Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
!, MORE GOOD MEN ARE
LEAVING SMITH COUNTY


r. A. Culbreath of Beasley's Bend,
near Dixon Springs, was in Carthage
one day last week transacting bust
ness. While here, Mr.. Culbreath an
nOunced that he was preparing to
move his family to their new home
near Gallatin this week Mr.. Gull
breath is numbered among our good
citizens and, while we regret to see
him and his good family removing
from our midst, we wish them all the
happiness in their new home.
This reminds US that there are too
many of our good citizens moving
away to other counties. Walter
Freed and Samson Duke, who reside
in the same neighborhood as Mr.. Gull
breath, have also sold their property
IN Smith county and will shortly move
their families to farms they have pur-
chased in Sumner county. w. d.
Wright and two sons, Ernest and Joe,
all of whom are numbered among
. Smith county's best citizens and most
progressive farmers, have sold their
farms near Defeated and have moved
to their property bought in Sumner
county. Hugh Moss of Hickman, one
of our very best farmers and stock
men, has sold his property in Smith
county and will move to his farm pur-
chased in Sumner about March 1st.
L. ID. West of Defeated and r. r. and
Stanton Robinson of the 18th district
have sold their lands in Smith county
to go to Davidson and Williamson
counties, These also are among our
good citizens and farmers, and our
county can i'll afford to lose such
valuable citizens.
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these and the many others who have
or who are planning to move away
why they are leaving and their ans
wer will invariably be, Eve are going
where we can find good roads and free
pixies to travel on" This is a very
serious matter and the people of the
county, with the members of the coun-
ty court in the lead, should take some
notice of the fact and set about to
correct the evil. In the matter of ma
tural resources, Smith is just as we'll
off as Sumner or any other county
and is just as amply able to offer in
ducements to attract citizenship as
Sumner or any of the other counties.
But the trouble is, we sit idly by and
don't do it. Now that the war is over
and the state legislature will meet the
first of the year, would it not be a
pretty good idea for the people of
Smith county to rise up and demand
that some action be taken to secure
good roads. Let it be direct taxa
ton, bonds or what not, the thing
Smith county needs and must have is
good roads Let this matter begin
now to work and by the time the
county court meets in January let
some plan fully develop to build good
roads.
Had you ever stopped to think, that
not in a single instance where our
good farmers have sold out and left
have they sold to some one coming
from other sections. Always they sell
to some one living here in the county,
thereby both our population and
wealth is suffering a leakage Think
about this. Look around you and re-
alize the fact, and then wake up and
get busy At one lunge. Smith county
bought over three hundred and seven
ty thousand dollars worth of savings
stamps. They have also bought hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth
of liberty bonds and have given away
thousands of dollars to the Red Cross
and Y. M. C. A. And they have done
all this without feeling it. There are
over a million dollars on deposit in
the banks of Smith county now. OF
course we can build just as good roads
as any other county and have just as
good place to live in as any other
county if we will only do it. Now
will we do it? Let the answer be
yes. Our soldier boys when they re
turn will expect it.