Southern good roads . ing. \\ ill not thereafter be content to live willmut man who livetl in the town i:iossesing goodstreets, a systt^i 1 of drainage ami sewerage, a healthfidanil abundant ^llpply of water, and well lighted, caii-!i:>t be indiicid t 1 mo\-e to another town lacking inllie.;e facilities, ami likewise a farmer who has lived ina rural community ]iossessing g )od roads, telephone fa-cilities, good piiblic schools and intidligent neighbors,cannot be induced to move to another rural communi-ty which dues n It these advantages. The soil maybe ever so fer
Southern good roads . ing. \\ ill not thereafter be content to live willmut man who livetl in the town i:iossesing goodstreets, a systt^i 1 of drainage ami sewerage, a healthfidanil abundant ^llpply of water, and well lighted, caii-!i:>t be indiicid t 1 mo\-e to another town lacking inllie.;e facilities, ami likewise a farmer who has lived ina rural community ]iossessing g )od roads, telephone fa-cilities, good piiblic schools and intidligent neighbors,cannot be induced to move to another rural communi-ty which dues n It these advantages. The soil maybe ever so fertih\ and the climate ever so salubrious,but you cannot induce him to settle in a communitywhich has not bi en touched liy the wand of yon will tak.^ the census of lUlH. as I did, and lookat the counties in Xortli Carolina which have had thelargest increas? in iiopulation during the last decade,you will find that they have lieen engaged in road build-ing, and in the liiaintenance of good public schools, ru-. Climbinfi: the Blue Ridge in Western North on the LePQir ^^^- Blowing Rock Turnpike 12 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS AllQUSt. lOT I
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