Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-09-21
For THE SPEerAToR.
AND COYINGTON
TURNPIKE ROAD.

TURNPIKE ROAD.
II Is gratifying TO every friend Of the
interests Of Augusta to witness the spirit
of enterprise and Improvement which is
growing up in all parts Of the county
People are beginning to form a more lust
estimate OF the great advantages which
our own county possesses over almost ewes
ry other, and to appreciate properly the
exaggerated accounts Of the West and
South, which have deluded SO many of
our citizens into the sacrifice of all tina,
IS dear 10 the heart Of man and in ton
many instances. into untimely graves. by
emigrating to those new countries. All
'hat is necessary, We confidently affirm.
10 make Augusta the most desirable
county In the state, is the developem-nt
OF Its resources by steady system of in
ternsi Improvement.
Al the last session Of the Legislature
ehar.ers were obtained for various i'm,
provements. all Of which are destined TO
exert most suspicious influence OIL the
Interests OF our county. The SrAuN-
TON ~ IRON WoRKs RoAD, (thanks to
the enterprise aud public spirit of the
People along the liue,) is in fair wav
10 be made. A considerable part of the
stock has been taken, and we will not
permit ourselves to doubt that the whole
amount necessary to complete it will be
readily subscribed.
THE DRY Branch Gar TURNPIKE
Is also In good hands. The books have
been opened. and we learn that there is
probability that a few wealthy and
public spirited gentlemen will probably
take the whole stock, and make the
road during the approaching winter and
spring.
The JENNINos's Gap RoAp.-No-
thing has been done as yet in this i'm
portant link in the Staunton and Park
ersburg road. What has become of our
friends Bell. Bare, ]. A. Cochran, S,er
rett, Armstrong, Frazier and Dudley !?
IL they will only put their shoulders to
the wheel. eight months will see the
road completed.
Last but not least comes the STAuNroN
N CovINGToN TURNPIKE This road
the most important that ever was project.
ed Tor the interests OF Staunton & Angus
ia which is to restore the travel
which has been diverted from our Dor.
ders, and TO PROSTATE efectually the rival
improvement which has been made by
our neighoors of Harrisonburg. is. we
hope, destined soon TO be made The
advantages which are TO resul, from the
construction of this road to Augusta
coun'y,-to the people living along the
hne,-and to the town of Covington, are
SO great and SO obvious, that it seems al
most unnecessary to point them ont. We
will barely glance at a few Of them. No
one who has been at all observant of the
course Of travel. for the last few years
can have failed to remark the great di.
version which has been effected from
Augusta by the Lexington improve.
ments on the one hand, and by the Har-
| risonburg road on the other. Whilst
we are situated on the natural route for
the enjoyment OF the advantages of all
the travel from East to West, by our own
Incidence we have suffered our enterp,iz>
ing neighboIs, who had not half the nat
ural advantages whith we possessed to
draw of large portion OF the travel
winch rIghtfuily belonged 10 us. Thus
It ever will, and ever ought to be. Eli
terpriss and industry will triumph over
Incidence and want Of public spirit
The only way to restore the equiiibri-
urn' Is TO meet enterprise with enter
Prise. and industry with an energy which
is determined not TO be outdone.
Let US look for moment at the ex-
tsiing state of things, and at what the
people of Augusta have it in their pow
er to accomplish az very small cost.
Formerly the whole travel 10 the SPRINGS
from the North and East, passed through
Stanton, and our county reapsd n rich
harvest from it. But the people Of Lex.
ihgtoD, seeing the advantages which we
possessed determined 10 share them,
anu with that view, at an immense tx.
pense, they have made turnpike road
passing over the most Tremendous noun.
tain, from Lexington to Covington.
1hey have also extended a turnpike a
considerable part of the way from Lex.
InSton to Marlborough, and thew have
reaPed their reward from both their
improvements, by an increased travel
through their town sDd county, which
would otherwise have passed through
otauntoo. Harrisonburg soon followed
the example of Lexington, and con-
stTucted road from that place to the
Warm Springs. leaving Staunton far TO
tne ieit' and diveriing nearly one half Of
me travel which formerly passed tbro'
The heart OF Augusta.
| nus Staunton is cut off On both sides
her travel is reduced one half, and her
prosperity is seriously affected This
has naturally led her citizens IN snouire
how can this mischief be remed;ed5 and
the answer is-BY THE coNsrvucrIou