The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-24
CITY DEVELOPMENT

from the general run OF American
communities they are an awful ba'
lot OF roads.
The worst OF II is, there isn't an!
excuse for bad roads,
Bad roads leading into tow
mean Just one thing. They mean tina
the people OF that town are thrift
less. shiftless lot
You don't believe Il? We can prov,
Ih.
II is thrlftless 10 throw monel
away II is shiftless to allow bad con
dltions to continue when you have
the means at hand with which e
remedy them.
Bad roads take dollars out OF tbs
pockets OF every man, woman and
child living In the town that permits
them 10 exist. And good roads are
40 easy to get that no community can
truthfully say: I'VE can't help IT,
tIowg ny community EFFORT. One
cant build a road. although II be Ia
a millionaire no may hire other peo-
Pile TO build II for him, but any live
group OF men working together for
the common good can build all the
roads any town needs and build them
right.
Did you ever hear Of 81. j Bowling
OF olivia, MINI? Mr. Bowling lost
both feet one hand and a part OF the
other. hand. through being frozen up
In a Minnesota blizzard when he was
a young man. but what Ia left OF him
has more energy than a good many
complete men that you and | know.
fIe always starting something, and
a couple OF years ago he got the no.
ton that Renvllle county. where he
lives needed Bome good roads.
Mr. Bowling proposed tothe coun-
~ commissioners that they put up
$500 TO help improve SO miles OF
road. Then no got every village In
the county to put up $40 10 t25. Then
he went around In his automobile TO
soc tho leading men In the villages
and all tho farmers whose land abut-
ted on the roads. He asked them to
help for one week and promised them
good roads nj the end OF that time.
All but one agreed TO help. That one
said he didn't need good roads and
that this was just scheme to work
he farmer for the benefit OF them
city automobile fellers."
In one week the sob was done 81
miles Of smoothe. solid. level. hard
dirt roads. clear across Renviile
Right In front OF the farm whose
owner had objected. too. And when
he saw that road and his neighbors
building Il he Sot ashamed OF him
self and came out with team and
hauled a king DRAG all the Test OF
he week
Renvillo cosnty went road crazy
when they saw how easy Il was and
hey appropriated $500 against an
Equal amount from the state 10 put
n stone roads on some Of the stretch
- where the traffic Ia heaviest. and
almost every man In tho county now
seeps split log drag handy and
Uses is intelligentiy on tho road In
ront OF his place after every wet
Ipell-and they siill have good roads
n Renville county
Now. there IL an example OF good
Dads obtained through community
'fiort on the Initiative Of one man.
md a cripple at that To be sure. Mr..
would never have become
speaker OF the Minnesota Leglala-
ure. u hadn't been a good deal more
e a man 10 begin with than most Of
u are. But what he dsd for HE home
ounty. your Board OF Trade. Cham
'er OF Commerce or Commercial Club
an do for your town and county.
There isn't any sroup Of men IN
our town who couldn't, n they wish
d and had enough civic spirit TO do
/. start a good roads movement that
would put your town on the good
Dads map with q great big red cir
le around Il 70 Indicate that Il L.
I've town. Inhabited By a live people.
We don't need 20 argue with you
bout the dollars and cents side Of
bic good roads proposition. We don't
are n you lay brick pavementa a.
oct Of $4,000 a miie-your town
nd the country people nearby and
GU and everybody else IN the COM
iunlty viii Eot your money back
iaDy times over. Some towns need