| Show kicks about poor roads editor NEW 8 the ro id bean cen con A toquerville and Bellei uc is a disgrace to the county our poor ja roads are doing more thin than probably 4 any other thing to keep us poor and 11 behind the times fifty scars 5 care ngo ago when illien our fathers pioneered the nay into this country they could not build roads but a new generation is on the scene now and the times actually demand roads that arc safe to tran travel cl oi ocr or we go out north and blow about the wonderful resources and beautiful climate of 41 4 dixie but when we get to bellevue and travel over the road to boquer 9 ville all our enthusiasm lias has been 4 jerked and beaten out of us this is no parable or figure of speech it is a shame and dil disgrace grace that 0 people as wo inc are claiming to bo be civilized will travel over such roads for fifty bears v ears I 1 dont suppose any road supervisor is to blame for the condition I 1 think we are all to blame we need at least two wo good roads made out of tins this county and kept in repair one to modena and one to lund about 1000 loads of fruit passed al through gli bellevue tins this summer inside of ten 3 scars cars probably wo we will ivill be producing fruit in quantities sufficient to justify 1 shipping to salt lake market if we ale do that wo need a good smooth road to tho the railroad it if we had a good road we ne could make fruit raising pay biff big dividends en even oil at our distance f from rom the railroad it is an easy matter to see and feel that we ne have toor roads and need better ones but the question is how bow to go about it to get the improvement pro A fool can tell when a man is sick but it takes a IN ise man to prescribe a remedy what is needed is a sentiment awakened first and the sentiment is abroad in the land talk about it with 3 sour our neighbor and our law mars lay aside politics religion and any private int interest crest in our efforts to gain tins this much needed utility we likely reed borne some amendments to our laws to aist us we NA will ill likely have to do it by taxation precinct county or state our old poll tax daiv la is a total failure lailure very little good is obtained from the present poll tax just a little temporary improvement all tax a man sa a 3 acir c ir and lei let the 41 money be spent in a business like wo where it is needed three men hired at 60 a month each Av working orling ca cry day in the 3 sear ar tra traveling cling over the loads constantly would keep the roads smooth and in excellent repair 4 we wc are not able to build a railroad 1 but we e can make mile decent wagon 0 roads so lets do it ono one way or 4 another J S WORKMAN hurricane utah dec dee 5 tho the mutual improvement conjoint meeting in the evening was inas biell attended and enjoyed some excellent speaking bs apostle heber J grant grint and elder B brvant ant S hinckley Hinck lcy 41 vaa alm intently listened to and the 11 musical selections were of a high order 1 A W J smith returned tuesday from Cali california forn la point where ho lie had been alie put three months on oil et 4 N 4 business mr smith sas sacs lie lias has staged ed A with ith the tile virgin oil field four and intends staying ilith it as lie feels ass assured lured the field lias iris a bright future there allis w as a light scurry of snow here last night but the sun tins this morning quickly put it out of sight As we lie go to press eiith this issue another storm is threatened wo we have had quite a little rain the past few dass s to inclement ica gilel 0 1118 il inciting of the com coln merceil club last ni night glit 4 7 ax ti an fn |
