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WILL BUILD A GOOD BO AD PBOM DOTHAN, ALABAMA ITTO COLUMBIA, VIA 00WAITS AND AAHPOBDTht Important Bstotation to This Elf set Wu Psasod By 1*Board ol Ooamissioaors Whik U Bsssioo in ThisCity Ysstrrday AfUrnoon0b0it-0 RESOLVED hY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM 0c0 MISSIONF.RS OF HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA. 0rre0 THAT WE WILL BUILD A GOOD ROAD FROM I* 0*«*10 THAN, ALA TO COLUMI V, Al A Vu OOWANTS 0 ty0 AND ASHFORD TO 1X)LI Mill A. ALA, AND fo 00 SUCH OTHER POINTS OF THE COI VTY. AS EAR 0,s 0 LY AS PRAlt;TICAHLE♦a 0faIiiiL0. iin0i■• I000000000000000000000000* v•» * ■ . I ’t From Wednesday's Daily. aa soon a* possible We expect to' n• The above resolution was passed L.,, H\\ ovr, th.- counlv for n»rusi\• iy th.- It'-ar.l of County ComiDi.-|um. u bl||ll ,L,Motier* in st*naion here yesterdayv\ill not he **tisfielt;i until *vciIititrISAna*»rafternoon. The resolution speaks for itiK-lf, it no-.), no t-xpltntlion. |,,“n h” * ***' r'”‘J hm IIt means that out Commission-1 fkee to town.iers will not let Houston County We commend our enmuinudoaerfc jbe left behind in the present v£re^t I f,r their action Wf will supporttrules m development that other,h*. rnoven»ei»t with all our power lt;•ouutiei all over th** state are ip, jhe ta'*e it! opposition from making We have been well tolmany ro, n wjj0 do not see fully t he 1 ront in every movement to the qreat benefit to be derived.I111rbo-hlvwlvunce development that ha** I (hey have taken this step. It ishe**n made, and the men who are j only a question of tim*- thoughruiding our destiny and looking when the whole countv Mill hesfter our welfare will see that wej pronouncing benedictions uponIkeep our position.None of the counties imrnedi8-itelv adjoining ua have goodisiads as yet. But just watch !1 j hem scramble to get them now.,s I They know that if w.- have themw*hell*.IAt the nest regular meeting ofthe Comtuisaiouers in AuguM thematter will he taken up furtherand plans arranged for th* commencemcut of work.ul-isand they do not, they will suffer.And they will not stand it longCost of Oood RoadsBut we will tie ahead of them,! Frol ’he 11*07 report of th** I: jthe first to get th© benefit. rector ol the Officials of l'tibloDA A* 4 nd Loads. I S. Department of Agr; .{issue for g»c*d roads nest Monday culture, mi* take ifi. following, i{and tha action of the commission-. pike County, Ala., i*» prohahhurn ft thin oouuly will no ijoutif th#' Ih of r* hiiI*s^ hnvf* it * jufltiffire in tins rlrctinti. ’follow inn tv««rk titld'M thia ftr**j.c ^Ihit the ruovernent there has be*n*|n ihe mil of lfk| Hint * id.• uiee defeated, hs it has In-re. it was ahlt;lt;;it to issue bond* for th-i. d is defeated there uguiu it \*ill 'i*ousiruet:on of imv-adam r.*a*D1 ist.«our gain. Dur Roads when|Ths th*tail of an expert r*» * ..nf. r1 huilt, and thev will he huilt inthat direction as aoon as possihle, will bring the |e*opl. whoonce cam* to this countv hut arewith the countv officials *»n th*»ilhjelt;*t was requested from thisoffiee arid tqxm bis adviee thamount of th** proposed lM*nd is his now coming to Slocouih to do their jHUe jvdueed and the sandct trading, hack to Houston | r«.*tho.l was substituted for thek,[ How about those who opposed I nieadam. He made a careful it*the good roads beforey No doubtbe there are many who will opjioseec this move. But just go to a manrig who lives on the route of the pro-E posed glt;*od road and tr' to buvcmination of the hx*al materialavailable aid demonstrated thctmethod which should le followedin the construction of sand-cluy.. 4rf*ad», and ma*h* re* ommendat»oiohis his laml He might have beerr^Tor a county system \ recent inH wulling to sell yesterday at someprice. But will he sell today stvcstigat or* in Pike f’oontv showsthat ther*. are 119 miles of imDll-, any price V We doubt it Ami j proved sand clay ro*d*, which, foiice J just as soon as pe**plc »ce th*.fclj r,ra,.tual ourpos-s, »r.- slmi^l)y. j benefit hat this road will bring I „|lia| to roads costing five t,m**by ev. ry man in the e ,Unty will wtnt j|fcr,jt smooth roads hav*! a r *sd huilt his way jieplaee/f th* deep aaud r**a*l« amfj .lust he easy, old fell w you (ftie total e.»*t of tt*e ilk miles wa the wil| g**t one your wav i,m jus! only ,
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Dothan Weekly Eagle

Dothan, Alabama, US

Fri, Jul 30, 1909

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