The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-29
A Bridge Controversy.
Ior of rhe MISREPRESENTATION:

Editor Of Tie Tlmes-Dispatch:
sir,-AM altention mas just been called
to commune alloh from MIR. w. =. JacH-
strongly opposes the building of tho
bridge Hacposs tho Appomattox RiverGat a
point known and "a bridge known as
Fowlkes's Bridge.
Mr. jackson seems to start out with the
idea; that this is an entirely new thing
and would make the public believe that
Their. never was a bridge III 1ms Ln,. 9}ln.,
has been built there some thirteen or
fourteen years ago, or, at least, since the
construction of,thc Farinvile and Powha-
tan E;,iroad.
an unneaded and wasteful expenditure
@ money and seems to try to make Mr..
J. Winston Fowlkes the scapc.,goat
p ei"ns W 10 rese eli I'll their acton and to
inaEa ii appear that this bridge only
benefits MI. Fowkes and few others,
when the fact is that there Is more travel
across this bridge than any other bridge
on the Appomattox bordering on Amelia
county-lhe amount of produce hauled
to sunny Side depot of every kind,
lar,. ash, and All quantities Of timber 1 q
every kind all of which has helped, and
will continue 10 help the people of Ame-
lla provided this bridge is not allowed
Mr.. Jackson. TINT there Is q rural mail
delivery route starting at Sunny Side
every morning across this bridge; carry,
Ing the mai to mors nn ah tw" vndrad
at the same time quite a number. OF
Amelia people attend church in !Cumber..
land regularly, all ofEwhich the board Of
supervisors Of Amelia knew when they
mazda the order, which Mr.. jackson now
asks them to rcscind. AS to the Cum
belland board, they acted on the matter
and seeing the importance Of this bridg9,
to the people of Amalia, and were liberal
enough and generous enough to help IN
the building OF this bridge that, is OF
20 before the board OF supervisors at It's
meetings az one of tha commissioners
from the county Of Cumberland and re-
port the action OF its board, and In doing
so T only made n plain statement OF
facts as to tho necessity and Importance
or this bridge, with no intention what;
eyer g1p or msGad the boar % t a
board, knows to be facts.
The board of supervisors, u called upon
to resclnd their action. as M. jackson
ned d 1 thev w not 10 ID DO ~ Should Bear
mind that thcse people who are asking
for this bridge are paying their full
par OF ne tax for t ~ eu'nlng o SIX
namely Stony Point, Clement Town,
Giles Genlto, Goodies and Beyyel's
Bridges, as well as many small bridges
| away with the public road that both
counties have opened and put IN good
| repair for the past twelve years. MI;
laf maae says y b hH M s SSs Hnss
would just here remind that NJ,
| I'owlkes built the present one himself
! with exception OF about one hundrel
hs r p na Csc a9 o a s same a tho
last fourteen years. ne SAYS that MS i,
miles nearer sunny Sldo, when II i only
one mile from this bridge TO sunny size
Mr Jackson doesn't seem 1nt to know know
| he says II is only seven miles iroill
| stony Point to Clement Town, Wnen 4, t ny
element Town 10 Tobaccoyilla, the nearest
depot from thAhpolnt, y three niles ., nnu
| from stony Point to climbetlanu q Go 20 =
| sunny side. crossing. elthar Of those
to The trouble 10 Gni out, he VIII see (,
that where The Amelia line str tn q5n Inc ne
EdWaf I'd MS'''i 4 Is sixteen miles 10 oem
eut Town, With only one bridge namely
~ Nix Nj; TowIkes t on {ha M Ams Wil TaS
i. IiobsonS ana myself on the Cumberland
land would most cordially invite ana
| gladly have Mr. Jackson 70 come 70 onl
| iauteeh s si,rIns hanging on the outside, and
even on a cold November night or {.
| hot August tlay, he viii never ma ol,!
houses TOO full Of company mat We ch Nm,
around and show him the Importance OF
bridge c ;oni