Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-23
HOW TO GET GOOD ROADS.
A Little Less Grumbling and Little
More Work the Remedy.
Editor YOrSyille ENQUIRER.

1t is never too late to say or do
something for the cause of good roads.
In fact now is the time, for the good
roads fever is just beginning to spread.
and for fear ii may not catch in every
section and in every corner, this arti-
Gle is written.
In my opinion, York county will not
have good roads during the present
generation so long as people depend
solely on our tax money and chain
gang to make them for us. 1t is true,
in one sense that to build and maintain
good roads costs lots OF money-a great
deal more in some sections than In
others, because of natural disadvan-
tages, such as steep red clay hills.
rough, rocky places and difficulty in
draining roads in a proper way. 1t is
not a hard problem to keep up and
maintain a good road, for 1t only
means a little work.
This writer saw several places last
winter along different roads, where, be-
cause of mudholes, the travelling pub
lie would drive off to one edge, barely
placing the wheels of their vehicle In
the adjoining farm land, and because
OF this, the farmer in question had
driven down stakes to compel these
buggies and wagons to go through the
mu6holes Any farmer that will do
anything like this, say shame on you!
Instead of driving stakes. keep away
from town most every day through the
winter that is wet, cracking jokes,
spinning yarns and Cussing bad roads.
OVerseers, supervisor and all, take
your hands out of your pockets, get
away from the street corners, get
away from the yarn spinning, joke tell
ing grumbling and cuSsng crowds.
come back home, hitch your mules or
horse to your wagon, haul few loads
of sand or gravel to these mudholes,
fill them up good, pull up your stakes,
resolve to never drive another one, and
induce some one else to do likewise.
There are lots of people that will call
this doing something for nothing. Not
a bit of il! You will reap the advan-
tages of a better spot in the road and
i'm this way, get fully paid for what
YOU have done. Don't he grumbler,
don't be a kicker. put your whole
weight and influence behind this good
roads fever. quit depending altogether
on our communication tax and two mill
levy TO bring us good roads: but help
things along, put your shoulder 10 the
wheel; open up your generous heart,
send your teams or drive one yourself
a day or two on your public road haul
and while your road is being worked
by the township money, be on hands
again with your team and self, make
what money you can after crops are
laid by and if the tax money gives out
before YOUR road is fixed up right, Of
fer YOUR team for. a Gay or two, until
the road is in better shape than ever
before. Don't be so stingy, don't be
so miserly, help to make good roads.
Make a split log-drag-use it at every
opportunity after a rain and see what
wonderful good it will do. You might
say: Il have got so many other things
to see after and never have time to
fool away on roads" Brother farmer.
do YOU keep a journal or diary? If not.
try il, keeping a record of every day
throughout the whole year. of every
hours work done, and YOU will be sur
prised how much idle time you have
spent and how much time you could
give to the public road.
Don't block the wheels of progress
any farther, but turn over new leaf
i'm your life, help to make good, per
manent roads. then good schools VIII
follow, YOU will go to church more,
YOU can haul what your wagon Will
hold up. YOU can go and come at the
trot-automOhiles will pass your home
at all hours. and York county VIII be
getting abreast Of the times
Now this article will not fit every
farmer Icy any means. but being far
mer myself / stand in a position to
see things pretty clear. We must wake
up and he doing ere we fall far behind
the times Let us have less talk, lest
grumbling less cussing: but a little
work now and then at your spare
time. and a better road YOU will have
instead Of the shameful excuses We
now have in most sections OF YORK
county. w. Is. heli'I;
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