The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23
INSPECT MILITARY ROAD.
Party Headed hy =. r. Mcdaniel. spends Wednesday on Highway Which il k Hoped to Have
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factors in the project to reopen the Military road and to provide ana main tain good roads through this county to point on the Cross county line. where tie county read connects with the same. IL vii be remembered that this agitation was begun last sum- mer and that after the road Lad been gone over by Messrs. Mcdaniel pekossltt and BarHhart. sQbscrip- tlon was taken ap iii this city and county to which something over $500 Was contributed This money was used III Feopening and clearing tAe old road of underbrush, fallen trees. logs and other debris. and in building several bridges. I he road was open ed up so that run could be made to Memphis over the highway. and several trips were made ln aatomo- olles by people of this city
 The high water this spring put camper on the good roads movement Tor a While. and after its subsistence things were loo much demorallzed Tor season, 10 allow of much atten- ton oelhg paid 10 road building Of ate, however. uperintendeut Jake layIor' Who is In charge of tie coun- V convict road gang. las Lad his men and teams busy on tHe stretch oI road that lies between tIis city and Madison. north along east bank Gf St. Francis river to near the Cross county line then east along the road that passes tAe Bailes convict farm to the Gross county .ine-a very im- portant iHk n tHe Memphis highway pfoJect. l. Was Hoped that the Gross county authorities would see it 10 take some action in taking care 0t thelr part q the Military road bat they seem to have been very diiatory III taking any action aIong these lines. IL was asked by the gentlemen interested that q road oyerseer be appointed 10 work that part of the Military road lging in Cross county, and passing through Section :. lo. II. and l2, in township north, range } east, in Cross county.
 Alter the subsistence of the flood last spring MT. Mcdaniel learned that large manufacturing concern located al Parkin. had put down d tram road across the Military road and had felled trees and begun log ging operations 10 such an extent that stretch of the road nearly a quarter of mile long had been con- pletely blocked, MT Mcdaniel wrote to the company protesting against the blocking of the road, and re- celyed reply stating that. accord ing to Judge Block, of Cross county, the road mentioned was not a public road, and that in case the Cross county authorities could be prevailed upon 10 make il a public road and ap- point an oyerseer, they would be glad To do ali In thelr power to assist ID opening II and keeping 1t In re- pair. With this end in view MT Me Daniel had prepared petition which Was sent ap 10 that section 0f the country for signatures. The petition was signed by twenty-one residents of Cross county and fourteen residents of this county, who live along the county line, and comprise nearly. if not all of the landowners interested. . The petition was handed 10 Mir. Me Daniel Wednesday, and viii be either forwarded 10 Wynne CT taken by MT McDanie and delegation of interested parties sometime in lhe near future.
 The trip Wednesday was made in AF Mchahie. auto, Chas Mcbau- iel driving and MesSrs Mcdaniel, i1eRos>ltt and tte newspaper man making tie trip We left Forrest City short ' after o'clock, reached Madison at 4.54. Lad breakfast taere. aud proceeded north along the river ta3a to NHefe .t taFHs east u tae Hunter pace. Preceding east a4ang ttls road taf atl4t d HI4e t4-tte
 MI Clark pace Aeran inta | stretch u road Qsss H=aeH Ns l4aIk 0a> operating Len aI WagQL> daIlY. and Where tLe faaa Lad been caH into deep rut>. aHt many 0t them nearly axe deep Here the car @a> abau- aoued, and ey Me .eft II charge ot II and the uacG and other neces- sltie>. WLI#, Ar Mcdaniel. Nr De RosSitt and tLe newspaper man started on like of exploration along the road IHe 6ad stretch was Cny about mi.e in .ength, and from it's east end t0 tLe convict farm the road was in good shape Arriving al the convict farm We met MT Ghas. Bailes, it's owner. and Mr. Clements. who greeted Us cordially and fur nl>Aed Us With team Of mules and a farm wagon for the balance Of ILe trip. Just cas- of the Bailes place a bad mud hole "as encountered which was difficult of passage even in the !. empty wagon drawn by team of tne mules Mir Eai.eS. however said . that this mud hoe would be filed ap within lew dayS He has also done a great deal af timber cutting and other work along this stretch q road and is anxious and wiling ta d9 ail in Lis power t0 see that the road k opened Up and kept in good repair Jast east of tisis hole We crossed the Gross county Iine and made or next stop at the old Patterssn p.ace. where . resided Mr Harrison HeufY. Nr. Henry is very much interested iu tle . matter af HReuiHE tHe raaa and agreed t9 accompany rs n tAe trip along the Military road to SIe3E Lake. . Ne reached >AeH Lake aaa4f Fen