Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-06-27
Give Honor to Whom Hoaot is Due

The writer had occasion to 20
TO College Hill last winter. had to
20 on horse back and the roads
were 20 bad it came near TAX
ing the whole day to make the
the trip. advocated and voted
for the bond issue in this civil dis
trict, believing it necessary and
n good investment. | had often
heard of the ''split log drag and
read carefully the articles pub
lished some time ago in the local
papers and especially the one
written by my special friend
Farmer Jim Stone" yet | now
confess, that the very cheapness
and simplicity OF the split log
drag did not appeal to me at all,
and like the balance of the fools,
condemned it because | did not
understand it or how a merely
dragging two logs fastened to-
gethcr could convert the horrible
roads we had in this county into
a respectable highway for travel.
Now | know it will do it and
anyone can be convinced il you
will take the trouble to ride or
drive from here to the iron bridge
on Tallahatchie River as | did on
June 18th, in an automobile in
company with my young friends
Sherwood Butler and Charlie
Sisk. have repeatedly heard
references made to the good roads
of Pamela, Tate and DeSoto coun
ties worked in this or that way as
compared to those of this county
The idea was to condemn the sys
TEN adopted here. | was told
when getting ready to take the
trip through the country before
leaving Oxford for Memphis, in
the identical words here set out
"Oh, If you can make it to the
iron bridge you are all right the
rest OF the route has good roads"
With fear and trembling we tack
led The route with grim determine
ton to win and we did. To our
utter astonishment however, we
found the road was nearly perfect
to the iron bridge and in less than
An hour we rolled up to it and in
iess than two We were in Tyro. |
found this the best part Of the
route to Memphis except the pike
from Mineral Wells in DeSotc
County to Memphis, a distance of
~ miles. am told this road has
been made with the "split log
drag by gentlemen living along
the line at their own expense.
for one honor them and every
property owner or tax payer in
the county should do the same.
Their names are James Stone, +.
y. Davidson, Bruce Bunch. Ben
Pettis and Manfred Price. 1t Ger
tainly Is a pity We have not more
Ike them. One of their number
told me since my return that on
oenait OF his associates and CO.
workers he went before the Board
OF Supervisors and applied for
material to make culverts, the
only thing needed to make the
read first-class in every way and
proposed to make them and put
them in free or rather at their own
expense. Would not you lust
think that the Board would iump
at the offer, well they refused, so
Mr.. Stone told me.
The principle on which ii e drag
works IS correct. IL does the
work eheaply and well, that is, il
makes good roads. ID is cheap
and can be worked by any one.
Let Us use 1t and issue only
enough bonds to buy culvert ma
terial of a permanent kind.
respectfully urge this upon the
commissioners appointed %
handle the bond issue voted for
good roads in this district. Dom,
incur the debt until you try the
split log drag 1t is all right and
will do the work. Respt..
j. W. 7. FAIESER