The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-30
"QId Roadster

We had something to say last week about
good roads and before the Ink was dry, "oAo
Roadster" rid" Into the office on the above
preambulation.
"0ld Roadster's' favorite hymn is "1t's
good enough for me- "Old Roadster" 1s an
Epbraimite and his Shibboleth Is Let every
thing alone but cotton" If "Oid Roadster"
lived In China he would be q High Priest TO
Contucius. He treads In the path OF the
calf" is a great marble player and bis favor
lite felnt Is venture every thing" from a
straight" shot to "knucks.'
"Old Roadster" gave himself away on one
thing. He says: you would have each FAR
mer leave his Work and 60 out and NIL up
rough ,places-in front OF his house." Bet
you a thrip against a ginger cake there are
mig waIlows in front OF 'Old Roadsters"
home. But he looks on that as the counties
business altogether and would not throw a
shovel full of dirt into q public loblolly for
love nor-oh. yes; he would but he would
want Stevenson 10 pay him ten cents a
shovel full and then pay for the shovel.
Here, q merchant will pay half the cost OF
| making q concrete walk In front OF his store
in order to get the City Council TO put II
down. but you telegraph me at my expense
when Roadster makes a proposition like
that 10 Bill Stevenson.
If"Roadster" lives on the public road be
could with very little trouble keep the hog
wallo ws filled up. These suck holes and hog
| wallows do more harm han any one thing
on roads. They muddy vehicles, they break
axles, they jolt passengers, they besmirch
the landscape. they worry draught animals.
they are upmitigated nuisapces.
| Weknow q mar who rlds the road OF these
| nuisances where the road passes through his
| farm. He does not ask the county to pay for
1t either. He raises fine hogs. but he regu.
lates hog wallows to persimmon branch.
Roadster" II the rest Of US will fill up the
holes on our land will you do 1t on yours?
| We are going 10 throw q few shovels full OF
good clean grit In ourp, you fill up yours too.
Let's make good roads even II We have to
help do 1t ourselves. Let's get Stevenson's
blue checks out Of our minds and I'LL up with
q "plnt stoup" OF good roads.
"Roadster' asks for W. prescriptions: One
q stimulant, another a method OF stopping
NONCOMPLIANCE. He wants TO know how To
make money and then how 10 save 1t. Instead
OF preachments on good roads. We. are no
medico but here goes,
Prescription to make money:
Rx.
ELI dirt In holes ....".".-.""".bble
GIFTS full.
Directions: Shovel Iulls as often as needed
This is a good prescription. 1t will be
found q splendid tonic in toning up the price
OF land, for journeymen may see your farm
as they pass BY instead OF keeping ayes on
hog wallows and lodging ruts. If you have
q good high way through yoar estate your
land goes up In value and 80 you make mon
ey.
Prescription TO save money.
Rx.
Comp. 4 in tires ....-.....-.1V wheels
fac. roads free emulsion enough TO
make 1000 miles.
Directions: A heaping road bed all the way
to market.
This Ia also an Al prescription. Ifyou will
follow it carefully you will find that you can
haul 5000 pounds just as easily as you do 1000
at present. You will thus save two trips TO
town. Suppose 1t costa you something tc
come to market,say COO, You will save, then,
by this prescription s1.OO each time you come
to market.
"Old Roadster" Ia level headed in one
respect. He speaks OF the danger OF the
county losing labor justly due 1t through the
interference of habeas corpus proceedings.
H. thinks that sometimes cases are held
over that might come to trial In order that
the culprit may max a crop for the signer Of
the bond. The longer a case is put of, the
less likelihood of conviction. In some cases
we call for immediate trial. II immediate
trial 10 good In one case why is 1t not good in
apo,her. When q lawyer has a case Of which
be is doubtful as to the issue, the first thing
he does is to postpone It until next term OF
Court.
Roadster Ia 30 level head d on this ques-
ton that we believe he will get right on the
entire question OF good roads.
Build up waste places.