The Forrest City times., 1907-05-24
CORRESPONDENCE
Bridges and Le,ees Needed.
Horton, Ark, May 2l. leO'

Horton, Ark, May 2l. 1907. Editor Times, Forrest City, Ark.
 Dear Sir: 1 will write you a few lines concerning the condition of the roads and the needs of the people of the west side Of the L'Anguille river, and especially those of L'Anguille township. We are all but cut of from the outside world, on account of the high water and the condition of the roads. The road across the river and creeks has been very dangerous ever since last October, and most of the time impossible. This road has been washed out until the water gets very deep when it rains, and when the water is over it, it is very treacherous. One may pass over it all right and an hour later try it again, and find that the land has sunk in some place so that your team will fall in. sometimes out of sight under water, and then you have to get into the water re- gardless Of how cold it may be, and cut the harness of so that they can get out. The road is so bad all the time, except during very dry weather that you cannot haul more than half load, so you see to what a great ex- pense and inconvenience, and even danger We are put to. There have been two weeks of the time this year that the mail could not be carried and if we need doctor we cannot get him. So, MT. Editor, you see we need a road and levee badly. It can be built, l honestly believe. for the sum of two thousand dollars, because it is only short distance across the bottom at the place we have selected, ,and it is not very deep an any place. It is cer- tain that road cannot be kept up where it now is, and if the county does not build leyee, we will be en- tirely cut of from Forrest City. The road through the bottom is so bad now, that any one who is not well ac- quainted with it had better not un- dertake to cross it, and those who are acquainted with it, and think they know where to cross, take a great risk.
 Last week, Mir Wm. Dunn, think ing that he was well acquainted with the right way to go, undertook to cross, and his wagon fell into one of those treacherous holes, and he was thrown out, and had three of his ribs broken, and he would have drowned, If it had not been for other parties that were present, to help him out.
 MT. Bun Turley undertook to cross last week, and got into bad place, and had to cut up valuable set of harness to save his horse, and then had to hire his buggy taken out.
 Week before last Dr. Reynolds, of Caldwell, was called by phone to come over here to see Mr. ]. r. Thompson, who was very sick. He came over all right by nearly swimming his horse. but in going back, the same way, got into one of those treacherous places, and got wet all over, and says he will not undertake it again for $25. So you see what fix we are in.
 We pay our taxes cheerfully, and certainly are entitled to some consid- eration from the county judge, and we believe he will give it to us. If the river was leyeed it would certainly increase the value of our lands and then our taxes would be greater and it would be a great help all around.
 We hope Judge Folbre will come out this way in his buggy, and get personal and practical know ledge of the present condition of the roads and see what we need ". T ELLIS.