Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-07-24
ROAD ROUTE a OPTED

as the rpute to build by It from
Mason's Springs to this town.
We favored the route by way Of
Ripley and Pot Tobacco as had been
originally desired aud wanted by the
people Of the western and southwest
err sections Of the county when the
question Of building a road from L.
Plata to Indian Head was first taken
up during the administration OF the
late Governor Crothers but which
was not adopted by the old Commits
sion which adopted the same route as
the present Commission. We, how
ever bow of course to the decision Of
the Commission and reglad that pros
poets are now bright for the c 'm-
pletion in the next two years of a
State Road connecting our city with
the growing and developing city Of
Indian Heal which not only our
selves but large majority OF citizens
Of the county have been anxious for
many years.
The idea Of the people who origi-
nally favored the route going by Port
Tobacco rather than any other was
that it would benefit more people
and prove a greater value in many
ways to the material welfare of oul
good old County. 1t is true that the
route by way of Port Tobacco via
Ripley would have cost little more
money than the route adopted but
we think expense alone should no.,
if, it did bear too great weight
against the enormous benefit it ould
have been to the larger majority {
people who were interested in the
building Of road fl. N Indian Head
to La Plata. Had thus route been
adopted all the citizens of the south
weste, 5, ction of the county would
have had the benefit Of at least two
and one-half miles of State r ,ad.
The building OF the road by way Of
Ripley will open up vast amount OF
territory in our county which has had
little development in years gone by
owing more particularly to lis bad
roads which have received scanty il
any attention by our county fathers
in many years pas'. 1t will mean
an increase in land values as well as
improvements heretofore never en-
templated or even though. of b,
those living in that section.
We favored even this route over
the Po monkey route because the
section of the coantry through which
the road would have assed bad thai
route besn Adopted is already fal
more developed than either Of the
others and because of its location and
easy a feasibility, besides, the Po-
monkey road has been substantially
repaired and made good for travel BY
our e.unty fathers.
When the route laid out and adopt
ed by the Commission from Indian
Head to La Plata, and that bets cen
hers and Rock Point have been ON
pleted the people north, East, south
and west will be within easy reach
of the county seat and will have ad-
yantages which lew, il any, Of our
people ever expected. Our count,
will be in a position because Of it I'd
move Forward.
1t is rue Hill Top and Nanjemoyl
sections Of the county under the
adopted plan of state roads in tnel
county will get no direct benefit
therefrom but the proposition OF
building good roads with the build
ing of the said state roads, the
County Commissioners should take it
upon themselves to build up those
sections Of the county with state
road. WtLthe STATE taking in hand
so many milei of public highway in
the county there will necessarily be
more money to be expended upon
the county roads. And we might go
further than this. II the latter fund
is notsufhcivnt an extra appropriation
might be obtained through the legis-
lature from the state or we might
put our heads together and devise
some plan Of raising the necessary
money for the purpose which will no.
fall hrayilv upon the taxpayer
The $1,000 formally ATTAINED from
the liquor licenses would just come in
fa this purpose bad the law not been
repealed through the effect of II
crazen idea of progressiyeness. The
old saying aWhere there's will,
there's way" will apply in this case.
We will have the roads in that Sec
ton built bscause the people want it
and it will be great public benefit
so let's all get together and devise a
plan to bnild them.
Children CRY