The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-03
WANT BETTER ROADS
An Appeal to the County Com
missioners
Hazelton, April 2s, 1906.

The people Of. this district are
much vexed over the Judgment OF
two gentlemen specially appointed
by our venerable body, called the
county commissioners, to view road
much needed and has been for years.
We have been economical all these
years, doing "a great deal of road
work free gratis or with wages low
enough so the county would. let us do
it. Greeley and the other districts
have been receiving the benefit OF
our taxes which we paid without a
kick, knowing we'll that we should
let Grandpa Stroll attend to busi-
ness in the favorite Districts. Now
when we ask for something reason
able, perfectly right and just, these
gentlemen who are thought would
surely exercise good Judgment and
give US chance for one good road,
so we could haul our commodities
to market with less power and time,
which would save US hundreds OF
dollars every year. 1t appears that
Mr.. Steele and P. w. Allen are in
favor of no road, while Mr.. Reinks
advises and sanctions road by all
means and on the section line. 1t
must be matter of few extra
taxes these two gentlemen are look
ing at in behalf of their own inter-
ests, or to save little patch Of
onions that practically amounted to
nothing compared with no road.
Good energetic farmers willingly
give right of way on section lines
and glad to do so. There are four
teen good farmers under or on this
road, to be, that own one hundred
and sixty acres each. They raise on
an average of 10 cars Of spuds, a
thousand or more acres, 1876, GOO sacks
or 500 cars, to be drawn over this
supposed aud much needed road. 1t
would mean saving of several hun
dred dollars per annum, beside save
from one to six miles of travel every
trip as compared with what we nave
at present. Do you, MIR. Commits
sioner. deny a deserving people a
valuable road on account of two
acres of onions?
Reverse the situation. Let 1t be
any one of you and the road would
have been built long ago. Look at
that road you caused, with the
urgent request of Mr.. McClenahan.
to be built. Good..for nothing and
never will be. Talk about looping
the loop Just take ride around
the bluffs along No 3. ditch, mag
niicent boulevard. 1t shortens up
McClenahan's road but does not
benefit any one else. Yes, you say,
''too much expense. Put your
money in good roads that will give
service to the public. The farmer Is
tie man who needs the roads. Go
over into Larimer county. Good
roads to the Weld county line,
especially, and the Greeley and
Loveland road, where there is con-
| CIAuOuS I1dfcl Vil0 year dlOuuu'
Weld county ought to be proud of
that road. We have the best OF
material, sand clay and cement
gravel. Mix it up and we have the
pest roads Of the county. Give us
some consideration, we deserve it,.
These roads once in repair would be
easily kept so. Appoint some good
teamster with experience and judg-
ment, not some city chap that rides
in buggies or sits around the fire and
smokes two for flyers. We have
agreed to do some work. Also we
have subscribed good sum Of
money. We have petitioned and
were turned down. But we shall
continue to petition until we accom-
plish something, or, until election
and then we shall work with all our
might. We might do something.
We certainly will try.
o. G. O'Farrell.