Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-23
Glover Special Road District.

MIR. Editor Will you be SO kind as
to allow me some of your space, in
which | desire to make some COR
rections and explanations in regards
to Glover Special Road District? TAX
ing for granted that part, if not all
of the readers of your valuable paper,
like myself, would like to know some
thing about.
will give partial biography of
myself and present standing, and SO
forth. If the record in the old family
Bible has been correctly kept / first
saw the light of day on the 18th day
of March, A. D. 1875, at or near An
napolis. Have lived continuously in
Iron County, have worked at various
occupations, such as farming, hauling
logs, blacksmithing, saw milling,
clerking in country stores, and few
months railroading. Have been
around good deal, especially around
home. I am married, wife living, ten
children living, one dead; live 5 miles
from the railroad on partially improv-
ed farm of $50 acres. Been there two
wears. 25 acres in cultivation this
year; 200 acres of tract can be culti-
waited. Our principal dice is corn
bread, bacon and sorghum molasses;
wearing apparel, wife and girls, prin-
cipally calico, domestic ahd blue drill
ing. Myself and boys, hickory shirt
ing and overalls. All wear stronger
than the low shoes. II you ever go
over the County Road from Center
vile, you will find my house situated
horizontally with the road, latch
string hanging out. We are all Bap-
lists and Democrats. but, like the man
that was born in North Carolina,
"Just can't help it,n and don't want
you to think hard of us for 1t.
Kind reader, allow me the privilege
of stating that nothing may write is
written in spirit of criticism, but a
q desire to deal with facts aud figures
and conditions. / have given you my
partial biography SO you keep it ever
before you. | desire you to consider
me the affected party.
Now, as to Glover Special Road
District, drawn under article seven ~
Section 1O611 to 10625. You will under
stand the law covers the entire State
of Missouri and is drawn to cove
different Sections Of the State, for in
stance it is impossible to build in Iror
County as you would in the prairies d
North Missouri, or in the swamp lands
of Southeast Missouri In Nortl
Missouri land values are high, from
1875 to $3.50 per acre. People general
iy in thai section have no objections
to high tax; not question of ta1
with them, but question of roads
They own fine stock, fine vehicles
automobiles, up-to date farm machin
ery, traction outfits both gasoline an
steam. They practically demanded
Of the legislature as late as 1905 Law
by which we can use our unlimite
means, even to the levying of 100 pc
cent, as corporated body, 30 we ca
build great highways across ou
State. Cooperation in North Mis-
souri, is no new thing. Now there hal
pened in the Legislature, Represents
lives from the Ozarks and swan
lands country, who said, "We can
do these great big things you talk oi
Our land is all covered with water
Southeast Missouri, we could not al
ford to build roads of this descriptio
down here.n "All right" says Mort
Missouri, tive will put provisions i
our laws, whereby you can drain yot
land, and build roads all at the sam
time by bonded indebtedness.n So
Southeast Missouri the water-covere
iungles are being drained, and road
built. Only a question of time ur
iii Southeast Missouri will be the EIDE
Of Missouri. Co-operation did IT,