Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-14
Vote For Good Roads,
Its Results, Not Plans

In whatever form the County receives and adopts
the suggestions for good road program for Berkeley coun
the entire city and county should support it to the limit
That the position of the Journal though may
feel that there might be better program The program
that will be adopted will undoubtedly be the one devised by
the committees from the Chamber Of Commerce and the
Farm Bureau That the plan for which petitions are he
ing circulated asking the county court to hold special
election and the court must he guided by that petition
there is little probability of change being considered ut
this time
We must all remember thing everyone who has
part in Che road discussions has been aetuated by the
purpose which TO improved road conditions in
Berkeley county. Some OF may have seemed very insist
upon tue pan mehodthat appealed TO us as the right
while others opposed those suggestions with
equal yigor but all Of after the resngood
roads.
1t would be impossible get everyone 10 agree upon
the method but when that method is the result of the
careful study Of able whose interests the
our it matters very little whether agree there so
long agree upon the desrabty of the result That
both the people III the city and county realize the vital i'm
porncc of good roads upon program certain In
that must not permit the ultimate object to be lost
sight Of We must everyone Of us get busy 10 secure that
result and arguing about the method
The value Of improved roads cannot be estimated in ad
No judge to what extent they paying
penalty of for poor roads. No realize what
the and costs them if they travel the present roads
Nor those who do not travel the roads but depend
others bring farm products to them realize how much
that produce them than if brought good roads,
bic time.
The people Marnsburg will benefit equally with the
people of the county through permanent roads Good
y roads will multiplied travel to MartinsbIrg They
will mean bigger and better city Today it is impossible
TO take walk into the country without all the disagreeabe
features that come from dust, dirt and mud
And everyone in the county will benefit. It makes
difference whether the first built roads directly by their
farms If the first do not, those later will
and everyone cannot be first If today farmer drives
bad roads ten miles to get to Martnsbug he say
that he not benefited by good road to MarnSburg that
passes within mile of him because his hard
travelling down 10 only miles instead of
every farmer will understand this and oppose the
road plan just because he is of those who happen
live along the roads that to be improved first Every
mile that is improved today Just that much
ey for the other roads There must be beginning Let
all get together and put the plan that the County Court
offers finally regardless of where the roads Let for
get individual desires for the greatest good to the great
est number And let this sink inf whatever plan is sub.
mtted to the people for the building of county roads is
eated there will be good roads i'm this county for
years to And should the plan carry, the public
will still pay the amount in taxes.
MAX SCIIIEGEII4