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V(»L. VI. NO. I.VOB.
THEY’RE THROUGH.;
The Georgia Legislature Ad- ]
journed Yesterday.
THE CLOSING SCENES. '
Mel Branch, of Third Party 1
Fame, Tries to GetUp
a Scrap.
Special to Tbe Tribune.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 13.—The senate '
an house have at lest got together on 1
the tO'tiol busitu R* and have agreed on 1
amendments which they believe will
bring about quarter'y payments as fat 1
at hast as can possibly be done with I
tbe fuuds in baud. The conference com- 1
mi tree were in session quite a while and 1
both had to make oonc< ssione.
Tuere will be no dosing of the schools !
The only sea ure which tbe school c m 1
' miaaioner desired was that The school
year and the fhcal year be made co
iooident. This is iu the bill as it passed I
tbe house but it provides also that there
shall be no clash with the right of the
school au boritieain any county to b’gin
the schools whenever they choose. Tnes,
changes are largely due to tbe work of
Mr.- Hatcher, who believed that there
should be no closing of the schools and
who is reap tnsib'e for the elimination of
that feature. Mr. Hatcher also circled
h's p »iut about the appropriation of
$300,030 to be advanced from other
funds and placed to the credit of tbe
uo’iool fund at-tbe first of April. This,
it is believed, will be sufficient to provide
for quarterly payments.
Conferences have been the rale tad ay
Tl Are have been c mferejm^^ommit-ees
on the school bill, on
qu nt.iuu of c >. ■ itie .t oti
.Cih rr. .tte-■ i , v eH
The senate thia I
Bxioa’a substitute f >r t ib res iiu ions ou
na'ioual sunj cts. Tbe substitute was
adopted wituout any discussion.
Tae<e are tbe days when tbe chairmen
of tbe c >mmi:tees and presiding • th job
come in fur presents from the m-m >«iß
Ties d-nt Clay was presented this morn
ing with an elegant solid silver tea and
coffee set. lu the h >USO, J>e C inp, wn >
is to be married tom irrow, wis given a
hiudao ne presem ; s > was Dr. Stewart,
Chairman of the asylum committee ; so
was Mr. Boynton, ch urm ,n <>f the en
rolling com nittee, and Mr. B ood worth.
Os Monroe, chairman of the ooiporaiiou
CO utuitlrt.
The senate refused to vote tbe appro
priation lor the geo'ogical buird foi
printing its report, Also a haudbook of
tbe resouic*- <>i Georgia.
Tbe bill of Mr. Jenkins to p'ohibit the
negotiation or sale of liquors in prohibi
tion couuties parsed ttie house ihi
xnornii g.
Pern u-made the presentation speech
to C'sy. B »’f. uibet to A'kiuson.
The seua F e finally pass, d the libel bill
As passed by the house. Wue it fl si
came to h- senate that body, on aovic”
of cue j idioiary comm ttue, put on some
amandm-mts t iat destroyed the foioi of
the bill. The house refused to concur
Tnen the conference committees decided
in favor of the house bul, Messrs. Reese
and Hatcher fought the conference com
mittee report in the senate., but Perwtis,-
Clay, Woiten and Wnson strongly urged
its adoption. By a vote of 23 to 7 the
conference report was agreed co.
During the closing hours of the session
the house members are inclined to get
obitrepsrous. Lite this afteruo in there
cans ue ir being a person >1 eac ranter as
folloas:
B.’meh was ape iking in opposition to
amditiry bill whin Styles, the negro,
endeavored to interrupt him. 8 yhs
seem *1 honest in his desire to ku >w
what the gentleman from Columbia wis
talking abou r , but evety time Mei bis
spoken the buys bave put up Styles to re
ply to bin. Tais timi B-.uo'i got mid
and so did Hig in, of Iras da, a third
partyite. Tney seemed aobitig to whip
somebody, and Bl'.tle, of Muse >gaa, vol
un eered co furnish ths miterial to work
Mel decided then be didn’t w nt
to make it a pars >n al matter u tless B ti
tle had inspired S.yles. As Bittle had
been iu another part of the hall be
couldn’t very well assum that resp »nsi
btltty, though he look'd as if he wanted
to and was disappointed.
Tn® legislature finally adj mrned at 6
o’clock.
ADAIRSVILLE NEWS.
Two Moonshiners Ceptured on Pins Log
Creek-Qltier Items,
Special to the Tribune.
