The Crittenden press., 1920-06-11

Maybe a lot Of my good friends
wondered why this vaporing did not
appear in last weeks paper. That
Is an easy one. ! had just spent q
night on the Salem road in a I'D and
would have been arrested had said
what l thought.
Don't think for q minute that
am going to place the blame on E.
JEFF Travis for the condition Of that
boulevard. Just as much blame
rests on the Fiscal Court and the
County judge as on the road engi-
neer. If had written this last week
| would have said that they should
all be in Jail for permitting any road
in the county TO get in the condition
the Salem road has been in the past
few months.
OF course there is a large amount
Of heavy traffic over in that direc.
tior. The Federal Highway will not
last more than a few months il some
means Of protection in the way of
heavy traffic prevention during the
freezing and thawing months are not
adopted.
And on the other hand the mining
interests out in that direction are
entitled to consideration. Critten.
den's spar industry must not be throt-
tied down-it should be exploited
even more.
The only logical thing to do il .
permanent solution is sought is to
construct a trolley line out in that
part Of the county. 1t could branch
out towards Tolu from the Sheridan
section and thus become q feeder
that would make Marion q much
more important shipping center.
BY this method the miners could
load their ore direct on the cars right
at the mines and save an enormous
sum annually. II costs q lot Of mon.
ey to haul spar over those roads.
realize that ] am only dreaming
when am figuring all this out for
you. But that is the way every
thing really worth while is ever
started. Some one has to have q
dream first.
am not going to claim that l am
the first one who has reamed this
one though. But had never heard
it mentioned when had the dream
Another dream. In less than two
years after the completion Of our
Federal Highway IL any Of the for
mer Crittenden inhabitants should
happen to come back they will have
to be told where they are.
Instead Of the old unsightly hitch
ing rack around the square there
will be chalked of spaces in the PA.
WING for the farmers to park their
cars between the lines. There will
be comfortable rest room for the
farmers wives and daughters some.
where near the business center. The
desolate walls reminding US all Of
the folly Of being without water
works will have been removed even
il there are no new buildings on
Main Street. There will be q reg.
ular culvert over the chasm on Bell
vile Street near the railroad. II
may take law suit by some one who
has fallen through the one that was
built from the drift wood from the
flood though to wake up the city
council to the real danger Of permit.
ting people to cross the old contrap.
ton to get this though. DR.. Gil
christ just came in to the Office whis-
Ting and woke me up. He deserves
IN leave it to you to punish him.
Wonder what has become Of the
Road Commissioners! There are .
lot of folks in the county who would
like to know just what they plan
to do and what information. II anv
they would have about when there
will be any construction work done
in this county and n lot Of other in
formation they are entitled to.
Let's not forget that Marion has
real baseball team.
thank you. w. p. HOGARD