The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-10
PLEA FOR GOOD ROADS.
". B. HOffa Has Timely COmmuniCa'
ton in COmmerCla|.ApgeaI.

The Commercial Appeal of May 4
contains the following article in its
Peoples Forum" column, from Mr..
w. B. Hoffa of this city:
"Your paper has ever been the fore
most influence in promoting the inter-
ests of Memphis and surrounding terri
tory and in aiding in every laudable
way enterprises of merit, looking to the
uplift and betterment of this section of
the country. In no one thing have you
done more good to your section than by
your persistent an intelligent advocacy
of improved public highways.
Our people hardly realize yet the
value and Importance to them of uni
ted and aggressive campaign for better
roads. Thanks to efforts such as yours,
they are slowly awakening to the vital
necessity of community of cooperation
in securing the desired result; for it is
only by cooperation that anything of
permanent value can be accomplished.
1t seems now that the great state
highway from Memphis to Bristol is
assured. We are writing you this ask
ing your cooperation in securing the
state highway from Memphis south
through the state of Mississippi to
Jackson and New Orleans. The logical,
shortest and most permanent route for
this highway would be to leave Mem
phis on the old fernando road, go thru
fernando, Coldwater, Senatobia, Como.
Sardis, Batesville, CORTLAND, Oakland
and Grenada, and thence south, paral-
leling the Illinois Central railroad to
Jackson.
In no section of the state of Missis-
sippi could you find the best materials
for dirt road building (sand and clay)
more uniformly distributed than you
would in this stretch of road between
Memphis and Grenada. This road would
run through the counties of DeSoto
Tate, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobushs
and Grenada fCr the first hundred
miles. You have many intelligent anc
influential people now ling in youi
city who were formerly residents o
some of the above mentioned counties
and who should become actively inter
ested in the project. am sure every
one living in the counties named woulC
support the enterprise with influence
and money.
We understand that the patriotic citi
zens of Tate and DeSoto counties ar,
now contemplating bond issue for thu
purpose of throwing up dirt roadwa.
across the Coldwater bottom, whicl
shall be above overflow. When thi
work is carried through and the pres
ent highways worked up with grader
and split-log drags, one can go from
Memphis to Grenada at any or all seas
ons of the year without interruption
and have splendid highway free from
the possibilities of overflow. Grenad
county has already on the direct line 0
this road leading out of Grenada tc
= ward Memphis roadway across tn
Yalobusha bottom, costing nearly 500,
: 900 to build.
With the cooperation of the Con
: mercial Appeal in agitating through it
columns the construction of this higt
way, believe that the people can b
aroused to the immediate necessity c
taking up this work of building tn
road The consummation of this pre-
: ject will be of incalculable benefit
our state and section through which
: passes, and to Memphis.
Assuring you of our grateful appr,
citation of your assistance in promotin
the enterprise referred to, we renal
very truly yours,
Grenada Business League,
By w. B. Hoffa, President.