Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-05-28
BRIDCfSl BRIDGES!!

We suppose the time has about .
come for us to resume our fight Tor
a bridge a across Jackson's River,
somewhere between Vanderpool and
Cleek's Mill.
As some well remember, petit
ton was before the Board OF Super
visors a year or two ago, asking for
bridge at Stony Run, and it was
opposed by some who wanted a
bridge at the Corbett ford. The
old maxim, Opposition is the life
of trade" might hold good in this
case, so if we keep fighting, per-
haps bridge may spring up at
one or the other of these places
some rainy night,
We see plainly that two locations
are in the minds of the people,
| Now the question comes: (Which
of the two is the proper location
Those fayoring the upper one claim
that that the majority of travel Is
done that way. That may apply
to to the people of Dry Branch and
those owning farms in that section,
but take that away and what have
YOU left? This: We build bridge
| for the accommodation of compar-
atively few, and at a place where
the proposed structure may be lett
on dry land at any time, for the
treacherous old river seems to get
restless, using one bed too long
and turns into the other. Less
than a dozen years ago the man
current at that place was on the
eastern side of Mr.. Corbett's house
A few words for the Stony Run
location. We have much more
dangerous ford and a great dea
more--yes, we dare say, twice as
much water to contend with as
those crossing the upper ford. W.
claim, also, that more people cross
at Stony Run in a given time thar
at Corbett's. We have two dali.
mails from Bolar which must neces
sarily cross this ford when they can
and they often cannot because o
the danger in the attempt. A
times, buggies have been lost ant
horses, drivers and mailsacks al
most taken down stream. TN
statement has been made: "lf W
don't get bridge at Stony Run
5 and | lose any thing in that ford
f will sue Highland county for DANA
ges." The people of Bolar--lt is
, small place but important to
; large community-more especial
the merchants, take their produc
t and bring their merchandise owe
S this route, and the people for mile
D 90 to these merchants for thel
J much needed supplies, which the
= often fail to get, for the merchan
says: 81 am just out and canno
: 90 to the Springs this week for tn
river IS too high" At times, breac
stuff becomes so scarce that a poo
: man can get none to bake brea
for his Sundays dinner.
The people Of the upper sectlo
e do not have to bring these thing
: the necessities of life-acroS
such a place; still they claim thf
the Bolar people are fighting agains
their getting bridge. | want tn
people of the county, as well as tn
supporters of the upper locator
a with the Supervisors, to understan
Y that this is not correct. We WI
be glad to see bridges at bot
+ places, but the point we are on
!; that the lower is the more impor
i ant. When our petition came b'
fore the Board, we were oppose
by supporters of the upper locatio
: instead of US opposing them.
Another objection broug h
against our location is that it is to
n close the county line, therefore
e Bath should help build the bridge
: Has not Bath built her bridge onl
a few miles down stream? An
: did Highland help her? We pee
: pie on the outskirts pay our take
S lust the same as those nearer tn
county seat, and we have a jus
: and perfect right to the beneh1
0 they will bring us.
t As a civil engineer has just IT
? Gently visited the place above nan
ed, we hope that something will [
) done somearhere. Let us then cor
+ slider which is the right and MOI
a important place-the one whlc
y serves the greater number OF Poop.
and fight for it; and let our S!
pervisors consider the matter !
e the same light, and make a dec
S sion which will increase their goo
e standing in the minds Of the peopl
e and the travelling public. Leo.
o. Morrison and Sheppard.