The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-12
Some Questions In Re Good Roads.


ed Father Of the Good Roads Move
ment of Newberry County: Will You
please answer the following Ques-
tons?
Will you please tell me if the bonds
should be reduced to $4,000. if we
could compromise them for 1000
by giving a renewal note with addl-
tional security?
Why not one commissioner for
each township?
Why not one commissioner who was
a Reformer, on Tillmanite, IN 1880,
who stood true to his cause? Why
not one who has brought about this
movement-W X. Shgh OF yourself?
Where will this 100000 be depos-
tied until spent?
Remember the Augusta railroad,
the c., N. & L., and other bonded
Institutions. Some Of our fathers
voted those bonds. Who are paying
them? What have we got for these
bonds?
County officers are made to pay for
their own bonds. Why should the
people pay for the bonds of these
commissioners and their clerk?
Why should the bank pay less for
the deposits than the people pay for
the bonds? The bank gets the cash,
the people, what?
Cam a commission such as this Act
creates levy tax?
Under Section 6 Of this Act, will
not those townships represented on
the board get all of the good roads ?
Why not No. 1 always get first
choice, as she has a majority of the
board? What about the majority of
the commissioners being from No. l
and condemning lands in the other
ten townships? Why not a commits
sioner from each township?
Under Section 8, with her large
taxable property, and 1.-THE majority
of the commissioners from No. l, can
not all of the good roads be put IN
No. l?
Under Section 16, will not a ma
iority of the commission decide on
No. l, and will not the others, picked
Inv = select crowd in town, go with the
ma ajority?
How many directors Of one bank
are on the board? Will that bank
receive all the deposits?
Why could not a mass meeting OF
the white people Of the county select
the commissioners as we'll as few
OF the select gathered together III
town, as was done?
These questions are not asked to
stop the issue, but we want lnfolma-
ton, and want it before we vote. We
we'll remember the purchase of the
"Marie MITCHELL for the Newberry
and Augusta railroad, on our bonds,
j but we have not so far heard her
whistle, nor seen the cars that she
pulled. Yea, verify, We see the C., n.
& L., and hear the ''Dutch Fork
Special' blow, but We are paying
bonds, and the taxpayers pay to ride;
but the stockholders and directors
are receiving large dividends, and the
road is paying handsomely. We ar2
proud of that, but We are paying
bonds and the stockholders ale get
ting dividends.
Bonds? Why, yes. See the Act of
1908 creating a special Sinking Fund
for our county, to care for our bonds.
Bonds? Sure. See if our county IS
now paying any bonds. Yes? Well,
what have we got for these bonds? =?
You say these commissioners are
home-folks? So, 50. Yes, and so
| was Well, those
who elected them thought just as
| much of them as we do of these. And
Well, if We keep healthy, possibly
it will be all right, but if our health
should fail, do you think we could
get twenty-five for eleven?
Your answer to these questions Will
be highly appreciated by one Of those
who has believed you to be faithful
in this movement, but now in error,
and who, while the father Of the
movement is not even on the commls-
sion.
Yours faithfully and 'devotedly,
Cole. L. Blease.
Personally Conducted Tour to Wash
ington, D. G.
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