The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-05

the approval of the people, it seems tc
me this would be better than paying
interest on bonds even though it comes
little easier for the time being, in
the long run the extra levy would pos.
sibly be the best, and it would seem
that twenty thousand dollars would be
all that could probably be spent judic-
lousy per pear, I know this tax Ques:
tion is delicate question and one that
I DO not know much about, we should
use salt very freely in speaking or
writing about a question SO near the
hearts of the people.
1t is not my purpose in this article
to assume the prerogltire or Initiative.
| I merely as citizen OF this county
want to get this before the people. II
is not for me 20 say what shall be done,
neither is it to become the prarogltve
of the represe ntative, he can only De
our exponent in the matter aud get 1t
in shape for the people 10 act as they
see best.
We have al heard quite good deal
not long since about the auto tax meas
ure as passed by the general assembly
at the instance of our delegation from
this county. | do not favor this law as
il does not go far enough and IN the
second place il is class legislation
which am naturally opposed to, l
have no fight to make against our rep
resentatives along this score it they
will just let it die natural death ana
start over next time and give US some
thing more substantial. l am glad the
governor did not sign it, as 1t might
have hurt the very cause for which l
am contending as it might N the minds
of some surffice for the time being. and
we would still be without good roads.
I fail to see where twelve or fifteen
hundred dollars scattered over our
many miles of roads would do any good
we haven't many miles that dragging
would do much good.
AS see it this should be the func-
tion of the county chaingauG after We
get the roads built, the small chain
gang could easily keep them dragged
and the holes filed up. / am not 60
ing TO discuss how roads should be
built am not i civil engineer, could
merton how have been told it was
done in good many States but all this
will come out at the proper time by the
parties that are given the task who
ever they chance to be.
hope Mr.. DuRant and the other
representatives who ever they be will
get something on foot that will build
US lasting and permanent roads and let
US take our place in the front ranks
from a good road staod point along
with ali the rest Of the leading counties
in Eastern South Carolina.
cannot conceive of anything that
would be worth more TO the citizenship
Of this county than good roads. and es-
peciaiy to the people that live IN the
rural districts. With good highways
their lands almost double in value,
they can market their produce with
pleasure, this farm animals carry their
burden doubled and thrilled with ease,
tney can make xuicker trips, his car is
a pleasure and great time saver when
it san be ruo upon good roads, along
with all this will come prosperity, ed
ucation and all that is pertaining 10
the uplift OF the man that lives II the
rural district upon which the State and
entire nation must depend for its future
existence. Respectfully,
r. D. Cothran.