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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
STATE AID IN NEW YORK.
What Il II Accomplishing For Road
Improvement.

What Il II Accomplishing For Road
Improvement.
In q recent bulletin reviewing the
work Of road improvement In New
York state State Engineer Bond says:
The legislature appropriated $4,000
for road improvement this year. and
In the three years In which road I'M
provement work has been In progress
20 roads. having total mileage OF 40
miles, have been improved at a cost OF
Sae7 600: that SO roads. having n mile
age OF 100 miles. are now undergoing
Improvement Mt cost Of SII3, I30;
that funds have been awarded for the
improvement of 3 roads having mile
age Of I miles at cost Of $4,000. and
that plans have been approved by
boards of supervisors Of IL counties
for the improvement Of IL roads. hay'
Ing n mileage Of 134 miles. which
would impose IN expense upon the
state and the counties, II adopted. OF
S1.001. .443.
When all the roads already improv-
ed, those under improvement and
those whose improvement Is suggested
have been improved. 100 will have
been constructed In % counties. COW
ering 80 miles. at cost Of $685.
374.35, Of which the state will have paid
one-half and the counties one-half.
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ROAD PROGRESS IN OHIO.

Improvement Does NJ. Keep Pace
With the Demand Of the Times.
Ohio has by no means kept pace In
the matter Of roadbuilding throughout
the country districts either with the
progress made In steam railways or IN
the improvement Of city streets. where
within the past twenty-five years the
old macadam and bOwlder thorough.
fares have given way almost entirely
to the more perfect and lasting granite.
brick and asphalt. says the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
It Is true there Is In this state law
which enables the townships through
out Ohio to improve their road system,
known as the free turnpike law. and II
has done wonders for the common
roads Of the state during the twenty.
five years or more that 1t has been In
force. Perhaps few other states have
similar laws, but they are not general.
The ordinary country roads throughout
the country generally are. as they have
always been. things to avoid In the sea.
son OF freezing and thawing. during
which they are usually irnpassable.
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Road ProEre.s In Tenne.see.

Judging from the enthusiasm which
attended the recent annual meeting OF
the Tennessee Good Roads association.
much work In the Improvement or
highways will be accomplished In that
state next year. The convention was
not content with academic discussions
of TIE advantages OF good roads. the
best material for roadways and the
like. but took practical steps toward
realization Of the ideals. To secure
united action throughout the state and
TO build up an organization which
would be strong enough to demand leg
islati0n each county court was urged
to send three delegates to each annual
meeting OF the State Roads association.
1t was decided also 10 ask the leSisla-
ture for the appointment of state en-
gineer to consult with county super
intendcnts in the matter Of roads and
bridges and for legislation which would
permi. the employment Of jail inmates
In roa admaking.
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HIGHWAYS OF EUROPE.
France Leads In System Of Building
and Maintenance.

France Leads In System Of Building
and Maintenance.
Two hundred years ago England had
the worst roads In the world because
the peasantry living on the roads alone
were required to work them. says the
American Asphalt Journal. In speak
Ing of them Macaulay says that o
route connecting two great towns which
have q large and hourishing trade with
each other should be maintained at the
cost of the rural population scattered
between them Is manifestly unjust. 1t
was not until many toll bars had been
violently pulled down. until the troops
had in many instances been forced to
act against the people and until much
blood had been shed that a good system
was introduced"
Every class now contributes to the
maintenance Of the road system In Eng
land. The French have probably the
most efficient laws and regulations In
the world for the building and repair
Ing of highways. The minister of pub
lie works has the general superintend-
ence Of all roads and ways by land and
by water. There are four classes OF
road recognized by law-namely, U
national. C) departmental. (3 military.
(4) crossroads. National roads are built
and kept up By the national treasury.
Departmental roads are a charge upon
the departments through which they
pass. and part Of the military roads are
kept up by the government and part
by the departments through which the
roads pass.
The crossroads are kept up by the
communes, though sometimes In thinly
populated regions these communes re-
ceive assistance from the government.
especially when these roads become or
Importance.
The national roads are paved Ike q
street, having an average width Of o21s
feet. The departmental roads are oo
feet wide, and the military and cross
roads are Of variable width. Piles or
broken stone are placed at convenient
distances, and q man Is constantly en-
ployed in repairing each section.
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GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT.
Commerce and Transportation May
Have Place In Cabinet.

