Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-02-09
GLASGOW CLEANING.
Gazette Correspondence.


comm nication seemed 10 misconstrut
our language and for fear that, from
his constrac ion of what we said Others
mi. hit take'the same view, we rise to 6
Up int Of personal privilege" and will
state that we did not say, or intimate
nor did We mean the Supervisors were
scheming to change the fence law, but
that the promoters, the party or par
ties that petitioned the Supervisors
were scheming,
We asked in q former article where
the thing originated, WHO was The
leading spirit in this great reform, an
have received no answer. Nor have
we seen anyone defending it except
"Senex" and his many neighbols (ol
wbc m be writes) but "Senex" tells us
he knew nothing Of the scheme till he
saw notice of it in the papers
thereby acknowledging it to be scheme
and comes boldly to the def nse Of
the Supervisors and pictures them a
mel above scheming when 10 one
had accused them Of j.. If We
had suspected the Supervisors We
would not have asked the utstion.
"Senex" tells us while he is oil, ls
is not decrepit, nor in his dotage, MOI
does be ask any favors on account OF
h great age. No this is bod a1d
we might almost ray thre ateniug
enough to deter us from reply. Bll
we suspect his Is little "bluff, for
following his long catalogue of manly
attributes that so 10 make up perfect
man we find him beiraying a degre e
of mildly seldom found except in the
"softer SEX" He il actually afraid of
loose horses and mules. SO to SHE d
ourselves we will tell him he had bet
Ter hot come to Glasgow after us
with any malicious intent, as We al
ways have lots of loose horses here and
expec. to keep them here.
Our heart goes out in sympathy for
the old man as he wends Ills way to
his place of worship. his knees quakiue
With fear from for loose horf es. Surely
there ought to be some Legislation TO
enable the old ma to spend his last
days in peace, so tn It he would not go
TO his grave with nightmare on his
brain or loose mule on his heels.
Bat enough of levity or sarcasm as
'Senex" may call it. We will look at
he matter lr IN business sta ndpoint.
Senex" claims thu grass in the middle
, the road that runs through his farm
.fter the land has been bought for a
'oad AMI been pad for. He iorgets
lat the Ian was 8 I'D without reser-
,ation of pasturage. He has only al
,qual right with others, no more, no
ess. For considei alton he has agreed
hat the public ahall have all the
privileges that he is entitled to. But
IS Farmer" answered this point as
veil as the Gap" question we will
ay no more about them.
He may say that we in Glasgow may
ot have the long lanes of fencing thai
hey have in his community, and sug-
rests that if he is required t. keep up
hese fences, that it be done by taxa
ion. Why not go little further and
ave his land cul waited by taxation
We hold that his fences are now kept
p by tax ng lands that are more con-
located at higher valuation,
r that the assessor in assessing his
nd for taxati IN makes allowance for
is lack of convenienccs and asse 'tes
S land at a lower price than he
ould if it was more conveniently loca-
d. The market price OF Ind is as
,uch affected by location and conven- |
ices as by fertility. The public t
erefore pays for these privileges in
is way and the unfavorably located
an comedies them for the considera-
N of lower 4lua ion
"Seue1" says no-fcncs law does
I mean that one may n 1T fence but
1t he should not be compelled t,
lcs for the exclusive benefit OF ano h "
We can't conceive Of any fence !"
It one could bull J that would be for :"
, exclusive benefit of another unless !"
built the fence on the other mans "
d and we havehad enough experience y
ID The no. fence law to know that it :,
% not require that, does the ),
CO law require it.
'Sene1" further says he can't see
ire q ro-fence law would reduce the
nifty of stock r.ised. 1t has been