The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-04
Comfy Roads.

day morning called attention to tue coi''n
ton of the roads In Hcnrico, and urged upon,
the people of the county the ADVANTAGE "a
improving them. His suggestions "e''
timely and proper. .,,;r, If
A great point in the comfort anu '" naod H.
=, neon,e Is rood highways to market. h'a''
were regarded by the early poll'le ;,,a sso 81 !,
nists as third in the list OF hecessls,,., ,,a
reon,o The better they arc, the sre'''e' .,'e
fs,,on;s,cc and comfort they AFFORD 10 '''e
community. ..... o,d ,,e con
r. we consider the uses of ROAD we eau
wall understand the great disadvantage that
rns,,lts from its being out OF order. lheie
nnst bc delay in travelling it; teams can only
draw very light loads upon it; "nd there
must he more than ordinary wear ana tcar Oh
wagons and harness and injury done to teams.
If the farmer will look at the question, and
estimate the loss of time to him and the IN
iurv done to his property hy road III oao
order. he will arrive at the conclusion that 1t
would be both wisdom and economy to de
vote the amount of loss of money and time
70 the Improvement of the road. And if the
community of farmers arriving Mt the same
conclusion from the same premises will unite
to devote the amount of their losses bya bad
road to making it good one, they willati DC
more than rewarded for their eyertions.
Comparing the two kinds OF roads we
NAV assume reasonably that it will take more
time for team to haul to town halt-load
upon a bad road than it would take TO haul
full load the same distance upon good ono.
That would be a saving not only in trans
portation, but in the hbor Of driver and
team, which might DC employed upon the
farm instead of making the slow second trip.
Other estimates equally in favor Of road
in good condition readily suggest themselves.
You may have quick time, which is impor-
tant to all men Of business. You may have
pleasant ride and not be covered with mud.
Your vehicles will not suffer from mud and
strains; and in every way economy, comfort,
and pleasure will be greatly promoted
On the farm one evidence of good hus-
bandry is the order in which teams, harness,
and running gear are kept. You will hardly
ever see the decided evidences Of this adml-
rable husbandry in the vicinity Of very bad
roads. They make the labor OF keeping
things in order so great that in time II Is
abandoned, and the teams relapse into rough
and Scared coats and we'll defined exterior
marks of ribs and joints; the vehicles be-
come dingy. dirty, and Stacking; and the
harness dull. hard, and untidily tied here
and there with strings of very many colors.
These things engcndcr Slovenlincss and idle
ness. Men are the creatures of circum-
stances, and if the order on farms relapscs
into this reckless condition, the effect cannot
be resisted by the laborers upon the farm.
Work will not move on smoothly, like rlm-
ming gear clean and we'll oiled, but will get
on slowly and i'll a growing and laboring
way, like ungreased cart wheels, which
screech and howl out their cry that every
thing is wrong on the farm to which they
belong. III
Now, if there are roads in the Common
wealth which they who use them should put
in good order, they are the roads leading
into this city, the largest and most flourish
ing in the State. Nothing would pay the
people of Henrico better than to make such
roads. The great remmerative benefits of
really good turnpikes are unknown to our
people; for they have never had such. We
trust that Henrico will make the expert
ment. She will never regret it. She will
flud that good roads facilitate commerce,
promote thrift and comfort, improve and
bcautiCy the country, and, as a consequence
of these important benefits, enhance The Udlue
IF lands