Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-10-16
GOOD ROADS MEETING.

OOOD hO-ADS 4nLL 1ANU.
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Oh .ne Duslness men o. W aIeI alicy
Went OuC w IIne Vau.y W a.Lenu q
Goou LoaoS n4eeLng called Dy Inc c1L-
lzeuS Oh that community.
Inc Object OF the meeting was to
get the opinion anu support Oh " sstc4
valley On gettIns az Uou ROAD II.nI
I1ttsDoIV to W aLcr valley, Calhoun
county coming to tleIr line with tbs
road and Seat IWo OF lalObuaIl;.
county to continue the road on 10 Wa
ter Valley. The business men IRON
Water Valley told them that they were
sure that the Citizens OF this place
would do all III then power to get ana
help them get this road through. A
committee was appointed from beat
two, also several OF the citizens Oh
Water Valley volunteered to go oven
to PlttSborO with this committee last
Monday to go before the board OF su-
pe.vlsors Of Calhoun county concern
ing the road, but owing to bad wealth
er they were not able to go over.
Calhoun county mas issued 100000
in bonds to build good roads with, and
they are going to build them. They
want to bulId road north and south
through the county. NOW 1t is up TO
the cIIlzenS OF this county to go before
the board and Try TO persuade tnem
and SHOW them that the feasible
route for this road is through beat
two In laloDuSha county and onto Wa
ter Valley. Ii they carry this road
to the POntOtOc line they lave got to
go out OF the way by a good many
miles to get to Memphis, but if they
put the road through this county and
on to Water Valley, they have one OF
the largest trade territories in the
south, and it would not cost them as
much to put this road down as it
would the road to Pontotoc.
This is another chance for the cit
liens of Water Valley to show the
people their big hearts are in the
right place, and that they want to
help Calhoun county and Pittsboro get
the largest trade territory possible, by
going out for this road. 1t means
much for Water Valley, aud more for
PittsbOro. 1t is one of the many
channels through which Water Valley
can be built to larger and better
market for farm produce. But we
have got to go after it and it takes
work. Now the question is, are you
willing to work ?-Water Valley Pro-
gress-Itemizer.
We produce the foregoing in this
issue of the Eagle" that the Citizen
ship of Lafayette County and the
business interests of Oxford may be
informed Of what is going on in the
interest Of good roads and to call at
tention to the effort being made by
other counties in securing connecting
roads by which travel and trade may
be directed into and through them.
Our information is that our neigh
boring county of Calhoun has issued
bonds in the sum of $300,000.00,
for hard surfacing roads in that
county which will be supplemented by
a like amount from the Federal |
Government. A road will be built |
North and South through that county
and strenuous efforts are being put |
forth to divert it by way of Ponto-
toe or Water Valley. /
By reference to a map it will be
seen that Oxford and Lafayette
County is in direct line from Pitts
boro to Memphis and prompt steps
should be taken by our business men
to see that committee is appointed
and directed to appear before the
Board of Calhoun County, (Super-
visors) and present the physical
situation as appertains to the routing
Of this road through Lafayette Coun-
ty via Paris and Oxford as their out
let to Memphis.
Lafayette County has been derelict
already in taking action toward Sc
curing proper road connection, the