The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-09-12
A LETTER.

GREENvILLE, MISS, Sept. 8, 1870;
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
Washington County, Miss:
Gentlemen Il trust that you will no
think il presumption on my part, 0
that l am arrogating tC myself the Pc
sitlon OF advisor TO your nohoraot
body. Hut fully realize the fact INA
[ se. more Of the much-needed want
of this country than any other man II
it owing tu my professional calling
and that am in daily contact with tn'
in,proyelnent of the lands on which oul
progress is based.
have been in the woods Tor tnlrt.
wears in YOUR midst, and what vas'
Change has taken place IN That time
And / see daily The necessity OF DEUEL.
roads and more Of them. Th0usano'
M acres Of our most valuable lanus are
inaccessible without inYress ana egres'
and / would call your attention spe'
clally to the road from WaySlde TO Ar
cola where the county has alIeaa,
built five bridges, one across Durn,
Slouph. one across Black Bayou, ano
th. other three are in the forest with
no road either to Ur from Cnem, hne
bridges, good and well built, wItnstooc
the overflow Of 1908, not one OUT oi
level or alignment. .ho.hood
There is land in that neighDornooo
In the amount Of 10000 acres tlaI Ia
susceptible of high state OF cult1sa-
tion. but is wholly inaccessible. IL II
onIv nine miles from the railroad u
Arcola from Wayside, a1d the lano hs 4
cleared up tU black Bayou lroiu Sne
east side, aud the cOloreo people ale
snxIous to purchase the wild lana ln' u
t.rvsniuy. uuL the two miles OF roau 10
necessary 90 De cut OUT so that CId'0'
can be made Through IL. aod a
Commercial rivaIry has retarded q
large section of this country, ano eaon Ll
naiShborhvod seems to think tnat 1ney
10 cnntrol the trade of its immeoiate
section, as evidenced by the wanC u
nnblic road which leads from "aysiue
10 Greenville. ~ oron
w oSrssnville is cut off from all wagon
.,aveI .oiIGh of SwiftwaLer as enecCuai.
IS If mere was Tlyer Intervening
~ as 10 fsrry TO cross OIL. A public roau
a.i',n anu ~ Greenyllle To Wayside and one
fror thence to Arcoia, ana from CnSi
- SnnAower River on the townsnip
line betweeu Townships IL anu ~ 70 .
NECESSITY, and the country muSS ISs ISso =
rosds and the little. narrow selnsn
noIicy of coralllng the trade OF lts n ln
po piad,,re nell h bOrhood must DC aoS"-
doned. .ha eacond dis
~, ~ I,,U md o,Jv the so-called pnbllc road
from Wayside to Greenville o,Id ~ Ta not
nm 10 yet TO this meeting lie "ouiU NV
he abie to get here al all an ,o, i'm.
" Genrlemel, ! trust you VIII noS ~ ~
Zine that Lnis is an arTal hnGuv -
1Sa Board, far from it, IL Is oniy y,,,.h S,io
InS Of Il citizen who by contact WIN
wy. W" n.nnle sees the growing pecessig
ot T morg roads, and actuateu sO,e
,ha desire to aid you in your worS, ,,st ha
1now Sr9 the law says that roacs mus s i,,' ~
KuJT Kn.i,,onsd for. In many cases u - y III, III
peS.S1 pSa;hIe. for instance, Scott ano nooea .',
posSavi,T p'an,,,,ns Iaand Is, township 10. rdngo
! III N, SeeV,on If Ashland. My business coLn, s,
Q sasS' S =, nc 10 90 in there aud the nrss ,ss
lyrieyance tnaI heard was
~ simply call your attention 70 70 hat J"s Il IL
"a many needed Improvements LA ! ssw
Ine ledad ind m his growing country; q iss tbs
neeueS 90 70 We imagined that al Oh sne
yoafs aso asontihle of cultivation Was
lsno - su1Ge m. AsI view it now, there e