The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-04-11
Another Story
About Good Roads

Now that spring has again made it's
appearance, and you have escaped the
usual amount of bad road troubles
which can generally be depended upon
to afflict the major part of the popu-
lation of any county during the win,
ter season, do you feet that you are
ahead by reason Of having the same
old roads, in which there are at least
many chuck holes, no matter how
smooth they may be as a general
proposition. For that is the universal
condition of dirt roads, or even Of
rock roads, after many years of con-
stant use, such as the rock roads OF
st. Francois county have had. 81
Is there single citizen in this
county who feels that he is any bet
ter off for not having voted million
dollar good road bond issue last fall,
for the building of permanent good
roads throughout the county? Have
you any more money in bank, or prop
erty on hand, than you would have had
if such good roads bond issue had
been voted, If work were now in prog
ress to build up out of the mud lasting
and permanent good roads? This is
pre-eminently an age of progress, and
failure to progress is in effect step
backward
Suppose there had been a million
dollar bond issue voted last fall for
permanent good roads throughout st.
Francois county. Imagine, if you can,
the existing conditions, compared to
what would have been had that long
advance step been taken. Many of the
roads in this county would even now
be approaching a state of perfection
that would delight the heart of every
good citizen. And far more than
that: There would now be an abund-
ance of work for all who might apply
returning soldiers and all others.
Think what that would mean for the
peace and happiness of the different
communities throughout ST., Francois
county during the reconstruction PEI
riod that is now here, when it is OF
so much Importance to keep labor of
all kinds employed, and therefore sat
isfed. Would not that be well worth
while?
What else would St. Francois coun-
ty get out of such a big investment,
do you ask? Her 10000 people
would receive everything that goes
with needed and successful business
improvement. But perhaps the best
part of this entire proposition is the
fact that all his wonderful improve
ment could be secured without the
necessity of assessing a cent of extra
tax against anyone. AS The Times
has repeatedly shown in the past, q
million dollar good roads bond issue
could be carried both the interest and
a sinking fund for the final retire
ment of such bonds--on what is now
being practically fritted away in !"re-
pairs" each year, on roads that can
not be successfully repaired.
Even a brief investigation of exist
ing conditions will convince any one,
with reasoning power, that what The
Times has repeatedly said in regard
to this matter, and what it is now re-
peating, is an actual fact, 1t is not
yet too late To help out, in this way,
during the present reconstruction pc
riod, as well as serving yourself with
inexpressible good things-all at alb
solutely no extra credit. But time is
passing, and action must be prompt
if the fullest possible benefit is to be
derived from such an enterprise.
WILL YOU DO 1T?