The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Additional Bond Issue.

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roads already commenced, the
Coeburn Journal in its last
issue says:
The Board of Supervisors at
their meeting at Wise laet week
discussed the question of an ad.
ditioual bond issue for Wise
county, and Chairman Prescott
thought perhaps that il might
be q good plan to make district
bond issue, that is, to let each
district take care of it's own
roads. 1t was suggested by the
board and business men that
the citizens of each district take
UP the matter personally with
the supervisors and decide just
what would be beat.
Supervisor j. l.. Addipgton,
of the Lipps district, will take
this matter up at once here aud
see just how the citizens feel
about this, matter. We would
suggest that the rond to Norton
via Tacoma be graded, az the
citizens along the line TO Nor
ton are entitled to a road. 1t is
thought that the new grade to
Wise will b e sufficient, by
proper ditching, to last for sew
eral years to come. The bust
ness men and farmers who are
the heaviest taxpayers are all
interested in the good roads
movement and have practically
all arrived at the same conclu-
sion, namely, an additional
bond issue to complete t h O
roads. Petitions should be pre-
pared Immediately to the Hon
orable County Court of Wise
county to call a vote on this
question, not later than Octo-
Der LIST.
We will endeavor to point
out few advantages to be Sc
cured by an additional bond
issue.
All the business men, farm
ers, coal operators and heavy
Taxpayers are more than anx-
ious to have good roads, and
are more than willing to pay
their part to secure them, as
good roads are the life of bust
ness and the benefits derived
from them will more than dou-
BILE any amount they may pay
cut. In some sections of our
country property owners are
contributing personally large
amounts in addition to tax as
easements for the bettefment
of good roads. But such is not
the case here. Our taxpayers
are only asked to pay n small
per cent. in the way of addi-
tional taxes for the improve
ment of our roads. Wise coun-
ty has been complimented all
over the country on her advan-
ced movement along this line,
and real estate men tell Ma. that
farming lands and town prop.
critics have more than doubled
since our new roads began.
Mr.. Farmer, what are you
going to do about roads when
the coal and timber is taken
from Wise county? The CAPT
tai will be gone and you will
have no roads.
Now ia the time to have an
additional bond issue. Let the
railroads, coal and timber com
panies help to pay for building
your roads; then, when they
are gone your children will still
have something to show and
leave for posterity.
Build good roads and let th Q
levy be used for repairs. and
then You can take care of the
fruit and vegetables that are
yearly wasting on our farms.
This is not n political question,
but one which all should unite
to ask the county court to sub
init the question in October and
then every man vote for an adj
ditional bond issue and leave
aomething to your children
worth while, With good roads
for Wise county prosperity and
success for every individual is
assured.
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