Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-12-07
From the Richmond ENQUIRER.

sssRs. EDrroRs: Should your paper not be
soereiy devoted to politics, l should like tina,
zoe. or some on else through your columns, would
anw the attention Of the public (or ut leas, tina,
PORTION OF the public who are interested in the
saetter,) to the great necessity for improving the
Staunson and James River Turnpike" think
IL IS matter In which the City Of Richmond, as
Wen 40 large portion Of the citizens of this
sa.ey. are interested. The trade of this portion
OF INC valley, and some Of tho adjacent counties
YVES, o! II, that now goes pretty much to Rich
.nonu, Is no small matters therefore, ] think
: something should be done, and that speedily, O.
'ne.wise nearly all, if not all this trade, will take
.aoer direction; in fact il is fast taking that d..
!ecuon now. The road from here to Sccttsville
- getting worse and worse every year, and at
ZONE ,o, seasons Of the year is almost mpassable.-
"nen u Is difficult matter for our farmers to
.soi IN ihcir wagons To ScOttsville, ten to fifteen
TtVn OF Hour, the wagoners on the Valley
utnPike ara getting along with thirty 10 forty
soa,fess, with all ease. from here to Winchester;
ana The quantity OF freight up, and produce down.
- daily increasing, and will 80 continue to do
antii the whole trade of this section Of the coun.
w WI take that route, as the cheapest and most
expeditions, unless the road FROM here to Sco,,sve
"maProved in a proper manner.
:. Ahe company, understand, inter5 appropria-
ung The whole of the tolls for the next three
years to the improvement Of the road. THAI, il,
- true, will help the road little, but it will be
out little. To put the road i'm good order will re-
9uire great deal of money aud much labor
yearly all the hills between here and Scottsville
are too steep, and in very many places the road
WIN have TO he made anew entirely. So, think
"a yety p)ep 10 be seen. that while they are en-
aeavoring TO put the road in good order, by spend
ing the tolls on it, the competition on the Valley
iuraPike will have 80 greatly increased the IA
ci!.ties and reduced the prices for hauling, that
all the travel will have left the Scottsville road
and, consequently, there will be no tolls received
upon it.
1 understand -four Is now carried from this
place to Baltimore, including all charges, via
Winchester, for 81 90 per barrel, and all kinds of
merchandise have been delivered here, by the
same route, from Baltimore, for 81 ,O6 per 100
bs., except coffee, i'll sacks, which costs 80 cents
per 100 lbs; and also understand, the PROPOSE
ton has been made to deliver all kinds of goods
from Baltimore to within less than Is miles of
Staunton, including all charges, at eighty cents
per 100 lbs.
Richmond is certainly the place where all the
dade OF this valley, south Of the town of Harri-
sonburg, should go, and where it would 90, were
.ne facilities Tor getting there such as they might
be; and the only way know of to secure to
richmond the trade OF this portion of the valley,
10 by making good road from here to Scottsville
--and inc SOIL rs such on greater portion Of the
route, that permanent road cannot be made un.
less 1t is Macadamizcd; therefore think those
who are Interested in this matter should at once
SET 10 work In proper manner; and let those
who are able TO conrlbute-to such a work. view
IL In proper light--not selfish stock iobbers
and specuialors--but as men who wish to benefit
their county and their State, and subscribe accord
ingly, and the road can be made.
Stanton. Nov iG I8d3