Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-07-04
Boquets For c. A. Wagner.

Boquets For c. A. Wagner.
Editor the ws:-As a cit
izen of Tazewell county in the
| Clear Fork district and one who
has known G.. A. Wagner for
the past 3S years, |, along with
many others, who have been
ultimately associated with him
in all kinds of business and So
cial relations, would be glad to
be Informed in some reliable
manner Of what great crime and
mlsdemeanors said Wagner
stands guilty. We are not claim
ing that Wagner is perfect, and
has not made mistakes; where is
the man who has not made mis-
takes? AS a citizen of our COM
munity he has made good in
church and state and county
affairs. AS to his charity, that
great virtue, he is large hearted,
going into his pocket for the
last penny to succor those in
need. But his enemies say he is
not competent to fill the office
he now holds. They have been a
long while finding that out. He
has been in the limelight q long
time. To illustrate: The first
road built by him was from the
Teel branch on Bluestone to
Bailey which he was directed
and instructed to build by the
road board and also some of the
county officials. All the people
in our section are eIated over
this road. Now the Fincastle
pike from the old Daniel Carter
place on Bluestone. This is as
line section of road as you will
find anywhere
A nice piece Of road is being
built from Il. r. Shoots to Tip
Top; good roads are being
graded and macadamized. in ali
the district. A long needed road
was being made from Cove
Creek across East River noun
tain and was completed to the
top when work was stopped by
court injunction upon petition
of some of the citizens of Gra-
ham. Why those folks wanted
to tie up work on this particular
road is hard to understand when
the following facts are consider
ed: About $85, 600 has been ex-
pended in the immediate vicinity
of Graham. What have the
people of Cove Creek and Clear
Fork in the way of good roads?
Denied themselves Of road at
home in order that they might
have the long sought and much
coveted road across the noun
tain to the railroad. Why?
Well, sir, because the distance
from Cross Roads in Mercer
county, w. Va, where a road
crosses to Rocky Gap in Bland
county to the Captain w. e.
Peery place in Tazewell is about
25 miles, so you see it is either
go one of these routes, or not go
at all, if they wanted to go with
a wagon or other vehicle to
market their farm products.
Little did the long suffering
voters of Clear Fork dream,
when they voted to man for
the bond issue that their neigh
bors across the mountain at
Graham would hinder, delay and
even stop the very thing sought
and voted for. Of course though
Wagner did it(0 Petitions are
being circulated broadcast ask
ling for his resignation. Now in
the name of reason and common
sense, how could Charles Wagner
construct a road to strike the
Fincastle at the Saunders farm
and the st. Clair farm too. The
people on Clear Fork are clamor-
ing for the road to lead out at
the Saunders place. The people
at Graham, crazy of greed and
love of gain for the road to lead
out st. Clair. To our mind there
is no one man in Tazewell coun-
/ ty who has as much to endure
as Mr.. Wagner, who has all the
roads in this district to look
after, who is censured by SO
many know-nothings, who is
Iassailed by people who ought to
be in a more honorable business.
i We will stand by Mr.. Wagner
as long as there is a button on
il Gabe's coat, for we know he is
honest, capable and competent.
MoToo,, co,,lo