The Forrest City times., 1906-03-09
Democrat Times.


 your paper, To reply to the bridge contractor, who has reSorted to print CTS ink, in regard to the complaints of Silver Bill, respecting the bridge that he contracted to build at this place last summer across Fifteen Mile Bayou. Allow Us to say that Mir. w. (. Ferguson has built d bridge as large as this one will be, if it is ever built, in four miles of us, and the contract for the bridge at this place was let to him at least two months before he got the contract for the Biaektish bridge. first. and without any trouble in getting the material. and II k still impossible for the con tractor 10 build our bridge, unless we, the citizens of Democrat. will put the material on the ground.
 And, IS MT. Ferguson claims that he made the citizens of this place az advance of ss0, l will say that Mr. j. NJ. Wallace informs me that he went to Mr. Ferguson, and told him tferguson) that he (Wallace) could get the bridge material sawed if he (terguson) would pay for il. and that ferguson sent him at once to get the bridge material cut, which he did Wallace agreeing tO pay the mill man for the bridge material as soon as Il was cut, which cost in the neigh borhood of Sl5O. and MT. Ferguson only sent Mr Wallace check for ss0, and Mr. Wallace had To pay the balance on the bridge material ae- cordiHg to his contract. And that is the way MT. Ferguson has advanced the citizens 6f Democrat $50. We don't think that anybody can build a bridge of printers ink. If it could have been done, we would have had a very big bridge across Fifteen Mile Bayou three years ago.
 We, the citizens of Democrat. came together in the spring of 1904, and built makeShift of bridge so that we could get across the bayou until th" county judge could build one fof us, as he promised 10 do: but instead of making any preparation to build the bridge for Us, he sent his road ! commissioner down here. who could not tell bridge from a flying ship. To inspect the makeshift of bridge and the commissioner reported the old makeshift bridge all q. k. That put an end to the prospect for the ! bridge that We so much needed. fol q year at least. and he first big faif that fell. washed oHr makeShift of q bridge away
 One Of our citizens called on tht i judge. and asked him for the cont racl 1 to build this much-needed bridge fol uS, but the judge turned him down on account ef q difference of De pel l foot on the price of building hi, bridge and We think Il k d shame l that We must be inc0nNenienced st l long for such q small amount, Whef the proSperill af this country depends on il. And now if the county judge will let the cont ract for this bridge tt citizens of Democrat will guaran tee that the bridge will he built within month.
 Ne will admit that the judge Ina, done all in his power iatclyt To have lhk l bridge built, tut he should have dont this TWO year, ago. and We would now have as good d bridge as any ] body. And why don't the judge re quire the contractor to carry ou1 ht cont raet and build this much-needet i bridge for Us? We are as much eu titled To bridge facilities as any othcI place in the county. if Me do Ike il ] the lHckWoods
 tud as To the bull frogs hlushine with sh2ne. and committing sueid, bs drowning in the mud holes in ou public roads. don't saA that We shouIe not have | bridge at this place. an6 besides our treasury k chocb full o money. and pray tell us what good ii k doing us. and what have We got tt show for iI> If We had good bridge, all over he county. and then ful ltreasurN. we would have something to show for il. Yours very truly.
 W N THOMAS.
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