The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-07-27
why NOT GET BUSY?
II Fulton Is to Get in on the Ground
Floor, II Is Time TO Do
Something.

Will Ille resi- OF the State, ma,
nave better roads Is now law
and the machinery for carryin.
out the provisions of that law il
already IN operation. OF the hui
dreds OF miles of road planned t,
be built, the Appropriation will
not permit of more than small
portion being built each year
and whether Fulton county shal
have the benefit Of the first money
appropriated or wait until every
body else Is served will depend
much upon the interest Fulton
county people manifest in the
work. Usually what is not
worth asking for Is not worth
having, and the Commissioner is
already beset by petitions and
personal solicitation to take up
the work in other parts of the
State. Why not get busy and
present petitions and make a
strenuous oifort to have some of
the first money spent in Fulton
county. On account of the alb
sence of railroad and trolley
means of transportation, and oe
cause of the fact that the road
leading east and west through
the county is the main thorough
tare for automobile travel be-
tween the western and eastern
part of the State, there should be
little IN the way of beginning
work in this county this summer
The indifference on the part of
5he County Commissioners a few
yeals ago, caused this county to
ose more than sixty thousand |
iollars that should have been
spent on Fulton county roads.
Vow, that the opportunity comes
round again, we should seize it,
nd seize it strenuously.
Commissioner Bigelow passed
through McConnellsburg a few
ays ago and the following clip
'ed from an exchange shows that
e recognizes the need oflmprov.
d highway facilities in this sec.
ion Of the State.
In speaking of his trip from
lttsburg to Harrisburg Com
lissionec Blgelow SAID:
"The roads travelled, form an \
xcellent route for touring par
es, With the exception of a {
pot between here and Greens. '
urg and a bad drive over the
ountains from Ligonler to
toyestown, the road to Bedford l
-
IN far condition. | have de. .
ded to put big force of men to u
ork at once to smooth out the =
ugh spots and make an excel. u y,
Mt driveway for the full 1lO !
lies. le
Leaving Bedford we went to u
'erett along the Philadelphia I,
ke. AT Rays Hill found a u
-lgate and for 60 miles the ride al al
st S1.S5. When l get back to Nl
lrrisburg | intend to make II
me inquiries about these toll 81
tes. | connot understand why II
'art of the pike is free and the u
system of taking toll still pre-.
Is on this stretch.
The ride is a beautiful one. oe
peclally is this true of the wv
'nery on the mountains above WI
Connellsburg. There one has W
lew of the whole Cumberland -
ley. | never saw a prettier ag
ht. When these roads are bu
manently improved, Intend wi
lave them so constructed that his
will be afforded the Co
veler to stop at the spots
ere the scenery Is the prettlest lac
make 1t easy for him to enjoy act
view. for
L went over the proposed high DOS
: from Gettysburg to Harris fin,
g. | have had a big force of eve
veyors at work on this road ed
week and the construction is me
e pushed with all speed so tim
the driveway will be complet mo
N July 4, 1918, when the fif- the
a anniversary of the battle of dia
tysburg Is celebrated. This sig
lway will be 40 odd miles in car
'th and will be a link In the Tn,
n which is to connect Harris. lect
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