Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-25
TURNPIKEs.

Epiron JorRNiL, Please allow inc, through
tie chiumns " Your rarcr, q calt Tic attention
Of the people ot pcrrysburg and Wood county,
generally. to the Importance or building sub.
s,anuf, mud permanent iurupikcs or macndam.
iicd repds instradprtle mud ruads We now have.
This coun,y isrcculiarly adapted to agrcui )
iutal pursuits, though In son,r seci1ns Il has
splendid advantages f,r nufactnfing. which
onrbi 10 bs maiea source cfgreh wealth TO tie
county.
In Nr agricultural dlstlct. ali viii agree that
two llhngs are rccrsary 10 make agricultural
pursuits rciuunrraiive unc is proximity to n
good intikct for the farm products. and tho other
the means nr ease NJ reaching tlhi market. The
former IA not wanting tp the people of Wood
rouuiy,hs wo hre near tn one uf the best grain,
stock aud lumber markets IN the West. liut we
etc fhdlv deficient IN Ing q unvenicnt ,cltcap
snd dsdrablc way or reaching that market
Tht people " Wood county nccl not tp be
told that there " indeed verv small portion "
The year when nrnduce ar lumber can be cnnvc-
nicntly and ckeaily drawn td market over the
mud roads nf tbs county, and that the time in
the Year when the roads eau ~ travelled ndvau.
hgcinslv, is when the farmer has the least time
a. use them. From the fret Of June, until the
ilrst of November the planting and gathering ~
tie summer crops CON snmcs all the time Of the
farmer, aud during the remainder uf the year
whrn he has but little work to do on the farm,
aud should carry his produce to market, the
roads are Tor the most part, inpassnble.
large portiun Of this county Is We, in forest
containing growth of timber of great value, "
We only had a convenient way Or getting IL ,o
Q the market that lies almost At our doors, but q
I few miles ni mud road intervening between the
( iiubcrcd llnd AMI the market. compels the farm
, CT td log w ls timber aud burn II upou tic
ground, when II should be made snurcc W
| wealth tn him and the country ut large and
thus there has bccu nnre timber destroyed in
/ every period of hva years, In u, lust tive "
I years ~ NOid cauniF, than would. had there
/ been good rlads over which Il could have been
cdriird 10 market, have inicadamlrd all the
roads Ia the county, besides the great additional
loss that had resulted t the people from having
( to haul then produce over rhads that were not
III 4 man or beast 10 60 upon most VI the year.
All aPrce that this condition uf things exists,
Notwithstanding the fact that heavy, burden
some taxes have been taken from the people for
road pnrpnscs, aud it ever will be the. case 40
long M the present system OF road buil ling is
followed up IN this county. II is perfectly idlo
t0 suppose that in level cnuntry like this, or,
indeed anywhere, roads can be kept in fit couli-
ton E . travel, when built Only Of mud In tic
southern part of Ohio, where the soil Is much
itincr and better al ipt d tp road building than
here, aud whore the lands are uniulating or hill
/ lA aud drainage good, the prnciple roads are
nearly all miCaddmizcd aud the tresMt is, that
lard ct not half ~ good quality as ours, and
( with much inferior market a. ylntag0s, soils for
m'T ihaH three times as much per acre ns IN
Wood county. Throughout the State where
they have been built, whether free or toll roads,
the people could not be induced IN consideration
. Of being relieved from the taxes for building
thenb or ne tolls for Keeping III IN in repair to
surrender them.
! II Is TACT that can not DO disputed that there
lshut leading ur mann road IN Who'd county
la L. ,,t
cost We people morc taxes 10 build itAnd kecp
II IA repair, than would have machdlmizcd il
, ana KEPT II 10 good condition from that time I'M
tl now, and vet these roads are unfit to 20 upon
b Today, AMI little reelection given to the mattel
4 WIZ prevent any mur1 such being built
DciitNe tho true principle upon which ON
r"ads ahuuld be mactdumizcd is nt the public
I expense, the same rs thatupon which our bridges
are Duilt, and with the vicw of having ihiS done
Tue legislature ut its last session passed an act
hhthorlzlhg their construction In that way, Uut as
thls Is m innovation upun the old way Of doing
/ lhihESi the statute is likely to remain Il dead
! ltller Tor some time To come.
! How then shull they be built We say by cor
p"ralion, and tnll them. This will not only b.
Nlit and profitable investment for the stock
holders but will be great advantage to the peo-
( rlc AT large who lravel upon thcn.
/ , hey can be built too, u the stock N properly
/ distributed, at Il very small outlay nI actual
] 4 :
pun from Pcrrysburg to the Portage river, fol-
| lowing npnn the line or the McCntcheuvine rpad
iue lISlIpCc Is hb6nt twelve ui,vs aud the csti-
mated cost, nbou, $4,000 II the people own.
ing lind along the line Of this road within one
hiIle On either side would subscribe to the stock
OF the company an amount equal tn two dollaIs
| l"r each acre ofland owned by them respective
/ ", the sum would nmu0nt to eJ0,720, sum
sufficient 10 build the road, nearly the whole of
which could be paid in labor upon the road,
without causing any particular Inconvenience,
anu beside the dividends from ,olls nccrung to
lhc stockholders who thus bui,d the ruad, tie adj
vantage OF single years travel over the road
when finished, would more than compensate for
Tue labor IN the first instance expended, aud the
! l"ad when built WOULD ada Immediately from
hNe to Ecu d)llars Per acre 10 the value Of TIA
; land.
Asa business matter alone, aside frum th'
! convenience Of having good roads und the say
lng OF time aud labor, no better investment coult
be made
This Is the most important road In the count,
as u would accommodate greater number q
It's Inhabitants than any other, and NAV we M
I hope to see the people directly interested movt
promptly in the matter OF its construction, and
/ mako il the nnlering wedge to a system Ol
! rad building, which shall deyulope our wealu
aud make Wood county what il deserves to be
| the first iu the state.
FARMER.