The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1924 Page: 5 of 8
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■“THE VALUE OF GOOD ROADS”
This article was written by Thyrza
Hatley, of the 8th grade, in the Ad-
amsville school and was awarded 1st
place in that school.)
Quick and easy communication be-
tween communities, states and na-
tions is one of the greatest forces in
modern civilization. The public roads
constitute that part of the transpor-
tation system .which comes closest
to all the people in their daily life,
both in the town and in the country.
It is hardly possible to make a
list of all benefits of good roads, but
the following are among the most
important:
Good roads decrease the cost of
hauling everything.
Good roads save a “bad road tax”.
Good roads allow a wider choice
of market for farm products, and for
purchasing supplies.
Good roads permit choice of time
for marketing products, so as to get
the best price.
Good roads allow the hauling to be
'done when other work is impossible.
Good roads allow greater produc-
tion with a given number of men and
teams.
Good roads tend to equalize the
business on the railroads and in the
towns, and thus keep market prices
more stable, and business conditions
more uniform.
Good roads assist co-operative buy-
ing and selling.
Good roads permit the use of bet-
ter stock and better vehicles.
Good roads increase the value of
land everywhere.
Good roads induce tourist travel in
all parts of the country.
Good roads tend to increase the
rural population.
Good roads conserve, the farmers’
energy, both mentally and physically
and gives him greater initiative to
conceive and execute plans for de-
velopment.
Good roads make possible the rural
mail delivery.
Good roads promote good schools
in the country and make the town
schools more accessible to the country
children.
Good roads make for better church-
es and better morality.
. Good roads make possible the work
of the “social centers”, and other
similar movements.
Good roads tend to unify our popu-
lation by taking the town people to
the country and the country people
to the town.
Good roads make for a better out-
look and a better civilization in every
phase of life.
It may at first appear that many
of these items are repetitions of the
others, but a more careful analysis
will show that each is sufficiently dis-
tinct to warrant separate mention.
However, we may further discuss
good roads from both the economical
or business viewpoint and the social..
From the economical or business
standpoint, let us consider one il-
lustration. The cost of hauling
freight has been determined by the
United States Office of Public Roads
at 20-35 cents per ton-mile, on un-
improved roads, while the cost on
the good macadam road.,is as low as
9 cents per ton-mile. , Suppose that
a community raises and markets 10,-
000 bales of cotton at a given town.
Assuming that the average weight is
500 pounds per'bale, this would make
a total freight at 5,000,000 pounds,
or 2500 tons. If the average length
of hauling is 4 miles, we would have
10,000 ton-miles of hauling. Now if
the roads were hard-surfaced the re-
dutcion of cost would be 20 cents on
each ton-mile, or $2000 for the cot-
ton crop alone in this community.
It is commonly thought that bad
roads do not cost anything in actual
money; it is cheap to have bad roads.
This is not true. When a man starts
out with a load over a bad road, he
is liable to break some part of his j
harness, or meet with any other acci-;
dent by reason of the mud holes or
rough places in the road. Every time
he pays a repair bill for such causes,
he is paying a “bad road tax." When
a man pays a good road tax, he is
buying something with his money.
When he pays a “bad road tax" it
represents destruction / of property.
Tbo, good roads means money to the
farmer by providing quick transpor-
tation o fhis products which gives
him the advantage of the highest
prices, thus the buyer will have
fresher products, and they will be
in better shape to ship and he will
get a better price for them.
From the social standpoint, we may
be equally as much benefited as from
the economical. The benefit of good
roads to our schools, and through our
schools to the public at large, is in-
; estimable in value. Good roads are
the prerequisite to securing the edu-
cationai advantages which the coun-
try children should have. The pleas-
ure and convenience of attending
. church when we have good roads
would result in much better attend-
ance at our churches, and thus would
| have a tendency towards morality.
Good roads, with the good means of
transportation that [naturally come
: with them, will make it possible for
i the young in the country to have
! equal social pleasures with those of
| the town or city. Thus, our people
1 are. more united. It is acknowledged
_ by all that the delivery of mail to
i the homes through the country is one
j of the greatest forward steps that
our country has taken. Passable
! roads are an absolute necessity for
j the rural delivery. Improving the
rural delivery, schools and churches,
means improving the living conditions
in the country. But the influence of
good roads goes even further than
this. Put a good road by a man’s
farm and his natural instinct is to
straighten his premises, clean the
weeds out of his fence corners, and
otherwise give a higher tone to his
farm. The actual convenience given
tends to increase the rural population
and to make rural life a pleasure.
Tuesday afternoon a wedding took
j place in the court house when Justice
of the Peace John Nichols united in
( marriage Harry S. Mallett and Miss
j Myrtle Berry. The couple belong to
prominent Burnet county families,
! and a large number of friends extend
congratulations and best wishes.
Miss Allie Lee Brown, of Kempner,
who has been here for the past few
days, returned home Wednesday
morning.
