Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-02-01
THE WOMEN CAN HELP
WORK THE FAIR SEX CAN DO FOR
GOOD ROADS.


They should Talk Road md Talk II
Hard, Says n Kansas womats-some
Advantages of Good Highways
Tree Planting.
No one enjoys and appreciates good
road more than l, for my rides for
pleasure are always toward the coun-
try, but as for making one | do not
know the first principles, said Mrs.
Walter Bates in paper read at Kan
sas good roads convention. Now IL
you wanted good meal built; that
would be entirely different, for there
am right at home. l just want to
speak Of a few ways in which women
may help the good roads movement
along, not by actual, hard labor, but by
interest, enthusiasm and talk.
You know when a woman is interest
ed she just has to talk. So get the wo-
men to talk good roads, and you will
find before long that the men will be-
gin to do. DO you know I believe the
Lord gave women the gift of talk with
the idea in view that they might keep
at the men so they would do the work.
Now, do not mean nagging woman.
for if there is anything despise it is
nagging woman. 1t would be q
mighty poor stick of a man that could
not be interested In q good cause |
through his wife's enthusiasm and |
talk.
A farmer that will wade through the
mud around his own place, with no
walks, no drive to the main road, can
not be expected to enthuse over good
roads.
Wife, here is your chance. Talk
walks, talk drive, and talk until you
get them. If l am not very much mis-
aiken it will be the means Of a good
'oad to town. Just that little ride over
he drive from the barn to the road
will make him wish he had good
'oad to town. Watch him close, and
when you see the laundering after
,ood roads sign then talk road, and
ak it hard
Branch out a little and talk to your
leighbors. Now that you have your
husband interested, impress him with
he idea that it is money in his pocket
rst of all, for the farmer, like the rest
t us, is working for the almighty dol
ar. Post yourself. Read up and be
BILE to give him some facts. You
now, facts are what counts. Ask
i'm If he ever considered that in addi-
on to great reduction in the wear
nd tear OH horse and wagon as we'll 2
8 upon himself Il good road would in
ease the value OF the land by, as it
ere. picking it up bodily and placing
nearer town; that it would enable 7
i'm TO take advantage of the market |
uctuations in buying and selling; that Il
would economic in time and force +
transportation between farm and i
arket and allow hauling of farm prod d
It's and purchase of commodities dur a
q comparatively leisure times? b
There are innumerable ways in which '
woman can help the good roads e
Ovement and still not get right out u
I'd do the hard work 81
There is one more thing. Could we
It have few trees planted along the Il
adside? do not want row of trees, Il
It have them scattered so as to afford W
casional shade for those who are 81
liking. Now, II lived in the country &c
the present time, when there is so
lch good roads interest aroused, | te
ould try to organize club of the 81
men in my locality and if successful OF
ould insist that part of our pro- In
lmme each meeting be devoted to gr
good roads question. There is so 70
lch good literature on this question DE
It l think women would find it very
eresting reading, especially those M
nting good road to town. l think us
s the farmers who are or should be ne
st Interested in good country roads. fe
course town people are interested
'ow, people who live in the country, ]
It be like the farmer who planted fe
re corn to feed more pigs, to get fol
re money, to buy more land, to plant be
re corn, to feed more pigs" etc, but On
e few of the comforts as you go. mn
TO have good road to travel over Ro
md from town is not only luxury, ger
an absolute necessity, and we all ed
w 1T Is far more comfortable. So par
to the women, work for it, and, our
We all, talk. sto
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