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WIMBERLEY. Dec. !, 1880.
ED. FREE PREss:-Assumlng from
public anxiety over he San Marcos anu
kimberley road trouble, few explain
story thoughts would not be awis,. You
SOY ia your issue Of the 18th Of Nov, il is
''an enterprise scarcely second in import
anec to that to Blanco," II you had said
second to no San Marcos and BlAnco
roads, IT. The same harmony Of counsel
Tor public aud private enterprise had
prevailed in the location and repair of
its road bed oyer the foot hills Of Blanco
river"-would have been apropos this
being the only obstacle preventing its
being supcrlrtively the be- San Marcos
aud BiaDco road possible, presenting an
entire valley route with super album
dance Of tue best OF water ut all times.
with hardly u difference in distances.
An enterprise greater BY odds TO the 10
terest Of San Marcos and entire north
western counties than the Purga.ory
road, which has had all the active brain
and money influence pumping to the
surflce designing minds throwing every
pos.ii le obstacle to the Wimbcrly branch
interest, treating every suggestion with
ridicule pointing to the only feasible
way it means were skilliully applied.
This condition Of things thrust forward
competing interested parties as to
where this road bed should be located !;
beeetting at first four supposable routes
over this back bone the majority hold
ing to he Old way first. last and all the
time, with the ever leudy willingness Tor
public enterprise to change only to the
Hardin review, embracing this conclu-
sion after exact scrutlny-Ot every pos
sible way IN striking distance OF the
located highway-a way replete with
more convenience to all, and transcend.
euly more practicable than any roule
cxhibi'cd all others being only con
veuirnt, ncrLborhc OF gang. ways lnsuS
ccp,ible of lasting utility and convenience
short OF cxiranrous labor.
Three hundred dollars or less f we'll
directed labor will secure this road on
the Hardin review (as developed lruul
actual survey permanent, mercantile
highway, where five hundred dollars
would fail to give Us better way than
the present old way. We sent to the
Committee OF Road Reporters sixty peti
TONERS, with every name who work and
keep the roid 10 repair (atter each had
purposely scrulinized every proposed
way cour'eously asking them to adopt
the Hardin review AS surprisingly the
Distinguishing against dollars worth
Of work being expended upon any other
route as being against the wishes and IN,
tercst Of us all, and money wasted; court
lug. and pressiDgly demandil 6 the chain
level aud square upon each exhibited
route for precise comparison; Hardin
appeared to do the work but Townsend
refused to face the figures Gas per Har
diu's rcpotO This petition seems to
have been coolly rcceived-but it has
driven matters to healthy conclusion
tor the present, pressing rs to appeal to
the legitimate tribunal for our rights
as all the trouble has resulted from a
protest by Townsend to change to the
Hardin way.
Bearing in mind that the entire valley
public have purchased their homes with
this right OF way over the mountain,
IN any OF uA inspected this precise Hardin
review offering us an easy outgoing
channel before we would purchase, anti
cipatiug coming time when public en-
,erprise would give us this only way Of
exit with no added injury, as the precise
disability was purchased on the other
side OF the mountain--as heretofore ad.
mitted BY purchasers. This right of way
secured just where it is, is the ouly safe
guard to ten families below the crossing
of Blanco river, who will ever be at the
mercy Of Towusend's or successor 5
whims If we yield our present way.
While those above, not whit bettered
for convenience or dstarce ut injured,
take, as starting point, one half mile
north of BlancO river. next to Wimber
ley, as the greatest bearing TO the left OF
the highway. From this point line to
San Marcos will never az in more than
touch an acute angle OF the old way,
being to tie right. while the Townsend
Wy will be three quarter, to the right
ui hi, Old way. maxi gan Inconvenience
q. public travel more than by the pre-
enf Wly-rhe Tuwn-cni way being cn
'ir.' y to the ri-h' sud I.r pnr'i"n-l y