St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-08
THE TIME FOR SPEAKING HAS PAST, !
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION
Tells people of the Parish When the Time Comes to Make
Campaign for Good Roads He Will Come Here
and Talk at Every Voting Precinct

j. Y. Sanders. ordinary
laborer in saw mill, clerk on {
steamboat, farmer, printer, edi
tor, legislator, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Lieu
tenant Governor, and nov
the champion of the greatest
cause before the consideration
Of the people of Louisiana, was
here Tuesday, to address the
Police Jury, and the people OF
the parish generally.
He spoke at the courthouse, tc
an audience representing nearly
every section of the parish, be-
cause Good Roads" is the slo-
gan now.
Good Roads mean cheaper
transportation to market and
that means a larger profit for
the farmer.
It means the saving of the
farmers S teams.
It means the saving of the
wagon, and the buggy, and the
carriage, and the harness,
And it means that when the
farmer leaves home, he can tell
wife II will be home by four
o'clock" or whatever time he
may set.
Governor Sanders is the pio-
neer in this move in Louisiana,
and his talk to the people of St.
Landry Tuesday night was high
ly appreciated.
1t rung out as clear as a bell,
and displayed borough famili-
arity with the ilt 'ect.
Il love Louisa \ !. and its peo-
pie, and everythl g that lives in
Louisiana, and | believe that the
time has come when we should
awake to the realization that
Good Roads is one of the most
important factors in the great
good of Louisiana, " exclaimed
the Governor, with great feel
ing.
Time for talking and making
speeches has past, now is the
time for action, said the worthy
gentlemen. Z
In the course of his talk he
spoke upon the building Of roads
BY capitalizing the surplus funds
Of the parish to build one road
and then subnita vote to the
people for a tax, thereby enabl-
ing the building of better roads
throughout ST. Landry.
The farmer the one who derives
more good out of good roads, is
the one who will have to pay less
for this luxury; Corporations will
have to pay from 70 per cent to
: 80 per cent on the dollar spent
on good roads, whilst the country
people enjoy them most.
Don't say you can't do it,
Mr.. Juryman, say you can and
you will do it. said ]. Z.
Good roads is not an expehdi-
ture, it is an investment, which
pays an enormous revenue each
year, to all who travel on the
road. There is no such a thing
as loss Of time, as is the case in
bad roads, there is never any
break down, on account of be-
ing stuck in an impossible mud
hole. Instead of going on the
trains, as one has to during bad
roads, one would be able to go by
buggy or automobile, and remain
as long as he wishes, without any
fear of being left behind and
having to remain over night at a
strange place. Wagons would
be able to come to town and
farmers send their products to
market with ease and NO difficult
ty of going over the roads.
Bad weather would not be a
source of great loss, as is the
case at present, no matter how
bad it would be, the country peo-
pie would be able to come to
town.
Mr.: Sanders in his speech, said
that it was well known that he
was the presidentM gaodroads
building company, but that he
did not come to st. Landry to
preach good roads and expect to