The Little River news., 1920-04-24

Ashdown. The citizens and land own CTS had called meeting and gathered in the school house to discuss the building of a road into that section. The road they plan to build is one in- tersecting the Ashdown to Wilton road a mile and a half north of Ashdown and running down the Trickum road through that community and joining the Old Richmond and Cottonwood shoals road, this stretch of road being four and one-half miles in length.
 The proposition was thoroughly dis cussed by the citizesn of that commun- ity and not one man was against the proposition. One of the progressive citizens made a very appealing talk in which he expressed the whole desire of the community. This was MT. Wood, who in stating how bad road was needed stated in part that, last winter during the heavy rains that citizens of the Oak Hill community died for the want of attention, caused by the road He said that he had seen good peo- (ile die in that community because a physician could not come to them. And after death has visited homes, it was almost impossible to travel the roads in order to get casket to bury the dead. He stated many instances of this kind and then went on to tell few of the advantages the road Woul bring to that community. He said that he was raising cotton for living simply because he could not get to town to market his crop. He said that if a road was constructed he would make more money during the first year Of the road than his cost of tax would be, by raising cantaloupes, watermelons, crcumbers, strawberries, potatoes and other truck Mr. Wood is not native of this section, but came from coun- try that raises produce, and he knows from experience what it means to the farmers.
 MT. Wood further stated that he was getting to be an old man, and did not have any too many years to his credit in this world, and that he did not in- tend to spend the remaining years of his life in country where he could not get out of his front yard during the winter months, He wants a road whereby he can go to town and mar kets his products and return home without having to wear his team and wagon out in short time. He further said that from experience he had found that good road pad any farmer at least 25 per cent dividends on theI in vestment
 Boosts COunty Agent.
 While talking, MT. Wood made a few complimentary remarks in regard to the county agents of this county. He said that du,ing the last few weeks the county agent, Geo. NJ. Johnson, had saved the farmers of that community more money than their taxes would ever amount to for that purpose. He said that Mir. Johnston secured them a car shipment of fertilizer that saved every one of them, and that the county agent was we'll earning his salary and was good thing for any community.
 Other Make Appeal.
 Many others made appeals in favor of the road, stating what they would be willing to do and willing to pay, and the advantages they would del i've from the road. J. M. Weatherspoon, a well-known citizen of that community / stated that he would rather pay $1.00 an acre and have road than to do without it. He said that he would more than make his taxes back in sell ing produce to the markets. And dur ing winter he could sell his wood of which he had surplus, to the cisi- Zens of Ashdown ana Wilton, makin , enough to more than pay his taxes.
 A petition had already been circu- lated asking that the county Judge ana road commiss. .oners of Road ImpI owe ment district No. $ annex them to the. district with the understanding tha they build this section of road, and every man presens signed the petitio Not one word was heard against tn 2 constructing of the road, They plan to go to see the commissioners and asl them to grant the road, and will c operate with them in every way.
 Cak Hill wants a o"G. end do no care what the price may be, and have started cut with a determination t. win.
 Trickum Also Petition.
 The Trickum community also wan. the road constructed as it will run