The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-03-16
GEO. NJ. WRIGHT ADVOCATES
| ROAD BOND ISSUES
Says County Should Continue Progress
,siye Policies Already Begun.

EdltOf Inc Advertiser:
Please permit me the use of your
columns to have something to say to
the people regarding the election to
be held on April 5th, which Is adver-
tised in this weeks papers, for the
| purpose of voting on two PROPOSED
bond issues.
Our delegation, at the last session of
! the legislature passed two acts, the
hrst Of which provided for an election
| for the purpose of issuing 100000. 90
in bonds for building, road from
Clinton to Musgrove Mill. The other
act provided for voting on a bond is
sue of the same amount for the pur-
pose of completing the Piedmont High
way, which is now under construction
from Owings Station to Fountain Inn.
1t seems to me that the people Of our
county should vote favorably on both
of these PROPOSITIONS. The road from
Clinton to Musgrove Mill will put that
section Of the county into close touch
with the Cross Anchor section of Spar
tnbnrg county and also with portion
Of Union County and will no doubt re-
suit in bringing a considerable amount
of trade int our county. Clinton is
certainly entitled to this road and we
should all do our best to see that she
gets il.
AS to the completion Of the road
from Owings to Fountain Inn, we all
| realize the Importance of completing
this short link, which will result in
| there being an improved top soil road
from kinards, on the Newberry line,
straight through to the mountains Of
western North Carolina A top soil
road through Newberry and Lexington
counties is now under construction,
opening the way from Columbia
straight through to the moutains
AS stated above, these two elections
should certainly be carried by the vot-
ers Of the county, for in the first place
the roads to be provided are very i'm
portant and in the second place, even
though times are hard, the cost to the
Taxpayers of the county will be less
than one mill.
Last week at meeting of the Com
mercial Club, of Clinton, comprising
one hundred business men, they unan-
im0usly passed a resolution in which
they pledged their support to both of
these projects and in return they ask
the balance Of the county to do the
same
1t seems to me that the people Of
Laurens should give very large vote
in favor OF these two projects, for the
City Of Laurcns, owing to its gcogralYh-
ical location, has received far moro
benefit from the top soil roads which
have been built than any other section
Of the county and their position would
be most ungraciOus and selfish should
they not twholc-hcartedly support these
two projects.
Certainly citizens Of Cross Hill,
| Mountville, Gray Court, Tnmbling
Shoals. Princeton and other commun-
tiles, who have gotten the benefit Of
imp owed roads, should also give their
unqualified Endorsement and should
they fail to do so, they would nccess-
sarily be open to great deal OF right
eous citicism for their selfish attitude.
Even those sections OF the county,
which have not as yet gotten any bene-
fit from the improved highways, should
support these two projects for the rca-
son that the county should undertake
improved road work each year and
/ those sections not now benefited, soon
would be.
! The Highway Commission expects to
have the new road between Laurcns
and Clinton oycn for traffic in four or
| five weeks. BY that time the Piedmont
| Highway from Laurens 20 Gray Court
viii! also have been completed. The
commission expects to begin at very
early date the erection Of concrete
bridge over South Rabun Creek, on the
Princeton road, which will result in
the final completion of that road.
The roads, which the Highway Com
mission has completed and is nGw
building, with one exception, are being
maintained as State roads, and on this
account the Supervisor ha sheen re-
lievcd OF the up-kecp Of these through
lines. This is resulting in greatly i'm
proved work on cross-country roads
In conclusion let me ask the people
of our cunty to continue their progress