Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-23

! from, the Red House (by which a greater
narf of the produce, that viii ever be bro't
Irorn the South western counties to Alex
andria. must pass to Alexandria can, and
mo doubt, WILDE made tointersectt the Cen
lterviile road, at. or near Turner'S Tavern,
| Eve or Six miles nearer than the present
lroad from that place by Centergille.
| From Turner'stoth the Courthouse, is not
more than two miles, so that the difference
| IN travelling two miles less or more, from
The Red House to the Turnpike Road,
without increasing the distance from that
place to Alexandria, is either to give or
lose TO Alexandria an immense trade; can
lis be believed by disinterested and unpre-
|jueiced men.
| There is good reason to believe that the
people in the South western counties, do
mot consider it as very material to them
whether the Turnpike Road is made BY the
Courthouse, or by Centerville, becanseve-
nv few, if any shares were taken by them
on,condition, that the road shouldbe made
by Centerville, although gteat efforts were
made toinduce them to subscribe for shares
on that condition.
It appears bv the act establishing the
Turnpike Road, that the Legislature did
not consider the inhabitants OF those coun-
ties, to be materially interestedin the road,
authorised to be made, or that they would
contribute to the making oft, because they
did not appoint any persons residing in
those counties, commissioners for the pur-
| pose Of opening books for receiving sub
scriptions FOR shares; but appointed per-
sons for that purpose, residing in the eoun-
ties of Fairfax, Loudon, Jefferson, Berke-
", Frederick, and Shenandoah; to make a
road with the hope Of gaining the trade of
the former counties, dlsregardings the trade
ofthe latter, Of which we are in possessi-
on, would indeed be to "let go, the sub
stance and grasp at the shadow !" 1t must
be known to every merchant in Alexan-
dria, that not one tenth Of the produce
brought to the Alexandria market, comes
from the South west Of the Centerville
road and that every part of that country
ten miles from Alexandra, is nearer either
to the Occoquan Mills, Dumfries, Fal-
mouth or Fredericksburg, than to Alexan-
sdria. There is therefore good reason to
believe that the produce of that country,
will always be carried to one, or other OF
those places in preference to Alexandria:
1t ought also TO be considered that the
town of Alexandra is not, without rivals,
for the trade of Loudon, Jefferson, and
Berkelp, and even that of Frederick and
Shenandoah. A considerable portion Of
the produce Of Jefferson aud Berkely, is
at present carried to the town of Baltimore,
and that trade can only be Withdrawn from
thence, by the goodness OF the road, and
sho4ness. Of distance to Alexandria.
BY making the Turnpike Road by way
ofthe Courthouse to Little River, it Will
pass within mile of the Gum Spring. At
that point, roads from Vestal's Gap, by
way OF. Leesburg, and from Wormley's
Gap, may intersect the Turnpike Road,
and by these routes the produce of JeRer-
son, and Berkely, and OF the greater part
Of Loudoun,. may be brought to AleXa.l-
dria, by shorter distance than by any other
at present opened. But if the Turnpike
Road should be made by way ofCentervllle
to Little River, the produce Of the greater
Partof Loudoun, and that Of Jefferson, and
Berkely, cannot be brought to market on
the Turnpike Road, without an increase Of
distance from five to ten miles, and per-
maps more, nor from Frederick and She
.nandoah, without an increase Of distance
from two. to three. miles, more than the
route By the Courthouse. This increase
Of distance will be Of serious import to the
wealthy Farmers, in those extensive and
fertile counties. And wllatwill be the pro-
babe consequence? Why that they in con-
junction with the merchants Of the City Of