! Tlis Leader is publishing the first
| prize essays written by the students
of the five schools that entered the
recent contest put on by the Cham-
ber of Commerce and American Le-
gion, and we call your attention to
them. These articles written by the
different students are worthy of your
careful consideration. Good roads are
one of the best, if not the best, assets
any county can have. A county may
have many advantages and opportuni-
ties but if the roads are not in good
condition very few people will ever
know what the county has to offer.
The automobile is here to stay and
a large part of the travel is by auto-
mobile. Travelers will go many miles
out of their way to stay on good roads.
The good roads are not only for auto-
mobiles but are equally as beneficial
to those who travel by wagon, buggy
or horseback. A man will haul hi3
produce to market many miles farther
when he can have good roads, if other
things are equal. Lampasas county
has recently purchased road drags,
and if they are properly used they
will prove the best investment the
county has ever made in its road work
The Lampasas people who went to
Brownwood this week were fully con-
vinced of the importance of the road
drag. The roads were cut all to pieces
by the cars going up in the morning
but in the afternoon they had been
dragged over and were in first class
condition. Do not understand us to
say that tractors, plows and graders
are not necessary in road building,
but the way to keep a road after it
is built is by the proper us of the
drags.
CARLIN’S FIGURES
PUT McADOO OUT
Washington, May 13.—Replying to
claims of the McAdoo managers that
their candidate is assured of 648
votes in the New York convention, C.
C. Carlin, manager of the campaign
of Senator Oscar Underwood, declared
in a statement Tuesday night that the
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Quality, Service
and Fair Prices
We want every article that leaves our store to be the very best of its
kind. Our experience in serving the furniture buying public of this
section has convinced us that they want quality as well as prices, and
we guarantee every article we sell and the customer must be pleased,
before we are satisfied with a sale.
Right now we have a nice assortment of furniture that you need
for the summer days ahead of us. We will be pleased to have you
call at any time and look through our line of refrigerators, porch
furniture, porch rugs, and the numerous other items that you are
going to need. Our advice is that you buy early and get the full
benefit of them.
Remember we handle both new and second hand furniture and it
is always a pleasure to show you.
Lampasas Furniture 0
Undertaking Co.
D. T. Briggs
W. G. Gamel
Adoo, he would have only 240 of the
749 delegates thus far selected.
“There remain only 304 delegates to
be selected by the States which have
not yet held their primaries and con-
ventions. Among these States are
Florida, IUdialna, ^Louisiana, Mary-
land, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ver-
mont, Virginia and West Virginia.
None of these States will McAdoo be
able to carry. They represent 170
delegates, and deducting that number
from the 304
sues of fundamental Americanism, is . Day program held at the Methodist
a traitor to his party and the best in- : church Sunday night and was enjoyed
terests of the Republic."
TAX BILL VIEWED
AS “IMPOSSIBLE’
Washington, D. C., May 12.—The
revenue bill reached the cross-roads
Monday as administration spokesmen
warned Republican leaders in Con-
gress to obtain in conference modifi-
delegates cited above, cation of the legislation as passed by
the result is 134.
“These 134 delegates represent 13
States and territories, yet to hold their
primaries or conventions. If McAdoo
were to carry every one, his grand
total would be 374. However, he will
lose a sufficient"number of these dele-
gates to bring his total well below
one-third of the delegates to the Na-
tional convention.
“The grand total above represents
the limit of McAdoo’s possibilities, as
he has practically no second choice
strength."
Buy Deering Binder Twine from us
and avoid trouble in tieing.
(w) Fox & Mills Hardware Co.
GRANGE OFFICIAL
ASSAILS BUTTER
Columbus, Ohio, May 12.—Presi-
dent Nicholas Murray Butler of Co-
lumbia University, was declared a
“traitor to his party and the best in-
terests of the republic for urging the
adoption of a wet plank in the Repub-
lican national platform by L. J. Taber,
master of the National Grange, in a
statement issued by him Monday
night. Mr. Taber declared that “if
a wet plank goes into the Republican
platform, the party cannot carry a
single agricultural State in the Na-
tion."
The national grange master’s state-
ment follows:
.... .. . „ A , , ....... „ . “Xt is discouraging and dishearten-
“limit of McAdoo’s possibilities," is ing to see the president of a t
represented by a possible grand total . educational institute who should
| give to young men the highest ideals
the Senate or prepare to accept a
veto. Senate Democrats at same time
let it be known that they were pre-
pared to put up a fight to retain the
principal features of their program
in the measure.
Senator Simmons of North Caro-
lina, in charge of the Democratic tax
reduction fight, announced Monday
that unless he received assurance that
the bill as passed by the Senate would
not be “slaughtered” in conference,
he would wage a fight to place a
majority of Democrats on the Senate
conference committee.
Not only can the legislation not be
accepted in its present form, admin-
istration leaders declared, but any
tax reduction would be impossible,
they insisted, if pending special ap-
propriation bills, such as the pension
and bonus measures are enacted.
of 374.
