The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-12
FREDERICKSBURG, va, TUESDAY MAY 70 laos
AN OPEN LETTER
10 the Board Of Supsylsors Of spe,ylysnl,
County on the Subjsct Of Roads.

On the 18th day Of Mach p. e.. {, the
year -. called 10y the Romans the
iue- oi March. Julia caesar. having
zen warned oy a suutn-saycr To bewar,.
oi Tue 'ldes OF March 90 Csesar remarked
to Il friend, me Is a dreamer. lei ns is,,,..
MN. lie took his fate ia his own
hauds. Cas,ius, m arguing with Brutrs
says; Men at some times are masters
oi tueir iates; the ;ault dear Brntus A.
not III our stars, bat la ourselves that
we are underiings. To listen To advice
Is marc; To follow IL ia stu harder
Oaesar could not take advic.. =, vy.ut
down With % "skiddoo" MARKS In hfs
body. To know and to Go il oftensr a..
quired than Inherited. Every life begins
al zero; that i no ,asOu Il should end
tuere. The best that can be said of any
- that he shows "a propensity for some
me OF thought or work. A fine educa-
tlon IN any line VIII accomplish nothing
LOT tue man who says no usa. no US. .
men Win lever talents viii pass him
az 20 on a. success " bile he hesitntes.
while ho doubts everybD.v clse.
prophet l. urt Without honor savs &,
his own country ana au.1n- his own
people. Oth,r- succeed w.fh r,--.-
equipments while Dee hrsitates ana tsrus
buried his talrnt- in his napkin. 4 com.
li.te SUCCESS cannot be- gained bv one
bpld stroke. but the keel inxeverlastinrl
ar u. Admlttatce 10 know ledge nor
any other possession IS promised 10 anv
man who viii not kuocS Think /,
over; taNe an inventory. Do Won 49,
anything l. the sun shining Gr.et
your task b agly. Get on the ro.d ,o
Prosperity To yu. the Workers Turunike.
pe a traveller 0rd don't be satisfied to
~ on the last seat Oh the banl wagon
either. The snme old. every day dim
WI keep you riding on poles all the DAYS
o' our ME, sending up "a hard luck howl.
t'9ure- furnished the u ghway Com
missioner : Oiiics say your board spent
iast year Tor roads 10y districts 81. pr 50:
" The county, Including bridges. etc
SJ.i72 go.
Al the April sessiou of your board tbe
writer asked each member of vour boerI
separately how many miles OF gnol
r"hu haN"yuu iu your district made irnm
Ihe money sih nj last year Three mem.
er- answered none. One said he had
n'e- Pleas tell us how YOU mnde it2
"" puied II. Gentlemen. this L. 100
hiEh five mil.s of poied road for
~ - oSt one member eofd In an.
other; Did you rec that piece ia which
somebody said the board did not have
sense enough 10 make roads, No. said
hls brather member. Well. &c was there
SAID the hrst speaker. Gentlemen. the
writer does not think you have not
sepse enough, but riding over pol,s so
much does not give your ideas time 10
concentrate on the road subject. The
ttermans say "a silent tongue and "A true
heart are the most Admirable things ON
earth. The writer asked II YOU had
any plan for working the roads for ,he
present year Answer. no. VII Xou
adopt any plan? Answer. no. The
writer then Offered to hire To the county
the necessary machinery aud tools to be-
GIN the road work. with plan of opera
tioni but the answer came again. no.
Gentlemen, IL Is not that love Caeger
less but that | love Rome more. We
want our county to get OF of the poles
and get In line to ask for our share in the
S=oO,OOO appropriated for assisting the
making ot good roads ia the state The
LORD is how doing his two-thirds OF the
work with tie sunshine and the wind
lou are only asked to do one-third.
Don pole il. Use the Kind OF material
that surrounds the hole in the road that
you are try ing to mend. No poles. nine.
tags, brush or trash. Raise the road
bed drain off the water and you'll come
near doing your third of the work.
Yours Tor good roads,
InOs III Harris