West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-01-13

have borrowed twenty-five billion dol.
lars and apparently are nowhere near
the end OF their resources. The Euro
pean war is costing at the rate OF
thirty billion dollars a year. II the
countries at war can spend billions
for destruction who will dare say that
the United States cannot spend a few
millions for the Improvement OF her
highways. And should this country
be SO unfortunate as 10 have to 20 "a
war what better preparedness could
we have than good roadsG
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The good roads movement is not
only statewide. but nationwide. IL
extends from ocean to ocean. II is up
to Preston to build her link in this
nationwide good roads.
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Internationally Preston county does
not have to take a back seat for any
county i'm the state. She is right at
the head OF the procession. With good
roads the children In the country dis
tricts will not have to trudge through
mud and slush Let our neighbors in
the country recollect this before they
cast their ballot
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Agriculturally Preston county is
taking her place among the progress
sive counties OF the state Many OF
our farmers borrow money for the
sole purpose OF improving the farm
and making IL more productive. Good
roads will greatly aid them in accom-
plishing this.
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Horticulturally Preston county has
made good start and bids fair to
continue the good work. Good roads
will materially aid them in marketing
their products
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Those who favor good roads and
are working TO that end are making
their appeal to reason and common
sense. They have no quarrel with the
neighbor who opposes them, but they
do ask those who oppose to consider
well before they sprag the wheels OF
progress IL they are not committing
incalculable harm to their children.
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Good roads will pay compound in
terest on the money invested. No one
can successfully prove the contrary.
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We are not worrying about the gem
Grafton that is to follow us, OF the
bonded Indebtedness that they may in
herit, for we have an abiding faith
that In appreciation OF our having
placed them beyond the reach of King
Mud that instead of anathematizing
us they will erect a monument TO per-
petuate our memory as the one who
annihilated one of the greatest OBJ
stacles I'm the path of human pro-
gress.
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To the man who is opposed TO the
bond issue because II will not build
a road by his farm or into his DWELL
ing and outbuildings we would ask
him to consider whether It is not bet
ter TO drive through one mile OF mud
to the main road than to have to
drive through ten more after reaching
the main road. Unless he is a con
firmed crouch he will forget the one
mile Of mud in the recollection OF the
Joy OF driving over the ten miles of
good road.
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II has been suggested by one who
opposes the bond issue that we wait
unit! our neighboring district OF Port
land has tried out her good roads.
May we ask him why wait for that
which is no longer an experiment? In
the building Of good roads we have
long since passed the experimental
stage.
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Good roads are the highways of
prosperity and the forerunners OF civil
lizatiOn.
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Let those who would cast their bal
lots against good roads pause and re-
feet that Il may be the means Of sac
rihcing the life Of one most dear %
them BY the failure Of the doctor 20
reach the bed side in tine to save the
precious soul Ploughing through
mud axle deep Is a sIow process,
Il
One Of the leading citizens OF this
county has more than once told the
writer that the one debt which ne In
herited and paid with hlial affection
was note which his father had Civ
EN- to pay his tuition through school.
lie has the note suitably framed and
cherishes it as the greatest legacy be
queathed TO him by his father.
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Some opPcsc ne gOoo roads because
they will not paSs their property. Is
10 not true that the main line must be
built before we can branch cut? Must
not TIE child crawl before Il can
walk?
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