The Pulaskian., 1920-11-25
Why Only Pulaski County?


 There was held in Little Rock this week conference between good roads enthusiasts of Conway and Faulkner counties and commercial organization of Little Rock relative the early peion of Pulaski county highway is commendabe upon the part of Faulkner and Conway county business be interested good roads and pleased them anxious for smooth hooughfare into Little Rock but the time that the representatives of these counties to mote from eye with beam their Our recollection oi the roads Faulkner and Conway counties based upon experience and indeed vivid The road between Little Rock and Paar while rough hard surfaced and be gotten any of the year. Little of Faulkner county highway is permanently improved and during the rainy sections of it almost impossible.
 Cross Cadron Creek into Conway coun fellow very quickly finds himself in the middle of bad fix Conway county is strucng wonderful highway several directions Moron considerable portion completed but unless immediate action taken the piece of road in the will remain impossible all winter and persons from part of Conway counties to the would have for the desired improved road Pulaski county The contractor who has the construction of the highway from the Conway and Faulkner county line Moon has been work almost year. He made extensive through hs has raised the highway in low pace but the mud hole in Cadron bottom remains Some little work has been done this point by the contractor but for months the mud hole considerable of revenue automobile could pass without being pulled through it. Constant complaint forced the contractor to do temporary work which made the bottom paabe during the months
 Little Rock agencies were instrumental in having permission granted by officials of the Missouri Pacific railroad unload rock within few hundred feet of the section of the road Assur given that this promise secured, Cadron bottom would not be barrier transportation during the winter n spite o promises from road commissioners on down. Cadron bottom today remains unsurfaced and enour hours after heavy rainfall will be impossible for automobiles and trucks to pass through it. This appears be almost criminal neg gence The defiant when appealed and when considers what producer 1t for him. his opposition to improving permanently this of the road easily understood To hook med automobile and pull through mud hole 20 feet in length of only few minutes and will deny that such pull S2 00 per remnerave During the past winter spring and good portion of the from forty automobiles day pulled of this hole Seeing how fat for the road contractor, who always had handy wonder that other mud holes did spring uE along the highway.
 It Is yet late put a sufficient of rock this short stretch of highway make passabe all through the winter and the business of Conway and Faulkner county should the permanent repair of this section before demanding acor from Pulaski county Pulaski county does wish shk portion of its obligation modern highway between Paan Little Rock will be pleasure all citizens We anxious have good roads the people other counties have build them but they desire make of them necessary that they first make the highways passabe in their counties
 The Puasan doubts the wisdom of tearing the highway be tween Little Rock and Paarm during the winter months Haste makes all and believe that up permanen highway would rough sleddng all through the winter We the citizens of other sections of Arkansas P ask county and oen the shoe the other foot in while and let them fix their roads that Pulaski county residents may them while and find roads in ucl condition that they return with bad taste in their mouth
 While speaking of roads, know that Mir Beck his Wandering Fairy appreciate the extension of the Lonok highway which has just been opened We drove this last Sun day and found of peace and conenmen If the straigh