Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-02

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aot to be allowed to hunt cur the bea makers
for the produce of your labor. Tnaa the means be
eiihield from yousof Filling lhefe products The
,ea markets Mutt you be compelled to e Il and
auy only &c and irem the merchants of thDfe towns
md thereby in tatf, become their hewers OF wood
and drawers of water. No ] capnot believe X.
JAMES KEITH.
Alex. Dec. 2, 1903.
Far the 1le.aadrfa Daily Adveytiser.
10 Inc President a7d Directors Of the Little
Ri0ty Turnpike Company.
SENTLEnEN,
MhgnI returned plsl Of ny furvey Of the
Two rontes, fom TIC lfnughHd 10 Lidle Ri
v-rs made agreeable 10 yeur lnltfutton, Ilup
poird was then done with tie buiorfts; hus
from the pulpofr Of two levers received this day,
ma the love OF tfa!h, I think il my duty ~ give
you a few remarks, not. fated ianly piat.
Col. Sinns informs me, It is reported in town,
that my apfwefs to the qxeltlons, alked blythe.
Pfeident and Directors, and committed TO writ
ing BY one Of the -Doari, was not obtained from
inc. Men of corrupt minds will lay, and pretend
Ito believe, any thing to anfwer their own pur-
pole !: For The qualification OF all who with 10 be
info med, | hereby certify, that, in my judg
ment, the route from The Trough FiIl, by The
Coua Eiouf., and from thence with frat line
TO Little River, is more level than the route
from the Trough Hill 10 CentervilIe, and from
thence win The old road 10 Little River; thar
there is more white and black fnne on the new
route, than appears to be on the old route, bur
T the road will run through more wood land on the
hew roote, than on thesold. Asio the bridges the
principal water eouries are all noted in my pia:
expence Of bridges or the two routes. The above
is the fubfance of the greater part of my an.
fwers to queltions, TO the bet OF nv recol
lettion, redaced to writing by one Of the board,
as above aated, 1t is true, / retdied TO put my
signature to that paper, hecaufe there is couched
in fome of my anf~efs, fomething like an opini
on, which, was determined to keep 10 myfelI,
until final deciirion was made by the Board Of.
Directors.
In a letter from Mr.. RickettsI am Informed,
shat levefal peffons in Alexandra have aGerted,
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to thirty thoufand dollars more expenfye than
the old route: Nothing can be more erroneous
and am iatished that no honef man, with com
mon fenfe, Will believe the report. I have faid,
the new route is near two miles lhorter and NOR.
level than the old, there appears to he more fone
on the new route than on tic old. am OF opinion
that the new route will colt comfortably leE money
than the old way, and will be more advantageous
to rhe Stockholders. But it may be faid am now
giving ar opinion. 4 an reqneited to do it, and
fuppo!e am at full liberty after fn1 deciion.
# the Directors has been pubhhed, and 70 many
erroneoos zileruons about my opinion. ] am
no way interefed-I refpett the prefrnt Dircc
tors and Stockholders on both Gdes OF the quef
tioa--I have no anxiety,for the road to be made
on the new, or the old route, my only win is for
the public good, and bsneft of the Stockholders
am, with efeem, :.
Your friend and humble feEyant, 4
SIMON SOMMERS.
Nov. a9, 1903.