The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-02-06

from the Delhi Progress, and en-
dorse it fully and completely. 1t
ring with the absolute truth when
it says: Don't wait for the state
or nation to build US good roads.
If we ever get good roads, we
must build them and pay for them"
The Banner IS proud to say that
this is the view taken by the GOV
eminent of the town of Franklin.
In good weather and bad weather
our town officials keep a watch on
the roads with the purpose of hay
ing them good all the time They
use the drag and keep the drain
age open, and the result is good
streets and good roads. They do
not wait for the state and the ma
ton They do the correct thing
themselves:
while the newspapers and the
law makers and speech makers are
talking of better roads, let's not
forget that there is nothing in the
present road laws that will pre-
vent US from making our roads
much better. 1t is true, of course,
that our laws can be made much
better, and that our aim should
be for more permanent good roads,
but the best road laws on earth
will not build for us good roads.
I'VE should not depend too
much on laws Don't wait for the
state or nation to build US good
roads. If we ever get good roads,
we must build them and pay for
them.
We are Uncle Sam and we are
the State. They are both all right,
out neither of them will help us if
we fail to help ourselves. We can
and ought to do much better with
the road laws we have. We can
build permanent culverts, and
make good common sense grades
and provide for drainage.
Remember, the law says you
shall drag the roads. Use che |
drag when the proper time comes.
We will have poor roads for
long time if we wait for the laws
to make them good. So now, Mr.
Farmer and Citizen, it is up to
you, and more for your benefit
than for any one else, to have
good roads. Don't sit around at
home and chew tobacco, and then
when you come to town once
A week, stand around on the
street corners and tell everybody
about how bad the roads are.
Stop taifi1sigg and kicking make
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.ou 3 sfag-and during your IDLE |
on pretty days. get out
and put your road in good condi-
ton for a mile each way from
your property, and in a short
while your neighbor will follow
your example, and before you
know it you will have good roads
TO town. The way to accomplish
good is not by growing and COM
planning; put your shoulder to the
wheel and do your part, and 9TH
ers will see the good you are do
ng and will soon follow. That's
;he way to get good roads,"
Feeling that the future prosper
ty of the parish depends largely {
Upon whether or not a system of
good roads is to be built, and hop
ng to reach the most feasible solu-
ion of the momentous question,
Mr.. w. H Richardson, member of !
he police jury from the third ward {
intends to take the matter up with
he police jury at its next sit |.
Ing.
Mr.. Richardson has no cut and t
Tried formula to put before the
police jury; rather it is his idea
hat the citizens of the various
wards get together, and, If pos i
ible, select some plan likely to be (
by majority of the peo-
lie. This would give the police
ury something tangible to work
m and would be an advantage of !
Ill other plans tried heretofore in q
which some people worked at log b
.erheads with the police jury. 7
The police jury can appoint a COM =
nittee to confer with the citizens =
ommittee, and all possible differ i
noes could be adjusted before any a
ctual construction would be UNI
ertaken. il
Mr.. Richardson's idea is good | P
me. and all interested parties are Y