The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-16

which Eprobably the toughest sec
ton of our county, and have a road
there from one that was almost inn
passible to a grade that does not ex-
coed s per cent, a large percent of
this having been built through solid
rock, and 6 months Of the past year
was spent on this road. In addition
to this the Changing has built a fine
road from Fletcher to Terrys Gap and
have built the road from the Buncombe
County line to where they are work
ing at present near Balfour.
We find for the last year that the
Changing has cost the County not
exceeding $4,500.00 and we do not be-
heve that the work that has been done
by them for this length Of time could
be done by free labor or under con-
tract for Sis, 1000. In these figures we
are conservative and we would invite
any unbiased, unprejudiced man In
the county to inspect the work and
see if we have over estimated the
value.
We find IN examination that the
mules and horses that have been work
ed by the Changing under the pres
ent management has not cost the
county one cent and that there has
been worked for the past IL months
from 6 to Ii head of mules and horses,
that these teams, wagons and harness
have been furnished by the parties
where the roads have been built and
by the Supervision, >andH if this had
been charged to the county at the cur
rent price of $500 a day, that the
teams could not have been hired for
a less sum than the total cost of what
the chainang has been to the county.
We find that the Supervisor is work
ing for the county for a salary of $500.
a year, an amount not sufficient to pay
his expenses for the work he has done
in laying off roads. 1t is useless for
us to say that we do not think that the
County will be able to get anyone to
do the work that the present Super
visor is doing for the price that they
are paying him and we feel sure that
he is only doing this because he is in
terested in the county having good
roads and is, therefore, willing to sac
rifice his time and do his share of the
work that is necessary if our county
is to ever enjoy the blessing of hav-
ing good roads. Don't fight him, help
him.
We do not believe that under any
law or under any system that we will
be able to accomplish any more work
than is being done at present for the
money expended. We feel safe in say
ing that for every dollar now expend-
ed by the county, the county is
getting three dollars in services. When
these conditions are true how can we
hope to improve on them?
We therefore, urge our fellow citi-
zens to stop the agitation of new laws
and fussing as to where the Chain
gang should be worked, but instead
work with the Supervisor and help
him carry On the good work which
has been started and keep this up IN
til Henderson county can boast of the
best roads in Western North Carolina.
and we recommend to our law makers
that as long as the above conditionns
are true that the citizens of Hender-
son county do not desire any changes
in their present road law, and we ur-
gently request that the law be let re-
main as it is at present. Changes
will only delay and hamper the good
work that is now being done and time
will be lost to the detriment of the
county and it's citizens.
K. G. MORRIS,
W. T. EDWARDS,
w. A. SMITH,
A. T. BAKER,
J. A. RHODES,
c.. E. BROOKS,
G. M. PACE,
E. w. EWBANK. :
LILA RIPLEY BARNWELL,
M. G. TOMS,
J. G. WALDROP,
JNO. L. ORR. J
]. WILLIAMS,
w. ]. DAVIS,
COLUMBUS FEW.