The Globe-republican., 1908-10-29
GPART OF AGREAT MOVEMENT
One Of the Most important
Steps that can be Taken
by the County Is Good
Roads.

sandy places Of the Minneola wagon
road. Mr.. W. L. Spoon, govern
ment representative and road ex-
pert started in here Tuesday morn
ing. The government furnishes the
services Of Mr.. Spoon and an engin-
eer free OF cost to the community.
The citizens generally, the CONNER
cial club and especially the farmers
who have to market crops over sand
hill roads here, are interested in the
good roads movement.
The matter was taken hold OF Mon
day morning in a business like way.
The commissioners we're favorable to
taking advantage Of the presence of
the government representatives to
put in a sample Of road that may be
built cheaply. It was splendid vp-
portunity, because these experts know
what to build, how to built it, how
rapidly it may be built, and what it
ought to cost. The demonstration in
road building given south Of town
this week will save thousands of dol,
lars to Ford county in time. Through
this start every township in the
county can learn the science Of good
road building without wasting any
time or money with experiments.
Fortunately for the demonstration,
P. Fl. Sughrue was interested in the
movement, and organized a working
force. Street Commissioner Baker
was taken on the force and a few
men and teams from town that had
done considerable road work. A
OF men and teams in the
country were secured. The govern
ment engineer staked off the road.
Mr.. Spoon was on the ground to tell
Just what he wanted done and how
he wanted it done, and the working
force was SO well organized that not
a particle Of time was lost.
The base used for this road in the
sand hills is a sticky soil, which has
settled in the lakes along the south
ditch. By knowing how to handle it
and apply the sand with it, it makes
an almost imperishable road. By
this method pike through the sand
hills is not only possibility, but it
can be had at a comparatively small
expense.
The first three days Of this week
about quarter OF a mile of this road
was built, with an expense that was
indeed trifing, compared to the work
done.
This matter is Of vast Importance
TO the community, and it will be a
great pity, while the government rep
resentative's assistance can be Sc
cured free Of cost, and the road built |
30 cheaply, il long stretch is not
Quilt on the Minneola road. It is
understood that the stretch built this
week covers about one sixth of the
distance Of sand hill road on this
line. The work done now is on in
Vestment to the county in many
ways. II the proper attention is Civ
On to it, this demonstration will save
money on nearly every bit Of road
work undertaken in the county.
Good wagon roads from the farms to
The markets are just as necessary as
are railroads. The most expensive |
hing a county can own is poor
roads. The fact is 30 indisputable |
hat the matter has become nation.
Il movement.
The conviction is gradually gain
ng ground oil over the country that
rood roads is one OF the most i'm
,ortant questions in building up o
community. Congressman Madison
recognized this fact before he was
elected to office, and during his first
ERIN he was busy on the proposition.
lie first interested the proper author
ties at Washington in the roads Of
be Seventh District, then he wrote
0 people, commercial clubs, and
ounty boards over the district, and
,ot them interested In the movement.
In expert was sent out from Wash