Adairsville, Deo. 12—Our deputy
Uai'ed States marshals are successful
in latding a moonshiner occasionally.
Messrs. Ward and Bat>ey went out on
Pine L >g creek and captured a still and
two of the operators this week. Tney
-carried the still and eveiyibing to At
j «nts. The operators are supposed to
□along to tbe hid of men who burned
tbe barns of Lewis, at Fairmount, and
Turner at Calhoun; also the same band
have been sending threatening leit-r* to
the < ffi tlals in Atlanta. So long as they
try to make moonshine whisky, Just that
THE ROME TRIB
lung wid Ware and Bailey locate and
capture them.
Various new enterprises are beirg
talked of for the near future, among
them a matiufscturing enterprise of vast
proportions with large capital. If the
P'-oper arrangements are made Adalis
ville will surprise the natives.
Mr. George Veach has had an elegant
glass fiont placed in bis lower Broad
B'reet store, wh oh improves the appear
ance of that part of the business streb*.
We hear that a number of bu-iness
changes will be made at the beginning of
'he new year. S >me new firms will go
into butiurss, some old oues will dis
solve and others will move to other quar
tet s.
Tbe social world of our vicinity is
taking an ac'ivity in anticipation of the
ho id aye. Numerous dinings and teas
are being arranged. A swell ball is
down on tbe programme.
The newly formed literary club will
give a Christmas entertainment that will
draw the social lights from tbe neighbor
ing towns. This oiub is of recent birth
t>ut the child gives promise of vigorous
growth.
Miss Watts, of Igo, is with her sister,
Mrs. Odd.
Mis - Emma Price is at the home of her
brother, Judge A. J. Price. Miss Price
is one of he most charming daughters
• f o'd Cassville.
Miss Cunningham, a very beautiful
and accomplished young lady of Atlanta,
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo. A.
Veach. Mrs. Veach has been entertaing
other visiting young ladies, also.
Mrs. Aycock and daughter, of Tennes
see, are visiting friends here.
Rev. M. A. Mathews, of Dalton, was in
town last week.
Rev. F. 8. Hudson and
home f
Mr. Chas. Cunningham, of Atlanta,
waa in town a day or so ago.
Cap'. Gue Manning, of the Gate City,
was here Friday.
J. W. Hicks and Charles Walker were
here hs r . week loading a car with emi
grants for Texts. They succeeded in
gelling over a Oar load of people from
our section.
A. M, Capers is spending some time In
F O'ida.
Our town wss made sad br tbe death
of two of our best women in tbe past few
dajs. Mrs. 8. I. Hunt, after being para-
Ijs d for some time, died and was buried
a ihe cemetery. Iu j ust a few days Mrs.
Hilburn, after a lour and painful illness,
fell to sleep aud was interred at old
O •thcaloga cemetery. Both of tlese la
dies iia(Lfi*’ed to a ripe old age and w»ue
a -wo to the grave amid ihe plaudits and
aoriows of their friends. Well done,
ib- u good aud faithful servant, R-v. F.
8. Hudson was summoned by wire from
u<» f recce io preach Mrs. Hum’s funeral
and Rev. M. A. Mathews, of Daltou, did
the B<me seivice over tbe body of Mis.
Hubum.
The deaf and dumb
Asylum at Cm spring Will Bave an In
dustrial Department.
Prof J. C. Harris, one of the trustees
of the D-as and Dumb Asylum at Cave
. Siting, re{listed a telegram yesterday
seating that tbe senate-had pissed the
bill appropriating $5,500 for the indus
trial department. Tne house had al
ready passed the bill, aud all interested
in the institution feel glad that this has
been done.
Nob >dy works! harder for this than
Prof. Harris, and he was rejoicing yes
terday ever tbe bill.
SHE FELL
Not From Grace, But ths Top of a
Cell.
Mollie Crow, quite as black as the
name implies, is in the lockup chargtd
with a plain drunk,
V'S erJay she climbed on top of a cell,
and sutceeded in tumbling between the
cell aud tbe back wall. She stuck fast,
and yelled lustily for help. Tbe other
prisoners a-sisted her io yelling, and
L'eut. Collier came to her relief. Ha
fl rally succeeded in extricating her
without serious damage.
PECK’S BAD BOY
Caused the Gallerler to Enjoy Life Last
Night.
