Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-10-17
ron THE SPECTATOR.
McA6:srmiseu Road from Staunton,
through Lexington, to Buchanan,

The undersigned, who are named IN the act Of
The stock OF this important road hereby give notice tbs,
the books will be opened at The Court house. on Mon
day the 22ud instant.
In making this announce incnt the Comn,;..o,... -
not orbear from expressing their deep conviction of III
Importance to the interests of the County of Augusta.
anu their hope that the people will promptly subscribs
the small amount that remains to be before the
road can be located and put under contract
e, We now have McAdam road from Winchester to
Staunton The state is rapidly finishing another from
Buchanan TO the Tennessee line. All that remain, ~
give continuous road from end of the Valley 10 ,h
other Is TO fill up the gap between Buchanan and Staun
ton.
IL is now reduced to certainty that the Rail road
will very shortly be extended TO Stanton Rf ,r:i
noce reaches the of the pablic the sum necessary
to enable the company call the State for ito ,uh
scrpton OF si will have been secured and tho
ROAD WILL without delay be put under contract Under
these circumstances it is Of the highest Importance h,
this road should be constructed 1t is important 10 The
people of the country bordering road because
would give them convenient out to market and in:
creased facilities for travelling the r
the mails IL is important to the town of Staunton be-
cause would bring to vast accession of trade md
travel is important TO the Louisa Rail road and TO
tho Valley Turnpike because the passengers and ION
mage which would be drawn TO their works woud I.roc
~ enhance their profits And it is important TO the Dub
lie at large because persons going from the South
west would have a certain and comfortable means -
transportation Tor themselves and their merchandise nj
a seasons OF the year. and when the present would
be impossible.
informed $4,000, Brownsburg and its vicinitv near
$4,000, Fairfield about 5000. Ii remains now for
augusta 10 no her outy. Inc commissioners have no
precise information as TO what has been subscribed in
Niddebrook or Grcenville They have understood !,
however that the subscriptions at Middebrook have
been liberal Those made at Grecnvile said to bo
void from some irrcgulary in opening the books
The Commissioners feel from the facts be.
fore them in saying that the road will soon be located
The route will depend the subscribed ON tbo
respective lines The company organise and deter
mine the question OF the location whenever $40 900 are
subscribed or that amount about 1927 900 or So 600
have already been taken. Those w no subscribe COR
dtonay cannot vote in determining the route the road
is to take. Those who wish to that question
must subscribe without condition The subscribers ON
either route, by making their subscriptions absolute
would most probably be enabled decide that issue -
In this view of the il would TO the Commits
sioners important that those who have heretofore sub
scribed conditionally should make their sub
scrpons absolute so as to place themselves posi-
ton TO vote matter of such deep interest to them
ALEX. III. ii. STUART, /.
NICHOLAS &. KINNEY,
BENJAMIN CRAWFORD "a
WILLIAM II. CARRIER,
October IL, l849.