Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-12-15
On the Road Question.
Staunton, Va, Dec. IL
My dear Leslie:

olaunton, va, Dec. IL
: My dear Leslie:
Leaving home rather unexpectedly
had not then read my copy of the
Ciinch Valley News of the Sth. Have
Just done so. and of course, as per.
haps one of, if not the oldest good
roads advocate in our county, my
attention was at, once attracted to
your article on proposed Roads,
etc. with which, want to say | am
IN hearty agreement and fully en-
dorse your suggestion as to which of
the bad roads of Tazewel should first
be constructed. Surely the plain,
practical common sense views as
therein presented, should claim "a
most careful consideration from the
powers that are, or that are to be,
who have, or are to have, the question
, , to settle, of which of our roads should
first receive attention. To me, Mr..
Editor. it is simply incomprehensible
on any reasonable hypothesis to un-
derstand why any sane, sensible,
patriotic citizen of old Tazewell, can
bring himself not only to believe, but
to go into print to advocate seriously,
that such lateral roads near neigh
borhood connections, and especially
those remaining parallel to the N.
and W., much of which is really
within the limits of the Fright of
way" frequently crossing the same,
and nowhere out of sight of the rail-
rod, we reiterate that we cannot see
bow any intelligent. fair-minded, cit
izen of Tazewell, could bring himself
to appear publicly as the advocate
seriously, and "Bond ISSUE" seems
to be serious. and that too as first
proposition, and to be at once entered
upon. The building first the ten miles
of neighborhood road between Wit
tens Mills and the railroad bridge
crossing on the Baptist Valley pike,
and located, as we have already indi-
Gated, and upon which there are,
counting from end to end of the ten
miles, at present no less than four
stations and flag stops. Bond Issue"
considerably and generously admits
that the Clear Fork road ought to and
should be built as soon "as possible.
Notice the qualification in the phrase
ology used. We thank our generous,
and broad minded friend, however
that even Bond Issue" will ut the
proper time, and after he shall have
let to contract HIS ROAD, largely /
on the II. r. right of way, and con-
Meeting stations along the same as a
foresaid, then Clear Fork and Burke's
Garden, (of course if they are good)
may be permitted to have some part
of the most important, heavily
freighted and numerously travelled
roads in the Southwest, certainly in
the county, made possible and pass
able, out of the proceeds of bond
issue of many thousands, so urgently
pressed and cheerfully voted for by
these sections referred to, by our
friend.
This writer would like to say more,
but surely the great central valley of |
the country south of the N. and w.
and from two to ten miles distant
fromit known as the Old Fincastle
Turnpike. intersected by the pike from
Burke's Garden all diverging to, as
their shipping point at Tazewell will
not be allowed to remain behind
while short sighted neighborhoods are
all fighting for first place in order to
count their homes flag stations along
the railway lines.
OLD TAX PAYER AND GOOD
ROADS ADVOCATE, A. ]. T