The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-08-03
Roads in North Carolina VS. Roads in
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EdHor Hraid. During the la,
canvass for the Office Of Governor. in
this state, we heard a great deal from
the different candidates, on the roa,
question, and what each one would d,
If he should be elected. The election
passed, the roads remain the same. ex
cept where improved with money
which comes out Of some fellows peck
ct for whiskey. and nothing more will
he heard until just before the next
election.
ann poor, ignorant couutryman.
want some information which
hope you will give me.
i want 10 know why we. of Virginia.
can not have as good roads as are had
in North Carolina.
don't believe there is any good rea-
son why Virginia should be laying
behind North Carolina as it is doing.
/ have travelled both states pretty
closely for nearly ten years, and the
fact is more forcibly impressed upon
me every year Still we think we are
"the people and will remain so, be-
cause our grand fathers were. That
fact does not cut much of a figure
these days.
We heard a great deal about work
ing conyicts on the roads DO you
know whether any are being worked
in Virginia II so, where? And
when will they get 10 our county is
it not a fact that they are still in the
shoe factory, and do the roads not rC
main the same?
\ few days ago ! watched a gang of
convicts at work iu Union county,
North Carolina. They stood side 10y
side almost touching, they started 10
sticking their picks i'm the ground at
$40 a. M, and kept this up, with a
lick as regular as the pendulum Of a /
clock, each man striking at the same /
time, until p. m, with the exception /
Of one hour at noon. There were a /
number Of men looking at this gang /
work, among them a gentleman from
Roanoke, Va, whose name il familiar
10 most Nirginians He said he honest
Is believed that there was not a man
in that gang, bat what was doing more
work per day than any two m Viz
yinia who were working ON the roads,
either railroad OF county road at ,l.5O
per day. Now If county roads can be
quilt i'm North Carolina with convict
abor prohtably, and such roads as
hey are building, why can't we
work convicts and build roads?
Ii can not be said that Virginia has
10 money to build roads, for it seems
,he has money she does not know
what 20 DO with. ! ann told Virginia
lad a big surplus last year She must
not had have known what 20 DO with
{ for she appropriated large sum .
,stensible for the so-called jamestown /
Exposition, when in reality ann told
{ benefited a lot Of land boomer, at
Norfolk more than anybody else. ~.
his money had been used 70 build
Dads, would IL not have benefited the
ieople, out of whose pockets it came.
great deal more? lfthe state had a
urplus last year. there will be amuch
arger one next year, after taxes are
ON the much increased tax
ble values. Right here ] want 20
SIX what is the law governing the re- i
ssessment Of land? Will you please .
ell me.
accidentally found out recently
hat the land upon which pay take, d
yes il is IN my wife's name. DO !
we you anything has been assessed q
early so percent. higher than it wa,
! can safely say that the
lau who raised this assessment has
ever been on the property, nor even
onsulted with the tax payer My
eighbor tell, me that hi, wa, raised
DO percent without bis knowledge J
nd without the assessor coming ON q
he land fit is the law that man, q
Tho knows nothing of the value of
our land. can sit in am office and raise =
ar taxes from so 10 TOO percent with ]
at going on the premises OF consult
lg with the tax payer, ] think it is
cry poor law and should be changed q
But be the law what it may, If this in-
rease i'm taxes il TO be used TO build ]
God roads, / will pay mine without a
'ord; if it is 10 be used 10 benefit land =
oomers, it will be hard money for me
D have 20 pay.
What is the use saying Virginia ha,
O money available 10 build roads. She :
large sums for education
purposes have not one word 20
ay against such appropriations
then the money is used for education.
{ must be a great thing TO have an
iucation. No one knows better than
to what extent a man is handicap
ed who has none.
We have i'm Prince Edward county 4
good board Of supervisors, and there
no man in whom have more COM =
dence than the one from my district,
Farmyile, but they rehandicapped
Dr. funds, while the state is spending J
honey every way except ON the roads.
The jamestown Exposi ion az Nor
Dix, will not do the poor country peo- D
le any good, they Will never be able
, pay their taxes and raise enough D
honey besides TO go 10 the Exposition. j
Il is getting high time that we were o.