Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-04
AS to the New Roads
Bolar, Va. Mar. 10, |!

Last l;ll, dNllle Dciole 'ie oie1
ton our board of supt rvlsors APP
pointed a committee to locate a
road across Back Creek mountain
and one across Jack noun
tain said roads to reach from
Back Creek valley and the Bull
Pasture valley and to connect with
the present county roads near Bo-
lar.
Our people have long felt the
need of these roads and afew people
seemed to think the committee was
appointed in good faith while 9TH
ers not to be so easily fooled claim
ed it was only a political trick to
capture a few doubtful votes.
And sure enough that was the
last we heard of that committee.
haven't the least doubt but
that the voters in this section had
such promise from the candidates
to do what they could" in case
they were elected, to build these
roads, and in this theory am
borne out by the Board recently
appointing another committee to
locate a road across the Back Creek
mountain to intercept the Jackson
river road some where between
H. H. Terrv's and Bath Highland
| line. So far so good, but when this
report is made and an estimate as
to the cost of building the road, ii
will be considered too expensive
and accordingly voted down.
But why leave off the survey for
road across Jack mountain from
Bclar to to the Bull Pasture road.
The road would be worth much
more to the people of the county
than the road across the Back
Creek mountain and this for several
reasons.
1t would be shorter and more
direct route for the people in south
eastern part of the county to get
to the county seat.
Quite a lot of stock is driven
back and forth across this noun
tain to pasture, for several men
own grazing farms vest of Jack
mountain, who live on the eastern
side.
Besides lot Of live stock is driv'
en- across this mountain to mar ct
and if there was a good road across
this mountain there would be quite
a good deal of travel on it.
If only one of these roads is to
be built we should have the. road
across the Jack mountain because
it is practical to build road across
this mountain at this place; there
are no formidable obstacles to en-
counter and a road on a good grade
could be located here. Of the two
roads, the one across the Jack
mountain would be worth much
more to tho people of the county
and naturally would have more
travel by the general public thar
a road across Back Creek mountain
and could he built at about half OF
one third The cost of the Bach
Creek road. .
Besides to prove that the people
want a road here and feel the neer
Of a road they will subscribe liber
ally toward the building of a.roae
here.
One man will head the subserip,
ton with 500 and feel sure sub,
scription of at least $3.50 could be
had; some men think subscrip'
ton of five or six hundred dollars
could be secured. This ought tc
encourage our supervisors to come
to our relief with bone fde pur.
pose to help us build this road.
1t is plain to my mind that they
first had but little thought of build
ing either road, and this view is
strengthened since they have order,
ed a survey made where the cost
will be so great that it would be an
easy matter to turn the project
down, and that is exactly what
they will do after spending money
for a survey.
1t is right to stick up to your
campaign promises, especially when
made in good faith, and at your
next meeting we want you to APP
point a committee to locate a road
across the Jack mountain leading
from the public road near Bolar to
the public road near John Lock
ridges and in some way get are port
as to the cost of building the road.
To prove we are in earnest about
wanting a road across the noun
tain here 1 will say that on We'd
nesday two weeks ago II men were
reported at work trying to improve
the Indian trail" that leads across
the Jack mountain here, and on
last Wednesday 9 mem worked on
the western side of the mountain
with the understanding the citizen
on the eastern side work up the
road on that side. This working
will improve the old Indian trail
but oh, my Lord, the grade!
This road at present is on about
the same location that was first
made when the Wilson's settled