The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 19, 1915, Page 4, Image 4
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 191 j.
MR. HANEY'S OPPOSITION
Mr. R. G. Haney, in thii week's
Times, opposes the $200,000 bond issue
for the building of good roads.
We cheerfully publish his letter, and
must say that he has conservatively
stated his case and we believe in a
frank free discusssion of the matter.
We throw open the columns of this
paper to the fullest discussion of all
public questions, irrespective of
whether we believe in the principle
advocated or not.
As to Mr. Haney's contribution, we
have this to say:
1. He is entirely correct in the pej
sition he takes as to the poor results
btained in the past for the money
spent on the roads. He is correct ajj
ho the poor roads obtained in the
construction of the macadam road.
He is correct in the assumption that
frequently the mud has been worse
after than before working. He is
correct in the statement that we
have spent more and more on the
roads and without getting adequate
veturns. In reply to these facts, we
heg to submit that it is no reason for
giving up because of the past failures
Past failures call for a change ot
aethod, not a surrender. And the
bond issue is a radical, complete
change. The commission appointed
for the carrying out of the plan are
ot office holders, they have no political
debts to pay, they are good
business men and, if the issue carj-ieSy
will serve without pay. The whou
plan is outlined in the bill. The people
know just what to expect. Certainly
past failures should not make
give up in despair.
We will, for Mr. Haney's benefit,
publish next week the amount of indebtedness
of Union county. His letter
came too late for us to get the
igures for this week.
The question of increased taxes is
raised by Mr. Haney. We have stated
before and state again: the increase
in taxes will be 20 cents o??
ach hundred of the assessment valuation
put on your property. That is,
iI your assessment is $500 you will
pay $1 a year more taxes than you
ow pay, if the bond issue goes
through. If we are not willing t
pay that, why, the thing to do is to
rote against it, and that's all there
in to that.
Mr. Haney says if owners of automobiles
and motorcycles want good
roads, let them build them. We have
already pointed out that they will
pay more than three fourths of the
tax. But if Mr. Haney had seen the
4 mules hitched to a wagon that
pulled into Union one day last week
with two bales of cotton on the wag a,
he would see that the farmers
ecd roads worse than do the motorcycle
and automobile owners. Om
mule could have done what the tou?
did, and in less time. There were
three mules working an entire day
r% m a t*>lKntn f a rvtii/1 ft /iaof n nkeiit
nn ? 11 iuuuu w IIIUUI a v lu.iin auwui>
BO cents a day to feed a mule, that
was $1.50 wasted, to say nothing of
the farmer's lost time. We beg to
say that in our humble opinion, the
farmer needs good roads more than
aay ether man in Union county. He
is paying the highest price to the
mud trust of any living man.
As to unborn generations?If I
work and save for a life time and
leave my child the entire net earnings
of all my effort, I don't see anything
wrong with leaving my child
some of my problems. I must die
and go where mud will not be a
problem. If I leave the good roads,
1 meed not be troubled about leaving
seme of the tax that produced them.
Besides, my child will probably have
a much larger need for the roads
than I, and should, for that reason,
pay the greater part. Certainly
wheri I leave all to the child, the
child should not grieve over having
to j>ay some.
But Mr. Haney and I are exactly
together, after all: He says,"I would
not mind a little extra tax if we could
have the good roads." That's just the
way we all feel. And if you will examine
the bill passed by the legislature
you will see that we have been
.safeguarded in every possible way.
X heartily believe we will get our
money's worth and that's why I am
favoring the bond issue.
But it is free discussion. Our columns
are open to one and all.
OPPOSES BOND ISSUE
R. G. Haney Reviews Past Road History
and is From Missouri On
Question Now Before People
Union, S. O., R. F. I). No. 4.
Feb. 17, 1915.
Mr. Editor:?As you say your columns
are always open to anyone
who desires to express their views
on anything. So will ask you for
a little space to express myself on
the $200,000 road bonds.
First, I am a farmer, and if anyone
in the world needs good roads
it is the farmer. But we will never
have good roads no matter what is
done to them, as long as it rains 2
or 3 months during the winter, and
they are traveled.
I'll go back to my first working of i
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persons living in certain sections or
boundaries along the roads, appointed
an overseeer and a warner. The
warner called out all the male inhabitants
along the road from 16 to
50 years. These had to furnish
their own tools (the county did not
furnish tools then). The first working
was done the first of the year,
so the roads would be in good fix by
March Court. The law required from
3 to 6 days work from each male
of road age. Of course, about 3
days was the average, not many
worked 6 days. Most of the work
was done when it was too wet to
work on the farm. The next work
was done during the "laying by season,"
so this was the last work done.
But the roads then were never in the
have been for the past
3 or 4 years. They were worked
that way for several years.
The next thing was the voting on
tax. Then money began
to tie. squandered on road working
Not that I am accusing any of our
cottimissfdners or supervisors of
being dishonest. Things went on this
way for a While and that was not
enough money to squander and a
$2 road tax was passed, bringing in
the 18-year old boy who was not allowed
to vote. Another case of
"Taxatipn, . .without representation."
This lasted for about 2 years and
was repealed as to the 18-year old
boy, because people kicked too mucn.
After taxation came into effect, from
the $1 tax, on up, overseers were
appointed' "by commissioners. These
overseers hired hands?the greater
majority of these beys, who spent
the- "greater part of their time sitting
down resting, instead of working.
These were paid about 60 or
' 65'Whti p6r day, when really, they
were not worth 25 cents a day.
