Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-25
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You will therefore see rha, The farmers of only po.,i,n
Of The county will annually and Oh Two crops alone
(dmtng that they pay for carrying their produce I" mar
ker if the plank road bt. amount sufficient To pay
one hall the taxes OF the whole county.
Add to this the that will he saved on the crops on
the line The road from Lawcncevilc IN the Roanoke n.
vcr; and hr amour, will DC The distance from
Lawrcnccyllc 10 the Roanoke being about 20 miles
Bui the great benefit ni plank rond l., tnat me iar
haul their produce themselves on H. "hen ',e
ground por ana thereby, save me whole
carriage with The exception III the tolls and every farmer
will find tllat-admitlng he cannot get back loading
for other people lie VIII ny bringing 1nl
his OK goods will compensate HIM Tor me tolls
Surprising them that every farmer hnd time when ne
cannot be otherwise employed with his teams &C. 10 carry
his produce r;alkranI this, great majority VIII al
ways dnherc viii De saved 10 our portion oi .e county
alone annually, md Two crops, the sum 81 Sl-o W.
II other back loading can he gotten guan" mn" e.
can be- carried from the Of which the crops VII u" IN
creased tcr-fI of the heavy cost u! ran5-
poaliun Us" these articles tn but very limited
extent. :,
To show that am mistaken in my estimate will
state that have carried with the B"ytnn q
plank road prtesbnrg distance ut ~ miles
making The trip III hire. bushels of wheat
ing Ga lbs the bushr.- making 200 hs ionnd that
my horses much less injured Than when carried to
Befrd, distance Of % niles on common road", %
bushels making the trip In two days.
The distance from Roanoke river t bircis bridge II 81
miles The ground which this TOAD is Il pass
avorabc very tc grading neccssay n" bridge :" 'npot
lance excgpt the the Observation-Disclosures IS pcnti
full The LAM! damages will b. very i" The "wners agree
ing 10 release
will bc put upon this road the quantity 81 travel that Will
mass over it, ought make II profitable Every lnak road
which has been built in this country, Understand yields"
hand dividend aud Here IL why his rhou
Tot do The
In order nve! The great Of Virginia. several
lines IL Improvement costing immense sums Of money mnst
70 do this heavy taxes mus b. hsecsScd and
is Of very great m1mrut 10 place the Taxpayer
in situation 10 whir.! h. - Ill be able H. pay In my
humble Judgment there is better way Of arriving III hiS
than Lv aInd'ng the farmer ihc nainsti? :" TIE county,
:nrip Ia market.
Burswt pays ntn the treasury aEhuuliy, MS nile
tax siX nnd 5000 VITA The exc pnG .: the sum
approprincd the Hoydon ana Petersburg plank road
whic passes through the Northwest portion =" thu county
and ,.n which, without the branch We a:k pr, tie main
body nf The county will receive bu. LITTLE benrti,-shc has
moi cd from The State. Her lands s'lscep
liable n prca. Improvement spirit at chInga an! deter
unaon 10 improve is evident ,ng her citizens bat
WHEN they reflect rrc.th Of Heir hard earnings must
n4! get their market, they, III course, be
bccnm" discar,rnc Tney mI!r earnest Effort /"
rccyc themselves this riculiy y III. construction
their account n Ibis rlt They rc nar I" Ia go, and
hence lcv ask the all al the Legislature oi Virginia.
Mr. pn!l;p -. George CucK: ri Powh,tan, informs mr.
that hs lind in The county of Bn-ws valued at 50 per
acre yli- crops il susceptible oi ln1r0ven"nt
and in fact than his lands james river. valued
$50 per The James river farmers have facilities 10
market. We have npthcncc The difference in valuation