Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
FOR GOOD ROADS DAY
Dear Mr.. Editor:

Was waiting for the other fellow
to say his piece first.
By all means let us have Good
Roads Day." Meet at our county
eat, the pride of Highland. Have
some men who know how to build
;oads give us talks on how to build
roads, and of the benefits we may
reap.
Have the garage men bring out
all their machines and take our
makers and road-workers for
IL lively spin over our water (back)
breaks and loose stones. Most of
us are accustomed to being I'M
seated when driving our faithful
nags, but the auto puts another
sensation through your frame and
von long for place to "hold on"
and not loose your hat.
Some places the roads are I'M
necessarily narrow. 1t takes a
strong nerve to meet an auto with
!. fractions horse on q wide road
in these narrow places you take
chances of getting yourneck broken
if you stay in the road or get out
If you can. All over the coun-
ty ladies are afraid to drive for
fear of autos; try them on good
roads and the mast timid will find
a delightful recreation not to be
resisted.
r;N your taxes with the black
NTH bills, farmers, when you get
good roads. DO your hauling when
it is convenient not when the
weather makes good the road.
Our roads speak for themselves
as they are = no disparagment of
road men is meant. "He who
runs may read" Reforms do not
arrive in day. BY Highlanders
all going together for "goodroads"
in short time there will be a re-
form and Highland would be proud
Of it.
Compare the road, farms, build
ines from Churchville to Staunton
of three years ago with those of
to-day. The most careless observer
cannot failto note the improvement.
Why the change? Good Roads!
Again, while working for good
roads let us stand together for pre-
serving our trees and rocks along
the roads. Don't deface the stones
tlat have stood firm for ages, nor
mar the beautiful trees and shrub
berry. No one cares whether you
have initials, and often wish you
haden't when they are seen on the
rocks of the Shenandoah, Bull Pas
ture and close home.
Do not put bill-boards on the
trees and make such of our plank
fences.
We all know Mr. Tom Hogshead
is fine fellow, and the paint he
will sell you is second to none
Messers. Caldwell Sites & Co, sell
the best stationery, books, etc, and
many others all good firms, yet,
there are plenty of ways to tell us
and not mar the landscape.
Let US 60 in for Highland the
beautiful in every way. We car
do it! Let us do it! Good Roads
and preserve the beautiful in High
land" should strike tender CHORD
in every heart.
The eyes of the str; MGR are on
Highland. See them coming every
day.
Watch the Stock Show; the day
Of the scrub" is past; it's death
knell has been sounded.
So it is up to Highland to pave
the way to such products as she
raises now and the wonderful things
she is going to do in the way of fine
products.
So it is up to US Highlanders tc
not be behind the times. The
water breaks on our roads are hare
on man and beast. No use to say
the water can not be carried of
without such. 1t can be done
Some one says there are "chronit
kickers" about the road. Feec
them "good roads" and no kick
will then be and thesooner the start
the quicker the goal will be reach