The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-02-12

body on any of the trips | have made
and have touched the rim of Union
county at four right angles in one
day more than once. Besides, with
improved roads, | can slip past a
fractions mule so silently that he
will not know how to get scared. |
can save enough in oil, not to men
tlon gasoline, in years motorcy-
cling to pay every cent of additional
taxes will have to pay.
2. Here is another selfish reason:
| want good roads because | believe
1t will make it easier for me and
for other people to get a out over the
county. More people will come to
Union, Jonesville, Santuc, Carlisle,
and Lockhart. In this general move
ment, many more people will pass
the door of The Times office. That
means more people will come and pay
that dollar on subscription. This is
perfectly reasonable, even if put upon
a rather low basis. But l said l was
=,
and that's just what l am doing.
3. | like the text of the bill itself.
There are several notable features
that are worthy (a) the fact that
the work is so mapped out that
every section of the county will be
benefited at once. The main thor
uh h., 70
to Cross Keys; Carlisle, Santuc, Un-
ion, Jonesviiie 10 county line; Whit
mire to Union to Kelton to Shull
Shoals; Union to West snr;nvs
That comes near reaching the whole.
And then the plan to build up to these
main thoruoghfares is admirable.
(b) l like the way the money is to
be handled. Every bank in Union
county will be strengthened and the
money from the sale of the bonds
thus distributed will help to make
the money situation easier. 100000
deposited in the banks of Union
county is bound to help conditions
at time when help is really needed.
(c) | believe that 100000 turned
loose for labor in this county for pub
lie improvements will help every en-
terprise in the county, even the far
mer. The farmer, if he is going to
cut his cotton acreage, has on hand
more stock, and on his farm, more
labor than he needs. Here is an
outlet for work for every mule,
horse and laborer that he can spare.
This labor will, in turn, spend the
money received as wages right in
Union county. Every merchant will
find that it will help his business,
while it is solving the problem of
the farmer, who finds himself over
stocked with work animals and la
borers. (d) l feel confident in the
men named to carry out this great
plan. They are honest men; that
three of them are bankers is a good
feature. Men who are to spend
100000 Of public funds in three
years need to be men used to hand
ling money. These men, if the plan
goes through, will have the spending
of 100000 of public money every 12
months for three years. I'm glad
the commission is made up Of hard
headed business men, and to me this
is about the best feature. 1t makes
little difference to me whether they
are my personal favorites or my open
foes. want the money spent
wisely, and honestly. l don't be-
lieve there are a half dozen men in
Union county who could question the
integrity Of a single man on the
commission.
a. | am almost ashamed to give
this reason for my favoring the bond
issue. But | promised to be honest,
and it will have to go down in black
and white: At least three -fourths Of
every dollar Of this 100000 will
come out of the corporations and the
wealthy people of Union and the
county. | am sure that thirty cor
porations and the well-to-do indi-
viduals who are connected with that
thirty will pay more than three
fourths of the entire tax. If you
doubt this, you have but to do little
thinking for yourself. And to be
perfectly frank with you, kind rea-
ders, if it were not for the fact that
the men who are running these same
corporations were, almost to man,
in favor of the bond issue, | would
oppose it myself. | do not believe
~ ,ynul1 ho fair IN pu+ tbic n addition n I