The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
GARY STREET ROAD
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4NlcnfnOnd. ana ~ n cOIni1lcrtlhl aSHct
to the big city, because II is one Of
the most used thoroughfarcs to bring
trade and traffic To the city, but II
must be said that the city does not
sccm to appreciate tho advantages Of
THIS road as 1t should An matter
of fact. the road Is all right as long
MS 1t trails into the county, but the
minute It strikes the city limits. the
enlarged lImits. made possible by an
nexation and becomes a city street,
1t ceases to be II good road, and be-
comes a muck mire. that the county
Of Henrico r.hny other county would
be ashamed Of. and that the city of
Richmond ought to be doubly ashamed
of.
Good Itond, nut Awful street.
I took a little ride out on this al
legged street and this first-class coun-
try road the other day, and know
whereof Ilspcak From distant
point in the county to the city limits
the road ~ perfect, one OF the best
roads In the whole State of Virginia,
the magnificent rock roads of Rock
bridge county and Augusta county not
excepted. but az soon as the Cary
Street Road strikes the new city limits
and becomes Cary Street and Grove
Street 1t becomes a disgrace to TWEEN
tlcth century civilization. This Is no
exaggcration; II Is n plain fact that
anybody who rides out on the alleged
street Will readily certify to.
am sure i do not know what the.
city fathers have up their sleeve. and
can't tell what they have to provide
for in their budget, but 1t docs seem
to me that the money needed TO make
Cary Street and Grove Road az good
tliorouGhfarc within the city limits
an private enterprise has made them
good beyond the city limits ought TO
be Forthcoming. 1t seems 10 me that
Iichmond owes this much to it's rcpu-
tation as a progressive city. am told
that less than a quarter OF mile OF
good macadam on Cary Street would
meet the good macadam OF the county
OH the Cary Street Road and less than
quarter of mile on the Grove Road
would make perfect connection with
the good macadam of the Tuckahoe
District on that thoroughfarc. Just a.
half mile OF macadam road would
make Richmond mighty popular with
the country folks and add immensely
TO the business of the town.
Countryn,nn Talks.
was talking with Henrico coun-
ty farmer about this Cary Street Road
the other day. Maybe he was a little
nettled. and 1t may be that he had
somc kind OF grudge against Rich
mond. Anyhow he said whole lot.
and am disposed to quote him. Here
Is what he said after telling me the
situation and giving me some points
rs TO the geography OF the country:
For many years past Tuckahoe
District has been famous for It's good
roads, and to-day. thanks to the good
work of Supervisor Grant. It's roads
up to the city limits are far superior
to the alleged city streets from the
county limits on to the Boulevard and
now with tho completion of the Cary
Road macadam the difference between
the Tuckahoe roads and the city
streets is still more marked.
II don't know why it happens that
way. but II seems to me that since an
ncNation the city has become all the
more Indifferent about its streets
leading out into the county. Certain
IL is that since. annexation the Cary
Street Road has become much worse
within the city limits than II used to
be. All the county folks ask. and IL
seems to me they have right to ask
that much. is that the city shall keer
that part of the road within the city
limits In as good condition az the
country people and the private proper
ty owners keep 1t beyond the city
limits
This Henrico man talked eloQuently
along these lines. and said much more
than l have room to print. He added
however that blind man or man
travelling In the dead of night could
tell when he struck the city limits on
the Cary Road because OF the diirer-
ence in the county road and the So
called city street He declared that since
cfy art road
had been so terribly cut UP and SO
little improvements made that the
whole distance from the county line
down to the rock paved streets was
nothing more or less than mfre that
is at times absolutely impossible by
heavily loaded country wagons.
"A Reasonable Demand.
My friend went on to tell me how
the farmers bringing produce to the
commission merchants. and thus af-
fording them profit, and then spend
ing the proceeds of their produce with
Richmond merchants, thus giving them
profit. thereby profiting Richmond
going and coming, had a right to eN-
pect IL not to demand something bet
ter thanmudholes through which to
pull going and coming. His argument
sounded to me good, and could not
help from saying Amen TO all he
~ nad TO say, dltO poSi luz SAAlSi ~
caps when he added:
@..Now submit that 1t is good policy
for the county and the city to pull
together. and when the county builds
at great expense fine road miles
long. that the city should continue
this road inside its limits to such con-
nections as the traffic demands Fur
Their. much business comes over Cary
Street Road--merchandise is hauled In
on which brokers and grocers make
profit. The same wagons carry back
supplies to the county on which Rich
mond merchants and stores have made
profit. 1t works both going and
coming-worl1s while you sleep, as
any one Will tell you who happens or
Cary Street Road at night. For the
city to keep Cary street and Grove
Road both In their present condition
Is like a store having Its entrance
so filthy that lady cannot enter
I No sensible merchant would do it, blu,
to explain why Richmond does this
and many other things is far beyond
the ken OF the humble Hcnrico coun
ty farmer. Richmond is great OH an
nexation, but hell after she has an
y nexed." ~