The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-22
DRAGGING THE ROADS

a constant advocate OF the idea OF
keeping the roads in good condition
with the road drag for number Of
years. In a recent issue Of his paper
he says:
"A good time to drag the roads af-
ter the recent showers. We are glad
to hear that the dragging IS going On
all over the county. 1t is wonderful
how many friends the old drag has
now. We are proud of it. There was
a time when he was sort of an or
phan and nobody seemed to care for
him, but We are proud that we always
stood by him faithfully and that now
he has so many friends, and we hope
there will be plenty to keep him
busy serving, for the great life is the
life of service. Even Ed DeCamp il
his Gaffney Ledger is advising the
people to drag the roads"
{, All of which is very good indeed,
except that last sentence, from which
most people would infer that The
Ledger is a recent. convert to the
road drag.
Some years ago--about fifteen. we
believe-a Mr.. King, who lived in
one Of the northern middle states
Wisconsin or Michigan, began to ey-
plot the road drag. The government
looked into the matter and thought
so we'll of it as to get out small
pamphlet telling how to construct and
use them. We received one of these
pamphlets, had an engraver to copy
the cut that accompanied the article
and printed the same in The Ledger.
And from that day to this we have
been an advocate of the split-log
drag.
We even went so far as to raise
fund, about ten years ago, construct
a drag, and have the National High
way from Grover, N. c., to Cowpens,
S. c., dragged. This was done to give
our county officials a practical illus
tration of the operations Of the road
drag. One time since then we raised
another fund by public subscription
to repeat the lesson, but it seems that
we have so far been unsuccessful IL
converting our county officials to the
cheapest and most satisfactory man
ner of keeping our dirt roads in good
condition.
However, Brother Aull; let us not
become weary in well-doing, for It
may yet come to pass that our
preachment may bear fruit. In the
meantime never again insinuate that
we are late in advocating good
thing.-Gaffney Ledger.
Ceratinly, Ed, we apologize II we
did or said anything that was not cor
rect, or that we in any way misrep-
resented you in the matter OF the old
drag. We. never expect to become
weary in we'll doing. We have ad-
yocated many progressive steps IN
tbis community which after hard and
constant fighting on our part came
+o mass. and whe nthey did we were
forgotten and others took the cred!''
but it has never dismayed Us or MADE
rs waver in the slightest in our pro-
gressive work, and we havt only gone
+bo harder after those things, Wnlch
. were for the general welfare. others
have rushed in at the end and 1t was
..me and Patsy killed the bear and
mostly "me,' but that even has not
IN the least dampened our ardor II
well doing.
Let US keep doing the things WHICH
we know are for the general wel1ars'
even if we are misunderstood ana 'hs
neople do not give us credit LOT It.
And one of the good things is to keep
boosting the use of the split log drag
No use to build good roads unless
vou are going to do something or pre-
vide some plan for their maintenance
and one of the cheapest and Oes'
methods of maintenance is to use 'he
split log drag.
And now remember, Ed we heSe'
Intentionally misrepresent any oh7
or do Injustice to any one if we Know
# and wherein we have done either
. ,o, va apolooiza and are sorry.