Have Place In CABINET.
Good road enthusiasts are confident
that the bill providing for the creation
of a new government department will
be passed ut the coming session OF con-
gress. The measure, as proposed and
rs II will be backed by the good roads
people, provides for the establishment
Of department Of commerce and
transportation or commerce and public
works. 1t Is intended to establish un-
der its direction bureau OF good
roads. At present the bureau Of public
road Inquiries is under the department
of agriculture. 1t Is also the intention
to place bureaus now under the dlrec-
ton OF the interior and treasury de-
partments under the proposed depart
ment Of commerce. President Moore
Of the National Good Roads associa-
ton recently said:
II have talked with great many
members Of congress this summer.
with the result that am confident the
new department will be created at the
next session. Every senator and repre-
sentative l have seen favors It.
Heretofore the politicians have not
understood the situation, but now they
are getting their eyes opened. The
people are also beginning to see some
thing must be done toward building
permanent good roads. Our mission Is
to educate, and In establishing this de-
partment and making liberal appro-
priation for 1t the government will also
be educating. No one expects the gov
ernment to build the roads. Such q
proposition would be foolish. The gov
ernment can. however, build sample
roads and thereby let the people know
what the advantages are. The states
must build the roads.
"The railroads are interested In q
movement for good roads because they
realize good roads are essential to their
interests. At present shipments prac.
tically stop in a large part Of the coun.
try for FIVE months every year because
the farmers cannot get to the railroad
stations. The result Is the railroad
companies must try to have cars enough
to carry the business when the farmers
can get to the stations. This compels
them to keep large numbers OF cars
idle much Of the time. and as they
don't want to maintain any more roll
Ing stock than Is absolutely necessary
they are usually short Of cars when the
rush comes. With good roads all over
the country the traffic would be dis
tributed through twelve months Of the
year. This IL the reason the railroads
want good roads"
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Concerning Side bitches.

When the road Is In an excavation.
great care should be taken that side
ditch is provided on each side to carry
away the water so that 1t shall not run
down the middle Of the road. as Is fire.
quently the case. Every road should
have side bitches, even one that runs
straight down the side Of bill. The
steepcst road needs the side ditch most
but often has none. Frequently the
water runs down the middle Of the
road on a side hill and wears 1t Into
gullIes. which are a discomfort and
perhaps dangerous In both wet weather
and dry. The water must not be SUI
fered to run In the road, but must be
made to run of the road.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
BEN TlLMAN.
Action Of the Senate Toward the Offending
Senator's.
SAME FOR BOTH.
BIZ, the Committee Say that Tlaan's Ofensc Was the
Greatcr-Another Offense Quickly Apologized For

L,.lge, MrCumb-r. McEnrry. Mcmillan, Nal
Tory. Martin, Mitchell, MnIry, Nelson. Pat
iersou. Perkins. P-t'us. Pi.tt Of Connecticut. /.
Quarirs. knw'ins. simmons, Stewart. Talai-
Irrro. Teller. Turner. Vest, Warren, Weimorc,
81
Nays -Baveri'iye. Clark Of Wyoming. De.
bp-. Di-,'ich. F,sier Of Wash inr'On. k'an.
'Kuirisc. M'snmas. MillRrd, Pritchard, P'"c-
tor, Scott. l2.
As snon AZ the vote was announced Nm
Burrows demanded that tho ttatenent OF Mr.
rilln,mn made during the roll rafl be- read TO
the senate. Scarcely had the clerk concluded
the reading when Mr. Tiliman, addressing
the president, said:
The words uttered by me were not Intend
ei To be offensive ana ~ they were 40 con-
adhered very gladly Withdraw them"
AZ Mr.. Burrows wRs about 10 address the
senate Mr.. Teller said:
"The senator from south Carolina was not
called Ia order ny anybody. ,hiuk we had
better proered
Mr.. Burrows explained that he had no OPP
pOrtuEiiy during the roll call To direct the
sapate's RtteniiOn 10 Mr.. Tiliman's words.
The chair (Mr. Frys) said:
THE srLatOr has Withdrawn the remarks
Ia there objection on the part Of the senate To
their Withdrawals"
GOES on THE RECORD.
II object. SIR. President" insisted Mr.. Diet.
rich (tS-p OF Nebraska.
Th.. effect OF the objection II to incorporate
Mr.. TiIimau's statement 10 the record oi the
proceedings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
BURDEN OF BAD ROADS.
Vast Expense They Annually Place
on the Farmer.

