Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-04-01

out of banks and you can't get back for
no other fault than that Of the road board,
you have to lose a day, pay a hotel bill
and twice as much toll. Even II you 90
mp one day and back the next. your toll
is double and you wear the road no
more than il you returned the same day.
If l send fOur-horse team TO the mill
at Mil.wood it goes on the pike not one
eighth of a mile and the toll is sixteen
cents, at the rate Of 81 30 per mile, and
ee-hfths Of the road belongs 20 the
State. am told.
What would they charge If they owned
il alls would like for someone to
answer
Not long ago I was driving two horses
onthe Pughtown road. Frederick county.
and on approaching the first gate was
asked how far was going. ! answered
about a mile. They said. "the toll will
be three cents for going and returning
next day" In our own beloved county
| would have had to pay forty cents. and
the roau not as Lood. And vet when
there Is an accumulation Of funds. which
on some Of the roads amounts 20 $3.50 or
$500 every few wears, that money is
taken by their membe. In the Legislature
and used 20 macadamizc the worst and
much used county roads. for hey claim
thrce-fifihs for the states portion. Why
cannot Clarke 90 something like that 7
think it no more than right 20 say a.
three-dfths belongs to the State or
County and we have had 10 for more
than forty years. we viii let the county
have IL for tftv years. AS vou.the people.
have been good enough 90 put up with
our laws and not compel us TO build the
bridges over the small streams. much
less the river
I know there are some who live i'm
town and on the pike who will say IL
viii tax me more than viii get back
Not Of, Of &c. Your taxes will not DE
any higher after The next assessment
than now. Tie lands of IA, pike will
bee assessed about one-third higher than
now. which will bring 10 back 90 She ff-
teen cents and relieve them Of some Of
school and other taxes. besides 800. 600
in circulation. most of Nhich Will be
spent among the merchants AMI give
employment 90 everybody I'm some way.
besides better market for great dcsl
Of produce Il is "a great pity that the
people In The county and small towns 90
not stand together. when we know we
have the majority. and demand our Con-
gresham and United States Senators to
pledge themselves TO &c, an appropria-
tion from the United States Treasury.
since we now have > .0OO. 900. 600 Con-
Fress, most Of which goes 90 large cities.
One-fourth 4 the above amount for four
years will give 10 each State $4,000. 900
or about $500, 900 60 each county. a,sum-
ing one hundred counties 20 each state.
on an average. II they had material as
near 90 hand as Clarke county. every
road in the United States could DE graded
and graveled and The old mud roads
would be s. thing of the past That
amount Of money spent throughout the
country would De So considerable I'm
itself and SO stupendous In its results
that il would place the United states on
the highest plane OF civilized nations.
When we think of the amount OF labor
that would flock 10 this county 90 do
the work. and The men OF means 90 set
tie in Gods country II there were no
such thing as mud roads. knee deep.
railroad rates would be reduced. because
they would know that driving and haul
ins from one railroad 20 another would De
greatly facilitated.
II Congress would help. the money
could be applied TO the debt. But lex US
not wait, but be up and doing with "a
heart for any fate
To avoid any dissatisfaction each per
son should have the privilege 90 saw
where 10 locate the distance or amount
according 70 his or her taxes. then each
would pay for what they get and get
what they pay for
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