The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-18
County RNNda.

The roads leading from the adjacent country,
into this city, save one or two, are never in good
order aud during this winter nearly all Of them
have been traversable only with very lightly load
cd wagons and carts, and at a rate of speed which
impresses the suails by the way side with the
conceit that they are the fsetest animals OF thie
part of the world. The serious grievance Of
wretched roads is submitted TO with patience
which is the object of admiration. 1t cannot Ds
szcelled except BIZ the indifference and apathy
which permit such grievance to continue. Ev-
cry one who travels with his cart to market OF
his carriage to the city, turns aud twists among
the deep mud holes ia imminent danger of break.
ing q shaft or wheel in every fifty yards of road
and consoles himself by rejecting that It s none
of bis affairs to mend the road-that it is much
other peoples business as his-and he can get
along as we'll az body else.
In this way IL endured for month"; what would
be in other parts of the world regarded the ntol-
cradle grievance of almost impossible roads; and
these roads leading to the great market of the
country. Persons whose necessities aud whose
business bring them to the city will struggle on
slowly aud patiently through the slough and
mre. They will bring a very l,tle-take long
time to accomplish the journey, and return with
bnt poor compensation for the Inconvenience and
hazard they have endured and the force they EN-
pIoyed. They viii break down their carts, kill
their horses, in their intrepid oucnies to the city
and thank God that they escaped with their lives
Now, gentlemen of Henrico and Hanover this
mode of getting along will never do! Had you
no. better club together and build good roads -
Would not the amount paid out to repair damages
sustained by the bad roads go far to make them
good! il they were gopd, do you not see that
you could convey heavier loads more rapidly and
easiiyi-that the same force would accomplish
great deal more, aud Yield larger profit?
Before the next winter we hope the people of the
country will devise measures to make and maintain
good roads. This may be done volun tarily and har-
moniously. Let them assess themselves literally
and put their highways in order and having done so
it will be no hard matter TO keep them in order.
They will be amply compensated. Independent
OF the comfort, convenience aud ease with which
diminished force will accomplish more In the
way of transportation good roads than on indif-
ferent ones; great advantage to be reaped by an
improvement in this respect will be in the en-.
hancement OF The value of lands. This enhance
ment in value would greatly exceed the outlay in
the improvement. Establish, for example, one
really good road leading from this city in any di-
rection for distance of eight or ten Eiles and
in one year an evident change will be wrought in
the country through which it passes. It's effect
would be similar TO those of stream of water
fertilising it's borders and adorning itself with
rich yerdure and flowers. Neat dwellings. we'll
titled farms and tho general industry aud spirit
which thrift inspires, and fosters, will take the
place of Indifferent dwellings, delapdated enclo.
sures and careless husbandry. We hope the more
and intelligent citizens Of the country
will consider the subject and make an effort to Of.
feet ehenge for the better.