The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-26
sErrts CORRESPONDENT .AGi>" IT.

the county. We regret this MOI because the writer
is fluent and expresses himself well. but because
one with the al ility write such article should
us las talent to ''bcfudde' the issue. and preju
dice the minds Of hr voters against measure
designed for the benefit OF the people of the entire
county. VIZ cannot believe that the writer from
Sept,ls voices the sentiment OF any great number
OF citizens Of the county. nor ula such arguments
CD as hc uses will have any weight with the think
ing man who will vote on the good roads proposi-
ton the 30th of March.
II our memory is not at fault this same writer
few days ago roasted" The county farm demonstra-
tOn work projected to bc done in Anderson COun-
~. and threatened that farmer in his section
would have anything to do with such Tom fool
cry" Our friend from Septus needs to rub the
scales from his eyes and look about him hit III
order that he may that the world do move"
Let him get out 3f the way of progress the 'od
thing will roll over him and mash hirl as fiat as
pancake. What the fam needs is more op-
him TO his true interests. Does not our Septus
correspondent know that the day fer the denla-
Eo9uc Is past and that men longer to he led
about by the nose and voted against their best in
forests because SOME ono calls "nigger in the wood
pilc?" Your progressive farmer is the first man
these days to the need for good roads, and lie
realizes that rOns cannot be built On hot air" and
that the man who argues against such PROPOSE
tion this Is Standing in the way of progress.
Talk about your tax FOR roads-wly the farmers
c: Andersen Cc"n:. ha. paid MUD TAN this
winter sufficient to pay the terest on the bond is
sue for half tho time z IS t. Has Sepus
correspondent: found 1t uccC..... :. nl any farm
produce this year, II how rrach has he been
able to haul ut load: What the amount of
wear nnd tear on his vehicles and mules to say
nothing of the time lost account of the slowness
with which he forced to carry his load Would
not macadam road. or turn pike have prov IN OF
great assistance to him In marketing his crops. and
in helping the school and the church in his neigh
borheOd? We opnc that Scptus correspondent,
and those others whom lie says think as lie dc as
have had to sit at home much during tho winter
on account Of the miserable roads. that their dis
positions have gotten crooked and they are ut
"outs" with all outside. Now. isn't this true?
But, Gays this Septus correspondents "Tbe An
derson Chamber of Commerce with the help OF our
present legislative delegation" has attempted to
saddle upon 'the already tax-riddcn people,
bonded Indebtedness Of three quarters Of a million
dollars. This Is awful aint 1t? TO think of peo-
pie living IN Anderson and the delegation elected
by the people from all sections of the county hav-
Ing tho nerve to pass such law will cause to be
expended In ANDERSON COUNTY ti,is amount OF
money for gcad roads Tor the pepple>lvlng OUT
SIDE Of the city. How very selfish OF the Ander-
son Chamber Of Commerce! NnH. aint-you asham-
cd of yoursevcs? Just think, too thai you go
Ing to Saddle" upon the people of Anderson u debt
Of 100000 on which you will have also to pay In
terest, in order that the city may have good
streets.
Then think Of the labor question. The poor
farmers who have made so short crop. and
really feel keencst sympathy for them. will have
an opportunity to help out their income by doing
ooff ht, %,fc ~
motives which prompted the "Auierson Chamber
of Commerce and tho present legislative delega-
tion" to agltatc this question ut this time. There
will be hundreds Of poor people out of employment
thin year we fear, and Il will be good for them II
there shall he several hundred, thousand dollars
spent where they can earn some of 1t by honest
labor. antl At the same time perform a public SER
vice in helping build up a road system In the coun-
ty, ,, 4,
Does our Scptus correspondent realize that all
tho interest on tho lDnds will not he to pay ,n
year? After the roads have been buildcd and tho
people arc enjoying the luxury OF boing able to
haul full load, and of being able to go to school
to church IN comfort the interest will be to pay
little by little. and the burdo, will not be at all
heavy any one.
AS to the members Of the commission selected
ny the delegation. will our Sptus correspondent
name ono Of them who s not fit man to be on this
commission? Which one OF them would he elinli-
natc from the commission and why? Which oncs
of the commission are the recipients OF tho reward
for political service rendered? Please speak up
Mr. Septus correspondent and let us have the facts
upon which you bnse your nsinuations against this
commission The county commissioners were not
elected to handle tho funds from bond issue. and
everyone would like to know who willshandle tho
funds OF the bond issue before voting for It. So the
delegation wisely named the commissioners, and
named tfpse aBose reproash. as napsbe testified: to
1y those who know tfcn. iS,3 .s ,,.s.e is Il y.
Perhaps there sWtll be etough voters like this
writer from septus 10 defep the ptoposea bond lsT
sue. but like him, we ARE from Missouri and viii
have to be-, shown. THO ,pebple OF Anderson County