The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-10-10
Held at Norton in Behalf Of Good Reads
OF Wise County.

One OF the most important
aud far reaching meetings held
IN Wise county for a long time
was the Good Roads meeting
held In the St Charles Hotel at
Norton on last Wednesday
night. Quite a number OF prom
inent citizens met there with
Mr.. +. st. j. Wilson, State
Highway Commissioner. and
discussed with him the best
methods of building good roads
in Wise county. and maintain
ing them. Mr.. Wilson Il "A
practical road builder and un-
derstands the matter thorough
ly. and impaired some valuable
and useful information in road
building The meeting was en-
thusiastic and resolved itself
into the Good Roads AssOcia
ton of Wise county. and Mr.
John Esser. general manager of
the Colonial Coal and Coke
) Company. of Dorchester. was
elected chairman and Attorney
Jno W. Chalkley, of this place,
secretary.
IL was the opinion of the
meeting that the most practical
way 20 obtain money 20 build
good roads was 20 issue bonds.
} and the chairman was directed
10 appoint committee OF one
in each voting precinct TO cir
culate a petition aud get the
sentiment of the people on the
= subject. SO the matter can be
= presented 90 the Board of Super
Visors who will ask the court TO
u order an election 60 vote on the
a issue OF bonds III there is a sen.
timent in favor of such an issue.
!, 10 is believed that $500, 600
q should be the amount of the
% issue which would build at least
100 miles Of good macodam
q road 10 would take about 500
600 "A year 10 pay the interest
= and provide sinking fund for
y the payment OF the b o d =,
{ which could be paid out OF the
present road levy of the county.
u which now amounts To about
! that amount. The road levy
'i would not have TO be increased
5, and the good roads would not
~ cost the taxpayers one cent
T. more than the bad roads are
~ now costing them.
II When the taxpayers of the
~ county understand the propO-
Us sition they will be unanimous
III in favor of the scheme. we be
=. lieve.
~ Arguments ia Favor Of Good Roads.
at By the bond issue we get the
IS benefits OF Good Roads without
ay increasing our taxes II ",
'e. build only q few miles each yea
ne with present levy 10 will b'
s., many years before we have
many miles of good roads, no
al before the present generation
&c, will be dead and gone.
mt Us the corporations pay tnre'
We fourths of the taxes IN Wis
an county the burden would fal
nh on them aud nol the people, am
al, they are all heartily in favor O
or, good roads
hot The saving To the farmer
IN and all Glasses of people wOui
IA. be very much. as one tear
~ could haul more over goo
err road than two can IN thei
present condition, besides th
ng amount of money saved IN n
Fill pairs aud feed for the extr
tai teams. You would then haV
ing the use of the money you haV
OF invested in an extra team an
m paid out FOR feed and repairs.
all Even ii We had 10 double OF
ry present rate of taxation 10 pr,
us vide for interest and sinkin
ron fund for bond issue and tf
maintainance of the roads
the would be a great saving to q
oof common people. The time save
the and money expended for repair
all would benefit them many TIM
more than the increase in ia.
gu alton to say nothing of the wo
lom ~ and vexation of hauling ov
bad roads.
F. Good roads will benefit al
bolr - Hx,slJ mn tho c0ssnt-4