Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-21
FROn BOLAR, VA.
This communication came in day too
late for our last issue.-Ed.

condition or tnelr crops a' Ihio oo"
son of the year.
The late heavy frosts OF spring
DESTROYED the apple, peach, pear
and berry crops, and great many
think the wheat at threshIng viii
show up shortage.
The recent heavy cold rain and
the continued cool weather has
greatly retarded the greater part OF
their corn. A great deal Of the
corn seed has rotted, either from
defective seed or because Of the
prevailing cold and wet.
One.third to one-half the acreage
planted to corn has been to replant
crows and squirrels tributing
more then their usual part this
spring in helping the corn to get
up too quick.
Meadows, too, are reported very
short for the time Of the year.
Guests are now arriving to spend
the season at our springs, among
whom we might mention:
Chas. .Lantz, Zeck Nottingham
and James Wandless, Of Pocahon.
tas county; Ed Baxter. Of Marlin
ton, W. Va. and Jas. Douglas wife
aud daughters. of Warm Springs
Mr.. Douglas is treasurer of Bath
county. and was surprised to find
no bridge across Jackson river.
near Bolar, in Highland. The riv-
er was out Of it's banks, and Mr..
Douglas, with his invalid wife, was
compelled to wait until the next
day, and but for the kindness Of
W. W. Stephenson, who granted
him the privilege Of going through
his pasture, and crossing above the
ford, MIR. Douglas would not have
gotten to Bolar till many hours
later. This is only one Of the ma
ny Inconvenience we have to labor
under because there is no bridge at
this place.
This fording IS dangerous and
our supervisors are hereby warned
of the fact, that they may speedily
give this matter their attention.
For a period Of ten years this
ford has been dangerous one and
our citizens have asked time and
again for bridge-we have gone
so far as to subscribe some $500 at
one time for the purpose of help.
ing the county to build a bridge
here, and now at this time there is
being circulated second petition
for this purpose. to which our peo-
pie are subscribing literally, all Of
which is uncalled for, ID because
we pay our taxes and that is bur-
den enough, (2) Highland county
is very able to build this bridge
without any popular subscription
from our people. She is no pauper
county.
Onr snnarvisnre -shnnld hnild us
a bridge here, because,
First. We have never yet receiy.e
ed any benefit of the public funds
in this end Of Monterey district in
the way of public improvements,
barring a school house or two.
Second. The northern half of
Monterey district has gotten all
the public improvements. while
this, the southern third Of the dis
trict pays at least two thirds of the
taxes raised in the district. Cut
the district from east to west,
throwing H. H. Terry and the rest
of Jackson river valley, all of Dry
Branch and Big Valley. to the
south, and you will find we pay
two. thirds Of the taxes raised inI
Monterey district.
Third. The mineral springs OF |
Boar and vicinity are becoming
more and more popular each year,
md many people come each season,
md more people would come if we
had better roads and our dangerous
streams were bridged-the condi
ion Of our roads and fordings are
'eported each year by those who
came here, and many decide to go
elsewhere because our roads are
Dad and our streams not bridged.
Fourth: There is more travel ov-
n the the mile and quarter of road
rom Stony Run across this ford to
Solar than any other mile and
Iuarter Of public road in Highland
county.
Fifth. -Four mails, or rather two
nails cross this fording twice each
ay, except Sunday, and only a few
weeks ago, lost his buggy in this
ording, barely escaping with his
ife and the mailbags. The buggy
7as a total wreck and a complete
Oss.
Sixth. On two occasions just re-
emily, one horse of a two.horse
cam, got down in the rough ford.
~, was thrown over the wagon
ongue, and came near being ,
the other, hitched to a
noov fell raneatedly. GOT tangled .