Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-05-06
VOTE FOR GOOD ROADS.

VOTE FOR GOOD ROADS.
advice every who is interested in the welfare
of the future of Lafayette county to vote for good roads
Tuesday, May II.
Every who has lived county that had good
will tell you in very few words why Lafayette
ny populated and the tax burden falls heavy
ple
In the first place any with Who'll looking out
location (and there plenty of such people, into
county and makes general survey of conditions they exist
that county conditions they NOW exs-not
What could be- He may look plantation and the price
on for appeal to him. but the roads would not
zeal him. He would leave wondering why such do
Tot locate in Lafayette county
man with money as rule has enough to know the
est place nves He is looking the interest of his fam
y he knows where he and invest his where life
will be worth living to him and his family He is not willing to-
20 into and spend his and time in de-
eopng better conditions but he to the county where bet
conditions exist and where life will be worth living from the
sery start
Good roads will appeal the looking for location
quicker anything If the land not rich the roads
re good the yearond enabling him his and trucks
going to town and in marketing his produce, he WILL nine
hances locate The people that move into coun-
y buy property and become citizens the lighter the
Ak burden falls the tax If Lafayette county had
population people the tax levy would not be half
much today costs just much to the government
county of 10000 people it costs to the same county
With $4,000 people,
The people some of them) harp the idea that bond
good roads will increase their taxation That argu-
nen falls pieces when facts presented The taxes
nan living good road They be the in the coun-
when you consider Inconvenience the injury
your stock vehicles loss of time all these things will the
axes up much the little increase of levy on
the county which would have to have good
roads.
It is our time Stock and worry which counts most. Time
money! Stock Vehicles cost money and unless
man can lccate desirable place to live, place desirable to
Goth himself and family community to which he point to
18th pride teaches that he is not gong to
locate
muny to which you point to with PRIDE without lear OF
icing laughed by who has been in counties that have
rood reads The Government is offering to help u.s. The Gov
offers aid in making Lafayette county desirable
place your family by putting dollar to every dol
ar put up
If we take advantage Of the 100000 offered by the Gov
nen to hard surface two roads, one east and west
md north and south through the county county Will be
100000 better off if refuse the ofe Lafayette county will
100000 off, We paying this money into the Fed
era any way going continue to pay
in whether not; wishes not consulted IN
his matter But is optonay with to whether we Will
this money back of road improvements by voting
like in bond ISSUE whether will reject the BOND
sue and the 100000 other county to build their
roads.
certainly trust that people will wake up to the
of the county, out Tuesday and vote the Bono
By overwhelming majority 1t would be sad re1lec
ion our cc,,uiy to reject the bond ISSUE
All tie other counties east west north and south OF us have
otcl improve their roads and building to the
afy county line Then would it not be sad mistake Tor
Lafayette be the only county North Mississippi to
eject Government aid?
From all Indications healthy will turn out Tuesday
md the Bond Issue will carry by big majority.
Let us hope for it.