Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-31

Cant. q. s. Morgan showed the BAG

( Capt. G. s. Morgan showed the5bad
effect that neglected county roads
had on the value of real estate, the
evils of them were forcibly shown up,
and all were convinced by the array
of facts presented. Bad roads de
crease the value of land.
Major Whitehead said it was q great
burden on the farmers to patiently
bear the ills of bad roads, and it en-
tailed so much extra work on him, that
he did not take his products to Cher
iton station-one mile from him, on
account of the bad condition of the
roads; but hauled to Cape Charles
three miles, because it was less work
for his team. EIe favored using q
sufficient sum of the Glebe Fund to
make and maintain the roads.
Mr.. Benjamin Thomas was heartily
in favor of a change, and urged that
the work be started at once.
Mr.. Vim. h. Cottingham was de-
sirous of a change, and endorsed all
that had been said.
Mr.. w. N. Thomas thought it time
to get out of the old ruts and adopt
new methods.
! Mr.. jesse Williams favored a change
of the road system at an early day,
and using part of the Glebe Fund
for the purpose.
Mr.. Lloyd Nottingham concurred
in what had been said, and was ready
to take up any plan for a change
nothing, he said, could be worse than
what was called the present system
Capt. Jas. E. Boggs said he was not
troubled much with bad roads, as he
used those made by Capt. Browne,
and they were in fine condition; but
he thought the county was very def
Gent in her highways, and that he
favored q tax on property and the
head to make good roads.
Capt. Geo. g. Savage made quite a
strong speech in favor of immediate
ard practical plans to do better for
the roads.
Capt. O. A. Browne said people
were governed more by custom end
old time practices than they were by
their own good sense and judgment;
and tbs was fully demonstrated by
the road laws, which were a relic OF
the past suited only to slaves; when
adopted by our forefathers the slaves
cou'd be made to work and the roads
were efficient and useful. Time had
changed all the circumstances and
conditions that once made this law
desirable, the demand and use OF
roads was now fifty times as great
as in slave times, yet we have those
among US who think that they pos
sess the wisdom of our fcrefathers by
holding to that which is dead and ut
terly useless. There are fifty loads
of produce hauled over the roads now
as compared with one in slave mes,
there are fifty buggies or carriages
driven over the roads now as com
pared with one in slave times. it is
no part of wisdom to hold to the
present plans.
President Wilson thought the mat
ter of great Importance, and united
Ibis voice in the sentiments expressed
for immediate action.
Capt. Browne offered q resolution,
that the President appoint a commit
tee, of which the resident should be
chairman, to consider necessary steps
! to be taken by this Alliance to bring
about the needed change in the road
laws. 1t was adopted, and Gapts. G..
G.. Savage and o. A. Browne were ap-
pointed.
This road question is now being
discussed by all the Alliances in this
county.
Yours very truly,
NORTHAMPTON.
Sunnysidc, Jan. eth, 1891.