The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
MORE ABOUT GOOD ROADS


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a Thinking Man.
He Has Practical Ideas and Wants to
| See Them Used-The Only Way to
| Have Good Roads Is to 60 at 1t
i Properly.
To the Editor of the NEw DOMINION.
There is NO drawback to the bust
ness interests of this county, and to
the individual farmer that compares
with that OF the condition OF our
public roads. This condition, In ef-
feet, places an embargo upon the bus
iness Of the county for seven months
of the year.
We all concede this. We have been
conceding it for many years. We are
all in favor of improving the roads,
but the majority OF our people are
like. the temperance reformer who was
fayor OF prohibition, "but furninst
its enforcement
However, IL the present agitation
proves an exception and results in
something II we can have a general
revolution in road building 10 this
county, it will mark the most import
ant epoch 10 the history Of Nononga-
liza, and we will erect monument to
Mr.. Goodwin, or any other man who
leads such forlorn hope to success
full consummation.
| There are three suggestions that
the writer wants TO interject into this
movement at the very start. We don't
care how much agitation there is on
road improvement. but we are - fur
Dinst turning up a clod, or breaking
a stone on any public road until
competent road engineer is employed
to supervise it. II we need any one
thing in this county more than anoth-
er, it is road engineer.
In the second place, we are "fur-
ninst improving, or attempting to
improve, many, or even any, of our
present roads on lines and grades upon
which they are now laid out. That
is to say, we are opposed to making
permanent improvements on lines OF
roads that were originally laid out on
rabbit trails, over almost perpendicu-
lar grades, and over the largest dis
tances between two points. There is
nothing so ridiculous as the lines, and
courses and grades OF our public roads.
We don't want tn make these perma-
nent, we want to abolish them. We
want an engineer who would laugh
the county out OF countenance on this
matter. We are furninst " the ex-
penditure of dollar on any road until
an engineer has determined that 1t is
the best location for the people whom
| 1T serves. Take, for example, the only
road which the county has undertaken
to improve in scientific way--the
road leading to Granville. That is
the one road which serves the entire
population OF the northern boundary
Of the county for reaching the county
seat. Instead Of following the river
from Granville up to the suspension
bridge on natural and easy grade, it
strikes up over the hills and hollows,
winding hither and thither over rough
and PERCEPTIONS grades, from one
quarter to half mile farther TO reach
town.
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