Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-12-19


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HANNIBAL, PARIS, AND HUNTS.
VILE GRADED ROAD
Last session, our Legislature granted
charter for this road, with the privi.
lege of constructing, instead, McAda,
mized or Plank Road. The county
courts of counties through which the
road passes, are authorized 10 invest in
the stock of the company, their railroad
and canal fund; the proceeds of the
sales of the FIVE hundred thousand acres
ofland granted to the State, by Congress,
for purposes of internal improvement;
and to subscribe an additional amount
of stock, not exceeding five thousand
dollars, by any one county. Commis-
sioners were also appointed, 10 open
books, for the subscription of stock, in
fifty dollar shares. Ten miles Of the
road not being completed within FIVE
years from the passage Of the act, the
charter will be void.
Although TO the counties interested,
such road would be of great value, no
organization took place under the char.
ter; no stock was taken; and the com.
missioners appointed 10 open books,
never had meeting.
The road would pass through rich
country. 1t would not cost more than
$4,000 per mile, TO build Plank Road
In the East, the cost of building Plank
Roads is estimated at about 81 900 pei
mile, independent of grading, where
lumber costs So per thousand. The
cost of grading, and other expenses, pre-
paratory to laying down the plank, vii
of course, depend upon the surface
The stage route through Clinton ano
Paris, would require very little grad
ing.
A Plank Road from this city, through
Paris, 10 Huntsville-or 10 Glasgow, i
the Legislature chooses SO TO amend th
charter-would soon pay for ITSELF
Farmers would gladly avail themselve
Of it, on account of its convenience; be
cause transportation would be more ra
pid, and less severe upon animals, tha
J dragging their burdens over our rougf
muddy roads, and because they coul
really transport about three times q
much with the same teams.
, Plank roads do not cost more tha
r half as much as the McAdamized road
Y and with the right kind of material, wi
last through double the amount Of us
J. The former are also more easily keI
- in repair than the latter. We ha,
these facts from gentleman who h;
travelled considerably through Ne
, York, and other Eastern States. al
has taken some pains TO inform himst
upon these subjects, Hannibal Uaio
le ODD Fellows STATIsrCs.--The Fl
" lowing view of The operations Of q
Odd Fellows Association is prepar
70 % from the official returns made 10 the la
session of the Grand Lodge of the
ne States. Several States failed 10 ma
ID returns:
r; Rev. of Subordinate Lodges,
~ ~ $l,2OO,396
SO Contributing members, l74,4s4
IN No. of limitations this year 3O,579
= No. of brothers relieved, 23,ss2
. No. widowed families relived, 1896
a Paid for relief brothers, 346,007
in Paid TO widowed families, 42,3l0
Paid for education of orphans, 7.S4s
Paid for burying the dead. 67,595
l. Whole amount of relief, 462,252
Ill LEorsLAruRR,--The Legislai,
as meets on the last Monday in this mon
ng the 3Oth ins,.-instead Of the 4th Nj
hs dny as announccd in our last