The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-10
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, TUESDAY 10 1909
ROADS OF SP0TSYLVANIA

People possess the happy faculty of
forgetting, This Heaven-given mower
enables US to kick trouble TO the rigbt
and to the left while we 90 forward
One days worry at time is enough
for US, and if at eventide we can kiek
II Oft with our shoes and forget n
while we rest from our labors we are
stronger for having passed through ii.
People do forget. II advertising could
be done by simply bringing one notice TO
the public II would not be necessary for
the railroads TO keep up the signs.
Stop, Look, Listen. Look out for
the cars they would put il up until
all the neighborhood had seen il and
then take the signs down, but people
forget, forget. It is not that people
are unwilling TO pay a fair price for
what they get; it is not that they do
not know what they want; il is not the
lack OF correct information as to how is
the right, best and quickest way 10 get
~ Nthis - American energy) the horse
has more head and the hog more brains.
but the brain power of the Yankee
American cannot be exceIled bv anv
people in the world when they combine
ideas and energy. They demonstrate
the Bible teaching that man is as he
thinketh. As he wills, so he can be a
success or failure. He dares to in
wade the depths of the earth and the
waters and the limitless space and
the sunshine above. Martyrs, heroes
and heroines have their place in the
history Of peoples down the ages. The
weasel can lick twice its weight of
anything that goes on four legs. The
elephant is meat for the tiger. Go
Hath Of Gathhad for forty days the
valley Of Elah. On the fortv-frst
David, with his heart right and his
head instructed, saw the finish of the
giant. Six hundred Greeks on the
plains of Marathon won the famous
battle from the thousands of Persians.
Ethan Allen with 4 small number of
unframed men called upon the British
70 surrender the stronghold. Fort Ii.
conderoga, lin the name oft he Great
Jehovah and the Continental Con.
gress. The British laid down their
arms and gave up the strongest fort in
the State Of New York without firing
ba gun. Heroism counts in business a.
well as in battle and has more time e
mature method. Not for a long time
have conditions been so favorable foi
the building Of wagon roadways in tn,
State of Virginia as the present time
and while we have the hearty sym
pathy and cooperation Of the president
of the United States and the Nationa
and State governments, we want &
say 10 the world Spotsyivania is in lin,
and will move forward. We have pre-
pared ourselves by proper attention {,
road laws governing our course in TN
matter. We have provided sufIicien
road levy with which TO pay off a bon
issue, both interest and principal. w
have availed ourselves of the State al
fund already provided for and will ar
ply for further share i'm any future ap
preparation which the State may civ,
us. The court has ordered an election
for Nov. End, when we can have
creditable. qualified vote in the goo,
roads bond election, and this the Onll
time we have been so situated Court
land asks for the privilege Of sellini
$50. 600 in bonds and Chancellor asks fol
$40, 900. This means that no increas,
of tax is intended. The man who own.
$1,000 in property will pay fou
dollars. no more and no less: If he vote
for the bond issue he will have helpe,
TO provide nearly 500 for buildins
roads. which will be available at once
If he votes against the bond issue h,
will pay the same four dollars for roa,
tax and this four dollars will be tn,
whole sum that can be used for roa,
purposes. The whole county will vot,
on the question, but CORTLAND an,
Chancellor will pay for the roads mad,
from the bond issue. the people of tn,
districts of Berkeley and Livingston will
use the roads in the other two district
without paying one cent for the build
ing of them. Now, then, vote for goo,
roads. Take your town paper whicl
will keep you informed as to wha
others are doing, also what you wan
done. We will talk about the matter
from time to time and shall be glad L
get for you any information you want.
Rsaed Yours for good roads,
ska Thos. II. Harris
August 5. 1909