West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-07-13
Good Roads Notes

Tuesday and Wednesday. July 18th
and 10Th. are legal holidays declared
so 10y the Governor. and set apart as
good roads days Every person in the
state is requested upon these two days
to give their time, thought and energy
to the Improvement OF the highways
IN their immediate community. Let
everybody turn out and help To in-
prove the roads in their own section.
| Ditchc scan be cleaned holes can bo
hlled, stones removed and much good
can be done IL each enc will do lust a
little
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Roads are an excellent indication Of
the condition of the country through
which they pass II tho country Il
siaguant and backward. poor and un
| developed, the roads will indicate tho
| fact. II the roads are improved. VOL
maintained. and kept In repair. Il is
a certainty that the country is a pros
prosperous one. Como out on July IS
and ~ ana help show that your soc
ton OF the country is prosperous.
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a farmer ten miles out from town
ON a good road is nearer town than A
farmer i've miles out ON had road.
\ little team on good roan can
pull bigger load than a biS team en-
"A bad road
Many "a man will cuss a bad road
ten miles from home who wen, come
out ON good roads DAYS to work the
roads in front Of his owa hamo.
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Bad roads and tcnanuy; bad roads
and poor churches and schools: bad
roads and no social hfc: bal roads
and discomfort these combinations
are always to be encountered
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There are willing workers and there
are loafers who are always willing To
use what some one else provides Cre,
for their use. There are those VINO
are willing to help build good roads.
and those who are willing to let Others
build the good roads for them.
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The best way to convert "A knocker
into good roads booster is to have
some salesman sell him Ford or
an automobile.
Good roads will keep the boys and
girls on the farm because IL viii be
possible TO get to and from town with
ease
Those who live on bad roads arc
bound hand and foot while the ele-
ments play about them. When the
rain comes. they stick in the mud,
blocked from the markets and the pro-
fits which would be theirs but for their
own stupidity.
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Improved roads permit choice OF
time in marketing products 80 as to
get the best prices
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a bad road costs the users of II
more than II would cost them to build
a good road.
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With good roads extending out into
the country the farmers pigs will get
less milk and buttermilk and the city
kids will get more. OF course this
will be hard on the pigs but it will be
the making OF the kids.
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Good -oads benefit the farmer and
producer by making hauling cheaper
aud the time shorter for the trip.
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The time has come when we must
have good roads whether we want
them or not If we do not want them
we VIII be left behind in the march OF
progress
Trips TO town can be made in half
the time on good roads as ON bad
roads
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Civilization advances over good
roads
Good roads make everybody nearer
everywhere.
Good roads make every one nearer
the shipping point
Good roads make you nearer the
doctor whom you are sick.
The farmer drives mere over The
bad road. than the city man.
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Good roads are religions because
YOU have no bumps or mud holes to
swear about
There is nothing that brings the city
man and the farmer into closer touch
than good roads
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Good roads make you nearer to
church and school
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Good roads uotl good business.
Good roads u.ase iou almost live
in town
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