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Show board was aUo making some Improvements. Improve-ments. We would a good deal rather report Improvements than call attention atten-tion to unsightly conditions, but we think It Is as much the duty of a newspaper to criticize (airly as to commend. Of course people do not lake kindly to criticism and most public officials seem to think they are perfect and that all clrltlclsm Is unfair, un-fair, and apparently the more Insignificant Insig-nificant and Inefficient the officer is the more sensitive he is to criticism. We hope we will be able to note still more Improvements the coming weeks. of attracting more settlers. There are very few e?rtlons of the state where good roads can be more cheaply cheap-ly built or mnlntalnttd at less expanse. There are no heavy cuts to be made r dwp fills to be built. We have no heavy hills or diep sands. When the road bed Is once rounded up so as to shed water they can be kept In splendid condition the year round by occasionally going over them with a drag after a rain. It may be said that we have not pnuugb revenue to build or keep up our roads. If this Is so then the farmers ought to contribute enough voluntary labor to put them In shae. Mlxaourl showed what can be done by public spirit and united effort. Two days were appointed the Inst of August Aug-ust for everybody to come out and uo voluntary road work. 300,000 people responded. The governor and other stst officials, merchants, farmers and every other class came out and In the two days did work to the value of a million and half dollars and ifiade hundreds of miles of good roads. The same was done In one of the counties In Michigan recently. The farmers along any section of poor -road In Millard Mil-lard county could accomplish a great deal In two or three days towards putting put-ting the 'road they use every week In good shape, and we hope as soon as their busy season Is over they will organise for this much needed work. We hsve an example of what one man can do by noting the work C. Webster has done on the road next his farm Just west of Delta. He has cleaned the weeds and graded the road for over 80 rods In front of his farm and It Is a very commendable piece of work, and should be an example ex-ample for others. We are also pleased to note that a good many of the cltl-tens cltl-tens of Delta are clearing the weeds from their lots and the adjoining streets. The grounds of the Delta Hotel have been thoroughly cleaned. Also those of N. 3. Illshop, Frank Cojienlng, Chan. McClaln and Fred Cottren. John Steele has beeu doing good work on his place and the street and it has made a great Improvement In the sppearsnce of bla attractive home. Lewis Koche has cleaned, his big lot, and the adjoining ditches. Mr. Steele Is also having the lots of the Hub Mercantile on Clark street clesned up. Aery Bishop has done some good work around his property and Mr. Calllater has cleaned his lot next the Kelley House and the street in front. Wm. Vanderventer Is doing the same with his place. We would be delighted to Bote tbst the town AS OTHERS SEE US. i i "Millard county must be badly ; managed If we are to Judge by Its i , toads. It has aoine of the worst leads we have found anywhere." Ik-aver County News.. J vThe editor of the News wss In Delta a few weeks ago and after riding over Clark street and some of the other roads around Delta be expressed the above opinion in the Ust number of bis psper. The opinion Is more se vere than the editor of the Chronicle has dared express) but Is undoubtedly that of many other visitors If we could but bear thra. The condition of its roads is a good means by which to Judge of the publlo spirit and enter-price enter-price of a commodity. Goods roads are the best Investment any county can make, sot only as aa Immediate benefit bene-fit 4a lu own eitlsens, but aa a means |
