The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
ORGANIZED MOVE TO
 BUILD ROAD SOUTH.
Prominent Citizens Will CO-0perate In Graveiing One of St. Francis COunty's Most Important High Ways-Spirit That Makes
 Good Roads.

In line with the good work volunt2- rily done by MT. Harye Wheeler and others, of Madison, on the road be- | tween that town and Forrest City, citizens living south of the city, who are also interested in good roads for 1 the entire county, but more especially i in d good road leading to the South: are getting in shape To make 2 0eti- mite proposition to County Judge E. l A. Rolfe, setting forth a cooperative plan for working the road leading to i Bou2ir and putting it in high state i of repair.
 This road is of great importance on account of the fact that q large num- l Der of young people residing south of the city are students in tHe Forrest 1 City high school and the further fact that it accommodates as many people and as large q territory, practically. as any other one of the principal highways leading into the city. At present this road is ill very bad con dition. 1t is in worse condition than any road of it's importance should be allowed 10 remain. The worst of it's bad places, and we feel safe in saying that it is the worst place on any of our roads within such short distance of the city, is near the old Haskins homestead.
 Heavy travel has worn the soft clay into holes that are almost impossible with a loaded wagon These holes al- tepate at regular intervals along on both sides of the road, at this point and ones right wheel is no sooner out of a small well than his left wheel makes a sudden downward plunge to the axle. Some of these ruts and holes are as much as fifteen inches deep, and cubic yard of gravel would not more than fill them.
 One teamster, having crossed this fifteen yards Of bad road recently, was brought into doctors office in the city, suffering severely from seasick- ness.
 NIT. L. R Grobmyer, Nr. D. E. Ho- shall. Mr. $. E. Trapp, NIT. $. C. Neal, NIT. L. 0, Mcdaniel and pr. j. O. Rush, secFetary-treasurer of the Cross State Highway Association, are all in- terested in getting this road grayeled, at present, for at east one mile south from the city limits, which would car " it some distance past Mr. Me Dan- iels residence. These gentlemen all stand ready 10 furnish time and teams and every wagon they can command 1 to do this work. Mr. Grobmyer, with 1 his usual generosity and pabic-spirit- l edness. offers, without charge, al the gravel that anybody will haul and put i on this road or any other road, where it will do as much good. The Gr0b- myer gravel pit lies within one huu- dred and fifty yards of the road in question and is easy of access.
 The Times feels sure that Mrs. Al 1 ice Miller, through whose premises the lane to tAe gravel pit runs will readily grant right of way for | this purpose.
 The gentlemen mentioned, as those interested in this project, intend tC ask Judge ROlfe to lend his influence to the turtherance of this important work, and to furnish drivers for theil teams and assist them in procuring what additional wagons may be need ed to accomplish and facilitate this work. There will be probably as many as seven or eight, or maybe ten teams.
 We would suggest that the necessa " number of drivers be procured by taking convictS from Superintendent Taylor's camp. This is work thai must be done, sooner or later, and i the county does not cooperate witt these gentlemen now, it is probable that when the county is ready, they will not be in position to lend tn, assistance that they now offer.
 Graveling should be begun at th' point where the city left of worl when it grayeled the street in tha direction, which is about in front o
 pr. Alleys residence, and should b
 carried as far South as the time ant means at hand will allow. We hop
 that this project will not be allowed { to fall through, and feel sure that tn
 people as whole will commend Mir
 Grsbmyer and his associates for thei enterprise and thoughtfulness of tn
 public veal, and that any actio Judge Rolfe may take to forward il will be heartily endorsed.