Vast Expense They Annually Place
on the Farmer.
In 4 country as large as that In
which we live, with the greater part Of
It's producing regions widely separated
from the markets which they serve.
the matter OF transportation Is one Of
vast Importance. writes Hon. Martin
Dodge In Forum. This applies particu-
larly to our agricultural products; for,
while great portion both Of our man.
ufactured output and Of our farm
growth must be moved long distances
by rail or water before reaching n mar
ket, practically all of the latter must
also be transported for greater or less
distances over the public highways.
The question Of marketing these agri-
cultural products. amounting In the
United States to S1.0OO,OOO.OOO annual
II, on terms that the dealer can afford
to pay and the grower to accept, often
reduces itself to question of cheap
and quick delivery; In other words, to
q question of economical transporta-
tion.
As far as the railways and steamship
lines are concerned, this problem has
been dealt with very intelligently and
satisfactorily. Skill and money have
been applied without stint to the pro-
vision of enlarged means Of convey
ance, improved ways and Increased
power. These influences, under the
stress of strong competition, have re-
duced long distance freight rates to
reasonable level.
There is one phase Of this transporta-
ton problem. however which has ap-
preached no satisfactory solution. That
Is the matter Of wagon road haul. As
has already been said, while the great
er part Of our farm products travels by
steamship, canal or railway for por-
ton Of the Journey to market, virtually
all OF them are conveyed. for some dis
tance over the public highways. 1t Is
unfortunate that this Is often the most
expensive part Of their journey. It has
been shown by mathematical demon
stration that II costs more to move
bushel Of wheat or a ton Of hay ten
miles over the average country roads
Of the United States than to transport
the same burden 500 miles by railway
or 1000 miles by steamship. 1t has
happened many times In different parts
Of the country that farmers have let
crops 90 to waste because the cost Of
hauling them to the nearest market or
railway shipping point over wretched
and iii kept roads amounted to more
than could be realized for them after
ward: whereas, II good roads on which
heavy loads could be hauled had been
at hand. the same crops could have
been marketed at small profit to the
producer, while the economic gain re-
sulting from their application to useful
purposes would have been very consid-
erable.
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LOWNDESVILLE.
Tronpe Prophecies That There wilt
be AN UnuxunI!y Large Crop OF
Caadihaics Thi. fall-Peopie Com.
Ing aud 6oing.

"uu
LowndcsviIle, March 3rd 1902
Mrs. Peggie Williams, au aged lndy, wh
had lived IN this sectIon NIL OF her life I'll
little more than year Sgo. when she WAS In
ken To the Asy luiD. died there the first of th
week before last. Her remains were biough
up and carried Ia Uu,on Baptist church an'
buried In the cemetery near BY.
Mr.. Joe lilIi of Bells, the week before la
y bile hau !..Ig siock.!ogs. was so unfortunate
as 10 havr Que Of them To roll upon, aud hni
him bad,y II not seriously. lie has improved
but little.
From current rumors II l. believed tha'
this year t..ere Will Le aD unusually larg'
crop OF cand idaics for the different count.
au1 state oliices before the people this fall.
Mr. ID. l.. Barnes went TO Atlanta Tuesday
aud war absent non: his home for two o.
three dnyr.
There was a social gathering or young peo;
pie at tue Metnodi-i parsonage Tuesday
night Rev. J. l.. DAn.si and his belt.
hn,T' are fond al younk people, aud ou tt'
above occasion. Hnd All other iimes whri
With young people, do " hat they can 10 max
ehtm have u p,clsani time.
Miss Ethel Sy''r went to Monterey last
week lnr visii -" home OF her uncle, Mr.
Il. W. Spesr. srr
M-ssrs Qui ." Sherrai' OF Moffui
tsyiiie csiue IA N,.. rhay and spent III
day with the set = J. ID. Wilson.
Miss Ami, ""n:r d" ui Iva has spent tn
past lew day :. in' family OF MIR. w. l.
Bowman.
The week bel re lest Mrs. II. A. Teppep
spent lew .ys With her Kick mother Mr.
Sar ah Blake Ht Grecnville.
Last Thursday evening and night so,nc o
Us tinid ones had rather bad time of II
From early 10 the evening Til near mr
night. n thunder, peal a tightening flash.
h~ ri rain aud strong wind followed each utl
er Ia rather quick succession. Al timsn the.
combined we're more or leas alarming TO IT,
faiut hearted, ami with them there was bu
little sleep OF rest III alter Il O'Clock. A. q
con seq uence OF The heavy rains. our stresnk
| have sgain been very high. savannah Ri''
wan especially sn. and IL ;s reported that &C.
| -rRl pans Of the s. \. l. RI lIoaG bridge nea
Calhoun Fails, were carried away.
The people oT Augusta must be catching !
nm there was 10 mail irnin from that plHc'
Saturday from Augusta TO Anderson.
Tnere was - tonacco pc id,er In this cor
munity on Saturday. II has teen quiz.
while since there Wa, wagon loaded viii
| this commodity In cur midst II used 10 b.
! quite common occurrence.
| Rev. II. e. Fennrl u lev dRys ago was phoi
. ed io TO go io see Mr.. Jos. ClinkscaIes of LII
lie River, who was critically Ill with pnri
| fnonta
Because of the vsrv bad weather, people b =
! ing mud and water bound. and the absence OF
'he writer. this report wll have to be shor
! He being away has douotlr failed In gRthr'.
| ing some facts which IL ight have been OF in
! ierest to some Of tho raa ders OF the Press an'
Banner. Troupe.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
rhinrs That We All should Know

