The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-03-05
Opposes Bond Issue.


ciples | am somewhat shy of helping
to vote bonds, big bonds on other
people, on posterity, and will abso-
lutely vote against them when they
are strictly for the other fellow, i,e.,
corporations, no matter what the
plea is. by that any section of coun-
try will be built up and developed.
But tor bonds, county bonds, those
Of the issue now before us for build
ing roads, why that is ours. The
county is ours, the roads are ours
and it will be the county, now and
for long time to come to pay for
them and yet | do not feel that |
am very enthusiastic for them even
for roads. Every. man or woman
who owns properly will have to pay
according to property worth. That
will be evenly distributed in this man
ncr but will the benefits be evenly
distributed? That is, if the bill Is
for bonds to build main thorough
fares and every one in all parts of
the county must pay, the same ben
eft the man on the main roads re
ceivcS. will not extend TO the one
on the back branch roads and many
OF them Will have to haul, but we
must not take ii for granted that
every one hauls to Union and will
hit the main road at some point or
for any important distance on the
way TO and from. The greatest part
of their building will be on parts
that this money from the bonds has
never let copper on. But the
other tax money, that which is being
used on the roads now, may and can
perhaps be pat out there and thereby
keep the roads up. Then again,
Permanent Good Roads is a misnomer
FOR there can be no permanent good
roads. If YOU haul much and it
rains much they are bound to give
way and when there is any red show
j. too, it will be worse than
where it is eight or ten inches of
a good texture of sandy loan COW
ern~ entirely the red clay SubSoil.
And for that reason our Santuc sec
tion will not be as hard to build or
keen uo as other sections We have
numerous spaces of red roads that
cut deep during the past winter and
these were mostly whore they had
been washed or worn down to the
red clay or subSoil. But | do not
propose to discuss how to build ac-
.cording to my ideas but will say
that | think we had better find out
before. we start on sand clay on the
m@in thoroughfares some things
how to lower the grades even if the
road is made longer and StraiChten
thcm when it can be of the greatest
good to the greatest number. |
think. the county is badly in debt and
to try to. make the load heavier
well, | don't know. 1t seems we
have wasted money, have been ex-
travagent. Have misapplied road
funds not dishonesty but there have
been men who are not worth their
hire in the respect that they did not
know how to work road, and vet
were holding an overseers job, go
ing through the form and sometimes
an cXorbitant price was paid on
choap John lob of putting box
under the road or some such little
job like that. have had to 90
some smart lodging in the past to
keen missiles hurled at my head be-
cause of my position along here
from. striking. ! believe the roads
are being improved. They are being
wi.ened, and if we keep on the peo-
v.
be loyal, not try to fleece it nor
watch for an opportunity to get re-
vengc for something by suing for
damages. | believe we could get
along without bonds awhile, at least
until we pay out more of what we
already owe. Can we not build UP a
better system of roadwayS for com
ing generations. instead of buidin"
up debts for them to pay? | thinl;
so. Il have not convinced myself vt
as to what I will do. There are sew
eral days yet for me to study the
matter, so I can feel sure that am
I am. Soon after | was first old
enough to work the roads I was an
pointed Oversecr. without paw: tn
old way, and I am not egotiStical
when say that | gave the county
the very best service that there was
in me. | did not want a place under
the pay system. but as | have said
that | believe many sought Jobs for
tn" money and to get it the easiest
way, regardless of how the county
would lOS" money.
The above was drafted before I
saw any one elsc's oOinon, but let
me say I do not believe the STYLE
cf work the changang did injured
tn" roads. or course thcv wcr,,
fresh worked they were softer for
sometime but some Of our roads
hove been improved ard 7 want them
sacH have Job for them.
HCy Denver