Peck's Bid Boy played at Nevin’s last
night, aud a fair house crea'ed a good
deal of noise oyer the show. The g<l
eries seemed to enj ty nr ist of the bad
boy's antics, and were liberal in their
app'aus«. The do vn-stairs people were
not so enthusiastic, but contributed some
to the laughter and cheers.
TWO NAMES
That Were Accidentally Omitted From the
Koli of Honor.
Editor Tribune.
T >e names of Louis Weems and Ru'h
M L od were entitled to a place on our
roll <>f honor. These names were acci
dentally omitted. Rasptc fully,
J C. Barbis.
J,he R >xb trough q rarrym in who was
b o «u up in a premature explosion must
; have had a baug-up time.
ICO wis uA., THUkSDaX mQKNInu, uECEMHtin 14, lat>3
A GOLD DAY. !
• I
Vics President Stevenson, at •'
Augusta. (
' . ■ ■ " fl
SOME HAPPY SPEECHES •
That Were Loudly Cheered, '
and Secretaries Herbert and
Smith Receive Ovations. .
■' —~ • •’ 1
The Associated Press gives tbe fol- >
lowing synopsis of tbe speeches of Vice
President Stevenson and S-cretaries
Herbert and Smith, at tbe Augusta ex- <
position yesterdwy; p i
Mr. Stevenson'S Speech. t
“Mr. President, Ladies aud Geut'e'. I
, men: I count it an honor to have been |
so cordially invited to visit this beautiful ,
city and upon this auspicioqs occasion to |
meet and ming'e with my fellow cititans e
of this great commonwealth. I bring ,
yon today the good wishes and hearty t
godspeed of millions who dwe 1 tn the ,
great valley of the Mississippi. It mat- j
ters not that this wooderfu' exposition of
the produce of fi <ld, mine, foiest and of
loom, is held in the southland and far to- i
i ward the Atlantic seaboard. We were i
, content ta know that the men and women i
who achieved thia mUoblesa result are I
I bound to us by the strong ties of blood
and of country. For we cannot forget i
, that, whether Georgians or Illinoisans,
; whether our lot has been cast upon the
banks of the St. John or the Columbia,
. we are Amoriuaus, all having -oeo coun
try, one history, and one destiny.
, exposition has, on tbe lines in
tsgded by its founders, proved a great
* e(Hoa * u et>| ightening the oouinrj (
world aa to the wonderful re-
during the two decades oi '
g iverument by your own !
states of tbesoirh
ware and rum >ih u,
we teach om (
From one end of tbe land to the other'll "
, hears tbe hum of busy industry. While
Europe is arming fur bloody conflict, our
s great workshops are engaged io tbe mau-
- ufacture of implements of husbandry an 1
i Dot of war— he sure forerunners of pros
i peri y aud contentment,
“Witn the wondenul improvement in
1 agricultural implemeflte, tbe life of tbe
firmer and of the planter is no longer
i that of a drudge, aud by the methods
r an i appliances IJhave mentioned fits con- :
- diciou tu life, as compared wttn former (
1 generations, has beeu rendered one us
. ease. Let him wh • tills the soil magni'y
, his calling. Lit him not forget that hi- ,
I responsibilities keep even pace with bis (
. great opportunities. Ac your firesides
i let your sous be taught that there ar c
I higher aims io life than mere money
, gett'ng. As we enter wpou a .
. tuiy let us give a loftier impose to the
1 aipiratiousof this great people. From Che
I farmhouse to tbe great cities moves an uo
-1 ending procsssioi of brave, euergerp
, yog g men, physio tdy and morally equip- 1
p>d fur the Oitties of life. From their
ranks will batakiu hose whoso voice will
be patient iu every department of humau
affairs.
“With the return of the era of good
9 feeling in its highest sense of national
, fgeling, sect’Oua'j talousies aud di-trust
, vyfil forever disappear, an i capital will
1 here seek and fiod abundant aud pcofi a
. Would it not be wall if
. immediate steps werb taken by every
I association aud by the public press to
9 call attention, as never before, .to thg
healthful climate, tho fertile lands aud
j the mineral wealth and tbe other great
. natural advantages of your stat. ? Would
not the production of a larger food tup
ply, even at (he expense of lessening the
annual cotton product, tend to the com
fort and well being of your people aud iu
the end prove a permanent blessing to
the commonwealth and to tbe entire
south?’’
■* Secretary Herbert’s Address.
