The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-16
THE COUNTY'S ROAD BILL.

| Anderson County will not be one whit behind IN
| city when II comes TO improving its highways =
travel. Elsewhere in this issue will he found tn
copy OF the bill which Will be passed by the legis
ialure providing for a bond issue for building per
manent roads throughout the county In month
time we shall have a chance to speak on this i'm
portant matter and We believe that the verdict O
this county bond issue Will be as unanimous ma wi
inc verdict OF the people of Anderson who will vot
on the matter of bond issue for paving the street
oi 'he city lin this matter as In the paving CON
mission for the city. progressive and competer
men nave been named commissioners and thu
me county VIII be assured wise and progressiy
poilcy In handling this large sum of money
Greenville County will have 81 600 600 IN exnen
on her roads and Richand will have Sl25O OOt
Anderson will make splendid progress with Tn
'hree-quarters OF million dollars she will hav,
Ihis sum and what will be available in the city vii
make approximately 81 1,00O.0 900 to be expended TO
highway Improvement in this county during tn
next year. Employment will be furnished people
and money will be put in circulation which will ali
business generally. The provision In the act pro
viding that work shall be done simultaneously Il
all the townships OF the county that all section
VIII benefit at the same time. and give the entir
county some good roads or course this sum Will
not build permanent highways all over the county
with the amount to be voted there should be tuil
at least ESQ miles. possible 300 miles of macadan
or surfaced roads. and this number OF miles will
put good road In reach OF every citizen of th
county. and will traverse the county with all th
principal roads
The following benefits to be derived from goot
roads set forth by E. j. Prescott of Wise County
Va- who wrots in the Manufacturers Record OF wha
was accomplished in his county by the expenditure
OF Sl.100.000 for premanent roads:
Benefits. briefly stated. arc:
l. Increased value of farm lands
2. Reduced cost of transporting farm pro-
ducts to market as well as reduced cost in
all kinds OF hauling.
3. Benefits to farmers In q social way
4. Has enabled a large number of our citi-
zens to own their homes and to go to and
from their work on bicycles motorcycles,
automobiles and busgies.
The benefits to our working people can
hardly be overstated Hundreds of the men
working at the coal mines have purchased
small tracts Of land several miles from their
q places of work. have built their own homes
and find time to cultivate small acreage in
addition to their daily work.
s. Has materially benefited our public
schools. 19oS-enrollment, $500: attedance
!, So per cent; 1913-enrollment s501; atten-
dance, 65 per cent; 190s-number of build
ings, 10; 19l4-number of buildings, "a,
This increased attendance is attributed by
our county school superintendent In a large
nseasnre To our new road system. -,
9. Tho Improvement In the properties
along our highways Is very gratifying. The
farmers and other property owners are build
!ng better fences and painting them, fran
buildings are being improved, the old fence
corners cleared out and tao who,a county Is
putting eh .Iesa life. Wzsiia this Improvement
Is only In It's beginning. II Is already 30
marked ths: one would hardly recognize the
= cohntysas she same.
~ Dencft to the coal operators.-Oh Ohicials
II cahE Ensaeh the plants in one-fourth the time
y Il formerly took, and even more than this,
! the improvement in the living conditions of
the employees has already proved of great
value to the operators. When workingman
4 Is so situated that he own his own home
he is worth two OF the class of men who
change about from plant to Elant and never
get really, settled.
8. The actual pleasure to everybody of be
Ing able to drive or ride even walk along
q beautiful highway cannot be expressed In
dollars and cents.
The OK team, which .'..,d to be the prevail
ing draft animal In ytise County. has already
disappeared from our highways