Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-04-23
DRAINAGE IN LAFAYETTE
COUNTY.

new drainage board composed a
present of Messrs Rushing Shi'
nault, DR.. Greer and A. T.. Rob
erts, to impose upon and NEEDLE
with the land OF our citizens M
to drainage. Mr.. I'd Roberts i,
a new addition to this board anc
} We feel sure that he does not full.
. ~ understand just what a grea
; injustice he is inflicting upon hi.
, friends. We do not believe h,
would knowingly forfeit hi.
rights to his friends for the paltry
. sum of s. per day. We do moi
believe he would sacrifice princi-
pie at any price. But Mr.. Rob
erts is badly deceived; he is do
ing a great wrong and injustice
to a large lot Of mighty good
men and he ought to quit and
quit now. The other members
Of the board are fully informed
that their services are not want
ed, have not been wanted, and
they know that the land owners
resent any interference on their
part, yet they are determined to
force, and are forcing 4 big ex-
pense upon the axpayers over
their persistent protest. Mr..
Rushing Shinault Is the chief ac-
tor and hrs brother il the lawyer.
Mr.. c. Z. Slough was associate
COUNSEL for awhile, but he be-
came Disguised at this high
handed piece Of business and re-
signed. lie Is TO be highly COM
mended for that.
We held that when that day
comes that ten per cent of any
people, no matter how smart they
are. can impose burdens Of taxa
ton upon ninety per cent with
out their consent tina: this Is
sad day indeed. These conuis-
sioners have been fully advised
that these land owners don't
want this system. They don't
want this board meddliug with
their business. They came in
without Invitation, and fair con-
sideration ought tell them to let
the peoples business alone.
This board is grasping at every
valley in this county; they have
started two districts on Yocona,
one on Tallahatehie which ex-
tends through three counties
they are trying to get up one or
Yellow Leaf, and they deiber'
. ately planned and carried out 9
scheme on Cypress and filed thei
petition when they knew that tn,
land owners were figuring oil
getting up system Of their own
: had it practically worked out
and yet they are trying TO tax
the land owners own bushes
away from them, ami for wha
: purpose? Is II % be benefactor
: Of Lafayette county, or IS
for that S. per day, a big bill c
costs for surveys and attorney
fees to suit themselves? That
: easily answered. Under the la'
4 they are trying TO burden tn
people; these drainage commits
,, sioners caa incur all this expens
Including surveyors and atten
j dant costs, attorneys fees-an
don't forget that IS per day I
them for just as many days a
= they see TT to meet, and the Ian
owners can't stop them. Is ths
: fair, is that just?
Just sample OF what they al
: doing further: Last fall ther
+ was very strong petition, cor
tanning more names than the la
; requires, filed against the turtle
organization of upper Yoconi
The duty Of this board was
pass sn order refusing to organ
iZe the district. What did the
do? They continued the NEE
ing. Finally, a few days as
n they had meeting on the san
district and by some sort of mil
!, acle tvo of the commissions
forgot to attend and go it ";
d continued again to meet May l
o The funny part is these commi.
sioners had never forgotten
J come before. Why? This della
costs. Who gets the costs? III
d commissioners. Vine gets I'll
5 experience? The land owner
And these commissioners butte
4 into this upper Yocona distri'
when they knew they we're M
i wanted. The knew that one SUI
vey, and q mighty good one ha
already been made and paid fo'
Then Why tax these rouf farmer