Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-02
Mr.. Perry's Reply to Commissioner Snead.

Salem, June 30.-Editors Courier: In
| The Courier Of June 18th see Mr.. S. IL.
Sncad wants definite information from
Mack Perry about the charge laid to him
in regard to that eight-dollar job of work
for twice the amount, the place, the bid
der and so on.
Mr.. Suead will remember that candi-
dates are forgetful as we'll as other peo-
pie, especially whom they are in office,
clectioneering, farming and engineering
for OcOnee county, all at the same time
This little piece of work that seems to
stick Mr.. Snead so much is on Mr.. l.. A. .
B. M Moss's place, near Salem, and sets in
at the Barbecue bridge, leading towards
Grants bridge, about 200 yards long.
MIR. J. IL. Grogan was one of the eight
dollar men and Mr.. Tom Crow was the
other. Mr.. Grogan told mo of this
while we were travelling over the new
road. Mr.. John M. Hudson was the man
who made the new road. | never saw
MIR. hudson at work on the road. Mr.
Grogan told me he did the work; that is,
Mr.. Grogan told me that Mr.. Hudson did
the work, and was to have $40 for it. |
suppose Mr.. Hudson told the same, that
he was to have $40 for the work.
Mr.. Snead thinks Mack Perry got off
the track when he was in Georgia hunt
ing up evidence concerning our roads.
Hardly, Mr.. Snead; l don't need to go
that far from home. 1t is not evidence
that is raising such dust in Oconee
about roads; it is the way the present
Board of Commissioners are squander-
ing the couDty's money and not working
our roads. That is the trouble.
. Now, Mr.. Snead wants Mack Perry to
put on his governor belt, so his little
stem of justice can shut off his big head
of nonsense and give facts just as they
are. OF course, Mr.. Snead, am willing
to do as you say. don't know anything
else but to obey orders, especially from
the engineer. But the truth is what
sticks to tho gizzard. Now pull off your
governor belt and pull open the throttle,
and let us see how you will come out
with your own big head of steam. Turn
your nose little to one side, so it won't
strike these rocks too fair.
Now, Mr.. Snead, you said in the close
of your article: "If Mr.. Perry has the
don't see why he does not come to the
letting of advertised work and make rea-
sonable bids, 80 we can save the county
money" The reason why it would be
time lost to me, and wouldn't benefit the
county any, is that last spring you gave
me job of work to do and asked me to
get Mr.. Wigington to survey it in con-
nectlo1 with some other work. 1 did as
you told me. of course; | knew no better.
saw MIR. Wigington and told him what
you said. He did the work, for which
you said you would pay him. 1 lost one
day; thought / would get something out
of it, but l have never got it and never
will. A few days before l was ready to
work on it you wrote and told me to
hold up. l did so. In q few more days
you came up and we talked some. 1t
seemed to me that you wanted some one
else to have the job. gave way like |
always did. / knew no better than to
do just as you said. So if / had been at
the lanyard bridge would have looked
for something of the same kind. 1t is
hardly worth while to ride that far for
job when l can't be trusted with
smaller one closer home.
SO now, if you wish, we will close, as
you are candidate and / do not wish to
hinder you. But if you are not satisfied,
splash in your mud. have q few sholls
already loaded. Mack Perry.