Secretaiy Herber', of tbe n >vy, was the
> next speaker. He brought President
s Clevelaud's regrets at not being able to
> accept the invita'ion to be present today.
r He contrasted the peace of tbe United
i States To the revolutions in Central and
’ South Am-rica, and the meutiouof our
r small standing army in comparison with
Europa’s great forces, was greeted with
loud applause. His speech was oue oi
encouragement to the sou .b, aud he de
-1 clared that this exposition of yotrr in
dustries carried on bo Successfully in the
mtdst of these hard times, is a mouu
-1 mental sign-board to point out the road
* to renewed and c mtinmd prosperity.
I Secretary Smith's Remarks.
f President Walsh introduced Secretary
s Smith as a man of pre-eminent ability
» and declared that ‘*ii s administration
will compare "most favorably with that
of any man who has ever filled that poe -
tiun, I care not how great bis abilty maj
• have been.”
It was tbe first occasion that an Au
gusta audience bad of greeting S-cretary
h Smi'b, though he is a G-oig'an, but they
r made up for it in giving him a great
- ovation. He touched on the financial
policy of tbe administration briefly and
these remarks were greeted with hear y
g a plause. He referred to tbe work of
t the exposition as the means of intensify
ing the saaJ us Georgians iu material dt-
vslopment of tbe state and also of pre
senting the resources of tbe state to the
knowledge of the people of the union.
He referred to the conditions which ex
‘isted in the south prior to IS 0 as one
calculated to prevent material progress,
although it produced a high order oi I
mental and moral civilization.
He showed what the change of sonth
r.rn labor and thg financial shock of tbe
war bad produosp until about 1880. Since
that time resultqhad been most gratify
ing. The taxable property in
1830 was $235 <X»,000, While iu Jggm
auk $150.0X1,000.
Hu rdt ritd to tbe
puichasing clause
■>ue tu l of benefits, tSpecialljß
pie of (ieoig a, ami tx oiled toKpiMilll
and pairiotism of tbe
'ng upon the uncifbdtti mai p
bill. He ep >ke tbe labor of
and denied ihita yrace problem s flgES
Ho warned his bearers aaa-n-t,
sought political f eferment by
ing tbe present rosparous c
the state, and clo id wi h tho staAetMH
that prosperity as never w>au by til
hand or tongue oi a penszthot. M
Spri'gi ■ad'Sperry.
Congressman j irtuger was given an
intensely hearty velcotne. Ha did not
attempt to make 1 speech. Congressman
Sperry’s recaption was particularly grati
fying and heart . His references to
Georgia’s rich resources and to Mr.
-Cleveland’s financial policy were always
the occasion of Lugi applause.
MARIETTA’S MAYOR,-” '
Holland Elected and Glover Has Given
Notice 01 a Contes'.
Marietta, Ga., Djo. 13 The election
here yesterday for mayor, resulted in
the election of Mr. Holland by a majority
of 100.
Tnere is a great deal of feeling growing
out of the election.
Mr. Glover has given notice that he will
contest theoleo'ion of Mr. Holland, . Mr,
Glovir’a b-st friends admit that he wrs '
jairly beaten .
COURT HOUSE
City cour . is atiraoriiig rhe
most callers at the court house
Judge Mix Meyerhardi’s office isons
of the trust popular iu the building, Tbe
judge has mauy friends who will find
uim wherever he goes.
County C imtnissiuuer “Billie” Wrigbt
still receives congratulations iu bis pretty
offioe, aud happily entertains all callers
Ordinary Davis says he is still in the
marriage liceuse business. lie is not
braggiug, but be has had a lot of work iu
that line recently.
Work on the wall around the cou't.
totra'r-yiriTri'a Tyring pushed. The ground« '
are to be greatly beau >fi d.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Oostauaula Lo<l K e He d Its Annual Election
t '*■ Tu-.dny Night.
Oostanaula L >dge held an '
tmg 'I utsaay Light, aud
atnbusias-:c tuinibe'tuip was
Olli :ers for tho otsuing
eleced aS follow.-.
Il A. Denny, W. M.
F. A. J >!iii!.on, 8. W. .
C. w. u.ideiwo d, J. W.
J. J. >eiy, Treas.
R. W. G <-a' s, S ■•<••’ V. ■?'
Smaric .u Legion us
The members of R >me Council 413, A,
L. of H. are rtquesttM to attend the regt
ular meeting of the Council tonight at
7:3 ) E ection of officers for the ensuing
term will taka place. It ia hoped tnat
the members will feel interested enough
in the welfare of the Council to attend
tbe meeting.
