The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-28
SOME QUOTATIONS OF THE ED
ITOR ON THE ROAD SITUA.
TION IN THIS COMMUNITY
AS HE VIEWS THE MAT
TER.

Probably no question occupies
place Of greater interest in the minds
of the people Of this section at pres
ent than the one of road building.
II Is hut natural, for no question
pertaining to the physical and tinan-
clal development Of the community
means so much both to the people of
the city and the splendid
section Of country surrounding
the city. II is question Of
such vital interest to all that 1t is
difficult to determine who will be
the greatest bcnefciaries ms result
Of these contemplated improvements.
We shall not stop here to argue this
question though none viii deny that
good roads are a benefit 10 every cit
lien.
As said above, all agree as 20 the
value. for not to do SO would he to
he classcd n back number indeed. Int
the fact remains that we are not all
agreed rs to the hest plan. only a
short while ago Pincllas county bond
al for S71j.OO0 with which to build
brick roads. The Clearwater Sun
now, before the roads are half COM
the entire county, instead Of bonding
the Clearwater district alone, as the
law provides may he done.
We are not thoroughly satisfied in
,ttY mind d q -, Vtfha4 l. th., L.tfots
plan. For some counties It may he
better to bond the county as a whole,
while with other counties It may he
infinitely better that the people avail
themselves OF the very liberal priyi-
lcgcS Of the bonding law. and cut on
for themselves just the territory that
they would have to constitute a bond
inc district.
Up to this time the editor Of this
paper has contcnded both in the col.
umns of the paper and in the
speeches that he has made I'm various
sections that the larger bonded area
seemed 70 him to have many decided
advantages. Tho bonds Of the larger
districts can usually be sold to better
advantage, and the contracts can u.s.
unlly he let to better advantage. In
addition TO this n better system of
roads can be provided for by accept.
ing the larger unit. These are some OF
the hest arguments in favor Of the
large bonded area. hut this does not
mean in any sense that there may not
hc decided advantages in the smaller
bonded district, where certain local
conditions prevail.
We were~just a little discouraged
when certain districts said they did
not want to become a part Of the Ar
cadia district. We greatly feared that
such failure to cooperate with us
would destroy the plans for the great
road system that had been tentatively
laid out by the committee Of ten ap-
pointed by the Arcadia Commercial |
Club. 1t was for this reason that we
later favored withdrawal of the pc
tition presented, in order that we
might again meet with the people Of |
these various contiguous districts, |
and see If we could not agree upon |
some plan that would be acceptable |
to all. We wrote several articles ask |
ing that a mass meeting he called |
in order that we might consider to-
gcther again the ACCESSIBILITY Of unit
ing the unbonded parts of the coun-
". This has now been nearly three
weeks, and up to this hour no indi-
vidual from the districts that so vio-
lently opposed the coalition has indi-
Gated a desire that the matter be fur
Their pressed. For us to further con-
tend that these good people shall be-
come part If our road district might
he misunderstood us an attempt to
coerce them, which is far from the
purpose of any Arcadian with whom
we have spoken.
The question now seems to have
resolved itself into this condition, if
the Arcadia district desires roads,
and this has been So clearly manifest
ed that there can scarcely he a doubt
about it. she must get busy and build
them. That the district will do this
we have not the slightest doubt. OF
course such outside territory as de-
sires to become a part of this district
we shall he willing to receive with
open arms. And II other communities
that have not been favorable to this
proposition should have a change Of
heart. we would gladly extend to all
such the cordial hand Of welcome. but
we must quit our foolin' now" and
get down to business. We've got to
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