Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-08-12
A LIVELY GOOD
ROADS MEETING
Monthly Gathering in Court
House Tuesday Well At
tended and Enthusiastic.

The Tazewell Good Roads Associa-
tion met in the Court House on Tues
day, and held an enthusiastic meet
ing.
President Ewing Lawson presided,
and J. a. Leslie was secretary in the
absence of DIR, II. p. Copenhaver,
the regular secretary.
There were about sixty OF Taze-
wells progressive citizens present.
\ number of short addresses were
made 1t was noticeable la the en-
tire proceedings that the question OF
bond issue was uppermost and also
popular.
Geo. w. Moss, f. NJ. Moss, Jno.
B. Hurt, f.. Il. Greever, Judge J. IL.
Stuart, G. II. Brown, w. III. Werth
and others, made short addresses and
valuable suggestions.
Geo. Moss said that Burke's Gar
den pnid $4,000 road tax yearly,
and had no roads. G. j. Moss said
we had GOO miles of roads in the
county, and about 10 miles of So
called rock road. Jno. B. Hurt said
there is about half mile OF good
road in the vicinity OF Pounding
Mill. Judge Stuart pointed out that
certain section in Maryland had
spent $3.50, 600 on roads, and that
land had Increased S11.OO per acre,
according to Official reports.
Mr.. g. II. Brown said that he did
not believe that the man who was
willing To plod and walk through
mud holes, and for his neighbors TO
do so when he could prevent il,
would ever walk the streets of the
New Jerusalem. II he did he would
be after using n pick TO see how
much OF the gold OF the street he
could dig up.
The most extended remarks were
made 10y MIR. +. l.. GIeever. lie de-
Glazed himself in favor OF bond is
sue. He said, we are very much be-
hind in the matter of road building.
That roads should be built MS cheap
ly as possible and 10 reach as many
people rs possible. How to go about
il was the question-some favored
one plan, some another. The object
of these club meetings is To confer
and try TO find the best way. a
bond issue OF 5000, 600 would bring a
good road within reach OF every citi-
zen of the county. Every railroad
said lie, is built OH credit-on bonds
issued on the road built. The United
States Government itself, is build
ing the great Panama Canal on
bond issue. In reply to a question he
stated that he felt safe in saying
that In the value of products, ETC.,
that farm lands in the county would
be enhanced from % TO 10 per cent
by the construction OF good roads. a
ton of prodcue is worth more IL 1t
can be transported to market in one
day than it is If two days are requir-
ed. The speech was we'll received
and applauded literally.
Mr.. Werth pointed out chat the
wear and tear of wagons caused by
our miserable roads yearly, would
pay, If prevented, more than the en-
tire road tax, and perhaps the entire
taxes of the farmers.
a committee of lawyers, consist
ing of f.. l.. Greever, A. S. Higgin-
botham were appointed to look in
the legal aspect etc. of the road laws
of the county. Mr.. III. =. Bowen
was added TO the COMMITTEES, and
Mr.. Werth suggested that this COM
mittee constitute Bureau OF Gener-
al Information on the road question.
Mr.. Leslie suggested that one as
pect or the good roads, or rather bad
roads question had been overlooked,
and that Prof. Carson be requested
to speak at the next meeting on
what effect, if any, bad roads had
on country churches. Sunday school
attendance, and the general question
of bad roads as effecting the progress
of religion, schools, etc.
The meeting was entirely enthusi-
astic, and developed the fact that the
people are aroused and In earnest,
and Will not be content any longer
without better roads. About 52 mem
bers were enrolled as members of the
association. The next meeting will
be held on the second Tuesday in
Septem ber-stock sales day.