Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-13
.LUNENDURC GOOD ROADS;
HOW THEY ARE KEPT GOOD
Being Champion Good Roads
County Of Virginia.
KENBRIDGE DISTRICT SETS PACE
All Districts Now in the Swim and
Improved Highways Building All
Over the County-The Way to
Keep Them Good.


ing all over Virginia. Just few years
-aso less than FIVE, SO far as some parts
of the state are concerned. the average
traveller through the rural districts, at
certain seasons of the year. heard no
: talk OF good roads. o.; the contrary
he was entertained with eloquent de-
Huncia,!ons OF much mud. deep eullies.
bad washes and all OF the other things
that so 20 make up the horrors OF
. travel over certain marked out lines
that were called country roads. II is
different non. In many sections the
people are Dragging about their good
. roads, and districts and counties. here
and there, are claiming TO be the cham
, pion sood roads regions and are con-
testing each others claims TO the dis
] tirctioD.
was up in Lunenburs County a
: short time back, and a Eood citizen OF
that good region. referring TO these
. numerous claims. said 10 me: Just you
.,wait BIT. and in less than three years
You will be willing TO award the pre-
MUM for the best county roads 10 the
Old Free State II is true that we were
. long time getting in the good roads
hun1or. but when we did get there we
came with both feet and we are now
there TO stay. Within the time I have
named every district in the county will
have good roads and they will indeed
be good. for. don't YOU forget it, we
are building them good sure enough
and 1t is our purpose TO keep them
good after We once get them We are
learning a great deal from some of the
mistakes of our neishbors"
THE kENBRIDGE DISTRICT
SET THE BALL IN MOTION
- From this gentleman it was learned
that Browns Store district of Lunen-
burug, OF which the good town Of Ken
bridge is the center. set the ball In
motion. II being the first to vote a sub
vstantial bond issue for the building Of
-zpermanent roads. This work has been
snearly completed and no district in the
estate has better roads Since then Ply
v mouth district, of which Victoria is the
scapital Lewiston district comprising
tho western central part of the county,
"Rehoboth district that touches the
counties of Charlotte and Prince Ed
ward. over Meherrin way. and Lock-
> haven district that comes in contact
with Brunswick and Mecklenburg coun-
ties and their good roads systems. have
voted bond issues. The work of road
building in these districts is going on
. vigorously. many miles having been
already completed
=, Plea SAINT Grove district that goes over
e on the Prince Edward County line. and
Columbian Grove district that juts up
against Mecklenburg. are soon to vote
~6n bond issues. and according TO my
Informant, there is no doubt that bonds
trict in LunenburE County will be in
the good roads swim.
KEEPING ROADS GOOD AFTER
THEY HAVE BEEN MADE
9 / was struck with the statement OF
the gentleman that the Lunenhurs
plan was 10 keep the roads good after
they once built them and further in :
formation was called for. He eXplained
that the Browns store district which
adjoins Nottoway County. its leading
road running into the Nottoway County
system OF good roads. learned few
things from the mistakes Of Nottoway
and early realized the fac, that after
making good road il was very i'm
portant to keep it good by some syste-
matte and wcll-dchned method II was
found that special Legislation was nee
~e/1ry TO enable the district to carry
cout The plan the wise men had in view
II was easy enough to get the lccisla-
tture 10 pass bill allowing the road
tax paid in the district to be separated
-'from the general county fnud and used
sin the district for road maintenance
Sthe patriotic citizens agreeing To add
Ito this fund, il necessary, 10 keep the
new roads in good repair and in per-
feet order. There was no politics in
ytthis movement--it was a strictly bust
--ness proposition, and the business men
'sof the district sa<e seeing TO il that
Cuisines pr!nCiPrcS -preTail Under the
general direction OF the supervisor Of
athe district "A good work is being done
1hy force that looks after the good
sroads built and the interesting roads
ssard paths that connect herewith and
Gau OF this work is being done at a
cost that does not very much exceed
.sthe cost ~ the old -,inle patch work
-that used 10 prevail and did but ver,-
little good. Tho force has AZ its COM
.,mand teams spill, log drags, graders.
etc and these implements and advan-
.-taEes are being used iii "a business like
way. II would require good deal Of
space 20 tsll Of the manner in which
g1his work IS done II IS sunir;cn, 20 saw
that the splt loe drag is used after
~revery rain. the draias are kent clean
and any little riffs and breaks that
Show VI after bad weather are attend :
ed - before they can 10 made worse by
she travel This watchfulrcss not ONLY
.kee<- the good roads good. bu, makes
them better from dan 20 DAY
THEY ARE ALL GOING
TO 10 THE SAVE
= AS ,he other districts copied after
Frowus S,or" d!s,ric, in making good
roads 81 they are also copying tho
-tweutie,h lcr,ury ircthods ~ The Ken.
~h-idge district in Keeping - good thing
good when they nave found IL,
There are MANY districts outside of
>Lun@nhurr County and there are some
whole counties THAT may VOL study and
a6op' this Ecun-idEc Browns store
method ~ handiinr The good roads
e..probl"m. Take AN automobile ride
r:through Browns store district uhar.
SiCood roads arc kcp, good ty ;he meth.
-ods described and pass on into = Ger.
s.tain othcr county where ius, as good
'"roads were made and then LAT 70 take
scare % themselves. and blind man
IF he has am nerves ana feeling LETT
can easily distinguish the difference
..for blind mar knows = bump who,
Sit comes u looks as u my intorman,
.>knew what he was talking ahou, wher
che declared OLD LuuennurE is se-,irg
..the pace as good roads counts