The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-16
WE ARE BEGINNING TO LEARN
AS WE LIVE IN HENRY
COUNTY.

Last Monday the managing editor
of The Partisan was the guest of the
day of Resident Engineer Eubanks.
highway work across Henry County
via Paris
During the day the entire high.
way was traversed from NICK enzie t.
The Kentucky line near Boydsville
via motor car. The whole process
Il the construction in all its details
was very fully and Understandings
explained to us by Mr.. Eubanks,
md in the beginning it must be
said that much credit is due the
tate department of highways for the
Progress that has been made on this
work when all the miscellaneous diff
iculties encountered are considered
illus the exactness of supervision and
compliance with federal and state
letails and construction specified
lions. (
After this pleasant appreciation OF
he attachments is momentarily dis
missed, the future of the highway
5 paramount in any analysis of the
accomplishments from the expendi
ure of this money. Surely, we are
low beginning to learn as we live
n Henry County Shut within the
wallis of our own town and county,
Is it We're, with only a few of us
relatively, viewing conditions else
where and making an analytic study
II such prevailing conditions and
consequences, we have been ignor
ant to the benefit of not only good
roads but real highways, and have
been slow to pursue the subject.
One attempt after another to obtain
hard-surfaced roads in Henry County
tailed. Every argument was brought
out; every benefit portrayed intelli'
emily; every elevation of religious,
social and educational welfare urged
out, we did not see fit to expert
mcnt' until the cross-county state
federal highway slipped like a
creased pig through the county court
before the court knew what was
actually happening, other than throw
ing a good dollar after two more
good Ones with an assurity that
something was going to be accom-
plished
And it was well it thus happened
Is now we are realizing that some
thing Is being accomplished.
1t is difficult, in limited para
graph space, to depict just what
the federal highway across Henry
County is going to mean. We could
go ahead and tell about the educa
tional advantages, the improved at
tendance the year round at the rural
and town churches-both details
constituting the very foundation and
perpetuation of our county, state
and nation. We could detail the ad
santages in hauling to market; in
lsssening time away from home and
farm; of bringing the rural folk in
quicker and more frequent touch
with town and city advantages; and,
the general efficiency that neces-
sarily is brought about by better
node of travel easier draftage, less
lorse power, heavier loads, etc, etc.
But, the best way to get full to the
orim of these advantages and fully
enthusiastic is to go out some Sun
day and journey over the highway
rom Paris to Henry, just as many
have already discovered and are
spending the time Sundays between
church services.
There is strip of four and a hall
| miles of dirt road between Paris
| md Routon that is now being sur
| .aced; it will be finished in two
1 months, but it is better as it is
| than any other road in the county
md comfortably passable; beyond
| Henry you can go four miles tc
| where a big concrete culvert is being
| put in; turn and return to Paris.
/ Or, by working the way through a
| mile and a half stretch of temporary
letour road to avoid concrete cul-
| verts under construction, you can
go on in to Mckenzie. The trip will
be enjoyable; you'll wonder if it is
possible, as it shows for Henry Coun-
ty to have walked up to the benefits
of hard surfaced roads; you will
realize to a large degree just what
this character of construction means
and you'll feel better for having
oeen born and reared in Henry Coun-
ty, or having moved here to make
your home.
Surely, again, we are beginning to
learn as we live in Henry County!
learn as we live in Henry County!
We are beginning to know each other
better; to Danish selfshness; to want
| to mix and mingle with our neigh
bors we are opening up Henry
| County to the outside world, and we
| are opening our own way out to see
| what others in different climes are
| doing and how they are progressing
| The highway is furnishing a medium
and means for eXpansion-for better
health, and more wealth, and happi-
ness