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HOUSTON cownMMOSlEWILL BUILD A OOOD ROAD FROM DO THAU, ALABAMATO COLUMBIA, VU OOWABTS AMD ASHFORDTThe Important Resolution to This Effect Wu Pasted ByItBoard of Pomm teeloaers While U Seeaion in ThisOity Yesterday Afternoon99 M*0RESOLVED HY THE bO\JtD OF COUNTY COM 0IIMISSIONF.KS OF HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA. p ,THAT WE WILL BUILD A OOOD ROAD FRuM In pTHAN, Ali\ TOCOLUMIV, Al A Vu COWARTS p tAND ASHFoRD To OOLl Mill A, ALA, AND I'u pSUCH OTHER POINTS OK THE COi STY. ASKAR pLY AS PRACTICABLE♦P0HII00n900000000000000000900090lt;• VrFrom Wrdneeday ’» Daily. aa aoon a* possible. We expect to «The above resolution was pawed I n\\ „vei the eour.tv for n,.y tlx- l(..ar.l of County Cornu.,. u)N u b||lll ,kesioner* in session here yesterdaywill not be satisfied until -veryiafternoon. The resolution speakstor itiH'If, il nrod, no explanation. |“n hM * *'•’***» r**d hi IIt mean* that om CommbiioD- t0wn.i’era will not let Houston County We commend our eoiRtmfudnnera !be left behind in the present t^reut I f,r their aetion We will »upport 'trules hi development that thciLbe movement with all our power lt;•ounties all over the state are|ja |h* (,j opposition from *making. \N* have been well toJritany m* ri who do not see fully | ibe front in every movement to ,|lt. benefit to be derived.tdvunce development that ha* they hato* taken this step. It is (be-n made, and the men who er*|oniy a question of time though.ruiding our destiny and looking when the whole countv will b**sfter our welfare will see that W'1 proDOuurini benedictions upon(keep our position.None of the counties iramcdiitely adjoining us have goodmads as vet. But just watchJ hem scramble to get them now.They know that if we have themhem.IIAt the next regular meeting oithe ComtniHaiouer* in August thefrnuttir will be taken up furthersnd plans arranged for the comrieneeunnt of work.and they do not, they will suffer.And they will not stand it longCost of Good RoadsBut we will be ahead of then',! Frol the 1907 report of the 1); jthe first to get the benefit. rector of the Officials of PubluUrnevn County votes on h band Roads. U. S. Department of Agr: ,j issue for go* m i roads next Monday cultur**. we take lie following. ijund the action of the commission, j pike County, Ala., is probably ers of this county will no doubt the l« 4t example of defiuitc r* suitshave its influence in this election following w*rk undet this project !But the movement there has been*|n ihe lull of P#M that count.onee defeated, hs it has here, it was about to issue bonds for tie*it is defeated there uguin it will»const rue ton of macadam r- *3*Ih j be our gain. Our Roads when! The detail of an expert to lt;r1 built, and they will be toiilt inthat direelion as soon as pusj sibl**, will bring the fample whoonce earn* to this countv but arewith the counts officials *»r* fhlt;oibject wa» requested from thisoffice and ujw.n his advice thamount of the propo#ed bond is now coming to Slocotub to do iheir jlt;«ue was reduced and the sand e}a'trading, back to Houston method was substituted for theHow about those who nppoaedinwnt|-Ir! jfe mad* a careful lt;1the good roada beforey No doubtthere are many who will opposethis move. But just go to a manwho lives on the route of the proposed g»md road and try to buvcruination of the local materialavailable aid demonstrated themethod which should I** follow***!in the eonslruction of sand * lavads. and made recommendationshi* land He might have bvlt; idfy,r ^ 4.r,U|jjy system. A recent inw.lling to sell yesterday at someprice. But will he aell today atvewtigat *n in Pike Countv showsthat there are 11H miles of noany price f We doubt it Andjpraved sand clay roads, which, forj just as soon as people e* th* jfclj r,ra(.te al mirimm**, ar** almostbenefit bat this ros»l will bring equal to roads cost mg five timesevery man in the lt;* urity will want much Hard, smooth roads bav*ja r *a*l built bis way jreplaced th* deep saml road* and, Just be easy, old tell .w you, the total e***t *d lb- 11H nub lt;wawill get one your wav t**o just only $2iMXtO, ,
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Dothan Weekly Eagle
Dothan, Alabama, US
Fri, Jul 30, 1909
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