Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-24
BIG ROAD PROGRAM
FOR MORGAN COUNTY

We wonder IL our people of Nor
gan county are aware of the fact |
that Morgan county finished in the
year just closing, over 43 miles of
good roads-which was more miles
finished last year than any other
county in the state completed. And
the end is not yet, since the coming
season will witness probably as
many more miles completed.
Unless something happens to hold
them up, the state will complete
McConnelsville-At road (No.
1852 l.. C. H.) to the county line. The
iterhill and Sharpsburg. The Nc
lConnelsville Caldwell road No. $780,
III. C. H., also known as the Barnes
willie road, is to be built starting at
the end of the present improvement
at the John Whitney place, through
to Reinersville and on to the Noble
county line. The gap in the Malta
fGlouster road (I. C. H. No. 505) is
also to be completed. A new bridge
will likely be built out over Sandy
bank, also one at Millgrove. Be-
sides the work to be done by the
state, under the Green law many
miles of the secondary roads of a
number of the townships will be i'm
proved AS has been stated, nine
townships of the county have to
date met the requirements necessary
to come under the Green law, and
before road working season opens
up in the spring, no doubt others
will be in also, which in all will
make a very extensive road build
ing program in Morgan county for
next year.
1t is not our purpose here to drag
I into politics the great strides Nor
gan county is making in the matter
of improving roads, but credit should
be given where credit is due, and to
Governor Donahey must be given
the larger credit. He has for years
emphasized the necessity of build
ling good roads of a cheaper ma
terial-more miles at less cost.
For some time after his first in
auguration his policy could not be
fcarried out, due to the fact that
there was at the head of the highway
department man hostile to the gov
ernor's road building. ideas. but
when the term of that highway
commissioner expired and the gov
ernor had the chance of appointing
a man who had the same practical
sound views regarding o d
building as was the governors, and
that same type of man has since
been continued in the position, and
is at present, road building in Nor
gan county, and southeastern Ohio
road building has speedily prog
dressed, with the splendid results as
above noted In the road building
of Morgan county, and southeastern
Ohio, Mr. George Carr, former dis
trict highway engineer in this dis
trict. too is deserving of very mucn
credit and thanks for the efficient
manner in which he has kept things
manner in which the work is being
pushed to completion.
Tri-County Meeting of Changers
| A tri-county get-together of the
grangers of Morgan, Perry and
Washington counties, was held in
the county grange hall in McCon-
nelsville, Saturday. County Deputy
c. r. Massey had charge of the pro-
gram Homer Mccormick, master of
Neelyville grange, gave some good
points on how to make local
grange profitable and interesting.
VIM. Tannehill of Reinersville
grange gave fine talk on the diff
ferent kinds of music there should
be in the grange. Delegates from
} Perry and Washington counties
brought greetings OF their counties,
of the fine grange feeling in their
oranges at home. Quite a lively
discussion was entered into as to
the lecturers part in the order. The
master OF Eagleport grange was the
high fellow on the subject.
The Meigs Valley master had
some fine thoughts for the order, as
did Mrs. Carr of Westland Space
will not permit your scribe to men
tion all who took part.
State Master Cation was present
and gave some sound advice as to
the prosperity of the order. +.
Narrowly Escapes Fatal Injury