The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-16
STRONG PLEA MADE
FOR COUNTY HANDS
JACKSON HIGHWAY
DR.. c. Y. CLARKE URGES THAT
WORK HOUSE PUT ROAD IN
PROPER SHAPE.
WOULD Be GOOD INVESTMENT
When Accepted BY The State And
Government the County Would be
Relieved From all Future Expenses
For Its Maintenance.

To the Editor of The Herald:
The question of the disposition of
the work house hands after they fin,
ish the present contract seems to
have been thrown open to discussion,
and rise to point OF personal priv
ilege; personal, not because it affects
me one dollar one way or the other,
but because completing the Jackson
Highway is matter of vital interest
to the many hundreds of good men
and true who stood by me so faithful
ly in the recent fight to win the name
for our route, and privilege, for it is
privilege to work in so good cause
and to represent to appreciative
community.
1t would seem to be folly to let pass
the opportunity that is now presented
to us to spend one dollar and get back
three, when the enc dollar expended
now means the completion of our por-
ton of the highway, and, what is
nearly as important, the taking over
by the state of this highway and re-
| lieving the county Of any more ex-
pense upon it forever And, if we fail
| to avail ourselves of this golden op-
portunity now, it will pass us by, and
may never knock at our doors again.
and still we are in duty bound to re-
pair this highway and to maintain it
| to the same high standard. II we
can put the highway in good condition
J now and turn it over to the state and
! government, this will forever release
the work house hands for use on 9th
! er roads. We, too, want other roads
| worked, but we prefer to have the
| Jackson Highway built first, and then
| the hands can get around to us all the
| more readily, and make for greater
| peace and harmony in our county af-
| fairs.
feel sure have not misstated the
terms of the proposition made us by
| Mr.. ]. j., Murray, the efficient secre
tary of the State Highway Depart
ment and knowing how deeply inter
ested he is in the matter, and that he
| has no personal interest in it what
aver, believe we would do well to
=, lake his advice. From pamphlet /
| have received from Senator Shields,
| letting forth the offer by the govern
nent for good roads, I am convinced
that the matter is substantially as !
minated in paragraph two; that is,
| that for every dollar we spend We get
back three, or rather, that our high
way will get three dollars put on it
, for every dollar we raise ourselves in
the way of work, which can be done
! by our work house hands, but it is
| infinitely better than that, for after
we get through with it this time, we
shall be through with it for all time
and, in addition, if we lost this chance,
| we may never have the offer present
| I'd again.
Just at this time it is of paramount
| importance that we repair this high
! way and get it in shape, for we be-
| Iieve we shall secure the Nitrate
Plant for Mussel Shoals, and if our
| Dad is in first class condition, there
Is no doubt in my mind but that the
government will take it over as a Ma
tional Highway soon after the compile
| ton of the plant at Mussel Shoals,
| and every patriotic man in the Volun-
teer State would be glad to help fur
| Their any project that will so material
ly aid in the general scheme of pre-
/ paredness.
l have no ak to grind, and no opin-
ion to offer as to what point on the
highway work should begin, for
think that part of the work can safely
be left to the work house commissions
ers, who have proved go abundantly
their ability to handle all matters un-
der their jurisdiction. All that we
] want, and all that l ask is that we
build our highway, according to our