Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-08-14
GOOD ROADS.
Road Improvement is Strongly
Advocated--Favers Bond
Issue or Opening Toll
Roads to Edgefield.

Roads to Edgetleld.
Editor Advertiser: We read so
much in the paper about good roads,
and apparently, this is about as far
as we get toward having that model
road.
We note Mr.. So and So advocates
one plan and some one else comes
with another. Now there Is not q
a taxpayer in all this county who will
i not agree with me, that the greatest
3 tax that we pay is the indirect tax
caused by these roads all over the
county, which are not properly
worked and which never will be so
! long as we do not change the pres
ent system. Now I don't mean to
say that our present supervisor on
4 our past, haven't done all that they
4 could with the funds that they have.
Now I think we will all agree to
this. Well, if this is the case how
= are we going to raise more funds?
jShall we put heavier tax on the
people? Now Mr. Editor, I am sor-
ry that / apprehend such a thing,
5but I believe if candidate would
go before the people advocating
such thing he might as we'll not
run.
Now we farmers out here would
almost to the man, vote for bond
ing the county, well I will say for
( $3OO, 900 for grading and building
main high ways all over the county.
6will tell you why I am express
Ing myself so freely. This is not the
beginning of good roads talk with
as out here Il miles from Edgefeld.
LAST spring, just to get the senti-
ment of the people I drew off a pa
per something like this.
{ State of South Carolina, county
pf Edgefeld. s.,..s. ssss1.
$ $ gEs tie andis disrsigned citizens of
he state and county aforesaid here
y pledge ourselves to guarantee
be amount of bond subscribed op-
psite cur names for the grading
hd building a public highway eS-
inding from Edgefeld @. H., to
ntioch church. distance of u
lies. The maintenance and pay
lent of bonds to be provided for
y toll gate at each end of said
Sghway, and after all Indebtedness
'as been paid the said highway is
. be opened to the public.
/ do not know how it could be
one to stop this road with q toll
hte, though l think our Legislature
build arrange this. But this do
bow, that if $1,000 mile would
lild this road, land it could become
law, to the farmers around and
lar here, with some help from the
asiness men at Edgefeld, have got
lat amount Of bond ready within
few days notice to turn it over to
he proper authorities to be put in
hands of contractors to do the
rk. This is not mere supposltlon
facts, and if you could take a
10 at my little paper as heretofore
eribed you would believe that
for one community want good
As and expect to have them.
axpayers Of Edgefeld, wake up
do something towards building
b roads or quit talking. 1t can
4one and will be done. If not the
citizens of this county are 60
Ito leave it and go where people
;Ss s do.
he town oe Edgefeld alone, l
4 say, lost thousands of dollars
d be last IL months in hard cash,
ccount of mud and hills. Now,
business men of Edgefeld, if we
t have them any other way,you
E on aud help US and we will
/ one road for example. And do
believe the people from other
munities after seeing this road
IS rest easy till they too have a
/? You know they will not.
be of you business men do some
ling through this paper and talk
what you mean to stand by.
Chas. g., Jones.