The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-14
DIRECTORS WISH TO SEE THEM
IN IRON COUNTY
BOTH SIDES TO JOIN IN MOVE
West Side Club viii be Asked to Assist
in the Work-A Joint Meeting
Probable.

mas been stirring things this week. A
meeting OF the directors was held on
Wednesday evening at which call for
general meeting was ordered. The
meeting was ualled for last night and
was well attended by the members of
the organization and much interesting
discussion was had, bat owing to the
meeting coming 30 close to our press
time we are unable to give a detailed
account OF Ii
AT the directors meeting a number
OF important matters were taken mp.
Some OF them pertained strictly to the
interests Of the local store keepers and
publicity in those matters are not al
visable.
The committee on itinerant traders
and peddlers made report OF progress
that shows they have gone at their
work in manner that will bring re-
suits The iron is in the fire now and
when ii is hot the blow will be struck
and struck in such manner that the
resultant product will be right.
The matter Of public library and
Of good roads was talked over very
much at length and every phase OF the
condition oanvaesed. The directors
contented themselves with recommend
ing TO the general meeting an active
campaign in favor OF good roads and q
public library.
Good roads means the bonding of the
county. Those in favor OF the project.
and that includes all who have gone
into the matter in q business like way,
put the matter this way. -
We have as trustworthy board Of
county road commissioners as the
county can get In VIM. Holmes. W.
j. Tully and VIM. FL. lobe. The prac-
tical work is chiefly in the hands Of
VIM. Holmes. ably aseisted by Mr..
Tully. Mr.. Holmes consented to take
the Office OF commissioner only because
he 10 heart and soul in the work. He
Is not there for the compensation there
10 In IL: In fact he gives three times
as much time TO the work as he gets
compensated tor
Now. with such good and trust
worthy board of commissioners the
time Is ripe for an extension OF the
road work. The county is expanding
so.tast In population and resources that
more and better roads arc badly need
cd.
There was expended on tho county
road last year about $50. 600 but tnat
much WORK cannot be continued as the
county road taxes only amount to about
$40. 900 and unless there is more money
provided the work will have 10 stop.
The annual road tax now amounts to
abont $50 900 per year. This 10 about
sufficient TO d. patch work with and
unless some move Is made to get a good
ted there will be nothing but patch
work done until the end OF time.
The proposition talked OF is 30 bond
for from si0O. 600 to $3.50. 900 and build
the roads now That will give the
present generation the use OF the roads.
Then the 1896 that is raised each
year can be divided mp. half Of 1t TO
take care OF the interest and the other
half to go into the sinking fund 10 re-
tire the bonds as they become due.
With this plan In vogue. the roads will
all be paid foy In twenty wears where
as, with the present conditions contin.
ned. in twenty years from now the
roads will not be- "a bit better than they
are today.
This Ia a matter In which both sides
OF the county Is interested and II Ia
proposed TO get both commercial clubs
working Jointly upon the project, not
alone to get II started but to watch the
work after II Is started and see that II
is done 10 that the best interest OF the
county Will be served by It.
Another feature of the bonding ones
tion that appeals 10 everyone right
now Is the TACT that the Industrial skies
are noi.yery clear ai.present.and IL looAi
M IL there viii be some idle labor In
the county next summer. IL this conn'
w is.ever going TO bond for roads, the
time 30 do so is when the labor Of the
county l. unemployed at II regular vo.
cation. la that case the road work will
furnish labor for the men who need II
50 that they will not ba Obliged TO move
away In order 10 support their families.
Road work can be done much cheap
or next year than IL can IN a year when
he mines are all employed and labor