The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-06-21
FARMERS JOINING
CITY TO SECURE.
THE BOND issue.
Enthusiasm Is Growing In
Support Of Plan to Bridge
The Drainage bitches
KAGE AND CARUTHERS
ARE FOR THE PROJECT
]. M. Johnson, A Farmer, Says
Unjust Carry.FreLzei Pre-
diets Victory

Enthusi asm is being aroused in IA
vor of the bond issue to bridge the
drainage bitches and improve the
roads in this township Farmers and
residents Of this city are working for
the success of the project. J. NJ. john
son, a farmer living near Blomeyer,
Who was in the Cape yesterday, is a
booster for the proposition.
"The people out my way are in IA
vor of the bond ISSUE" said Mr..
Johnson. "They realize that if our
roads are 10 be kept open, it VIII be
necessary to build permanent bridges
over the drainage canals. | am for
the bond issue and l believe it will
carry"
J. Henry Caruthers, prosecuting at
torney of this county, said yesterday
that he was in favor Of the bond is
sue. Il have always believed that if
we were to have permanent bridges
over these bitches, Il would require a
bond ISSUE" he said. From what l
can hear, | believe the people Tecog-
nize the necessity. While | have
heard some people who are not for
The bond issue, | have heard Of a
great many more who are in favor OF
1t. There seems to be a changing
sentiment, and it is now for the bond
.Ssue."
Former Mayor Rage is supporter
of the proposition. ''There is no
doubt that we need these bridges" he
aid. "They must be built, and l
can see no way TO build them except
by bond issue. I am going to vote
for the project and l am urging my
friends to do likewise. 1t would be
:, shame to keep these important high
WAYS closed because the bitches are
without bridges 1t ought to pass.
T. H. Lewis, the well-knoWn farm
err, who is SECRETARY of the Cape Gil
rardeau Township Road Commission,
said last night that he believed the
bond issue would pass. Il believe 1t
IS going to receive much support
from the farmers" said Mr.. Lewis.
while it is true that the business
people of Cape Girardeau are gong
to be benefited by the passage OF the
bond issue. believe the farmers re-
alize that what benefits the mer.
chants of Cape Girardeau will also
helm the farmers. There is one thlng
certain and that is this: If the people
refuse to vote these bonds the roads
in this township are going to suffer
We are now spending all our none!
to. build temporary bridges over tE'
drainage bitches, and we hardly com
plete a bridge when it washes away
Every time we are compelled U
build one of these bridges, it take
that much money from the roads. l
we can get permanent bridges owe
the bitches we will be able to spen'
the money now being used in building
Temporary structures to improve tn
roads. At the present rate, we VII
soon be without money as we'll a
temporary bridges"
Edward Frenzel, the Haarig salool
man. is working hard for the BON
issue. He said yesterday that he be
lieved it would carry. 81 haven
found many people against it." h
: said. There are some, Of course
but they are usually against every
thing. have talked to great man
voters and l have found very few OF
< posed to the bond issue. But IN a
much as we will have to get two
: thirds of all the votes cast, we mus
= get all of the voters to the polls. /
all of those who favor it vote, tn
D proposition will succeed"