“To date 749 delegates have been
selected," said the statement. “Of that
number, McAdoo has the following:
Arizona 2, California 26, Connecticut
possibly 2, Georgia 28, Illinois possi-
bly 8, Iowa 9, Maine possibly I, Mis-
souri 10, New Hampshire possibly 1,
North Carolina 24, North Dakota 10,
Oklahoma possibly 20, Oregon 10,
in patriotism and citizenship, urging
the ‘party of Lincoln’ to settle a
moral issue on the plane of political
expedience.
“President Butler has missed the
mark in listing the States that the
Republican party cannot carry with-
out a wet plank. His conclusions are
in error; he has absolutely forgotten
Pennsylvania 16, South Dakota 10, the fact that if a wet plank goes into
Washington 14, Wisconsin 3,
Zone 6. Total 200.
Chn&l
the Republican platform, the party
cannot carry a single agricultural
“Because of the results of the pre- state in the Nation.
cinct and county conventions in Texas j issues of ^ coming preai.
the McAdoo forces are claiming that j dential campaign will be largely eco-
the State convention, which meets on nomic. the wct and dry que3tion ia
May 27, will instruct for McAdoo. settled forever. Dr. Butler or any
That is not at all certain. But even other individual who tries to drag in
conceding those 40 delegates to Me- au outside issue to blind the real is-
Genuine Deering Binder Twine at
12Yzc per pound cash, as long as it
lasts.
(w) Fox & Mills Hardware Co.
WETS SEEKING 75 NEW
MEMBERS FOR HOUSE
Washington, May 12.—Wets have
announced the opening of a campaign
to add seventy-five member to the
wet bloc of sixty now in the House
of Representatives. They will work
for election of wet candidates for
Congressional, State, county and city
offices, the Association Against Prohi-
bition Amendment announces.
Former Judge Henry S. Priest, St.
Louis, has been made chairman of
the campaign committee. The asso-
ciation announced that it has begun
a campaign to defeat Representative
Fisher, Tennessee, for re-election and
will begin work against other drys
soon. Party lines will be ignored.
FARMS AND RANCHES WANTED
If you have either to sell list with
me. I have cash buyers.
I have all kinds of real estate,
stores, hotels, etc., for sale, or ex-
change. Also some real nice small
farms near town and good schools,
(w) Fred Peeler, Lampasas, Tex.
BEND NOTES
By Bluebonnet.
It rained a good rain in our com-
munity Friday which was very much
appreciated.
A large crowd attended the Mother’s
by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert McCurry took
their son, Cecil, to Temple Sunday
for an operation for appendicitis and
his many friends wish him a speedy
recovery.
J. H. Morris, S. U. Howard, Mackey
Jester and Mrs. Vaughn made a busi-
ness trip to Kimble county this week.
Ed Baxter and family spent Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilhelm.
Mr. and Mrs. Beauman McCurry
from Corpus Christi are here visiting
relatives and friends.
! Claudis Wilhelm and F. Baxter
the little son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Baxter have returned home from.
Glenrose where they have been taking
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Underwood vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Dolphus Baxter
Sunday.
Leslie Moore, son of Mr. an<J Mrs.
L. A. Moore, is real sick with malaria
fever, but all hope he will soon be
up.
We are sorry to report that Dr.
Doss is on the sick list. He is very
old but we all hope he will soon be
up again.
There will be a play, “Light House
Nan,” at the school house Saturday
night, May 24th. Everybody is in-
vited. Everyone come and bring some
one with you.
We had another good rain Tuesday
night and a strong wind that blew
down lots of timber and a part of
Mrs. Ida Byrd’s barn top.
FOR SALE—Seven buff Orpington
pullets. Apply to Mrs. J. L. Tracy
over Rural Phone. (w),
ATHERTON NEWS
By Poppy.
Fi'ank Reed and John Brown went
to Temple Monday morning where
Frank will have a medical examina-
tion.
The shower and ice cream supper
given by Mr. and Mrs, Roy Mayben
Saturday night was well attended, and
Mr and Mrs. Byrnie Groce receivevl
many nice and useful presents
Mrs. Lorena Lamar and little son
of Richland Springs, are visiting rel-
atives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrnie Groce returned
to Temple Monday where they will
make their home.
Most of the people of this com-
munity attended the funeral of Guy
Reeder, Sunday afternoon.
The birthday party given by Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Townsen, in honor of
their two sobs, Monday afternoon was
enjoyed by all who attended.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Burnes and
Lewis Truitt went to Mullen Sunday
morning, for a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. M. Truitt. They returned homo
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. W. A. Reed, Mrs. Frank Reed
and children and Earl Reed went to
Temple Tuesday afternoon to be there
when Frank Reed was to be operated
on for appendicitis Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Pearce spent a
few days with Earl Pearce and wife.
Mr. Pearce went to have his eyes
treated.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. M,
B. Dooley has the whooping cough.
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The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1924, newspaper, May 16, 1924; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885553/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.