The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-22
COUNTY ROAD WORK
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
DATES SET FOR ORGANIZING
AMERICAN COTTON ASSN.
Special Road Fund Provided BY Tip
ton County Road Law Defended
District No. il Not Getting More
Than Her Share Of Road Money.
CBy B. M. 6 Secretary

by b. vi. q Secretary
Work is progressing very satisfac-
torily on the north end of the high
way, The concrete men have come in
and are on the job. A car Of steel
was unloaded this week and will be
used to reinforce the concrete
bridges. The cement is looked for
daily, and as soon as the material is
all received work will begin on Town
creek bridge just norgh Of Covington.
Mr.. Wilkerson viii do the remand
err Of the earth work between Cow
ington and the river. SparlAnan &
Nuckolls have moved their force
across the river into Lauderdale
county.
The latest news we have in regard
to the work on the south end Of the
road is no very encouTgaging. The
State Highway Department writes
that Upton county is already ahead
Of most Of the other counties in West
Tennessee and that they must do
something for the others before they
get back to ais. We fail to see, how
ever how it would help any other
county to hold up the letting Of this
contract in Upton county. The fed
eral money Is ready and has been
waiting for many months, and Tip
ton county's part is in the bank. The
engineering has been done, and we
have some local people who would
like to do the work, hence we see no
reason why the contract should not
be let. We hope that the State De-
partment can be made to see it as
we do.
Bulletins are now out announcing
the time and places Of holding the
various meetings for the purpose OF
organizing the American Cotton AS
ISOLATION in Upton county These
appointments are made at the re-
quest of the State executive commit
tee Of that association and it will be
up to the people Of Upton county
to say whether they want the Organi-
zation or not. We are not familiar
with all its plans and airnsy but II
does seem that d vast improvement
is needed III marketing the cotton
crop and this is the only organiza-
ton that is trying to serve the far
mer in that way. Let's attend the
meetings and get the information
and then we win be in position to
say intelligently what we think Of it.
1t is reported that some of the
wiseacres in Upton county who like
to play on the prejudice Of their
poorly-informed friends are telling it
that the special road fund provided
for under the Upton county road
law is a scheme to give District No.
/ more than its share of the road
funds. This is good "dope" for the
man who likes to work up prejudice
against Covington and who does not
know the facts and perhaps does not
care especially about facts when he
wants TO talk about somebody. Since
the present road law went into ef-
feet District No. / has paid into the
special road fund S4156S8, and less
than 100000 Of that fund has been
spent on its roads The books are
open for the inspection Of any citizen
who cares to know the facts. Moth
ing would please District No. / bet
ter than to be made a separate road
district and spend on her roads just
the money that she pays into the
various fnuds. Of course we realize
that the first district owes an obi
cation to the balance Of the county,
but when the obligation is discharged
we don't like to be t"cussed" about
it. Only one of the five commission
ers are from the first district and
the other four are from other por-
lions Of the county, and we would
like to assure the people that
their commissioners are awake and
are not letting the first district
'gobble" up what belongs to them.
Now, who will be the next to tell
that old worn-out yarn?