The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20
(BlON III. BUTLER)


l.nington, April 17.-When we
begin TO talk about the progress of
North Carolina it is doubtful if even
the closest observer has any idea of
What is going OH in the whole length
and breadth of this big old State.
Uarnett county has been in the
woods for a good while, but if has
been coming out at a gait that is in
terestiug. Today the county in enthu-
eiastic over good roads, and while it
mas not long been talking over the
matter the style Of action has been
distinctly staCcato since the trouble
rummenced.
LAST fall Harnetr started to build
good roads. Ellington first felt the
infcC ton and made n start about the
middle Of October. Today the road
from Ellington to Sanford is in good
travelling shape. and the hurry up
call has been sent for Engineer W. L.
Spoon. of the Capital Highway de-
partment of the government, to come
along this way, and annex Harnett to
his good roads map of the South.
Ellington started 10 build good
roads about the middle of October.
Little River commenced to get un-
easy about the same time, but did not
throw dirt until three or four weeks
later Hector's Creek township
stepped to the bat with the opening
days Of spring, and since that time
the malady has become epidemic and
the various townships are figuring on
how they can construct through line
ioops in the road that will run from
somewhere else and put the township
m touch with the rest of the world
Three Lines In View.
\ reference to a map will show thai
Harnett county has three main line:
In view. One is from Raleigh to Lill
ington, to extend the road just being
completed from Sanford, which NOV
connects with the roads of Moor
county on the south. and with all o
the south and west Of the State. An
other line in the beginning stages i
the continuation Of the proposed Raj
cigh and Ellington road from Lill
ington down the west side Of the Cap
Fear river to the Duke bridge, am
thence to Dunn, where connection !
made with the roads for Fayettevill
and the south and to the northeast
Another road building is the Johnson
Vile line, which will run through tn
west side Of the county, and over int
the Moore and Hoke county system
The Johnsonville road is crowdin
ahead as fast as 1T can be built, an
1t IS going to be a dream of roat
20 little over four per cent in II
Steepest and mighty little OF tina
with about the finest surface materis
mat is to be found In the State. w
TALK all we want to about sand ella
roads but North Carolina is favOre
above any other State in the variet
OF road making material. Harne
county has sand and clay enough
build roads from Dan to Beersheb
lhe lucky county also has seen
inSly unlimited quantity of fine grav
mat makes a surface that is aimo
IKE a bitulithic surface Of some
the cities in it's smooth, compact ar
durable appearance. The gravel is {
the surface of the ground along tt
me of the building roads, easy to &
and easy to apply. 1t beats cl;
surface to pieces, for it is not sticl
road in wet seasons, not particula
~ dusty road in dry seasons and
does not require the dragging and +
l'dr that softer surface must ha
continually.
The roads are not old enough y
Tor the horse to have gained q col
prchenSive knowledge of what
means, yet in Ellington are alrea
'Wo garages, and along the stree
stand automobiles. and on the M
roads they are met at every turn
the way. The townships that ha
not arranged for roads arc coml
lnto line one after the other, a
ltarnett IL as enthusiastic over
new roads and its schemes for me
u come aS ; H1na Il '>,.r 1850 To
forty Year. e - found
red topped bucts =; 3GinE to
traUtil shel. Of Christmas morning
strons on Highway Project.
'pr ;t.ire Size "bo"s ti,i- lvorn