Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-09
AUGUSTA COUNTY.
HANDSOME BRIDGES AND OTHER IN
pRoveMENTs GOING FORWARD.
IRON Structures Going Up-The County
Roads Being Improved--Tho staple
Crops Wheat and Hay.
,,,rr..poudenc. Of the Richmond p,.psscn.i


STANTON, Va. March s, 1890.
Public improvements are matters OF gem
sral as we'll as of local interest, ana the
Jsspaich has kept our affairs OF thst Alnu III
prominent view. Augusta county Is carry
Inc forward q system Of pubic improve
ments without Increasing tho rate OF Taxa
ton or mourning bonded debt LOT that
matter. The county is entirely Tree Oh
debt.
The three rivers. as we'll az other streams
which converge at the northeast corhc, ot
the county, forming the south ofanch or
the Shenandoah river, REQUIRED many
bridges at the various crossings 10 renuer
the public at all times safe transit over
them. 49,.
The county government TOOK up this
matter about four years ago, ana the gene
bridges were needed for the public security
and tho safety of district rs well as neigh
borhood travel 10 was determined that
In carving forward this progress the Dest
class OF iron bridges should be erected.
-Four Of tho number have been completed,
aud now the filth, which IS 70 DO erected
over Middle river at Mt. Meridian, not lar
above the confluence OF THAT stream with
the North river. and near the Rockingham
line. will soon be commenced. 10 this
end David Beard, supervisor OF tho " ddle-
River district: Christian Eakle. road COM
missioner. and n. Brown Van Po!t, OF the
same district, constituting board for the
purpose. will in stanton on the 20th IN
slant pass upon tbs bids Tor tho erectloh
Of the bridge. The remaining bridge.
which will fully equip Augusta county
with that elegant feature Of safe pubic ac-
commodation. will be placed over South
river near Crimera station, on the ohenan-
doah- Valley railroad.
when through with the bridges the
county government will takeup the matter
of making good roads. and Tor the better
progress OF that work there IS now a spe-
cial board of commissioners at Work 10
map and recommend plans, &c. some
what in anticipation, but ~ accordance
aud giving the progress commencement,
the district road boards are betterlnS grade5
and arranging 10 macadamlze. with the
view of completing as far as II Is practca-
bic with limited funds the plans OF the en-
larced work rs soon as the county govern
mrnt can take IL up. Colonel John ID.
Jalley. Of Riverheads district. brother of
the late and beloved General Robert ID.
Iilley. is the author and promoter OF this
movement, whlch. for better terms to ex-
press 10. NAV be considered auxiliary, be-
cause il is to promote the purpose already
maturing tor a grand system OF macadam-
lied roads on the leading routes through
the county.
The principal soil products Of Augusta
county and the country in trade relations
with stanton are wheat and hay. The
large surplus of these crops arc now
coming in and going forward TO market,
though prices for hay were never lower.
ard both staples not remuncratiye at
present, but tho producers are anxious to
CLOSE out old stocks. OF wheat our large
merchant-milers at Stanton, on Middle
river. Waynesboro'. Christians Creek. and
other points grind something like, 5O0ODO
bushels annually. We have also IN
this city corn-inill which exports East;
West and South about 500 bushels of meal
Inc Stanton Chamber of Commerce,
which is a good solid organization Tor the
purposes it's title indicates IL IN the NTH
year of it's existence aud at its next meet
ing. on the 18th instant. will be encouraged
in its work by O large accession OF new
members. The annual banquet ana meet
ing of this body for the infusion OF material
progress and development will take place
at an early day. CAXIoN.