The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-17
h Mcdowell County.
Great Road Buildips.
Republican Harmony
slYs Ron. MsGIMnIS MT.
FIELD IN An INTERVIEW
kepsbseas County Chairman Re.
fssss 10 Discuss Candidatss---
PFs@icts Republican Success
Neat Year.

Neat Year.
CHARLESTON. w. VA, Aug. g.
Hon. AcGinnis Hat6eld, OF Northfork
Chairman Of the Republican Oount,
Executive Committee of Mcdowell coun
81, wss In this city attending to busines.
and sesing friends Tuesday. While her
| Mr.. Hatfield called upon Hon. II. b
Bsrnheim. Secretary of the Public Ser
vice Commission; Hon. Walter HalIa
nan, STATE Tax Commissioner; Hon
Hosseon g. Ys unR. Secretary of State
and other Republican ofiicials and dis
cussed conditions in the Free State ol
hcD0welr generally with a represent
ssivs Of the Mcdowell Times.
Mr.. HatfsId 10 one of tire younger se,
lot seaivsrt Republican leaders of Me-
Dowdl county who is putting pep" in
ths Republican hosts and showing ths
Democrats no quarters. Tie is a business
man Who roe from the ranks and know
every clan OF the polyglot population oi
old Mcdowell.
In speaking of industrial conditions
Mr.. Hatfield said: Never i'm the his
tory OF the county MAS there such great
industrial activity. that coal companies
we're putting forth every effort TO in
erease their output and paying higher
waess than were ever known, Offering
rs'za and bonuses to get men and in
dace them to do their beet. but that with
sii siresr efiorts they are uuabse 70 r-s
enough men 20 produce coal and coke e.
the fuii capacity of their operations.
There 10 general satisfaction among
the workers land every man is a worker
now) and the most friendly relations
exist between employee and and en-
ployer. Al are working With the mo-t
iever'sh energy TO do everything pos slid.
10 help the nation during this great war.
The coal operators gave their employees
Tree ut cost ~ much land ~ they could
cultivate and in many instances pIo~ ei
It for them and ~ result there are morr
and better gardens i'm Mcdowell c. urty
than there have ever been before. Tn.
farmers on the mountains and i'm Sand,
and Big Creek districts have larger and
better crops than ever and there are
neither shlrkers or slackers in the county
Without noise or boast our county II,
contributing il share 10 the success of
the country and will continue h. do ~
without city in the county With a lar
ger population than 800 We have dops
our share in registratsso, Liberty BoDd
ssIes and Red Gross contributions ard
much OF the success of these sreat eHort-
wss due 70 the energetic publicity cam.
Pa'gn prosecuted by our cornty papers.
Tie Mcdowell Times and The McDowell
Recorder Who in their news and editorial
columns have been vigorous and uptiring
IN advocating support OF loyalty n the
government during this crisis, :" said Mr..
Hatfield.
In speaking o. the good roads work in
Mcdowell, Mr.. Hatfield said: Nor
than ~ mites Of concrete roads are in
course Of construction, the work 10 he
ing rushed o. rapidly - possible but it y
impossible n get sufficient Iaf,orer..
when these rosds sre completed it will
he possible to travel BY auto from Mingo
70 Merpr county and N oil important
points in Mcdowell county during sIl
kinds OF weather. We are taking the
lead IN road building and 10 " no essy
tssk 10 construct . rosd over and along
the mounssin ssSie- Of rueved Mcdowell.
but the people Of the county are deter
mined " have gcod schools and good
rcsos OF Termsnent nature Another
potevouby fact v that the Board oi
Educst'on Of Adkin District Of which
Gen. Edvsrd O'Toole, the great dsvel.
oper, n Gsry. 10 presidens - investing
ifs sinking Fund in rosd bonds and th.
County Court 10 following iss lead and
investing the court bouss and jsH sink
Ing Fund In rosd bobds, thus keeping
po<h bonds and the interest on them ss
bome.-
"nen ssked whether the Rfe.t influx
OF Negroes from the south into the coun-
ty 10 take sdvsntsee Of the demand for
vorkers st high vsecs bsd csused any
race friction, Mr.. Hatfield replied that
Ihere V never any rsce friction in Old
Mcdowell; ne Of Mcdowell have no race
problem, the colored man 10 given the
o ,povsonisy N earn his living IN any 20
s't'on 'or which ne 10 hs He lives in
sood home. dre~.ss we'll, bas equsl
sceool fsrilitiss, receives jussice in the
coure and no efforts sre made N sup-
~ hsm po''sscss'y. Tbsss - jussicsu