Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-19
IN UNION THERE IS sTRENty,v.
DIVISION Among Representatives.
Means Accomplishment Of Nothing.
Madison, Feb. II, 1919

editor Keowee Courier:
we are very sorry that our Repre-
sentatives ut Columbia have come
10 the parting OF ways" Wo think
trey are all good men; and tho peo-
PIE were expecting something good
oi 1hem. But If they are not united
'hey Will have no strength.
ABOUT the biggest proposition any
p"ay ever tried TO handle Is the road
proposition. Every man wants a
good road. but he thinks the other
ieilow ought to build it, and he
,nlnks II ought to be built right by
MS door. If MIR. Shelor wants to
bulld road from Oakway to West
minister, Jake Cook would think #
should be built from Westminster to
Madison; and If Mr.. Shelor wants to
built Al road from Westminster to
Long Creek. then the people in the
viclnity OF Prather's bridge would
think he ought to build it from Vest
MINISTER to Prathor's Bridge. If Mr..
Sneior wants to build rond from
"alhalla to Salem, then Il lot of
people down on Keowee river would
think it ought to be built into their
vicinity. All this is perfectly nntur-
al. But we know it's an impossibiI-
ity to build roads everywhere at
the same time; and it's impossible
TO please all the people at the same
time
We hope our Representatives will
agree Oh something that will i'm
prove the condition Of the roads.
The people should not worry our
Supervisor. We should let him go
ahead and build q road somewhere
first. He ought to know where the
work is needed worst. We know
that If there is any work done on
the roads at all. in our vicinity, It
will be for the better, because it's
impossible for any man to make
them worse. They are in worse
condition than they have been ia
thirty years. A man who buys a
thousand-dollar car to run on n ten
cent road has made a big mistake.
| would have bought a flying machiae
instead Of car, but couldn't think
Of any place in all this vicinity that
Yves fit to light on, and ,didn't want
to Keep on flying andsifever light.
The people in our vicinity have all
gotten tired Of trying to run their
cars on rnnds that have not had
ten cents worth Of work per mi,c
in two years. If we could sum up the
damage that the people pay out per
annum for repairs on their cars IN
Oconec county for Il few years. it
would amount to enough money to
Eu'ld Il concrete road through tn.
county. | thnk onr Representatives
should put $25 license tax on every
motor car in the county and let
us pay the tax and build some roads.
and be dorc w.lh it. Almost any
mail who rays $1,000 for car
would not hesitate to pay $25 more.
for road - run the car on. Bat
now, If we can get one good road
from Madison to Westminster. SO
that we can get to market, we will
gladly accept that much-and
thank you, too, Boss"
We are inclined to think Mr..
Shelor is precisely right on the bond
issue, as that is the only way we
will ever get any good roads. Bat
the amount mentioned was only half
enough. We should have 100000
instead Of 100000, and they should
be long term bonds, so that future
generations would have to help pay
! for the road improvements.
Take through the woods, Mr.. Edf-
| tor, and come to see us. There are
no roads for you to travel on, and
we have been very anxious to see
the ragged edges Of you since your
| six-weeks' journey through hell. I
have been thinking for a long time
| that If you and did not change our
way Of living we will both go there
| when we die. But ] had no idea
that either one OF US would ever
set back. suppose the Allied
armies had sent so many German
soldiers over there that the place
was SO full that there was no room
for our editor. Thank God for that!
j. A. Cook.