The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-18
GOODS ROADS MEETINGS
mlre on Saturday--Pr0f. Sligh's
Logical argument.

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The goods roads meeting at Young's
! Grove on Friday was the most largely
attended in the campaign thus far, the
crowd numbering about three hun
dred
Mr.. r. T. G. Hunter acted as chair
man of the meeting.
Addresses were made by the Rev. S.
II. Zimmerman, Col. e. H. Aull, Hon.
/ Cole. l.. Blease, and Prof. w. X. Sigh.
The positions taken at the various meet
ings by Messrs. Zimmerman, Aull, and
Blease have already been stated in these
columns. Prof. Sigh made strong
and logical argument for an issue Of
bonds. Prof. Sigh said in part:
THE ISSUE OF BONDS. ..
eff it is intended to really build roads
the following plan appears to me the
most practical and economical:
tissue $2OJ,000 worth of per cent.
bonds and thus place ourselves in posi-
tion to receive 5000, 900 in cash from the
national government if the government
extends aid, as it is very probable it
will do. Pennsylvania has taken the
necessary steps to get nine millions.
When these great States take hold of T..
thing there must be something in it.
| Moreover, this is the first chance the
South he's had to get something for the
forty millions she pays the national gov
ernment each year. 100000 would
build 400 miles of road. This would
cover the county pretty well. These
$400, 900 would be spent in the county for
labor, material, hauling, etc. Our pc
pie would get nearly all of it and it
would make times better.
"a 2-mill property tax would pay the
interest on these bonds and relieve them
in thirty years. QHere the speaker gave
an array of figures showing this result.
1t is impossible to obtain the figures for
this issue, but they will be given lator.)
'"rhis levy would be lessened from
year to year as the value of property
increased. SEQ communication tax would
keep the roads leading into the main
roads in excellent condition.
| llS opSt]NSl otll\t lC IlttS oSCli lOthN
building in Maryland and Pennsylvania,
the farmers hauled the stones from the
nearest quarry and dumped them in a
rough condition on the road-beds. Then
they were broken into the required
sizes by men with hammers. The work
wasivery rapid and not expensive. Oh
course the road had been previously sur
veyed and grade by an engineer. We
: have as good or even better material fol
road building. Our ordinary granite is
said to be es fine as any stone in tho
world for roads. 1t is plentiful ant
7 well distributed. Where there is ne
: granite orher good stone can be had
= Newberry comfy is exceptional in re
= gard to material.
The bond plan is superior to the pay
y as-you-go plan for several reasons:
l. 1t is not just to make the presen
n generation bear all the expense of sucl
e permanent improvements.
2. The work would be too slow or els
:, the taxes too high if we try to pay a
:, we 60. A two-mill tax would rails
=, $11, 600 year. This would necessarily
- be spent for a few years on some on
section of the county. Other section
would become dissatisfied. The roa
Il tax would become an issue in polite
5 The majority receiving no direct benefi
L. for long number of years would sen
u men to the Legislature pledged to re
a move the tax. This would end the goo
} roads question. If you propose to max
the tax heavy enough to build road
rapidly the people can't afford it,
3. The bond plan would put into Gil
e culation $i00, 900 at cost to the ta2
payers of per cent. interest.
4. The bond plan would in few yeal
III bring the benefits of good roads to tt
'e whole county. All the people wou
have the use of them and all the pro-
&c erty would increase in value at one
s An excellent barbecue dinner w;
is served.
THE WHl1MIRE MEETING.
or The meeting at Whitmire was held
dc Saturday. Owing to the bad weathe
c. the crowd did not number over fifty.
Mr.. Jno. w Scott acted as chairm
is of the meeting.
of Addresses were made by Col. Cole.
is Blease and Col. w. A. Hill.
good barbecue dinner was fl
nished.
I'D -------zRa----
'st To Fill Chair of Mathematics.
es' Mr. O. B. Cannon will fill the ch;
on of mathematics in Ncwbcr.y Cole
next session. He is q member Of
zen class of 1893. He was superintend'
A. Of the Due West Graded School !
lry year and was reelected with an