The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-11-17
To the Editor of The Robesonian:

by its Roads.
10 the Editor of The Robesonian:
Noting what you say about the
good roads meeting to be held at
the court house November 10TH,
| wish to heartily endorse every
word you say. Every man in
Robson county should be and is
intere sted in good roads, and as
many as possibly can should
make it point to attend that |
meeting and become member
of the association. It's member
ship should be representative of
the best citizenship of the county.
If properly carried out such an
organization can do nothing but
help US. 1t matters little whether
each of US gets just such action
or program as he wants. or
whether the plan of action is ours
or that of some one else. In
matters Of general interest like
this, the preferences of the in
dividual should count for but
little with those who have the
interest of the county at heart.
"A long pull, a strong pull and a
pull all together" will work
wonders in the way of road max
ing. 1t must be remembered that
some roads must be made
first; in other words, that all the
needed roads cannot be made at
the same time, but that in time,
by all pulling together, all can
be made. Therefore if the road
passing some particular point
that We may consider the most
necessary. is not the one to be
first mentioned for improvement,
help on the one that is taken up
and push it along.
Robson county abounds in
good-roads possibilities. Some
of these are along roads now
established, some would better
be relocated, to straighten and
get more easily improved loca-
ton. In some places an. entirely
new road would stimulate an un-
developed territory and be of
great benefit to the travelling
public. | have such an one in
mind. it would be along the line
of the main drain of the Back
and Jacob swamps.
This drain, beginning about
one mile east of Maxton, extends
an almost straight line down
Back and Jacob swamps to the
river road about four miles below
-Lumberton. This road would be
ON one bank of the drain or canal
and would be constructed by
smerely ,eveling off the top of tn,
spoil bank on one side of tn,
ditch, as soon as properly settled
The cost of doing this would be
comparatively little to what am
other road # equal merit could b,
built. Its course would be direct
almost an air line. There woulC
|be an entire e eliminate a O O
grades, not a hill nor suspicion
OF one for twenty-four miles
There would be no sharp turns
The road for a goodly distance
both ahead and back, would al
ways be in full view. 1t woul'
be of general utility, open up
Large tract of undeveloped terri
tory. From Maxton to Bacl
Swamp church it would be tn
main road from Maxton to Lum
6erton and would better accomc
date large part of the traffic
or between those towns that
now but indifferently provide
Tor. All the necessary nhateris
Tor a first-class road lis i'm
med:ately available at all point
along the line, and these material
OF the best wearing quality thu
lnsuring low cost of imair
tenance. This last of itself
OF no small consequence, fc
'AIen maintenance cnarGeSt IL
few years will amount to mol
than the first cost. And last an
greatest of all, this road woul
nave perfect drainage. It's uni
versally conceded that water
the worst enemy of good road:
and any competent road builde
always carefully provides for tn
proper drainage Of every road h
builds. Otherwise it would be
failure. 1t has we'll been sal
that good road must be GOO
Tor 365 days in each and ever
year. Only a road with a pc
1ect drainage can pass this tes
lhe road | have mentioned, PR
perly made, would pass the sc
n