The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-07-01

amount Of money. Now, the money
part is scarce in this county, but the
experience we can get by putting in
to practice the good talks we have
had for the past twenty or thirty years
and substitute labor for money. Now,
there are many people in Taney county
who would willingly donate road work
if they had some one 10 lead and
work TO advantage. | see that in
many parts Of the state students OF
colleges and many others have turned
out and donated work on the roads,
and ! have known Of many places
where people have turned out and fix
ed bad places on the roads, but it was
always where some good overseer or
leading man would 60 ahead and was
not afraid 10 donate little work them
selves.
Now, the question is, can we build
and maintain good roads3 l say we
can, If We will leave out can't entirely
and forget there is suchi word.
The question is then how? Mr..
Weatherman, something over year
ago suggested that we cut out poll tax
and have a direct tax and run down
the current expenses on about one
hall. | rather think cutting down the
current expenses would not suit the
officers very well. Now, if we have
direct tax TO raise an unlimited amount
Of money and it has to 90 through
that amount Of machinery, / am afraid
it would drive all the taxpayers out ol
the county and there would be none
10 pay taxes.
Mr.. Mckinley Wood, about one
year and half ago, suggested that
the young folks organize and build
the good roads that the old folks had
been talking about the last twenty
years. That would be fine thing for
the young men Of Taney county to do.
About as good as having good roads,
better still, we would have both. l
thought Mr., Woods suggestion was a
good one, but if il is never put into
practice it will do US no more good
than the talk we have had on good
roads for the past twenty years or
more. have been waiting and watch
ing TO see them organize, but have
seen nor heard nothing Of it. They
might take in the old folks with them.
II the young folks could perform the
labor as we'll as the old folks talked, it
would be success.
Now il we are gcing to have good
roads, we want TO get everyone interes
ted in them. The next question is
how are we going TO do that3 think
Mr.. Woods ideas are good. He
would take in young men and old and
all have a part in it. We could ac-
complish much more by being or
ganized; form a society or band in
neighborhoods, have an overseer or
president in every society, meet oc-
casionally and learn how TO build good
roads in this county with little or no
machinery or such as is within our
reach, and learn how to accomplish
the most by the least labor. You
should put in your best man for presi-
dent or overseer, the one that will
take the most interest in building roads
in your territory, turn out and fix bad
places; your president can cooperate
with the regular overseer and find out
the exact location ofthe roads. There
are many farmers who would help 10
do a great deal more work on the roads
if they knew just where the roads were
located after the work was done.
talking with a man the other day who
said there was much lost by not having
roads permanently located, and il he
did put lot oi work on the roads he
could not tell whether it was done in
the right place or not. The president
or overseer could find out such thing:
and so save mucn work that is wasted
= There could De much accomplished
by h.ing organized, as We would hav,
. a better chance to see il the regula
4 road officers did their duty, properl
expended the money placed in thei