Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-01-05
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OUR ROADS.
Ertracts from The "NqyyloBd Free Press. -
LITTER from lion. A. X. SYRsrRR

Eltracts from The "lHqrglond Free Press. -
L'6er from Hon. A. X. SyEsrgR.
Maryland shows unmisakable signs of pre-
pairing for that place amongst her sister States
to which she is entitled by her central position
upon the Atlantic Sen Board, her climate, her
watcr-powcr, her mineral products, aud her
diversified soil Baltimore is rapidly becoming
a great commercial city, stretching its arms Of
/ iron in every direction while Washington
upon Der border, is growing with magicnl "a
4 piditS; both giving mn impetus to the devc-
orment OF the agricultural resources Of the
entire State by The increased demands Of their
augmented populations.
| To keep pnce with these changes. to avail
ourselves Of these benefits, present. and pros
| pectve, to supply these demands it is nbso-
/ lutely necessary that Montgomery tone of the
/ most favored counties in her position, water
| privileges and climate, should awake from
her Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, and adopt some
/ broad satesmanlike policy upon the subject Of
her Roads Language would fail to convey
any adequate idea Of the execrable condition
of our 'so-caled' highways when they are
bad. y rs they are appropriately termed. II
is sufficient TO say, that they cilectualy stop
transportation Of produce TO market commu-
nieation by vehicles with mills, shops and
stores, and even social visiting and attendance
at church. Shall such a state of things con-
tinuc, or can not devise some method Of
amendment? A correspondent of the Sentinel
contrast hntween Won,no,nor; dnd Wnsh;nsy-
ton ,.onntice. = tbese resnec,e ana ma otten.
tion ofova,y ibn,,ol, rnI ,i,i9on /; ros9onte,lt,.
ana aarnesiy cailSd ~ ,bo ornovna oyt,a,t
Cnar, III, or,i,.ro yin 40 nro,,in,,,. ro,,,,,s
of,be t.uar,.l,,,a isre. preos j. n,ilishsa IN
Hagcrstown
0ur Road Svstero
1--WE notice Tint in Montgomery county the
subject Of Public Roads is being extensively
agimted. From what we know OF the comfy
we think we can sniely say that there is no
question that It's people can discuss with more
prodt and advantage to themselves than the
Improvement OF their roads In this county
where We have more Mucadamized roads, III
proportion TO population aud territory, than
any other county IN the State, we hnd 1t poor
economy TO have bad roads
Good roads increase the value Of property
in their vicinity, and consequently the taxable
basis they save enough annually in wear and
tear OF vehicles and horse flesh, to say nothing
OF the time patience, and piety o! our people
2 to pay for their construction upon solid,
substantial aud durable basis The citizens OF
9 Washington county look upon and refer to our
roads with pr,de, ana are always willing 70
submit to taxation for their further improve
ment howsoeycr much they may carp ut aud
cnvil over expenditures for other purposes"
Il "a corretpondent Of the Montgomery
County Sentinel, writing upon the subject OF
I roads in that county, refers to and contrasts
the condition of our roads with those OF Mont
u gomery, and puts the case in such n strong
Q light that we cannot see how the people OF
/. that county can hesitate in adopting our sys-
: TEN or something similar thereto This cor
, respondent writing from this place, says:
i ~ have examined 70 some extent. the coun.
~ records 10 ASCERTAIN The costnnd benefits OF
IN -valom nursi,ed acre and now present
$ hriod,. III tarts E,r tbe calm reflection and
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