Posted by Mark - IN. on March 02, 2014 at 09:18:16 from (98.215.76.204):
In Reply to: Dying small town posted by rrlund on March 02, 2014 at 07:21:17:
That kind of stuff goes on. For example, back in the '70's the governor of Indiana, Bowen, from Bremen put bypass in around Bremen so that it would be a nice quiet town after he was no longer governor and moved back home. It caused Bremen leave downtown Bremen and it relocated and grew up around the new bypass. Go downtown Bremen these days and you will pretty much be treated to tumbleweeds. Take a trip along old Rt. 66 from where it starts in Chicago, to where it ends in California. You will be treated to ghost towns all along the way because interstate highways as convenient as they are, route traffic away from towns, and that affects them negatively.
Where I live, some fella that moved from Chicago to the boonies now runs some sort of business on the main drag, and he started his own version of the greater chamber of commerce, where the local business' pay him to be members. He doesn't like the traffic, especially the truck traffic that passes the bank where he leases space, so he is pushing for a bypass around town. I don't live in town, but often shop there to support the small, stumbling business' as opposed to driving 10 miles to the cheaper big box stores. So I go to a town meeting and point out the fate of Bremen and some other now pretty much ghost towns as...existing fact. This guy says, well for the truckers that stop into the local diners and shops, they will be able to park their trucks outside of town and still come into town to shop and eat. What? WHAT? WHAT?!?!?, I asked. Those guys and people in cars, are going to park outside of town, and come into town how? Walk to town to partake? Call a cab from 10 miles away to come to town to partake? Are you $@&!ing nuts? Last I heard, that idea got shelved, or at least haven't heard a peep about it. And besides, who did that yayhoo plan to pay for the bypass to reroute traffic away from his window? Oh, I knew that answer before I asked, but I just wanted to hear him toss out "Federal" and "state" grants as though I didn't know that the bottomless money pit that they get their loot from is my wallet before I clobbered him in front of everyone again. Wrong...idea. These days, people sure are pretty free about spending everyone else's money, and that of the generations still unborn several generations down the road a piece, or so they think.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Gatherin of the Orange - by Rick Nikolich. In July of 1998 I was talking to fellow Allis Chalmers collector Mike Schilling about the annual "Gathering of The Orange" AC show coming up in August of 1999. He got this wild idea that we should get a convoy of AC tractors and drive them from Charlotte, Michigan 105 miles to LaGrange, Indiana.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