About the time "taxation" came
in the chaingang law also came into
effect. The chaingang forces worked
with mules, scraper, etc., at an expense
of about $25 a day (this is just
a rough guess, for I do not know the
exact figures). During this time the
width for the roads was cut down to
20 feet. On hills four gullies were
made instead of two.
The next money squandered to m>
knowledge was on the macadamiziner
of a road. About $10,000 was spent
for machinery for this purpose. In 2
years' time, with the help of the
county chaingang for 18 months, just
IM POR
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I take this method of annour
BURG," the REGISTERED PE
ing to Mr. Allan Nicholson of
from Monday, March 1st to June
owners of mares, who want theii
as pleasure, to call and breed thei
By crossing native mares with i
him the very best I'ercheron blood, i
more than your mare, be of a stylish
hoofs so many people dislike, and thi
still make an excellent harness animal
This I know, as I have seen many sue
As you doubtless know, I ha
handling horses, so I know a real
it may interest you especially wh
this young Percheron Stallion,
merits and qualities, and because
igree showing the best Perchero
reasons the Service fee and tei
very moderate.
I have absolutely no financi
what I will make from the small
ing and caring for mares brougl
special attention to such as are
that more and better horses be ra
that this can be done by this Stal
will breed your mares to him tl
STOP AT MY STABL
A. B. BR
BRICK- STABLE
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about 4 miles of road was constructed {
at a cost of about $100,000 (this is
another rough estimate of cost.
Would be glad for some who knows <
to inform me). The machinery is <
torn up and scattered all along the
road, from Forest to Union, and am *
told that this road is about impass- <
able. i
The next great expense to the
county in road building was the '
traction engine and scrapes, which <
cost about $3,800. This, if properly ,
used might prove beneficial, that is
with competent workman, who will '
attend to their work, and not those <
who will jump off their scrapes and (
run 100 yards or more into orchards
along the roads, in summer, eating '
fruit instead of noticeing their work. .
The cost of running this is about
$25 per day, besides tearing up $25
dollars worth of bridges per day,
thus giving the road jobbers extra
work of repairing bridges. All of
this time there has been regular road
jobbers fixing gullies, holes, bridges,
etc. It is the commissioners duty to
see that these are fixed and to pay
what the work is worth; not for some
one to fix them and make out his owi.
claim for what ever he wants and
get it; the commissioners never seeing
the work. We have had some
commissioners who, I doubt averaged
going over the roads once a year,
and perhaps some of them have never
seen a few of the roads in the county
in their lives. If they were to meet
some one who told them there was
a bad place in the road, they would
say, "y?u go fix it, make out your
claim, and we will pay you for it."
Would be glad for some one who
knows, to state the indebtedness of
Union county. Doubt if it could be
enumerated.
Now is the time for the people's
eyes to be opened, not wait till next
fall, when they go to pay their taxes,
then curse out the law makers, etc.,
on account of high taxes. This matter
is left with the people to decio->,
whether or not the $200,000 bonds
will be issued.
If the automobile and motorcycle
owners want such good roads, let
them build them. They are able to
pay taxes for good roads.
Have found this to be true, the
more money and tools the county has
the more mud we have in the roads,
for the more you stir clay, the stickier
it is. If you want plenty of mud,
just vote for the $200,000 bonds.
I don't believe in voting taxes on
unborn people, and this is what you
do when you vote for the 40-year
bonds.
I would not mind the little extra
tax, if I knew we would have Rood
roads; but i't seems the more work
is done, the worse the roads are.
As to the chaingang, their work
looks good at the time it is done, but
how bad it looks when it sets in raining!
Most of the roads worked by
the chaingang are the worst roads
in the county.
I am not trying to blame any of
the county officers, for I consider each
of them my friend. Just want them
to keep their eyes open.
If any one can prove to me that
I am wrong in opposing this bond
issue, why I am open to conviction;
but I will have to be shown, as I am
from Missouri along this line anyway.
R. G. Haney.
Dr. Maddox Read Paper Before TriState
Medical Society.
On Wednesday and Thursday the
17th annual Convention of the TriState
Medical Society of the Carolinas
and Virginia was held in Charleston.
The sessions took place in
the Charleston Hotel, the official
headquarters of the Society, of which
Dr. Edward C. Register, of Charlotte
is the president. Leading practitioners
of the three states were in Charleston
for the Convention and several
distinguished guests read addresses.
Dr. Theodore Maddox, one of the
leading physicians of our city read a
paper before this distinguished assembly
entitled: "Tuberculosis Hip
Joint; Report of Case."
The widow of the henpecked man
can look as sad as any.
TANT!
icing to the public that "SWATZRCHERON
STALLION belongthis
city, will stand for service
1st at my stable, and I invite all
r mare to be a real profit as well
r mare to this fine young stallion.
this Percheron Stallion which has in
rou will get a horse that will weigh
, blocky type, without the very large
it while able to do heavier work will
for driving to your buggy or carriage,
h horses from Percheron sires.
ve had many years experience in
good one when I see it, therefore
en I tell you I recommend highly
both because of his individual
i of his inherited worth, his pedn
blood in the world. For these
ms fixed by Mr. Nicholson are
: ~ 1 * i i. IL _ 1. a
mi interest in tnis norse, except
and reasonable charge for feedht
to be bred to him, and giving
sick and lame, but I am anxious
lised in this section, and knowing
lion, I hope you and your friends
lis season.
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Phone 76
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:lothing and gents shoes
Phone 18
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EDISONIA THEATRE
Phone 184
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rabies. The dog was killed and its
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grandchild and two of the Whites,
making in all nine personsT A doctor
is treating the affected persons daily
with the Pasteur treatment, which he
receives every day by mail from Dr.
Coward.