Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-07-24
LET YOUR AUTOMOBILE BE
YOUR GUIDE

Today the world is calling for SER
vice by experts. 1t has no time for
the physician who does not know
his medicine, or for the lawyer who
knows not his law.
You may answer at once that
your automobile club is not yet an
expert, but may we suggest that our
local automobile club is made up of
some we'll informed men who are
greatly interested in the future well
fare of Morgan county? In addition
the local automobile club is affiliated
with both the Ohio State Automobile
and the American Automobile asso-
citation Ca national organization) ],
getting the cooperation of the Ohio
Good Roads Federation and the
State Highway Department. 1t is
giving you the benefit of the training
and experience of the best men of
our state and nation. Many of the
men associated with our state and
national automobile associations
have given years of study and re-
search to the matter of road build
ing, and are therefore men who
know whereof they speak.
The concensus of opinion seems to
be favorable to the early grading of
dirt roads such as most of our Nor
gan roads are. This is followed up
with dragging after each rain, thus
keeping the center of the road a lit
tie higher than the sides and keep
ing the surface so the water that
falls on the road bed will immediate
ly drain off.
With proper grading and sufficient
draining, a dirt road can be kept in
good condition by regular and con-
sistent dragging after each aud every
rain.
A great deal Of praise has been as
cribed by the public TO certain indi-
viduais. for the interest and effort
they have made to drag regularly
certain pieces of road through their
farms or lying near them. We think
they are deserVedIy entitled to praise
for the roads show that careful at
tention has been given them. These
short pieces of road that are being
dragged by individuals who are do
mating their services for the public
good in many instances and in 9TH
ers where they are receiving pay for
the work, are evidence c. what regu-
lar and consistent dragging will do.
1t is to be commended in either case,
especially the former. where indi-
viduals are sufficiently interested to
do this work gratis. We would not
forget to commend the efforts Of the
trustees in all townships to give us
the best possible road conditions
with the money available, but there
are some instances that deserve es-
pecial mention and those are the
trustees that do see that the main
are dragged after each}rain.
We are not attempting to assume
the position of censor :of the town.
ship trustees of our county, but we
are anxious to encourage and help
in every possible way to bring about
the best possible road conditions.
The matter of dragging is being en-
couraged and pushed everywhere,
where dirt roads still prevail The
automobile clubs everywhere, the
Good Roads Federation and the
State Highway Department are all
favorable to, and are4 encouraging
the dragging of dirt roads.
We feel sure that the people of
community, or a township, or even
the county as whole, are proud of
any and all roads that can properly
be commended, and the individual
who makes an especial effort to
drain the roads through his farm, or
the board of trustees Of township,
who endeavors to drag all the main
travelled roads OF their township,
are deserving of praise and are serv-
ing their respective communities
well. May We lend encouragement
and Godspeed to any commendable
efforts Morgan County Automobile
Club