The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04
To whom it NAV concern:

am large WclSnIy AO1oO, CoCA1IAdI-
ed by some as of sixteen hundred
pounds weight, I think I am gay and
handsome, if I am fifteen years old, |
have worn shoes always until but few
shoers could be found who were graft
fed to render me possibly able for
duty. Since the Brown Ribbon road
has been introduced here have been
allowed to go bare footed, and I do
not expect to ever wear another pair,
my feet are fully recovered and l ex-
pect to meet the trains for the next
fifteen years. / have been bantered
for assuming to be the best thirty
mile horse in the state, and if they
think l am past number | feel in
my bones and hoofs that will awaken
many of them yet Thanks to the re-
tort people. Signed.
Old Canova Duncan Prince.
Thus you can judge more forcibly
how humane a road it certainly makes
and if introduced, the usefulness OF
Our horses has been increased.
The discussion of good roads can
be followed "ad-finitum" and will only
add this thought or fact that all labor
in which roads are the factor can be
accomplished more than one half less
which of itself is an enormous amount
worth saving.
Assuming sufficient has been ex-
pressed to turn your attention to the
pith of this communication, I wish to
outline to every one of your readers,
a feasible practical outline of a quick,
effective, right now manner, of &C
complishing this allowing us to spend
the remainder in making your county
more desirable, having it dustless, the
fields stumpless, annihilating distance
with good bridges and ultimately with
out costing one cent increase in tax,
read this slow, I say, without one
cent of tax now or hereafter, and be
permanent, never out Of order, health
full and as kind to use as velvet plush
carpet in your parlors. The attorney
general of our State expressed to Our
Bradford county state SENATOR this
expression in response to my so1icita-
ton.
The counties can erect a turpentine
plant and sell turpentine provided they
apply all proceeds to road uses. This
would include bridges. Now lets us
another step. What will a turpentine
plant cost, you can verify my state
ment simply by wheeling your chair
around.
A turpentine still capable of thirty
cords per day Of stumps and roots
taken out Of old farms complete, $780,
600.
Three automobiles, one of which has
a tub or box capable of holding two
three cords of chips with a sprocket
attachment to distribute the chips
like manure spreader the other two
with simply flat tables to lay stumps
and roots on, $4,000 Total $4,000.
For labor, the convicts.
Now let us look at the results.
Thirty cords of wood per day at $40
per cord, $780, One week, six
days, $500. Earnings per week, 5000.
The calculations are more than con-
sentative and allow me to venture the
assertion that at the end Of two wears
every road in the county would be in
prime perfect condition and your
plant if not more than half paid for
hundreds of fields stump1ess
Now let us visit this plant, the chips
are elevated into tanks, the capacity
Of the automobile tank, by sliding the
bottom your load is Immediately ready,
it travels over its own prepared way,
it moves six miles per hour, it un1oads
itself, 1t repeats. Is it possible for
1T to be one week on a mile, answer
this after the road is established, 7
have estimated the road can be replen-
1shed at five dollars per mile per wear.
IT kept tip twenty years it willie be a