The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
Voice Of The People
ROnd tlucstfon-Agnin.

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Editor OF The Times-Di spatcr: sy
sir,--1t really looks as IL the road
question has been pretty well en-
hnusted but from all the arguments
I see on the subject 1t looks as II
none OF them come right down to the
ma point or economy. In working the
roads. mean by this, giving hs good
roads and at the same time putting the
county to az little expense as possible,
have sns ho 9ap Sn atsra ha
80 much capital. OF course, we All
II we can afford It. and / say, have
can we stand this expense In the con-
dition the country Is in at present?
o What does the appropriation Of $3.50
ginia? Why we might run few miles
OF roads through the country. only a
few; and 1 how many people VIII this
have heavy loads drawn across the
country Just for the sake OF seeing
something they never saw before--a
Where are we ego going 70 e get the ma.
terial to build tits roadg How can we
afford to haul rock all through the
wagons to do the workg This looks
|. to me like big Job. and know. too,
it can be done. but can the country
at present afford the expense? think
Of working the roads in Brunswick
county is almost worse than nothing,
and yet the county pays about $4,000
,of filling UP the mudholes with rocks
and sticks, and laying poles across the
roads. they would cut deep ditches-1
don. near six ,s or eEht nones bH,
side. and deep cross bitches In all low
places, with large piping to carry off
the water poles across the , roads
makes makes the the y worst evNf road we have,
continual humping. and breaking your
buggies all to. pieces. Now we have
the material. dirt and plenty Of it.gAll
all we need do is to throw up the
dirt high in the middle OF the roads
with gradual slipping, to the sides,
is to have bitches cut deep so as to
carry off the water. and II these
bitches fill up much. have them cleaned
out occasionally. which will not be
knows that II he cuts a good. deep
ditch through his land where itfis
needed 1t will drain 1t all right. and
noe enl ths dteS It shosd dG be
1t will not do any good, and his time
and money are thrown away. So we
sec. good ditching is the main thing in
of your writer's advocate the same
thing, but, as l said before, they seem
to leave out the main point. that Is,
deep ditching. as shallow ones are
leave the roads In worse condition
than they were in before. Now III
there Is any one who travels the pub
lie roads who thinks he Is benefited
under the present system OF Working
wick county spends for this purpose
are. profitably spent. we would like
to hear from him.
Now, as l am done on this subject
I Will try to add few lines Of a more
pleasant nature. see from The
is the only paper can get that gives.
me the information want-7that you
have a good deal to say OF the little
star-eyed blondes OF Royal Richmond.
sweet, else you would not be writing
about; them SO much. l would not OBJ
ject to an acquaintance among this
kind myself. Now. can't you
fix some way SO that I may have
some letters. and probably some pretty
are good many old bachelors around
here, and they are we'll fixed. They
would probably like to marry. but the
girls don't seem to like them; OF
course. 1 am not in this class. Please
try and get this information to some
OF the best looking girls you have. I
much much prefer ef e nice home IL the coun-
try. under the shade OF these pretty
oak trees than 70 I'VE ner Rlnbmond IN
have all these pretty oaks in front OF
nv store, SO there will be nothing
lacking. BY looking into this little
matter, as 1t is important. you Will
E: P. ORGAN. "A
Meredtthyille, Va.