The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

Aptomolsii.ss fad faail siih oo'
road. puac,pAilg To- u toar folio ring
defetiss
The lopse steurs tsas sre SLOWED -
mmaln Ia t6r wbeei tracks. wat
bars being buii 30 hiEh thh lasl
t;uub.e !, our ~ netghtm Hypgepl'
pet ibeorirs 70 snllninslr, The brush
should BE- cut sway rsprcalls aroaBd
shori cuages. and where ihr rad 4
narrow. aud foarthly, not hast The ruad
50 crowplng.
4 am hot ~ nhri0w minded as 10
,hink whA, was good enough for our
ggandfaiher's days Il good enough for
o.. Unlike some | believe cur rich
friends who can afford costly equi.
pages like autos are euiitlej 10 some
confederation III this matter. We are
taxing them 10 considerable extent
for the express purpose Of making our
highways more suitable for their use,
and there j. not bat Of doubt but We
shall make them pay more than lees,
aud iind the sentiment among them
Is that they will be willing 70. Auto
travelling for pleasure is supcreediug
train service and Is cheaper today.
To be sure many accidents happen
caused by rocklessness Of ehaufers,
bat have been reading the record OF
a busy automoblist IN a large city, o.
u ear that was put into service less
than -four years ago, has been driven
thirty-fiye thousand milcs-once and u
half around the world through the
streets OF crowded city, aud bat one
fatal accident. drunken man killed.
Aud for our own people good roads
are just as much for their benefit. OF
course We who ride behind slaid old
farm teams can stand little jarring
over the boulders and the joggie caus-
ed by wearing down the grass sod.
hauled into the Travelled path by the
road machine because we have been
accustomed 10 il; that is the way The
roads were repaired when ! was boy
But that ISN'T the point. What We
need today is different system OF
road building. 1t shouldn't be said
that imam IN riding in an auto may
close bis eyes and be able TO tell when
be crosses the line that divides the Two
towns"
In my school. boy days had ii ex
planned to me that many of the bound
AIRY lines were ,'imiaglnary lines, bui
snch as just referred TO are not imagi
nary but real. would be glad to
have Manchester mt the next town
meeting vote TO have our townsman.
Frank II. Walker, expe "a five hunl
red dollars for the especial purpose o,
rectifying the defects referred to in til
beginning OF this article, or, eleetIng |
him Road Commissioner with an abb,
assistant, as he is a very busy man
| mention Mr.. Walker because he i.
an expert autoist and the town nigh
safely trust him in the expenditure OF
such sum for that purpose. not bu
that we have plenty Of good men fol
road commissioners.
IAN idea' something like Marseleen,
10 have siren Mt every railroad cross
ng 10 tell a driver il train was within
lalf of mile easily operated by the
,oming locomotive. Only few day
igo at crossing in Sunderland Il
gentleman in his ear with two ladie
'oming around short curve TO tho
'rossing, barely stopped his machin,
n time 10 save themselves. Some ex
pert ought TO be able to devise plan
hat would set signal at crossings
md after the train had passed it W ,uld
lrop back to its place. Let Mr.. Edison
urn his attention to the subject.
Mind you ! do not uphold good
many cbauffers in speedingas they do.
They should be prosecuted and made
o conform TO the law. Only few
lays since prominent tu ,iness man
aid to me as we watched driver
,oing to the station, turned and went
'ack past the linn" at forty miles an
Iour speed, II will prosecute that
uss; our wives and children will moi
'e safe on the streets"
Where there is a clear track nobody
you'd care if they did squirt little.
OF any of us with good horse would
let him out" on sach occasions. The
ght fines imposed by law seem to be
0 deterrent, but if the machine itself
iere detained for thirty days in add-
on believe it would have mellow
* effect. II as a town we don't look
ut for ourselves, who will
Truly yours etc,
EBER l.. TAYLOR.
Danot VI Auu o.