J. A. Tigneb, Vice Commander.
J. E. Mullen. S c’y.
A Typical Country Koad.
A short time ago a Mr. Waterman,
who runs the wagon express between
Albany and Schenectady, N. Y., while
on his trip between these cities with a
load of about 1,400 pounds drawn by
two horses, came to a dead standstill in
one of the deep, soft spots which abound
in Albany county.
Mr. Waterman had to unload his en
tire cargo and carry it piece by piece
over the entire distance of 200 feet, after
which his team managed to struggle j
through with the empty wagon, and Mr.
Waterman finally succeeded in putting ,
jiis load back into the wagon and moving
along on his journey. This is the old
stage road and should be one of the best
in the world, but for many years has
been entirely neglected and is now in &
deplorable state. Mr. Waterman says
that road has cost him more work, wear,
tear and trouble than the road taxes
would amount to on all the farms in Al
bany county.—Exchange.
A Good Road Would Bo Cheaper.
Harvey M. Sigafoos, a milkman resid
ing near Carpenterville. N. Y., while
driving on the public highways leading
to Phillipsburg recently, had his arm
broken by the upsetting of his wagon,
which he alleges was caused by the bad
condition of the public road. Mr. Siga
foos has employed counsel to bring suit
against the Greenwich township authori
ties fcr $1,500 damages. The suit will
be a test case.
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the
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pro port
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'- 1 ■•' i'' : "‘^BW^Oß* : '/' : *- , ~ j, t*’i
without an un'”W^f/ M‘
tur<> of money an.l
road roller is indispensable.
said that Macadam did not recommend
rolling, but rollers were up known in his
day, and he dejiended sn the wheels of
passing wagon? to do the work of con
solidating the highway that is now done
more quickly, thoroughly and uniformly
than was ever accomplished by any
method known to Macadam or the road
philosophers of his day.
And first of all the earth foundation
upon which the broken stone is to rest
should be well rolled. It cannot be
rolled too solidly. No matter what may
be the appearance of the earth bottom
after the excavation is completed, it is
inoro than likely to contain many soft
spots, which can be brought to light very
quickly by the passage of a heavy.roller.
If the material is very soft and mealy,
it may be best to begin the process of
kjolUng with a moderately light roller,
the rolling will be has
■:‘l,ro effective by sprm
■•':<% ; th<>iigli this cannot be
’ l ''\k
along the
tr ‘ >lu "•’'' lo
passage of the
roller let it move along parallel with the
I
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STEAM ROAD ROLLER.
first course of the roller and slightly lap
the portion already rolled. When a
point near the center of the road is
reached, begin on the other side of the
excavation and repeat the operation, fin
ishing at the center. Rolling is omitted
when the soil is of a hard, gravelly na
ture, or when a stiff clay is found which
presents a firm surface, but whatever
be the nature of the soil the use of a
i heavy roller will generally develop weak
| spots, the presence of which would not
j otherwise have been suspected. This
fact may be demonstrated by passing a
heavy steam roller over the earth foun
dation after excavation has been made
for the macadam roadway. It will be
found that tho passage of the roller over
what appeared to boa well graded sur
face of compact material will develop a
series of humps, holes and undulations,
utterly destroying the uniformity of tho
grade in places, and revealing many soft
and weak places which are wholly unfit
to sustain a permanent stone roadway
and the wagons which are to passover it.
These holes and hollows should of
course bo filled with good, firm material
and tho rolling process continued until
tho roadbed becomes uniform in grade
and thoroughly compact. In soft soils
and in places where a steam roller may
not be easily sustained or worked to ad
vantage, it is best to begin the rolling
with a light roller and one of l<w» di.
/:,:' Wr
cour.tr/ ■ o e
of modern Mall
Gasset te.
Sifjr.s of tho Times.
Hon. John Walker of Howard codnty,
Mo., ventilates a plan which nas the
merit of originality and probable feasi
bility also. Mr. WalkeTsays:
“I will give §1 on every acre
of land I own tertvard the building of a
gravel road from Rocheport to Jack
man’s mill. My farm consists of 450
acreg-4ience I will take stock in said
road to the amount of $450. I will also
give the same amount for a gravel road
from "Rocheport to Ashland church or
from the church to Fayette.
