Oxford eagle., 1912-03-28


can be secured by the adoption
of another plan and at a consid-
erable less cost than that propos-
ed by the advocates Of the bond
issue.
We have recently had with US
a road builder Of international
reputation. 4 gentleman who
has had 16 years experience in
eight different States in building
and maintaining roads by use Of
the Split Log Drag. The Depart
ment at Washington endorses it
a an economical and effective in
-Jrumert for constructing, main
tanning country roads. The road
commissioners of several states
give it the highest praise. The
legislature of several States
maze its use compulsory. These
high endorsements ot the Split
Log Drag have persuaded some
OF Us TO give il fair trial and so
far, At our expense. All faIr-
minded men will be willing to see
1t tested. and should it prove to
De a. efficient and cheap as claim
I'd io- il, will he ready to adopt
tbs me,HOd Of constructing as
well a. maintaining our roads.
Those who have tried 1t, say in
no Other way can country roads
be constructed and maintained at
50 lizzie cost. / have tried the
drag only few days, and can
see considerable Improvement in
the ROAD on which it has been
use4. 1t - claimed by those fa-
mllIar with las use, that the long,
er it Is used, the better the roads
become and that after two years
use according to directions Of the
department., the ordinary country
road can be maintained at Z cost
not exceeding $500 mile, where
a., now the average cost of pre-
tending to maintain these roads
Is about $1,000 per mile.
| am not undertaking, nor do
desire 70 run the affairs of the
county, but as a taxpayer and
citizen Of the county | feel q per-
sonal interest in road building
throughout the entire country.
and after making some study of
the subject and having observed
the experiments in road building
IN other counties in MississippI
and elsewhere, | have reached
the conclusion that the surest and
cheapest method Of maintaining
our country roads is to divide
them into Inks, select as contrac
tors, the best class of men living
on and using such roads. who
Will be actgated by something
more than the amount Of money
they viii receive and who will
give the Split Log Drag System
fair and faithful trial. Ii is Ger
tain, this method will not saddle
upon US burdensone debt. and
unless We have been deceived bv
the people who tell Us what the
Split Log Drag will accomplish.
We will De able by this plan to se-
cure the end all desire.
In concluding this article |
must say, that ! am unable 10 see
that the municipal ticket of Ox-
ford IL germane to the subject.
which -. c." undertook to dis
cuss, but as it has been referred
to IN that connection, il NAV not
De improper to say, that If his ref.
erencs is to those who have offer
ed to serve the town of Oxford
free OF charge, that it is uvsteri-
Gus any one in the town should
object to it, on that account. /
for one, am for it.
First. for the very reason, thev
are not seeking the place. They
are not begging people to vote
for them, but at the earnest So
lIcitation OF many voters of the
Town OF Oxford, have merely
agreed to serve. If wanted.
Second, because they are high
class business men. who have
been successful in their own af-
fairs, and | believe would De in
the management of the City's
affairs.
Third, because | believe they
are actuated solely by the COM
mendable desire to give TO Oxford
4 clean, non-parusan. business
administration, something 4 little
uncommon, | must confess. in
these days Of professional Office
seeking.
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