The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07
The Reason Why.

1t is useless to contend that there is
no longer any interest among the farm
fers and the people living outside OF
town in the movement for good public
roads in this county. In conversation
with number OF good citizens in town
Monday we find the sentiment growing
and in no small way When men like
d. E. Park, Esq. Theo. Terrell and
Jake Caldwell become interested in such
a work it means something. These
gentlemen are not only interested but
they are enthusiastic over the building
of the lake road. We can tell you
what it is, gentlemen; it is as plain as
the nose on aman's face The secret OF
the whole matter is, how can any man
: expect the development OF good roads
when our own men OF means subscribe
so little as five dollars mile. That is
what has held Union City back, and
will continue to hold us as long as such
a spirit is shown. OF course we do not
,~censure any man who feels that his
sEhoney may be squandered. We do
not blame him if he wants to be shown
first that he will get good road When
it comes TO that he is altogether right
But no man can expect good road to
4ha laIya a. s,,oI, c,,lro.;,ot.o,e T., 4Lo
first place this road is calculated to
benefit Union City, II it is properly
built, more than any other locality
1t will add to our business more than
~2r1aye any idea OF, and to our mind
it Is almost suicide not to build it, as
far as Union City is concerned. A
movement is on foot to draw the peo-
pie to Hickman and TO Tiptonville, and
our own neighboring towns are not
asleep. Will the people of Union City
take enough interest in this road to
subscribe literally and show the farmer
that they want him to come and do his
business here, or will they persist in the
selfish policy of subscribing nomi-
nal sum in order to get rid Of the sub
scription list. That is Union City gen.
tlemen; il you don't believe it, look at
the subscriptions. Now, as stated, if
our people want some guarantee before
tho money is subscribed, all right;
that is good. But we want to say that
one OF our best citizens is in charge
of the funds and that he has given bond
sufficient to cover all his liabilities.
The building OF the road to the lake has
also been started right. It has been
surveyed to the lake, and force OF h
workmen cut down the Logan hill last I
week and started to work again Monday {
with the purpose Of reducing it to the
standard OF five per cent grade. Half /;
of this work, it is said was done last (
week. The road last week was cut and (
until vehicles could pass on any .
part Of the hill and loads could be TAX {
en- up the hill on wagons almost as q
large as those hauled over ordinary lew I
ell roads. This is the report OF the gen. |
tlemcn in charge of the work. The |
gentlemen mentioned and others are i
full OF the spirit OF road enterprise, and 9
they should have your enthusiastic en- !
and support 1t is for 7
you as we'll as the farmer. What will Il
you do with it, v
In regard to the opposition among il
the citizens on the road the leading OBJ r
lection urged is that the road is to be g
built for the benefit OF the automobiles. s.
Now AIr. Park in another column shows f
hat this argument is untenable. There 81
IS no good reason for it. In the first W
place the citizen. II he has not done so, "
viii soon learn that the automobile has I
,ometo stay That being settled, and 81
We may as well accept the inevitable, n
he argument that the good road will c;
benefit the automobile exclusively is lp'
lbsurd. Is it not true now that the r.
automobiles are using the roads when e