“If wo could get the farmers once in
terested in such an enterprise, it would
be but a few years until we would have
the best roads in the west. The build
ing of these roads can be accomplished
with less cost in the long run tiian the
present system of road working is now
costing the farmer. It must also be re-
■ unembered that each individual who pays
much as §IOO becomes a stockholder
at and I will venture the
money will return a
larger dividend thaulr. any other way
invested.”
This has the right ring. It hits the
nail squarely on the head and shows that
Mr. Walker knows what he is talking
about. Next to railroads, substantial
and lasting public highways are worth
more to a country, including both the
farmers and the townsmen, than any
other single investment that could be
made. The press and citizens of Mis
souri and Kansas should take this ques
tion up and not cease agitating it until
the principal towns of every county with
in she two states are joined by lasting
macadam or gravel roads.—Kansas City
, Times.
The Old Time Road.
Formerly the only intelligent concep
tion of a road anywhere on the Atlantic
tier of states was two sand ruts, varying
I in depth from 3to 8 inches, carried on to
• infinity or as far as the exigencies of the
: traveling public demanded. The inter
' vening space between the two ruts was
i filled in with sand. Surcease from the
> torture of tliese roads was sought by oc-
■ casional turnouts to the right or left, but
i soon new ruts were formed, and the last
i condition of the unfortunate animals
■ compelled to travel them became worse
• than the first. .
i Toward the interior of the state, where
, gravel beds are found, decided improve-
> i ments were made on the sand ruts. A
: I degree of hardness was imparted by the
:'■ gravel, winch, for most practical pur
’ j poses, was encouraging if not satisfying.
■ I Great centers of population soon de
1| manded sounder and more solid road-’’
II beds to resist the general tendency to
I rut, which is every whereapparent where
> heavily laden teams are numerous.—
i Philadelphia Record.
p | Berber—“dos win vo i have your hair
1 ’ Ahsent-minded Editor—"cut it
’.short; we’ve on 'y got eighteen columns
' for everything.”
for itself.
peoplqdias/ been in the majority
tqjvn and country, where solid roads are
'thost needed, and their want of progress
has seriously clogged many an enter
prise of value to the community.
It has long been known in a general
way that no better outlay of a few hun
dred dollars could bo made by the farm
er or country merchant than in building
rock or gravel roads, but attempts to re
duce the practical value to dollars and
cents have seldom been made. A gen
tleman in northern Indiana recently un
dertook to find out what the farmers
themselves thought of the matter. In
answer to his inquiries letters were re
ceived from farmers in 4G counties of the
state, some of which were provided with'
turnpikes and some not. Some of thein
took a very pessimistic view of the roa< l
improvement, and some were unduly!
elate dover the possession of splendid
highways. The average was taken on
the various propositions, however, just
as the replies came in, and the result is
extremely interesting.
The farmers estimated that by reason
of the roads already improved their lands
had increased in value an average of
$6.48 an acre, one enthusiast placing it
at 100 per cent. If all roads were im
proved, the increase was estimated at $9
Ai acre. So the increase of value alone
on
$5,760, orTenough to nurcadamize four
miles, which is twice as much road as a
section contains. That is one phase of
the question. The annual loss due to
poor roads was placed at 76 1-5 cents an
acre, which is manifestly too low. Ac
cepting it as correct, however, the loss
from poor roads in five years would
amount to $2,432 for each section, or
enough to build two miles of good road
at $1,216 each, which is considerably
more than the average cost per mile in
Indiana. The actual money value of
good roads, obtained by adding tho loss
for not having them to the gain if yon
did, is $6,000 for every 610 acres, and in
creases by nearly SSOO every year.
These are facts, ice cold and not pos
sible to contest. With good roads the
farmer would make a great economy of
time and force in transportation between
farm and market. Ho would bo able to
take advantage of market fluctuations
in buying and selling. Ho could do the
hauling of farm products and purchased
commodities in the time of greatest loi-
wear and tear upon horsesß
haißQ^^tm^BUrh -u .would J|
redudetl. value of hislaiuß
would be greatly enhanced, so that, at
the lowest estimate, his 800 acres would
be worth $2,880 more, while at least $250
would be saved every year. These are
the facts brought out by Mr. W. C. Lat
ta. in the journal known as Paving, and j
they are worthy the closest attention by 1
■farmer and townsman alike.
The chap who kicks for open cars iifl
summer is now the loudest in yelling a jß
the conductor to “shut that d />
When a fellow is at death’s door, heHjjg
anxious to be pulled through; but
wants to know wnich way_