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fort and expense that could in a measure be obviated if 

 precautionary steps were taken wlien building new roads, 

 and more regard paid to selecting competent persons to 

 supervise the work of repairs. If there is any one thing 

 that enhances our farms more than another, it is in having 

 good roads at all seasons of the year (which in many 

 places cannot be found at any season.) 



Would not the expenditure of a larger appropriation for 

 this purpose be economy^ when we estimate tlie comfort 

 and saving to man and horse in our daily travels ? 



Can you claim that if the same policy was carried into 

 other departments, that what devoured the " small crop" 

 would annihilate a large one ? 



I protest that we may economize by slightly increasing 

 our appropriations and vigilantly selecting our supervisors 

 in all municipal departments: and this should demonstrate 

 that every tax payer should interest himself in public 

 affairs. 



It is a trite saying, that what is everybody's business is 

 nobody's affair. And the importance of attending and 

 attesting to all matters pertaining to the welfare of local 

 interests is everywhere apparent. 



The great drawback which has manifested itself when we 

 would exert our influence, has been that we were deprived 

 of, or else neglected our opportunities for a better education 

 in our younger days, and this w^ant or need of education 

 is a barrier that must^ be overcome before we can parry 

 with those who have less at stake, but wield their power 

 oftentimes to our detriment. Therefore let us not complain 

 of the cost, but rather encourage every feasible advance- 

 ment toward improving methods for educating our children, 



