Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-12

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Alta meeting of the Citizens Of Giles at the Court,
house thereof on Monday tho 25th day of April 1891
convened agreeable TO previous notice for the prpos
OF taking into consideration the Propricty and mpor-
lance, vi road from some point Fincasc Bot
tctourt county. leading through Giles, TO Tazcwcll
RUSSELL aud Scott counties to ntcrscct TURNPIKE road
to be made by company incorporated by Ac, of the
General Assembly of Virginia, and for the purpose OF
appointing Delegates TO Delegates of other coun
ties at Tazcwcn c. H. Thursday the 2ls day of July
next, David Frcnch Esq called to the Chair and
Augustus n. Chapman appointed Secretary.
This meeting feeling most scnsbly the Importance of
good roads through country remotely situated from
navigation (bcing their only outlet to markcO and also
the great importance of having those located on
the best ground highest routes once are struck with
the great advantages and facilities that would DO afford
cd I" the public generally by the establishment of road
from some point near Fncastlc passing through Giles Ia
Jewell " RUSSELL to point Scott countyas above
stated this meeting believes (and think will not be
hat
any other route is be made, leading from the
said two points wit: Fincastle and Scott and ne ,c
the ground over which said road would run, there is
certainly no other route to be compared with it, From
Scott to farewell Court house the country is rene
rally level and unbrokcn, and finely situated for
t"ad' directly after passing Tazcwcll Court house
the road would have TO enter either upon the
East River or Wolf Creek Valley, and follow the
iu 'aley To New River, and at place it believed
me ascent or descent would be more than three or
Tour degrees at farthest, would then New
River TO sinking Creek-up Sinking and down Crar's
Greeks, and from thence some point noar Fncasle
the ascent or descent ofany part of which would sci
r. dom or be greater than that of the Wolf Creek
or East River Valleys. There arc no streams in
TIC western part OF Virginia, that straight
or make as few windings East River, Wolf
Creek and Sinking Creek, and by casn an eve 70 tbc
map of Virginia it will be that they Ii. in dircc,
line between the two points of Scott and Fincas,lc or
fmcastlc and Cumberland Cap where u COMPANY Is
now incorporated to construct TURNPIKE road Indeed
the whole route would be very nearly straight and al
most upon perfect level and to have been form
apparent to the casual observer that this route,
would DC much higher than any other along which
ROAD could be made to pass The country, too, along
tins whole line Is rich and fertile thckly settled bv
intelligent and enterprsng inhabitants, therefore if the
saving OF tune ,o suvirs distance, and the advan-
tagO of firm and level road would he an, consiey,
ton with travellers, all the travelling throph Cunbor
land Gap, and from the southern part of the State Of
Kentucky would ofnccesssy pa this route viz through
scott Russell, Tazewe Giles &c: therefore il would
DC general advantage to the community well as to
the particular sections of the country through which il
would pass When this meeting considers that there
nave been hundreds of thousands of doors laid out b
the State of Virginia for tho purposes of Internal I'm
Provcncnt, no, single cent Of which has been ey
pended upon any improvement i'll the south western
part OF Virginia IT justice and all laudabe feelings arc
not Dead they would feel entire confidence of succcss
when asking the State of Virginia to mako tho aforesaid
improvement. Therefore:
Resotref, unanimously, That in the oninon nF ,I;s
meeting, a rnal from sone point near Fincastln in
B"'etouFt county, passing through Giles Tazeu ell and
issc'' 10 some point near Scott C. H., ntersecting
the turnpike road To be made by n COMPANY incor'
poraed by the last Legislature of Virginia for the
purpose would be of grea, public benefit and utility
ST oen6 CONSIDERABLY nearer and much level than
any other route from Cumberland Gap 10 Fincas,Ie
! and ought to be made by the State
HeSotred, That David French, Henry Chairman
Ihomas h'rk, William Chapman, and David Hall ir
hSqrs ne ard they are hereby ppointed delegates tn
meet delegates from other countie. a, 1'azeven
CourlNhouse on Thursday the 2Ist d4y of Juy nsxt
i9r the purpose OF Pettoning the next Legislature of
Virginia Tor the road above stated, in such ma,per
aud from such points, the said meeting or convrn
"n at sZeweli Court house may deem most advisable
RcSotrcd, That the counties OF Lee Scott, RUSSELL
iazewcl and Botetourt and all other Counties ,b,,
may deem themselves interested be, aud are hcrcbv
invited and requested to- appoint delegates to NEE,
the delegates from this country, at the time and place
above stated. '
Resotrcd, That Alexander Stuart Andrew Johnson.
Guy ID. French, John III. Rutter, and James Hector
be appointed committee to correspond with other com
ptees that may be appointed in the different counticy
upon the subject of tho foregoing resolutions
hcs"fred, That these proceedings be signed by the
chairman and Secretary, and published in the Fncay
Tic Patriot the Palladium Of Virginia and the Abingdon
paper DAVID FRENCH I,ba;,,aa6, ''
/ ArorsTus \. CH,rM,N, Secretary
.Ess, FHoM TIE FI%c ssTLE PAriHor.
n,cn,e EnrToR,-Thc intelligence have tn commu.
formation important no, - be- published Jr he in
thercf;,rc hon. aeling and sympathetic people.
!, vn,,r ,o,p, e., will allow It Inspcuous place
,es AIM ns1 Pup. Or Friday las. Mr.. Tay
rnyo,cd -, 10 DID"' on i'.kcr Mountain was dis