West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-01-20
The Improved Highways to be Con-
strocted With Proposed Bond Is
suc Will be Great Benefit to Ali
Information IN Condensed Form
for the Busy Reader

Here IL the good road issue in nut
shell: There can be no legitimate ar
gument advanced against good roads.
There can be no good roads built with
out money. There is only one way in
which sufiicient money can be raised
TO build good roads and that is by bond
issues
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DO not waste your time in arguing
with the man who says he is in favor
OF good roads but opposed to the bond
lssuei He is faker pure and sim
pie.
Good roads mean greater education
al advantages for the children.
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At the present time the towns OF
Klngwood and Tunnelton do not pay
any road taxes. Still they are willing
70 bond themselves to build county
roads, which. SS per cent OF such roads
will be outside the, corporate limits.
Can any farmer honestly say that the
roads will mostly benefit?
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The eyes OF the State are riveted on
Kingwood district. Our failure to car
~ the bond issue places us in the cate
CORY of non-progressive.
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IL you want good roads you must
vote for the bond ssue II is the only
legitimate way in which the money
can be furnished to build them.
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Let the farmers OF Kingwood dis |
trict remember that they have already |
paid their portion OF the millions of
dollars that have been raised by taxa
tion and poured into the mud holes for
the past fifty years. Have they elimi-
mated one mud hole by this colossal
sum of money? No. And IL the pres
ont and future generations continue in /
the same footsteps of pouring millions !
into the mud holes all they will have
TO leave their children to commemor-
ate their memory is the same old mud
hoIei
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Let every supporter OF the bond is
sue get on the firing line and remain
there until the last ballot is depos-
tied. Let as all pull together and
achieve victory that will be the !
crOwning event of our life.
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We are not quarreling with those |
who are opposing the bond issue, but |
we are most earnestly praying that |
they think twice before they do that |
which they will regret the rest OF their
life.
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Good roads will put the poor and
struggling farmer In closer touch with
humsniziRg influences. notwithstand-
Sng the fact that he suffers from lone
liuess and ccaseless drugery which ia
tnscpsrabie from HIS lot. AS for the
mere prosperous farmer. with his lab
er-aaving machinery, automobile. tele-
phone and rural mail delivery. he rep
resents one OF the most fortunate
classes IN American life II must be ,
admitted. however. that the latter |
would BE- isolated from that which
makes life worth living without good !
roads
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Way DO the boys and the girls leave |
Che farm and Zee 70 the cities and
apwnsf simple question 70 answer.
70 escape the monotony and isolation |
uhich IL their lot when they are com
PEELED 10 remain NJ home because the
Highways of Old Preston today pre-
Fent them from going 10 town to en- |
~ ~ educational play and the NOV I
lpE pictures We cannot get away
frew ihe faet thei ihey TOO are human
ans i0nG ~ PEND asunder The reatric. !
iloas that bind them 20 monotony and |
ieoietion. Let not our farmer breth. |
rem ignore this stern fact before they
close their eyes on this sordid world
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n the Old saying that God made
the country and man made the town
there is the rsoognltloa OF the fact
that the Foundation % a nations ufe.
of its strength and virtue. is 90 be
found "a the vide free spaces OF me
country rather than ia the cramped
confines % brick and mortar Certain
y the lowest types in our civilization
are not found In the country but in
tps glum elsirlcts o. our great cities
q lbere 3 farmer 81 Kingwood dls.
tFsst that Wanta he children 90 leave
lhe farm and ruH ths risk Of BE be-
loved ekildren graviistipg 20 the siuma
ei the oiiissl a million times. Mo-
There Il nothing else that can BE- sur-
gestod that viii keep the boys ana
girls on the farm more potent fhan
good roads Why then. shouis rot tas
farmers assist ia building them7 We
are willing TO bazard the guess thsf
they viii afier Swing earnest ana
prayerfui thoDbht 10 the mauifsis
blessings that good roade nlu hflnr
to their own housshoid Ana as VII
10 farther and intslee ln fha rro.
phesy iha, they eiu lvs 81 sas fhe
DAY when their childrea win fi-s so
and cail them blesesef