Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-09-21

with grass for it will be as near. if no,
nearer. to pass through Stanton in 90
ing from Harrisonburg to the SPRINGS.
aud the difference in the tolls. and thr
avoidance of two fatiguing mountains,
will always be sufficient to determine
the traveller to take the Staun,on route.
SO in travelling from the Springs east.
wardiy, the traveller will find it less ex.
pensive, less fa,iguing, and nearer 20
come through Staunton than by Lex
ington.
Can the road be readily made, We
answer, unhesitatiDgly,y. yes. Two routes
have been viewed, and both found to be
as good as could be desired-passing al.
most the whole way from Marlborough
to Covlngton. along the margin Of water
courses, aud encoun,ering not a single
mountain or hill OF any magnitude. One
OF these routes was viewed by John II.
Peyton, Charles A. Stuart, and mum.
Der of other gentlemen, with view to
the location of road, and the writer
has heard one Of these gentlemen ex-
press the opinion that there was not a
better route Tor road TO be found any
where in the upper country AS fur.
ther evidence of this fact it may be adj.
ded, that an experienced road maker
stated that he would be willing to make
that part of the road for $500 per mile.
The people along the line of the i'm
provement take the deepest interss. in
the success OF this work. They have
the sngacity TO see that it will afford a
market for all their surplus produce. and
double the value of every larm on the
road. Is this an cxtravagant estimate?
Let any man compare the prices of lands
on the Free-road with those on the Clio,
ver-dale road, and he will find that if
any thing, | am under the mark. Lands
Oh the latter sell for double as much as
those OF the same quality on the former,
and II is the travel alone which causes
the difference. Remove the travel to
the other road. and you Immediately
change the relative value of lands as
much the other way.
1t has been a matter of establishment
to the writer that the people of Coving-
ton have not manifested livelier inter
est in the success this work. We saw
emphaticaily it would be the making of
mat r,HdSe. At present it is a left
handed out Of the way little village,
without trade or travel to support it, but
the moment this road is made, it will
have stream OF travel constantly pour
ing through it, which will at once make
1t place OF consequence. For three or
four months in the year, independently
OF the hundreds of private carriages
which will be passing through it, there
will not be less than three daily stages
passing each way.
How are The funds to be raised TO
make the road 1t will require about
3;?0, 900 to make it. OF this the State
will take wo-ffths. or S.. OOO-leaving
$4,000 TO be taken by individuals
Can this amount be taken? We an.
swer, it can and that it will Weld
most excellent per cent. on the invest
ment. We hope we shall be pardoned
Tor mentioning names in our communi-
cation, but we are anxious to demon-
strate the feasibility of the scheme to our
fellow citizens. How much will S,aun.
ton take ? We think Stanton can and
will take from $4,000 to $4,000. We
think we could almost endorse that our
wealthy and public spirited fellow citi.,
zens John II Peyton and John c. Sow.
ers will take $1,000 each, and we know
that there are number of gentlemen OF
less ability but equal enterprise, who
will subscribe from 2 to 500. We
dare say. Messrs. Editors. that you your.
selves will subscribe 5000. We are no,
much in the habit Of Boosting, but ace
will take as much as you do!
We think that between this and the
n ortiz Mountain we can get subscrip-
ton OF at least $1,000 or $500. Fran.
CHS Gardner will probably take $500 TO
say nothing OF the Calhouns tb.
R 4 the EidsOns. Fryes, Wilson's,
Browns. &c.
Between the North Mountain and
marlborough we can get $4,000. LIE,
MS See how it will be
Alex'r Crawford S5on