Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1849-07-19
CHARL.ESTOWN AND BERRYVILLE
TURNPlK

MIR EnIroR The location pfihe turnpike road
fren Beryyille, in Clarke couniy,ito Charles
town, in this connty. has been subject Of much
interest 10 The public for some months past, aRd
has lately been much increased BY the impress
sion that The notice in your last paper calling =
meeting of The stockholders, on theH23 Of this
mcnth, at Berryyille, for the purpose Of dissoly-
ing the company. This impression lis strength
eAed by the request, in the same notice, that all
claims sga5nsi the company may b. handed 10
the Treasurer before that day. cannot believe
thatihe Directors have such an object in view,
nor do believe it can be accomplished. We
shoad certainly hesitate before we Felinqnish the
liberal Subscription On The part OF tll State, even
ifl We have The power 10 do il. Does this move
ment proceed from Al disappointment in not get.
ting The road as far east as the old trhite oak we
have heardfso much about, or is il The just da-
images alloWed to injured farmers by disinterested
commissioners hope there is nothing of, the
eor, seriousss in contemplated by The white oak
tree men, OF al least until they examine a route
that can be pointed out little Westof the direct
line, which, il is confidently asserted, will not
diyerge at any point more than one hundred and
fiEty poles from said line. Moreover the damages
will be much 1ess-the grade less--the face OF
The ground better material plentier---distance
shdfier, and consequently the cost must be less,
and most beautifully shaded throughout Of sight
oE the famous Spreading old oak. Tbe only reme-
dy for this dilemma il in the Directors on the
part of tire State they should be frGe from any
local influence, WHICH CANNOT be said OF the gem
temen now representing the State though be-
liere they would be- as conscientious in the dis
charge 81 their duty as any genteRaen similarly
situated. Two ofthern are large landhoders on
the East side Of the direct line, and one Of the
tivo Of s. family who is among the largest land
holders III Clarke, on the same eide Of the line
. The third. ol The part of the State, is son Of
large landh5lder On The same side II One Of the
gentlemen who represents the State, was former
" 4 Director on the part of the Stdc khoders.-
Though very small Stakeholder thought his
interest sufficient to induce him TO carry round
conditional subscription paper tobFet the road
rs far East az the famous old white oak. 1t can
not be presumed tltatihe small amount Of stock
be held, could have been sufficient induceinent
for sucAan Effort, therefore Il is .air TO suppose
that il was the landed interest ttatoperated. /
do not mention this circumstance with any other
object than ID show that gentlemen whose indie
vidual interests are as great As those now repre-.
senting the State should not be selected when
disnterested agents can be had, which seems TO
have been the intention Of tie law, 10 wisely pro-
yiding that The State shall b represented in pro-
portion 10 tile amount OF stock hela. 1t is GER
tainiy lie interest of the public, byEwhom three
6iths Of The nioneylis paid, to make the road on
direct line, and f'it cannot be SO made 10 make
the location either on one side or the other, as
near as may De most practicable. This question
must be settled, BIZ the distance, The damages TO
landholacrs, the convenience Ct material, andih
!. face 81 the ground he corrupted To do this
understandfngly, was il not necessary to have
made scientific examination Of hosh sides oflhe
direct lipeI7 Has Ibis been done / believe not.
II not, have not The tax payers who pay three
fthz Of tile coat, and the individual stockholders
Of Batileiown and South of il, and those of
Charlestown and North Of il, and those West Of
direct line, justcause Of complaint ? To show
that those Interests, andTif taken in come xion
withthe State interest constitutes four.filths Of
~ihe whole stock, and more than probable nine
teIiths have been entirely neglected, will mem
tion thai al The first meeting Of THE board, alter
the appointment Of The STATE Directors, il is nm
derstood The I6rst question laken, was, shall We
leave Gharlestown BY the Eastern Or Western
route 4 II the gentlemen had been properly pre-
pared with Information of both r1ntes, il would
all have been right, or in other words proper
question. But mark the difference. The Eas.-
ern route had been rode over, examined and REL
examined&eith the most anxious care; but not SOL
the Western it had been most shamefnlIy me-
elected from Bullskin to ChaFlFstown, conse-
anently, The Eastern route was adopted. sub.
nit to AZ Intelligent publciif il his not The APP
peafanee OF having been predetermined upon.--
Would you havsEex1ecled decision in favor lof
4 route never seen Js itnot ! Inockery OF our
rights 10. hare them siaked in ouch IN issue ~
The question should have bekn put in these
words: shall We 60 for the route We have exam.
ined carefully and hopefully. which viii be The
most crooked Turnpike ever made, Or goit blind
for The Western Eoute that may Be- straighiest
and shorfcst, but we DON know II I As stock
holder and tax payer II ash, before there il any
fnrtLer steps taken to locate this road, that The
Board Of Directors will have an examination and
surrey made from The Wess end II Charlestown.
along thelpublic road, By Mr. Edward Cook Z, and
from therlre alaag line 0ftwp miles, dividing
plantat;0as leading Immediately ii the direction
of Porterb FACTORY Iffbey viii aoihis, conf
dently believe there will b an end 10 all difficult
", aud We shaIl soon see The whole line under
contract, land lbe busy workmen well shaded,
though .Hr removed from the vide spreading
braachesp f the noted . old white oak :
f WEST.