The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-28
WHY COUNTRY AGAISsT CITYl

l'lteiiBencer mas an idea that there Is Iittl
in the argument used that the people of the countr
are going 10 oppose the bond issue for good road
because It is favored by the Anderson Chamber o
Commerce 1t Is getting time that such ideas ar
relegated to the rear and that measures are sup
ported or opposed on their merits solely. VIII
should any man I'm the county vote against an
measure which is for the good of the entire count
simply because some other person is in favor OF 1t
There would DC more reasop for the city of Ander
10 oppose the bond issue than for the peopl
OF the county 10 oppose it. Anderson will not &c
foot of the good roads TO he builtin fact the cit
is now going to vote bond issue of 100000 70
building good streets and in addition will vote al
most sOldly for the road paving proposition 20
the county. And the city will pay more than one
third Of the entire taxation for the good roads
without receiving cent in return. Would tn
country do the same thing? We do not believe tia
the people OF the county outside Anderson woul,
vote for 10 improve its streets. 1t occurs to TIL
Intelligenccr that the city is acting most unselfsh
ly in this matter, and deserves the commentator
| rather than the censure OF the country. Now. w
do not mean to imply that this unsefishness vii
not he good thing Ter tho city. 1t will be goot
thing and will pay the city handsomely, but it vii
not receive one-tonth part the benefit for II tina
the country will receive
The Inteligencer is tired of the effort to ARA,
country against town. Anyway who compose3 th
people of the city? What per cent of the busines
men Of any city. especially Anderson were bori
and reared the farms of the county. or OF othe
counties? II we know anything about what consti
tntess@hay seeds we would not have to leave th
incorporate limits OF Anderson to find few O
them. and they'd not mind admitting this fact
Is this very fact, the understanding Of rural con
nd Aeyn hatin for tbair Ia
.tives and frieifs who are back home" whicl
makes the citizens of Anderson willing to tax them
selves to improve these conditions Certainly th
people Of the country districts should not object t.
this IL this were not true In this road proposition
and the people3of the city did not wish to becom
better acquainted with their brethren in the coun
try. they would wish the roads to remain as nearly
fmpassable az POSSIBLE. and to do as the Chimes
used to do, build round the city high wall to keel
u nut. What is the imaginary line separating
fn -try from the town? Why should II exist
Who 3 1t real wall? Is 1t tarrier? Shoul,
itsatapd in the way of close understanding an,
communion between the people of the entire coun
Fly?
But Anderson is not alone In this viewpoint.
seems that other counties have the same trouble
for instance Greenville County seems to be sim
ilarly affected. !, The following editorial In TIL
Greenyillc News is very much In point on thi
question:
From time to time one hears that old re-
So mark about the city of Greenville and it's al
+ legged dictatorial policies. The statement Is s
not infrequently made that the money which
the county of Greenpille spends is spent for
the benefit of the city. Consider the facts
and sec IL this be true. When the s95O.O00
+ for roads Is spent every road built will be
~ outside of the city. Yet the city will pay
more of tho costs thsn all of the rural dis
tricts combined. The city has paved It's
streets nj q cost in excess of 100000 and
not one penny was asked of the rural dis
tricts to pay for this work The streets are
used free of cost by the people OF the coup-
try. In the matter OF school taxes. the city
of Greenvile pays taxes which go to sup
b.. port the rural schools. for the enrollmens in
this city is not sufficient to take up all the tax
money which IS collected by virtue OF the
three mill tax. For ordinary running ex-
penses of the county, tho city pays more OF
the costs than does the county.
But tho city of Greenviie does not kick
because It la taxed for county improvements
1t is glad to- pay a large share OF the money
i We, do not claim that the willingness OF the
city is due rto planthropic motives. The
F city henefits when the county prospers. How
ever. thiei fact does not mean that the county
does not benefit allo. II is o case of mutual
benefit
II the city werc dic.ntorial. mono would
blame the county for kicking, But as mat
ters now stand. the city is not dictatorial. It
aoes not get more than its just due of con-
sheraton. BY cooperation between the city
and county the highest possible prosperity
is achieved and II is this cooperation that is
desired 4 disposition on she part OF either
to be suspicious of the other will retard
progress. and 50 long rs both act fairly,
there should be none of this kicking
What Ia needed is a wholesome spirit OF
working together; working for a common
/ fit Jend--th advancement OF the entire commun-
ity Greenville city is the hub OF the coun-
tYA for that reason tho rnads nafmrnIlu rod