The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-13

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would naturally lock to the west and
south fer their markets, ard these
further south crd east, to Richmond
to the Virginia sea board and the
National Capital.
An appropriation Of $4,000 n
year, for ten or twenty years by the
Legislature to aid the people to build
roads, would, in my judgment.
rc"olutipuizc the State, and make Of it
what God aud nature destined it to be.
Immigration from surrounding States
aud tho Old World would come to Us
capital seek Investment; labO.. employ.
acnt; properties multiply, products
Increase Tca!th accumulate; aud rev
Subjects Of taxation Gil up the public
treasury. Our State contains today,
ic round numbers, .o:o hundred
thousand voters, and four hundred and
fifty thousand population. Garry out
tho proposed sehcr:o, and Sat the end
of ten years Ea would have one
hundred ed scTcuty.Evc thousand
voters, md seven Hundred thousand
population, and tho wealth Of lie Ssa.o
Increased in tha sauc ptopoEsioa.
To obtain these advantageous re-
salts, Is it asking too nroh to cta7:
the work? Ten cents on tie 500 Of
value Of real and personal property
would realize 100000 per uunrm.
One dollar per voter would realize a
lilo sux. And the introduction in
this State Of what is known as the
MOlTot Register" would also realize
100000. Each united would
annually place to the crcd;! of the in.
iernal improvement fund $500,
Or, if deemed prrdcn. FIVE cents might
be imposed On property, City cents
on tho voter. end two cects CT eaci
drink, which th.co assessments CT tax
utica would givc $3.50, 900 pc: unnun
This may seer to some persons larg'
sum Of money, but VIXEN VIC look q
tic amount it takes to run the frcr
schools in this State, it dwindlcs int
insiguiGcanco. More than ten hun
drcd and City thousand dollars ar
annually paid BY the Taxpayers t
carry on the free schools.
Au internal Improvement ianl anru
ally set apart by the Auditor out Of til
public roceurcs to be appropriated b
! the Legislature to mcritorious works {
internal Improvements throughout til
t State, would in my judgment meet vi:
the wishes and approval Of a largo Ea
jority of the people.
This is progressive age, aud IL
spiri; Of improvement pcrmeatcs bot
the old aud new world. Ina report Q
tho advantages Of internal improve
| ,ncnts to the British House Of Cou
| NOUS, tic committee in their Eummin
| up say: "By the improvement Of OF
: loads every branch Of orr agriculture
: commercial and manufacturing indcstr
wceld be materially benefited. Ever
artic!s brought to market would be d
miaisked in price aud tho number c
) Lc:scs would be SO mseh reduced tn
I b. these and otGe- rctrcncaments III
expense CT f?e r:illicns pounds sterling
. would bo Annually saved to tho public
| The C%pGpsO Of repairing roads.a til
wear aud tear Of wagons aud horse
] would be essentially diminished III
' thousands Of rcres, tho produce {
{ which is now wasted 10 feeding unuec
y cssary horses, would bo devoted 10 Il!
G production Of food fer man. In short
: tho public and private advantage
} which wOnld result from cGcctiug thu
great object, the Improvement Of on
r highways and turnpike roads, urG III
| calerlab!c, though FROM their 5cinl
, spread over q wide surface, and ayaila
! bic 10 various ways, guch advantage
| vii! not be 50 apparent US those derive
: from othlr sources Of Improvement Of
= ncre restricted ard less general nature.
Y DR.. Gillespie, IN author Of great &C
! !eLri,y, gays: Tho chaagcs il th
, condition Of u country Which such in
prOycmcuts effect are Of the high ss
| Importance. Tia! the military roa
which Marshall Wade made did mOr
: Ter the civilization of the Iiighlaud
than the preceding cilOvIs Of all til
British monarchs, But tho later road
unl the more scientific direction Of Tel
| lOEi, prod accd change il Tho state c
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