The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-24


ti1<with improved roads increase
their rural population at an astonish-
ing rate.
This movement is in the interest of
country life. When population in
creases safety increases, and social
pleasures, so necessary to the young,
increase.
This movement is in the interest Of
! diversified farming. The history OF
road construction in this country
proves beyond the shadow Of doubt
that good roads lead to diversificatlon.
No one-crop country was ever prosper
Gus for a long period of time. Cotton
is king with US now, but it is tryran-
nical king, and cotton will remain king
; and will retain its tyranny until we
get permanent roads. Diversified
farming means increase in land values.
It also means better land and better
farming.
This movement is in the interest OF
the farmers pocket book. Good roads
| means freedom from the mud tax.
This is the greatest tax paid by our
! people today. The two-mill tax on
bonds is nothing in comparison.
This movement is in the interest OF
the horses and mules Of this county
They serve man we'll, and they deserve
his kindest consideration. It is not
kind to compel them to draw loads up
| such hills as we have on our roads
when these hills can be Stunned. 1t
is cruel, it is sinful, for the lack OF
few dollars to cause such cruelty to
animals.
This movement is in the interest of
| the towns and railroads of this coun-
ty. These always prosper when the
farmers prosper. They everywhere de-
pend for their prosperity upon the
farmer. Hence they should be made
to: pay for such permanent develop
ment as is necessary to develop the
country.
It has been said that good roads can
be had in Newberry county by pay
| ing for them as you 60. If Newberry
succeeds in doing this she will nave
done something that no other county
similarly situated has ever been able
to accomplish. If we had a large city,
of three or four times the assessed
valuation, there would be no need for
bonds. But. under the present cir
cumstances. a one or tWo-mlll tax
| spent directly upon the roads will
WELD such a sum of money as. in the
| verv nature of the case, can accom-
| plish nothing permanent. and IN the
end such sum will be frittered away.
The opponents Of bonds have never
vet ATTEMPTED to refute the argu-
ments in favor of bonds by citing
foctS. IF anv one can show how
roads can be had in this county with
ont bord issue. those who now advo-
cate bonds would be delighted to see
# ond heln inaugurate such system.
And. after all, the bonds running
through forty years or less will not be
burden upon our people. In fact, they
will be repaid manv times in many
Vows before the bonds mature.
The bond method Of building roads
recognizes the broad principle that
| all public improvements of a perma-
nent nature shonld be paid for by
those who will enjoy them. AS per-
manent roads are built not only for
this generation. but for succeeding
oroS the bond plan is just and equi-
table.
The railroads and telegraph compa-
MES of the county alone will nav
more than one-ninth Of the entire
tax. The town Of eNwberrv will pay
one-third. The towns of Newberrv
md ProSneritv and W,itmire Will
r>ov onnciderohlv more than one-half.
The farms will Dav about FORTY Der
ce~t.
0etNi7od raI"nlntionS have beer
nr'l;.'p1 slowing that two mill
tax on the nrpsent valuation Of the
property of the county is ample to
pay the interest and the principal on
these bonds in forty wears. and vet
men without attomntin9 TO diSnrove
tAo "elcnl"tion. boldly assert that it
will cost the conntv much more. A
WON whoSo n~"~ortv is assessed at
n,,o h.,,,Lrod dollars Will nay hut