Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-01-22
The Board of Supervisors

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ganized by electing 0. A. Stephen
son, chairman. :
Almost the first step taken BY
the new board was an important
one, and results will be watched
with interest by those who oppose
the step as well as by those
who favor it. Our humble opin-
ion is that wisdom has been dis
played by the board and the move
will result in general good TO the
county.
The order bringing about the re-
form is as follows:
"Resolyed by the Board that all
premiums OH scalps heretofore al
lowed by this Board, be revoked,
to take effect on tomorrow. the
l5t!n day of January 1904, where
fore it is accordingly so ordered
Long years ago a bounty had to
be placed on the varments OF the
woods, because the woods and the
varments crowded down to the
very door steps of our forefathers.
They were busy folks in those days
They had to build homes and make
grain to grow in the place OF wide
spreading oaks and giant pines
They had to clear pasture fields
that the three-year olds of the pres
ent generation might nip blue
grass. They scarcely had time
from their work to cast glance at
The prowling wild cat or fox, and
unless they came very near they
were allowed to 60 unmoested
| And, then, the flint lock rifle was
but one timer and not sure Of
that, and powder and ball were
scarce and high. That all Of these
difficulties might be overcome a
substantial inducement had to be
offered TO the hunter.
n Now, a new era has dawned. The,
forest has disappeared and the var
gmentS have fled to the mountain
tops. Sporting blood runs high
land time hangs heavy. In place
Iof the one time flint lock we have
1.-The sixteen time Winchester that
will shoot a mile and quarter.
lind there are fellows who would
Vsooner pump 'em at a llYin' movin
object than to eat peaches and
cream.
There is case on record where a
fellow stepped from between the
pillow handles, in the middle Of the
field and walked seven miles to get
into a fox chase Improve fire arms
and the love of the sport place the
remnant of obnoxious animals at a
decided disadvantage, and it may.
be that the Board thought that
they should not suffer the addition
al handicap of q bounty on their
scalps.
Another item of interest in the
Board proceedings is the exemption
from payment of toll on the S. &
P. road, from Monterey to Top AL
leghany, of c W Trimble mail con-
tractor on the Monterey-Durbin
route, for term Of II months, the
time of his contract.
Several matters entered into MIR.
Trimble's claim that caused the
Board to favor him. Chief among
them is the fact that it is the be-.
lief of the Board that 1T will be Of
general public good to the county
to have a hack line established be-
tween here and Durbin, and it be-
ing clearly represented that in Or
|! der to secure the establishment OF
the line, Mr Trimble had to come
to the terms Of the post office de-
partment, which is price nearly
$500 lower than the lowest bid that
went in.
Under this agreement with the
Board Mr. Trimble is required to
run a comfortable hack at least
eight months out Of the year, and
obligates himself to haul no whis-
KEY or other intoxicants.
This is one Of the infant indus
tries we read so much about, and
we are satisfied the Board did tbs
proper thing to codle it bit UNI
til it gets on its pegs rightly.
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