The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-05
coon ROADS.

The following is the address of Mr..
3. Arthur Banks delivered before the
Good Roads Convention, In this city,
On Saturday, July 18th:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen OF
Sumter county:
The valne of good roads has been
recognized By thoughtful minds in
ell ages. The two most ancient cen
tiers OF civilization, Memphis and
Babylon, were connected by COM
nlercial and military highway over
which passed with ease and dispatch
the commerce and the armies OF
those people in the early dawn OF
history. information comes down
TO MS OF roads built by the Cartha.
genians, that great people who
caused the warlike nations Of Greece
and Italy to sremble in the time OF
) Hannibal.
History tells as that tall roads leo
Z Co Rome and the explanation OF
how she s.sat upon her seven hills
and ruled the world may be found
IN the fact that from her gates ex-
tended twenty-nine msgDinceut
algnWays sh.oGg1 ga. sn poss.ons aas;as - sas
Iaen c,s.s.zsa ..s;as . Isaryss, = =. con. m
stant stream OF wealth, and over
which her Ieglons moved with ease
and rapidity 90 her most dlsSant
frontiers.
rhe most magnificent road per-
haps OF all time was the Appian way,
60 named from having been project
~ y pss sas Easss ssasara fta hepin-
sosa ss.a Sas gbris.isn 49, s,os ara anf, com
sas ~ so, ss,s latar T,is road was
.eseu soa - M for dist.
s90g LIE 90 - s,,;Sass ~ fro,, Rome was
uss o,,s,g -,... a;t,ar side nv snlendid
1sSo. aso - +an,,,Ias ,sIsse ! nj sonSbs THESE
sass:sso.ss. are I'm, T,astIv crnnabied to dust,
Ss.nSs, - nsrsacsIv s,.S WAS thfs road con-
ss.,asag 80 +l,ot Is sfili renlafns. many
- s,ss tho r,,tbiess
3 Ss,sS IF IF sinaa 8 silens. hnt enduring
tiaila 9. sssnes 2 st sa1se,sa ,nsss of fhs
IN Q . lstii = ~ ss,,;Is =.
6 peeps lo s;.a itaan foot thaf the
= - 2 ,sag1a I.lss.ss bava ever been the
tsassss s gsopas siSsers Is rhs ! ,,,iohes
;ass ss-sess ess,lsetnaI is aiant who has ever
issss - 4, : ~ sssisIs Of tin1es. Napo-
I issSa ~ ~ sssaS tla test I'M
! leoa bos1S 49, pa5 i,,;TsSarof ia 80 eli time
uss Pra,., .r ), ,,s rtaiians had
Ssoon st atsgs n-ane r1s : - chi his feet and bis
=. sssrS = : sssd sacer,,e law over ali civil
saod W. : Aass asonSe ne. aScent the sturdy
z !or pr;4o,, ans, t9e plorions Aneri-
aa,,s =. II .,is trsnscenlant energies were
.,-,s s,-net5 coward tfse civil. Industrial,
Z Z s,S ~. = oara nnereia, problems OF France,
So So s.. .s,s greatssr ,r and most enduring
work accomplished by him in the
sbars ~, Ss intervals Of peace which he en-
loved was the building of roads. The
Simplon Pass, a road 500 mites long,
buift across the Alps at q cost OF
three and quarter million dollars,
and connecting Geneva, SwitZer-
sands with Milan, Italy, stands to-
day. a silent witness to his great
ness.
Bnt the question arises, II road
building Is an evidence Of greatness,
why is it that We Americans, who
combine the qualities Of the Greek
and RomanssWlth all snat Is oesg OF
every other people, have such q
Sllg0E. aepEGcIdtlOn "a SooA - l's~"' 0eseA''
The question is all right, bnt the as
sumption upon which it Is based is
not true. No people ever lived who
had anything like the appreciation
If good roads as we. we are the most
narsisteut and indefatigable road
binders os all ages. but we dom.
mild them of earth or stone.
m ), =. :. ,,e, mere of e}anpinp ifoofs
And the stage coach rafting by.
For the steam king rules the travel
ed world,
And the old pixies left 60 die"
Ss,.e.,-a ,,,ara5l foruar6 nm the
: .,e &c, ,-oor.ss rae. n anr. rosds ara huilt
esa ass.aas - p,na ons ,ssaaGIs I ara the rush:np
~ aaa.;ya ss9sa. w. yvish breath Of fame and
srsaJ ~ the wind. our means of com.
s,e,,,,sestion snS ~ the Iightning'g flash.
49, ss. sava 1aarne6 the value of time
va s.Sr i,,,osts 80 snniI,ilatefI spaee. it il
on on.y - q iou,s ecsoss = the eonssnsnt ana
- a.oials 80, s.s, Sevs across the Allan.
snlss :, 9 -aanisas eoIl s hns the fractional
ss-. ~. - ass = sscnnd TO SPEAK to person
2 dIkOA q SSSSt.s.S -, - go =