Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1899 — Poshing a Good Thing Along. [ARTICLE]

Poshing a Good Thing Along.

The first movement for gravel roads in Barkley township is a good thing, and the people Of the neighborhood are doing a work in pushing it along. Another public meeting was held at Sandridge, last Friday night, and the committee previously appointed reported they had S3OO donated, and more in sight.

It was decided to meet again in the same place on Saturday evening July 15th, and immediately after that to begin work. It is intended to make a little over a half a mile of good gravel road, this fall. It will be in three sections and take in the three worst sand bills on the road from Independence to Sandridge school houses, and on the main road from Gifford to Rensselaer. It is not a very big stretch of road, but it will be right where it is most needed, and will give such a starter to the good roads movement in Barkley, that the movement will pretty nearly go of itself after this year. One of the best things accomplished is the discovery of large quantities of good gravel. Squire J. M. Driver, who now has principal charge of the enterprise, reports that he has found good gravel in great quantities on the George and James Zimmerman farms, and several other places. He thinks there is gravel enough in a two mile region to gravel aU the roads in the township.