The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-27
BOTETOURT AWAKENED.
~ INTTEI>TJSG coon EOfDS
MEETING IT BUCHANAN.
General Roy stone and secretary Anderson
Make spcccbes-Thc Prosperity 81 IN"
Farmers Dependent on Good Eoads.

BUCHANAN, VA. Aug. 2j.-Special.-
The people Of Botetourt are awakening
10 the importance of good roa1s. and
while as set there has been only start
in that direction. the prediction D. maze
that 10 VIII soon he one OF the leadiht
counties OF the State In the excellence oil
It's highways.
The interest that the people are taking
In the matter was manifested on last
Saturday al the meeting OF the buchanan
District Branch Of the virginia 9tdt'
GOOd-kOads' Association. the most SUD-
stantial citizens OF the community WEI,
present at this meeting. and PAID MAJ "t"
attention to the speeches thdt were Hah'.
The first speaker was Genera ~
Stone, chief Oi the once of ROAD In
quiry Of the United Stst fs. General stone
stated that II had been h.s pleasure dAi-
ing the past year 90 De On Virginia
great deal. He had attended number on
farmers Institutes and similar 1dihtIiH5r,
and everywhere in the state ht rai louAb
the greatest interest 81 the subject OF
road Improvement. IN staring the "oIN
OF improving the roads the fiSt ana hvs
important thing was 10 nave inc io1"'
lrOp.rly located. Money ana LABOR Spent
on a hadly-located ROAD were worse fhdn
thrown away. because they helped 70 i..Nt
permanent a bad location. he loula ~"
obstacles in the way OF good ROADS III
einia-nrst the people were 700 A'oN l'"
iured and second. they did not NaluS
tim. II IN locating road thrY iouHI
t~at q desirable location cut ihIouhn .'i'4
or that mans farm, poor lo' a.l'" " ~ ~
be adopted 10 suit the farm ~
much attention was Para 10 uiy
Venicace to indiNduais, anu '"3 49,. IA.
tention to the convenience 40 we
Again our people ald not NJ" i,.
value of time. Time is anu or1"' - ,y
as valuable TO the people oI ihe Cum
as TO the people of the city lt' w .tl', ,-.iI
pronlc found 10 so necessary 10 nav
transit and quick tfansi'oI u '-'I'' t,i,,
country pcOplc seemed 10 care iol H'i'''
Ile instanccd a farmer JOB one oi ""' no.
lies who undertook Go marie. .,
head of tobacco in the winter uih'' vi
the roads were muddy. iilH we t
stuck i'm the mud and hr was
days IN making ~, UP Una. ,, and
have been made I'm less than uaS' ".'
IcesIcs De had TO call on l'eoil' al''7
III. route to help him through WIN ,n'
teams. An advocate OF Ioal l"pi ~. oiI
tried TO enlist th, s.nlatNl'a %, 49,
f,rrnar and thought TO snow MN '""t
H.. ,,a,ltetiue, of THIS hosshcad vl lona' ~
ma cost him much more than IL 9"-". ~
have done, ON account Oh Ut. nH, e,si
"Ch. no." said the FARMER. IL r'''- tit ,nf
,, , ,.nt Thos- VINO helped me gnu I-'.
roroe me anything, ana tne. ul' 3D.,
49,. mo for ms horse feel ur'. "I
tvro or three cords OF NoOd 10 49,, ,nr
Ne road. but there amt any na.N'' 'o'
cordwaOd now. ,......t, boon
t Frauce examining the I'ana u' t.''',
.nrntrv Tho conditions I'D, ..,..t,,,,s
ia, a., ours as TO climate, svIi' ~ ,,.,ft,
To- t,, fIa burdens of tdAdtl'"
- ,,u~h heavier on account on
,,,,,.us.s of standing army CO.
otl.r huidfrs Unknown 10 "''
France tfC farmers were lh' 49, I,,--
-, ofoee Whenever the fiN men w.
nrr mn, MI wanted 20 make loan que ..s
ms were applied 10 10 TAKE VIZ t,-, I'D
Grn.ral stone thought me pi, 'i'' 49,
30 French farmers was I'm g .ai5' 'i
sure due TO thcir excellent ,...,
reads. lie saw there farmer ,,..rf,-
t.'. horse wagons distances ol 4"
49, an thirty miles. carrying lio" W.
80 four TONS of farm prodhci3
tb.r when 10 was tco Wet 10 WVih
Tho farm they could haul lnrlI ,.~t
Vim usif 10 was too wet 10 90 l"Ii' W.
the roads were so hun's "'
could Doe done over ih'ih. ..,,fi
II the farmers of this tohlI1
nroerer they must impioN' l'v.i t
some Sav We are 700 poor 20 -'i' ann
,,,Gs proruerity Will never come VIZ"
had roads Get good roads d''' P'0
"a would follow. 81, e,rnoiro
communities IL was best al hIs' ~ ,
adamize the roads only a WITH ,,,i-..t
ct Along side OF the mac .'a''i'-
.. rtion tlore should De good clay io'u
This would answer all nttds anu
course WAS much cheaper t.A" 81 t".'
width mdcadamiItd Iod".
daieua county. y. -. this had been "Vm,
Tho cost of macadamizinS am Gym 49, ,....
road had been in that county "uou'
ner mile and there Sl..l per Gay '."-
beeu paid for labor. Win cheap ln,o.
i'm Virginia and cheap luel I'
the same work could Dee done loI 'i''
Nr II. W. Anderson. Secretary OF ihe
1-ir'inia state Good Roads Asfoclai %.
followod General stone IN % speech ''"'
was instructive and interesting. ...,
Tie smoke f0rciby of the faiue Oh s"0
roads and what our people suffered ,s'-s
wear from the bad roads oi ti.t '""''. >.
mo roads of country had always pee.
on inIex of its civilization. without
GOOD roads our lands could never ",
,o,na ,aluallc I'm regard 10 inc uli'i
mi nl9ne for building good roads me- "i'
mot favor f0ll roads. because irtA
iinuractitahle nor national couti"l OF ''''
highways. because that would DEE a p'i
version of the principles Of our ''N'i
ment. Tie did not think the STATE o"e"'
90 Rave control OF the hisi" -
.ouen that y Guild he iWpracflcanic ana "p-
,,.e.d to local eelf-eovolument Travel
ON our roads was mainly local, ann 90.
roads ought TO hf under local con. d.
Ifa Thought however. ass the whole state
was benefited hA good roads O." = r. i'
extent there ought 90 DEE shah > .,'
TAX TO supplement the county tax ioi lN'
support of the roads of the 'ouilit 70
There would Doe no objection 90 This on
the part of the cities. which would mus
contribute go the support of inc iodH-.
lie was opposed 90 return TO ihe 4l"t"-
Tory labor system of Worklne roads
There is mo- doubt bat that s1oi VIVA
follow these speeches 10 i- hoped That
Mr. Anderson'a speech VIII Doe pu"lsn'i