Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-04-11
THE ROAD QUESTION.

Ar- NAFN tAaAAaa4 AFe ana
pro-pers guess you have no.
ticed IN the county papers, that
there = = grea. amount OF land
a~ivsrtss1 fo- taxes. and il this
issue comes upon the people.
some few that are putting f1r l..
vii sse more land advertised for
sale 70 pay taxes than they 30
now uude- the present TAX levy.
Cuter the government survey
an supervision n working the
public highways. I don't believe
tia; the lard on each side cf the
road would pay f1- the wosNins
q theu.
Now. gentlemen. here = aco.h-
- important point I want goa g.
understand. There vii be only
two roads worked through Beat /.
One Of those roads wall run north
and south and the othcr east and
vest. That sill leave ts0-thiris
0f the taxpayers Of Beat /, WITH
OUT any roads az ali, 0nly when
they work them themselves. but
they vii payt1e TAX - work the
other fellows ROAD Just the same
Itcnt think the people would
appreciate q measure ike that
The people have been Organizing
together for the last few years
Tor the purpose o. upbuiiiinc our
country 70 prosperous condition,
but just a. l1nc a. We ara hswn
Gown wi,n taxation we vii. never
prosper. nor reach the climax.
ami when the country fails 10
prosper. II means a downfall %
the town and as for myself. it l.
a pleasure u see everyday 10 the
country prosper. also n.
| am glad % kn0~ mere
: a nunbe. Of the g1l5 I.ea-
N Oxford that are Standing saoll-
der TO shoulder ana hand IN aaat
~ith the farming class Of people.
We. the country people, know
every merchant tnat i standing
oy Us IN this fight over the bono
issue. We know every professional
man that IS taxing part with u,
Ne also know. ina; we have q
number with r tina, are known
20 ce amongthe highest brain men
i this state or any o.-er. 1-a we
appreciate that very m1ca.
We know that those gea..euea
ara mel VINO look q tie we.fs-e
ii our country. We ave num-
o=r ot other professional meu IN
Cxiora wnJ ara taking gr.1-5a-
ferest in helping " keep t-i- ep-
p-e--iye measure from rest.cc
4Pc1 Ire SHOULDERS o. our god
peoT g. these U=l claim .la. u
the bad Ees any Ge4.e Ee can
a9t larry
We haze isw Pe7p.. VITO I've
. oxford. AMI some II tla- v11
nay say - boys whJ seen &.
% powerfully Interested in The
eouuTy people and roads o.
1le occasion the question was
asked. why arr ~ - interest
- ao4ls TIE rua-s. T-=r an
- tleF 4an.ei god roads -
the als could ce- t1eir 8-0-
due D. -aEk~t. tia. airG II az
zr-u1e1: w1uli n1ts-z.n II
eota- i alv= never xn5Ea Of
anyone produce p=s1lag IL
t4e country ~ zee1n1- Of 40.
SSE = uars~, u t4e. taev
onl1 -e- 9 sr=a deal uo-e "a
lasSet tnau they ID Il tlev wJuld
ralse lare ! nave haari s5re
. ta07e young fellows Try Z a.
Sls the question wi-h -eot men
~n9se heads were ALMOST white
nea va1 have fought the battle
q progress through.
These y1ulg uea trying = ar
CUE for . method . work roads
against men nat do certainly
kna% what l. oes. for lie na
81 tie people, and don't yoa think
thatlt would Dc a mistake 10 Is
ten 70 what those young r.ea saw
tlaa % l1t listen = men that all
>S4eie.y know fr0l q number of
years experience wlat is bes: far
TIE people. van, - stale TIA,
the people IN The country u-eIy
do know what they need ii Re-
gard 70 he road quesdoa batter
man a few wao he IN Oxford.
IL appears - m one %
tlOse taat are - IL 81 ab1uf
cur r9a1 question certainly must
aave a selfish motive.
The man who lives On the farm
aas - Ease his cotton. lis e,rn
and all other produce 70 supply
TIE country and town and he tas
aever failed 70 get i. 10 MARIE,
yet.
have this u say, If xe did al
Of this in the past feel safe in
saying that u Is absolutely our
business n regard - the road
proposition.
feel this way about il. that II
Is u stock aud wagons and If
We want 70 use them in the mud
II / TOT any 81 the other fellows
business whatever. The idea az
only two roads being mentioned
II beat one, it would throw the
most Of orr citizens several mile.
away from those two roads thar
they speak OF. And now let a.
see what else they have got hang
ing up before the people. Well!
here 1t -. II this issue comes
those that ID not run the broad
tired wheels, four inches wide
will have to pay q privilege tax
Of $50 to run the waocn. -.