The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-02-13
Impro,e the Roads.

Editor Hcrdid,-It II a source o
great pleasure to the writer to see you
constant effort 10 have the roads d
the county improved. When the road
TO Farmville from Hampden.S Sidney
was completed, the Supervisor Of
Hampden district, offered resolution
at y meeting Of the board Of supervis-
ors that the clunty bore 500 cubic
yards Of rock crushed 20 keep the road
in repair, for some reason unknown
10 common mortals the board reduced
the figure to so yards, said rock has
long since been used up. So that re-
pairs now will cost some six OF eight
times the amount they should have
cost. But IL is not the intention Of the
writer TO ask you to listen to any tale
Of woe, but % urge the repair Of this
road and the construction Of more
roads. The people Of the county want
good roads aud are willing to pay for
them-(ask them if they are not.) But
they want roads scientifically built,
aud the said roads kept in order. A
we'll shaped dirt road next toa macad-
am is the thing needed. In many
places the gray soil well shaped and
drained will answer all purposes.
Now Will you not urge our repre-
sentatives in the legislature to have
a bill enacted, allowing the county at
the next election 10 vote on the question
Of issuing bonds to build such roads as
the county needs stipulated in said act,
that such roads be constructed under
the supervision and according to de-
tailed plans Of some good and compe-
tent engineer Say man that could
command a salary Of $500 per year.
Further as rock roads have to be repair |
ed in years where narrow tires are
used and in Z where broad tires are
used, that said act, contain a broad |
tire law. And urge on the board Of |
supervisors or on the business men Of
the county, the formulation Of the /
Of such plan so that you
may publish the cost aud results Of
aud keeping in order l20 miles
IF road-part to be macadam, part to be
clay overlaid with sand. To make
such a system Of roads in years should
not cost more than $4,000, and would
give a good road to market and to
Every man in Prince Edward county,
md to a good portion Of Charlotte,
Lunenburg and Appomattox counties,
ldd largely to the value Of every farm
n in the county.
Prince Edward has better roads and
,etter kept roads than any Of the con-
iguous counties. and still see that they
ire so kept, but some Of our powers
hat be, need to be persuaded that bad
Dads are the most expensive folly
hat any people that claim to be ciViliz-
d, can be guilty Of The most impor-
ant factor for success in any work }
rade or business, where exchange is J
eeded. is ease Of transport, and here a
he three months that our staple is
marketed transport is almost i'm O
ossible, and costs yearly as much as :
BAD system would cost. a
Now Mr.. Editor will you not pick
ut some representative in each district, /
nd ask them to say if they prefer mud 4
roads and if they are willing to pay /
reasonable price for the latter. l am
ire that should you get their assis- 4
,nce that before long We will have "
ie roads, especially when you have
,nvinced them that no price paid for +
BOD roads can compare with the en- a
NOUS cost Of mud, in money, time
I'd profuse profanity. II. a