The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-08
SAFETY AND BENEFIT
OF THE MORE PEOPLE

II You build five miles of road over
the Northwestern turnpike from
3G1arksburg to bridgeport rather than
building six miles Broad by way OF
.Grasselli to reach both Of the points
above mentioned: but can any one
contradict this statement, that the
cost per year of the up-keeps Of two
and half miles OF that road over the
MORT hwestern turnpike, to repair it
and reconstruct it and to clean ont
the land slips and to fill in the wash
outs that will necessarily occur on
that steep grade will be more than
,one-third Of it's original cost o; coIr
5struction in the first two years; and
this is no wild abnormal inagi-
nary conjecture, but mere pure
and simple mathematical fact which
may be inquired into and stand the
keenest scrutiny;;. whereas, on the
other hand !. the cost Of repair ff the
road is built upon a level or as near
level as it is possible, as will be by
the road being built by way OF
Grassel1i to Bridgeport. the cost OF
repair will be practi cally nil Does
lit not appear that the build ling OF a
permanent road over the Northwest
fern turnpike is a losing proposition,
Efromzits Very Inception?
The writer, like the Honorable
John G. Johnson, owns no property.
anywhere near either of the routes
in question, but for the sake Of ben
efittins the travelling pub lie, why
should not the road be built by the
route thai e fleets the greatest n sm-
her, and that would be by way OF
.Grasselli?
he venerable pa riarch ofEBrfdge
port has honored US with an express
sion OF his sknowled ge and wisdom Of
things local, and who shall gain say
his say? Is there one person in this
count who can say there is personal
the Outcome of this great question
to ourEbe beloved and Venerable fel low
citizen. the Honorable John G: John
son Are all the other writer's as
.disinterested in the outcome of the
of The road by the county,
court2 or are they prompted by:
thoroug h1ys selfish motives in the adj
vocating of the particular route most
advantageous to them.
There ollght not and there cannot
be any great difficulty in selecting
the route for the road to Bridgeport
why it seems to me as to hundredsI
of Others with whom I have dist
cussed the question. that the only
safe and sane road is by way Of
lGrassellis and will say that the
very Sweak argument put forth bv
the .Taxpayer'sf In the short reply to
The many points raised BY the CHI
zen that that is the best argumenti
that can be used for the build ing q
the road by waY OF Grasselli.
Think you. oh my good Tax
payer. that you and your can oft
six farmers with the Necessary train
Of milk maid S that you have argu-d
ments strong enough to conyfncei
those advocating the the best post
Bile route for a road to BridgepcStl
(Which isS by way OF Grasse1Ii) to-
out=wei gh their clear logic and
strength &c So VI y3Snot use them
Your arrangements SO Far. have been Of
the Character known to be unable to
stand the acid test OF. pure motives
and not real been in answer to the
many strong points published here
3tofore In this controvasy. Instead
of deploring. the mist ortune or not
knowing the writ ers. Advancing IN
that statement the strong desire csi
an oral argument, which, by the way.
lit appeals to the writ Ter that that
must be- one of III Is bulls turned
loose on the woul d-be Mount Ararat
for surely the taxpayer does know
the Citizen
4 There are IA number OF petite
circulating throu Ehout this part Of
the county on that road question and
the honorable county court vii have
mo froubl g in selecting the route IL
it will conside the ma ority desire
IN this after, for all the Eigners tofi
the petitioners are scldTnpring for the
pI sFasseI lf route