO aid
the farmers in marketing their crops
with go much more ease and less cost
and saving Of time, which will alone
more than compensate for what they
will have 70 pay out on this bondad
Indebtedness. The yalne Of property
viii be increased In a few years to az
most double; thepopulation Of town and
county will also be doubled, Thereby
making it four times as easy 70 pay the
debt IN twenty years from now Is IT.
would be now. This money would be
turned loose among as now and be with
us always until 1t is paid back, II will
be almost equal TO turning loose an
extra cotton crop every year until u is
paid back, Beside, every citizen Of the
county has a chance Of getting bis
pro rata Of this money. The farmer can
take bis hands and bis mules ana make
more ont Of the work IN few weeks
than IL win cost him FOR ~ time, and
make expenses clear and money besides
while he is at il, This money VIII not
cost the county more than 3 j 2or4 per
cent, and most otus II not all, can make
money by borrowing at this rate Of in
terest. There is DO harm "A going 10
debt for good property Any
property that win pay interest and a div
idend beside lie excellent property, and
there is no harm in being 10 debt Tor IL.
Many man makes living that way.
We are quite sore that good roads are
good property Then as we expect them
20 bring US prosperity let this prosperi-
ty help to pay the debt.
We have heard OF a few men saying
that they object TO bonding the county
on the ground that they do not want 70
leave debit for their children TO pay.
In answer TO this l win say that would
rather leave mine debt to pay on a prop
srty worth hundred times ~ much AZ
the debt calls for than leave him moth.
ing. II you leave your son 500 azores Of
good land and plenty OF farming imple.
ments are you going 70 pay the Alxes On
that property for al time before you
dief Most sssufedly you win not.
Rhsn, the same thing holds good for the
good roads. II you help to build hlm q
good road all the way from market and
pay taxes on IL 40 long as you live and be
can hustle around and get UP enoaeh
money to pay the little mite that YOU
have left for him, you had better ssIl this
property TO some man who win " will
ling to help to pay this tax andturh the
proceeds Of the sale over 10 some chari-
table institution and not burden your
children with any property AZ al TO pay
taxes on. | wish our forebears had put
a tax on us for good roads at the same
time they were bonding the county for
building the railroad. With thes pros
perity that would have followed wecoud
have paid both debts easier than we are
paying the one.
Think Of 4 neat white house everyialf
a mile on each side 81 the public rNHls.l
with a good, thrifty farmer ID eafh pne
and beside al 10 betwsens1he p4llIr
roads as well, and every evailable Idot
Of land being fertili2ed add cpIiist AZ
finish, a half bale 70 ; ga|s I|'1
70 the acre, 70 70 40 buehelf WA A'ael
bacon, oats, peanuts, rye, lAs|i1s NI|'
peal, vegetables Of al kina \ n q
stead Of 100 old razpkbaak hSaR Ma AK "a
Of 4 good tbnfty breed sAat VIM y 1'i51
beam ii from 200 10 i99 ponnta. 4oa4