The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-24
County Judge Will Supply Ma chinery and Citizens Fuel and
 Special Helpers.
WILL BE TRADE WINNER
Delegation to WOmble to EncOurage Road to Polk County Line and to Ask Highway Engineer
 to Render Aid.

The good roads meeting called for Monday night at court house was fairly well attended, and from start to finish had the ring of busi- ness. It should mean at least ten miles of good road for Polk county before Christmas.
 The impulse behind this move ment, it is proper to say, originated with Isaac Saurbaugh, overseer of Road District No. fl, and the people of Rocky and along the road lead ing to Mena. Mr. Saurbaugh and J. T. Cole represented these peo- pie at the meeting.
 These representatives came to town with a definite proposition stated iii writing and extensively signed by the most substantial farmers along the route and the merchants at Rocky.
 This proposition was to the ef- feet that these people would sup ply labor and teams to build the road from Rocky to Mena if the county judge would supply the grading machinery and engineer and the citizens would furnish the fuel and skilled men to man the big graders. and when the road was graded they would do all the work of hauling. crushing and distribut- ing rock on the road if the county judge would allow them the use of the crusher and engine and the city would supply the fuel, man to fire and run the engine and a man to superintend the running of the crusher If these requirements are met, the people along the line agree 10 furnish from 800 to 1000 days work with teams and much day la bOr without teams-in fact, say they will stay by the job until it is com pleted.
 Judge W. \. Martin was made chairman of the meeting, and Y. w. Sl. John. secretary After free discussion in which Alex Patton, W. B. Barton. W. <. MacLalferty, Frank kirschner. the Rev. F. E. DeLongy, Isaac Saurbaugh, Father Gallagher. W. NJ. Pipkin, J. T. Spring, H. J. Muxen, J. A. Thornton and others participated the following reso.I ton was drawn and submitted by Mr. Pipkin;
 Whereas, The people of Road District No. fl and along the road between Rocky and Mena, by their representative in attendance at this meeting and attested by many of their signatures to a contract laid before us, make a liberal and practical offer to do certain work toward building a road from Rocky to Mena; and,
 Whereas. It is apparent to all that such proposed road will bring 10 Mena a large amount of trade that otherwise would and will otherwise go elsewhere. in addi- ton to being a great benefit to Polk county generally; therefore be it
 Resolved That it is the sense of this meeting that the proposition of the Road Overseer and the citizens of Road District No. If of Polk county and others, he accepted, provided the county shall furnish the grading machinery called for and an engineer 10 operate same And be it further
 "Rcsolved. That the chairman of this meeting be and he is hereby authorized to appoint a committee to solicit and secure the necessary funds to pay for fuel, the services of fireman and two grader men for the grading outfit, and an engineer fireman and superintendent for the crusher when either one or both shall be in use on the road above so long as the people the proposition shall fur nish the labor necessary to prepare the road for the said work and to keep the said machinery running in a continuous and business-like manner"
 After brief discussion the resolu- tions were unanimously adopted. Judge Martin then and there gave assurance that it would be his pleasure to comply with the part required of him. It was stated that
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