Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-03
COUNTY TO VOTE
ON BOND ISSUE
FORPAVEDROAD
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Ribb county's engineer.

plbb county engineer.
THE use of this money by the coun-
ties that may get ready for it in time
10 save it to the state will not mitigate
against any other counties that may
later qualify. for the reason that with
in twelve months there will be an
other 100000 available on the same
terms. 1t is the $1,7OOOO0 that is in
jeopardy and which must be called for
within the ensuing twelve months that
makes time an important factor.
Mr.. Council was first to appear be-
fore the commissioners.
1T is high time that we have a bond
election" he told the board. Con
crete roads are going to come gentle
men, just as surely as we are here,
and this bond election is going to
come within 5 years, whether you or
der one or not This movement has
just begun You know it and l know
it. 1t is just a question of whether we
are going to take advantage of it and
reap the hehefits ahead of the other
fellow, or sit back while the other
counties and states crowd us off the
map.
Gentlemen, the money we have been
spending for roads year after year has
been just thrown away. We have spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars fix
ing and building dirt roads, and when
ever it has rained they have gone to
pieces-we have got nothing to show
for what we have spent. 1t is time
Tor us to use some common sense and
wake up and get onto the job.
There was a time, I'll admit, gen
tlemen, when | was opposed to road
bond issues. But l have thought over
this matter carefully and earnestly,
and l want to tell you that if you'll
call special bond election I'll take
of my coat and work for it from start
to finish There is no other way out
of this road problem. l think I appre-
ciate the value of a dollar as much as
any man, but I'll tell you that paved
roads out into this county are our
salvation.
why, the increased value in the
property alone lying along these roads
would be more than the cost of them
1t would double the value of every
farm they touch.
And while we are touching on this
matter, let me urge that every man
support this movement, even though
the paved road does not come up to
his back door. Every farmer in the
county will benefit, every farmer will
be able to take a short cut to the
paved highway, and find his route and
his trip to market shortened. The
roads can't be built everywhere first.
There must be beginning. And eve
r. farmer will profit.
i have talked with number of
tarmers-and haven't found one whO,
is not CONVINCED that permanent roads
are the thing, emo that we must have
rem. The farmers are ready right
now They have had enough mud. They
have seen that we cannot afford our
present condition any longer, And as
long as this is put off, that long will we
go on spending money for nothing
You might just as we'll throw the
money into the fire that you spend on
these dirt roads, gentlemen, for all the
good we get out of it.
81 haven't the slightest doubt but
that bond issue at this time would
pass Overwhelmingly. Other bond is
sues have failed in this county, but
we have never before voted on pro-
posal to build permanent roads. 1t al,