Glasgow weekly times., 1849-12-13
ROADS.

uoes-nuu WOulu command II, were
roads constructed upon which travel
ling dould be done at all seasons, with
comfor, and dispatch. There is no,
single road leading to this place, which
can be travelled with any degree Of
comfort or dispatch, during The bad
seasons of the year, while many Of
them are almost impossible, even on
horseback, during those seasons. The
road leading from here TO Fayette, is
the best one that communicates with
this place, and every one who has ira.
yelled il, and is acquainted with the
route between here aLd there, seems to
concur in opinion, that its location could
be SO changed as to render il fifty per
cent better. The Huntsville and Keytes-
vile roads are almost impossible in raj.
ny seasons-as are the other county
roads leading in different direclionsl
This state Of affairs should not be longer
tolerated. The interests of the whole
people, town and scoun,ry alike, suffer
by it, and i, is time some action should
be had on the subject.
Week before last, we published q
communication from very intelligent
gentleman of this place, an old resi-.
dent, on the subject of improveing the
road between this and Keytesvlle, and
beyond that place. His suggestions for
the construction of McAdamized road
across tho Charlton Bottoms, by a stock
company, with the privilege of foliage,
is worthy Of serious consideration. A
number of persons have expressed
willingness to take stock in such an i'm
provcmeni, and we do no! entertain a
doubt but that the stock itself would
yield handsome dividend, while i,
would enhance the value of lands all
along the route, and bring large in
crease of business TO this point. This
subject is worthy of more serious con.
sideralion than has been bestowed upon
it, and the apathy of our business men
and property holders is matter of as.
constituent 20 all, when il is so evident
10 any one who will take a proper
view of the subject, that they would be
the frs, TO reap the benefits Of the pro.
posed, or any similar improvement.
Had We good roads leading from here
to Keylcsville, TO Huntsville, Fayette,
Boonsborough, &c. who can estimate
the advantage it would be to the trade
Of Gasgowl Just as certain as it is
that the building of these roads would
he Of advantage to this place, il is
equally as certain that they could be
made profitable to those who will in.
vest their money in them. At first
blush, many persons would oppose the
establishment Of toll gates on our public
but when it is made appa-
rent 10 the farmer. that for every ten
cents foliage he pays, for the privilege
Of travelling on good road, he saves
twenty cents in the reduction of teams
and hands, to say nothing of breakages
in tugging through the mud, this objec.
lion will vanish. On good plank
road, such as are in common use in the
east. two horses or cattle, managed by
INC hand. would draw with ease, what
now takes SIX animals and two hands
to get along. TO leave out Of the ques,
Iion the great saving of time and suffer
ing to man and beast. Appropo of
these plank roads, an exchange gives
the following, in reference 10 the
"PRoFrTs OF PLANK RoAps IN New
YoRK.-The Waterville and Utica road,
nineteen miles long, and costing S34, 900,
has just declared dividend OF ten per cent,
payable 10 stockholders on demend, and len
per cent. laid by for repairs. The Utica
and Bridgewaser road. twenty miles long,
and costing $4,000, pays twenty. five per
cent. regularly. The Boonvile road pays
twenty two per cent. The Waierton road
pays twenty-five per cent. The Forea and
Johnson road, four miles long, and costing
$4,000, pays regularly fifty per cent"
1t is not TO be denied that there is
more travel over New York roads than
there would be over roads here; but if
those roads yield annual dividends of
from twenty ,offty per cent. similar
roads here would certainly yield div.
idend of six per cent; and there is abun-
dance of capital seeking investment at