Southern good roads . impassable. We not only want European immigrants, we want toattract Americans from other sections of the UnitedStates to the south to invest in our farm lands, ourwaterpowers and to build i\[) numufaoturiug roads are of vital importance to these classes ofmen. There is no doubt but hundreds and even thous-ands of good farms in the south remain wholly or par-tially uncultivated and unproductive on account of thevery poor condition of the roads connecting them withtown and market. If the railroads consider it necessary to improvetheir road beds and their rol
Southern good roads . impassable. We not only want European immigrants, we want toattract Americans from other sections of the UnitedStates to the south to invest in our farm lands, ourwaterpowers and to build i\[) numufaoturiug roads are of vital importance to these classes ofmen. There is no doubt but hundreds and even thous-ands of good farms in the south remain wholly or par-tially uncultivated and unproductive on account of thevery poor condition of the roads connecting them withtown and market. If the railroads consider it necessary to improvetheir road beds and their rolling stock in order to buildup a certain section of the country and spend largesums advertising the railroad facilities of the sectionin their attempts to induce labor and capital to locatethere, how much more important that the comities andtownships should improve their public roads, makingthem as far as possible macadam roads and thus offerthe strongest inducements for capital and labor toinvest in tlieii Sand Clay Road between Franklinton and Louisburg, N. C. The comities that arc ntli-Mcting the most caiiital andlabor are those in which the roads are in the iust c )n-dition. These conntii^s will continue to derive themost lienefit from any movemi^its that are made forbringing cajiital and hi Inn into the south. Good coun-ty roads indicate a prosperous county and it Avill befound that the richer, more progressive and more liber-al counties are those which have spent a great deal ofnioney in building good and permanent public roads. Every class seeking new homes and new investmentswill select their locations on good roads. Some will bedeterred from investing on account of the poor roadsin the sections where they Inid expected to settle. ^lanydo not want to settle in i>ur cities, towns or e\eii vil-lages, but want t 1 be out on farms five or ten milesfrom the city or town, hut want to be connected withthe city by good roads. If good roads are so impor-tant to th
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