Pope L." Nil was % years old saturday.
Senstu : Tlliman nnd McLaurin were sew
ereIy ce,. ,ured by the Senate on saturday.
Senator Tiliman delivered an andrsss be-
fore the Clan Nae Gael society OF New YORK
nj the celebration OF Rpbert Enmetrs birth
day.
A rnss. pger train on the Southern went
through a tres,te at u .leila. Ga. on Thursday
night and four passengers were Killed AMI
others injured.
The railroads have agreed 10 give rate OF
one cent mile each way iO The reunion oi
Confederate veterans In Dai'as' IexaS. In
Aprii.
March 10Th. will he Carolina Day at the
ExpOsition. Extensive plans are being ar
ranged and II viii be- nothing shout OF great
success.
Th. civ OF ..., y has decided to pur-
chase the mn m OF the Exposition
grounds to .'ny.r''' into suburban park
at The clohe r" ,'''., for SJOUD. Several
OF the buiidn 80. also be purchased.
Not for a 'n'.. Ir has the South been
visi,ed by sO !cr rihi' ~ storm M they were On
last Thursday. TIE loss IN very great. The
railroads being the greatest losers. Lille aud
property were both destroy ed
Fob. ~. 4 southbOnud passenger Train on
The Columbus branch OF the Southern rail-
ray went through \ irestle into creek nj
midnight near IstelIa, Ga.-Sinte.
On Feb ~. Priuce Henry visited Mt. Yer
Washington. The grave was approached b.
uim with barred heHd.
The course Of Lieut.. Gov. Jas. +. Tlliman
was repudiatrd by the Exposition company
aud sent greetings and good wishes TO Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The damage done In the western district o.
North Caroiina tu railroads and county roads
In enormous. Several towns have been cut
Off entirely from communication since last
Thursday.
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss died In New
York on Monday from heart disease and
uropscy. He served In the Confederate arm!
ana Was Devoted to the '.Inst Cause" H.
has been totally blind for several years.
The President will visit Charleston after all
A Delegation OF promi inent citizens had
conf.renoe with President Roosevelt on Mon
day In regard to his attending The Exposition
/; In stated that no date could be liked Tor th'
visiias yet, but that H. wuuid probabl the
lxst Of this month.
Michael Shrcuck aud Jacob Carter, ler.
chant and his clerk, were murdered dny
In Snrenck's sto.e - miics ~ the coL y
and the s,OIs burned up"n their dead bt -
Schrenck's body H"s found IN TIE em6ers
near the safe, which had been blown opef
with dynamite or gan powder and evidently
rifled. State.
Sruntor TiIlman made n call on Senate,
Piatt. OF New York, on Saturday. telling hin
that II would not be polite Tor ROoseselt L.
visit south CaroiiBs nj ths present time. ow
ing 70 the state Of public feeling over thu
TiIIman-McLaurina affair and the withdraw
ri OF the invitation 10 The senator 10 meet
Prince Henry which wns closely followed b.!
the cancel nv Of the invitation to the Pres-
ident tn present sword To Nj jor Jenki ins
Senator Platt has advised the President NO,
70 visit Charlehtou.
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rock dust Is spread over the road and a
second rolling given until the bib ma
chine makes no impression on the
roadbed. In this way the soft lime
stone rock Is welded or cemented into
q solid mass and road equal to q
dark driveway created.
OF course there are i number OF de-
tails connected with road construction
which add difficulties to what appears
to be very simple mode Of building.
and to avoid these various artifices are
resorted to. In discussing the ques-
ton Professor NJ. A. Scovell. director
Of the Kentucky agricultural expert.
mental station. said:
"a number Of things affect the dura-
bility Of q road. First. II water stands
on 1t; second, II the road Is not so con-
structed as to prevent water from per-
meating 1t: third, II the roadbed on
which the metal rests becomes soaked
with water: fourth. II the metal Is not
firmly bound together by first COM
pacting and then cementing: fifth. II
the metal IL too soft to stand wear.
To prevent standing water the road
should be we'll crowned. II water can
permeate the metal Of road. especial.
~ In freezing weather. 1t soon disin.
tegratcs 1t and causes ruts. The metal
should be compactcd and cemcnted by
having heavy rollers run over 1t. wet
ting thoroughly and rolling and then
wetting again and rolling with fine
rock scattered over the roadbed. TLis
ccments the entire mass. II the dirt
foundation on which the metal rests
becomes filed with water, 1t soon set
ties. ard this causes the metal 10 break.
When 1t freezes enough to freeze
through the metal. the soil underneath
expands, and this expansion soon
breaks the metal and destroys the
road. 1t Is necessary. therefore. to
well drain any places in the road which
are liable to be wet. For this tile
drains are put down at the side of the
road three feet deep. Proper crown.
thorough cementing and compacting
and drainage Of the foundation road
bed are the essentials Of model road
building. and these are essentials In
the constructing of the Fayettc county
roads.
Special Agent Joseph A. Holmes OF
the national department Of agriculture
visited Lexington for the sole purpose
Of inspecting these roads and declared
that the material and construction
were equal to any In the world.
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A. m. Ssnlih d Co.'S. Locals.

