Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-12-17

trict brought Growth and Proa-
pcrity-rhe Taxable value Of Prop
erty Greatly Increased.
About twelve years ago IN the county
OF Madison, Ala, paralyzed az IL was
by the effects OF war. about a dozen
men. seeing the horrible condition or
things, their homes devastated and
turned over TO ignorance and poverty
saw that something had Ia be- done
said Charles T. Lane in an address de-
livcred before the national good roads
convention. We could see nothing else
a. do but 10 build three turnplkcs. 30 "a
campaign was inauguratcd We went
into this great campaign. and the log.s-
laturc passed a bin providing for the
issuance of $4,000 in bonds
We went before the people We bad
i'm my country that class which calls
Itself the conservative class men
Who DO not want 10 improve. ! call
them "muzElc loader" They belong to
tie dead past. they do not want ai.y
innovations cor changes. they fought
us and at the first fan they beat MS
luoj votes before the people That was
in Che fHll. when the roads were good
We Immediately went back Go the Ala.
bamn legislature and ohtpiucd sanction
for another election We tried then Boo
February. and never shall FORGET thHt
campaign. made ON horseback over hills
aud bottoms. and before October and
November there was a change OF scuti.
mcut from 1905 votes against MS to
/ a.,j votes '1r free pixies
We issued bonds and We put down
tie pixies. We did 81 In rather % crude
Wey ut the start. bat We learned a- We
wont along ana a. We gathered export
cucc And when We had built about
a hundred miles Of pike q howl went
up Iu Madison county that was heard
from the Tennessee mountains 90 the
Tennessee river. demanding another
hundred miles 81 pike. and believe
another Sl25 900 or $4,000 has been
issued 10 huud another hundred miles
~ pike.
And now what was the rcsutf You
can start from the beautiful and his
torlc city Of Huntsville today then.
mark you. slc had but about 800 pco-
pie. thc county almost dcpopu.atcd. .
scarcely amy northern men there az an .
md uo white people HEED ia the coun. .
iry you can start out today from that
beautiful little city and 90 out on "a
ruud country road. the Milton pike ami .
f you can nud brior patch iu ten F..
miles from Huntsville will agree tb .
oHt thr hr.ers All along that road F.
fr..f.. fftt,t.,.IIf, q. AMI. . I..t....... T
of fifteen miles. there arr bcauuu +
homes, fences straight. barns painted .
and ana air Of general prosperity and .
civilization prevails Not only that
but we so greatly increased thc taxa
hlr value of the property OF Madison .
That WEE paid on those bonds and
scarcely knew when We paid them
remember when as child we were
in the war that the horrible roads kll. .
eel more horses aud mules than our
guns II was "a terrible destruction.
We DO not want any more war-God
forbid but We DO want good roads
and easy transit We want 10 because
the people are entitled to &C. W, want
% because 30 ia our duty Go our people |
10 build the roads 10 is not only our
privilege to do 10. but 10 i- our duty a-
civilized. progressive men when
scc the prosperity OF the town / think
this prosperity viii br multiplied
hundred tunes 10y the prosperity Of the
rural precincts. and when / say this
do not 90 OF ON any fancy school
teaching theory about lit mean, |
money
Tho best way 10 get that money Is by
a bond issue, and begin your roads coo
lho ccnters 81 counties and carry them
ont You can get money ON .. or > 4
per cent ON good bonds FOR twenty
years and build your roads and ~o
greatly increase your taxable value !
and so greatly attract the people that ,
you Will scarcely feel the expense OF ]
paying those bonds They will Hqu
date themselves \ sinking fund viii
grow ont Of the Increased value aul
pay the bonds as 80 paid them iu Madi. y
SON county That can bc done n
Madison county can do 10. why cannot |
county In Missouri, Maine or Yer.
mont do ~ 1