Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-12-05

Mi Editor;
| should like, on behalf OF the long
suffering citizens and tax payers OF
the western section Of Charles Coun-
ty, 10 once more call the attention Of
our general county population to the
icplorable condition OF our one and
only road over which we must travel
en- route to Indian Head and La
Plata.
For full twenty years the local res
idents and property owners have I'M
complainingly paid their yearly taxes,
asking nothing more than halfway
decent means Of transportation, but
without avail
This is not partisan, political har-
angue but is an appeal to every fair
minded man, woman and child, white
or colored, for nothing more than
plain justice,
Consider before going any further
how important and vital necessity
good roads are to the social, educa-
tional and business life Of any COM
munity. Again mark the attendance
At the churches in those sections
MilSht tHC tOstds ait IA well htPl NOh-
dition.
The most essential question when
selling real estate is ninety-nine TIMES
out OF hundred, How are the roads
70 it,
The time has come when men real
re that the idea and practice OF selfish
nsular isolation means stagnation
and stunted growths. Who OF US is
not familiar with the old maxims Of
school days, "The whole is no greater
than the sum OF all its parts" Like
wise "A chain is no stronger than its.
weakest link
See us then, here at the main gate
way in the west of Charles County
and observe the. kind OF road which
greets the prospective homeseeker as
ne leaves Marshall Hall wharf
Instantly and automatically you
people as far back as the extreme
sasterh and southern county lines are
Judged By what goes BY the name Of
road over here
To the housekeepers and residents
Of Indian Head this is OF especial in
terest and concern whether they rec
ognize it or not.
Firstly, we have the summer resort
at Marshall Hall, open from May 3Oth
TO Labor Day What pleasanter way
10 spend fine summer evening thar
run up here in machine, that Is if
,ou had Coed Road.
Secondly, for a stretch of about
seven miles from Bryan's Road to
Glymont and about TWO miles back
we have what was no doubt once the
bed Of the river before the channel
shifted and left an almost level plain
OF light sandy loan. The world over,
such soil is the foundation store OF
truck farming.
Right here, / should like to make
statement which, while | am no
prophet, | sincerely believe will turn
out to come true and that is--it you
| people will see to it that we have such
road between here and your town
that truck loads of produce can be
hauled over, safely, quickly and eco
nomically, WITHOUT costing a spring or
TWO a trip and two or three gallons OF
gasoline and oil in transportation,
within 1--WE years the farmers OF this
community will thereby be enabled to
| develop and expand their business SO
that your present high living expenses
will be very materially reduced, more
over, you who own machines could
then make your trips here for profit
as well as pleasure by buying at the
farmers doors at prices but little
above wholesale prices.
When a candidate, regardless of his
affiliations, comes before you for youI
support he can not interest you in
the matter of schools or road facilities
As regards these you are better taken
care OF than most of the rest of the
county.
/ But in the matter OF roads and good
ones he will strike responsive chord
You have one for La Plata; now heir
US at. Marshall Hall to get one and
in so doing you will greatly bench
4 yourselves.
| During the last two years the writei
had an opportunity to see good par
OF France, Luxembourg and Germany
and it is indeed sad commentary OF
that Americanism we boosted SO muel
OF TO be Obliged to confess that no
where, in any OF the three nance
countries, particularly the last OF tn
generally despised Hun. did he Sc
anywhere anything so poor as som
OF our county roads, outside of terri
tory under continual or recent shell
J ing and these were being CONSTANT
, kept in repair as well as circumstance
would permit.
As State proposition why can no
Maryland have Good Roads Week,
after the fashion OF our Northwestern
states, decreed by the Governor an
planned throughout the State, tn
counties, subdivided down throug
e the districts and finally into section
and communities so that each ma
e contributes either by his labor, none,
r or both, as much as he can for on
! week towards putting the roao
q around his home in the best possib
6 condition.
Z, What other States do regularly, ca
II we not also dor
k J. for one, although have as y
aothing but two bare hands, will agr
to give one full weeks work.
+. With that as start, are there n