The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-24

state county that has built
goo1 reads. even in localities
where the cost has been as high
as $500 per mile. but they have
made money for the community.
Now. here in Mathews county,
where the soil and lay of the land
is ideal for good roads; cheaplY
made. no wonder such men as
Mr., Miller are beginning to cry
out and ask why we can't have a
change, the wonder To me is why
1t hasn't been demanded long
ago. By the statement in The
Journal there has been about
So. 500 raised for roads in Math-
ews for 1912; the season is about
closed. what have the county
Fathers done with the money!
TIE people who pay taxes expect
it to be paid out for road improv-
ment this season. If you have
met the State requirements 10 do
some work. why don't you make
them come across?"
Why should the New Conner, 4"
stranger in a strange land. be
deprived of going to church?
How would it look in print, what
the people say when Obliged to
haul heavy loads over these roads
g days IN the week? What did
you buy a grader for if you don't
use itf Why, when you do hitch
it. try TO make three or four
mules do what it requires eight
to do? Why don't YOU use a road
pillow, so YOU can use the grader
TO advantage? Why don't you do
more work in the Winter when
the ground is wet and you can
move it without dynamite. and
why don't you pay real wages so
YOU can hire real men and be
able to get real days work done?
Think Of a man doing a good
DAYS work for ST.; CHATS the
price set by the Board). This is
the way it figures up: Is cents
for three meals. bed 2s cents. net
profit -. No wonder working
men take to the woods in black
berry season. Why did not all
the districts take advantage of
the State aid? Isn't it a fact; it
was because you didn't want to
throw down that "old shovel and
hne" Better get on the band
wagon; get some modern ideas.
some modern machinery a d
tools. If you don't know how to
use the ~ hire someone that does,
When the State man comes again
and he finds you are competant
to do your own road building, we
will ret the State aid without his
orders or staying here TO watch
the work. But the State of Vir-
GINA will never furnish money to
hoe dirt with a ST. man holding
the handle.
The cost to grade a mile of
road in Mathews county (where
it is clear of brush and roots), 40
#, wide with 20 in. raise in CEN
ter. can be done for $Ioo. The
road overseer and supervisor of
the Piankitank District have been
experimenting in modern meth
DDS of road building this season;
have graded ten miles of road
varying from IS to ID Fl. in width
with raise in the center from /
to tt. The cost of this ten miles
is $4I8. The "Bushel is off from
the candle" up this way. Mr..
Tax payer will never consent to
having his money spent working
the road the old way any more
in this district. l am also New
conner" and glad TO say that the
conditions of the roads have new
er kept me from church. l find
what MIR. Miller says about eli
mate. soil and good people Of
Mathews absolutely correct. but
the torch of progress along some
lines has gone out. Let Us get
together and light ii and keep it
lighted. but first of ali let it shine
on the roads.
Yours from Queens Greek.
GEO. A TAYLOR.