We have inst received n .hinm"nf ofG
&. SHOWS shoes for men, these undoubted.
ly the hest sh0es sUld AT Abb-vilie. Can nud
eAamiue them. a. VI. smith 4 Co.
We are selling several kinds OF sugar pi ~
pounds iur dollar. You VIII surely b- re.
paid Tor examining our goods and prices.
\. ~. Smith & Co.
A large siO"k of Hardware. plow IGoIA HnC
fai ming imp eueL's constantly 0n hand
A VI. Smith 4 Co.
\ few bushels Ice wheat for sale. Suitable
either ior sowing or iretling to chickens.
4. VI. Smith & Co.
Don't fall 10 call on rs for saddles, brides
aDd horse collar of NIL kinds. A large sock
of the famous ''G-r llaw' col nrs ~ "a cents
y. NJ. smith u Co.
The hest black hat In town for 81 IN, don't
take our word Tor II, but Ca and .e- 70 fuf
yourself. \. /. smith n Co.
\ few cases three pri'.d California lemon
cling peaches reduce ir,iIn - cents tD 20
cents. Rnd they ARE We. y rur Ring up phone
~ and src how promptly your g"pds Will br
delivered. y. VI. smith 4 Co.
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Bsrksssaie,s I.seais.

"Guess I'll try Barksdale. ,-thars h0w
most of our beat customers began--thcy tried.
That's what ~e want you 10 do, try.
Garden seed. garden seed. that's the cry,
and Barksdaie can supply you. ~
Dried peaches and apples, pruues, TO-, yrst
received. w. ID. Bafksdnle.
Corn, mca., nour. brau. rice. meat, mosae
ses, soap and other supplies always on baud
Try Pmtt's Food for your stock ard poultry
You won't regret u. Sold BY W. d. Bafks
dale, ~
Don't boy your fertilizers until yoa get
prices from Barksdaie.
harness, collars, traces, piow stocks. 90
w. d. BHfksdaie.
"Msn wants but little berc below" says
philosophy. Butusuaily he wants q lot for
bis money. and We are the ones 70 give " 20
him. w. ID. Barksdafe.