The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-26
ALMOST A MIRACLE on
LOUISA COUNTY ROAD
Object Lesson Presented In Result Of
Cooperative Effort on Part
OF Citizens.
is NOW SPLENDID STRETCH.
Some Spots on Cuckoo Road Still II.
Need of Selling and Appeal Is Made
for Aid-Legisiaturc to be Asked 70
Inspect the Work.

The Cuckoo Road. as a five-miie
stretch of the Richmond-Louisah high
way from Cuckoo to Hollns's store,
Is known now as one of the best pieces
of good road in the State. 1t Is an
evidence of what can he done by or
ganized cooperation and the people
of that section. of Louisa County are
receiving congratulations from per.
sons In all parts of the State.
So many highly complimentary ex-
pressions have been made fhat the
volunteer road builders, members Of
the Rural Road Improvement League,
will make an effort to arrange with
mem bers of The next Legislature for
the appointment of committees from
both branches of the General Assem-
bly, to visit and inspect the road
Such an inspection, it is believed
will result in the General Assembly
looking after Legislation that Will en-
courage similar work in various Sec
tions of the State. Efforts are TO be
made also tn induce the Legislators
to devote State taxes derived from au-
tomohile licenses to road maintenance
rather than to road building, There
is considerable agitation in various
parts of the State. on the part OF
both individuals and organizations, for
such Legislation.
The work on the Cuckoo Road,
which has attracted such widespread
attention was 'naugurated at a meet.
ing held at -Gilbea Church. on July
%. The work was done solely by Coz
operative effort, there being no funds
available. The meeting was called by
DR.. Eugene Pendleton. president OF
the Cuckoo Branch Of the r, r. I. L..
and was presided over by J. Sheppard
re frh re-
State organization.
Addresses were made by President
Potts, by President E.. NJ. Me-
Clure, Of the league, and by w. p.
Duke, general manager Of the r. r.
& P. Railway. As result of the
meeting DR.. Pendleton. w. +. Lacy, F.
H. Hollins ans ]. Fl. Quisenberry each
undertook the improvement OF a por-
ton of the road.
The estimated cost per mile of the
road constructed would have been ST.
900 had the work not been done under
the cooperative plan In which the
people of the community assisted, Civ
ing their labor, their time and needed
materials.
Was One Of Worst Stretches.
DIR. Pendleton. telling of the work
done. declares at the beginning OF
his account with the statement that
stretches In the State. And with him
there agree hundreds of persons IN
various parts OF the State who have
attempted to travel that stretch OF
road within TIE last year. Those who
have since been over II say II is as
though miracle had been performed
The movement begun at the Gilboa
Church meeting gained momentum
when the> supervisor Of the district
g.. z.I~ ~~,tr - .I~e, LIT
err and agreed to give $500, which.
however, he could not pay until De-
cember. The Rural Road Improve
ment League Of Richmond agreed &c
give s100 in frst. second, third and
fourth prizes for the best work done
in the divisions into which the road
was placed. Mr.. Holiins undertook
to build the first section. Mr.. Lacy.
the second: Mr.. Quisenberry. the
third. and DR.. Pendleton. the fourth.
OF Importance to Richmond.
1.-THE road has been put in good
shape, well graded and drained" SAYS
DIR. Pendleton. commenting on tha
finished work ''In many places hills
have been cut down and new bridges
put up. The citizens along this road
gave in labor and teams more than
$500 The road now only needs about
two feet Of gravel or sandy soil In
places.
TT is a section of road of great
importance to the city of Richmonds"
DR. Pendleton says ut being on the
Richmond -Charlottesville automobile
route, over which a large number OF
tourists cars pass in summer ana
over which they would pass in win
ter and early spring but for the AZ
most impossible condition Of the
roads. The building of this road n
an object lesson that. It Is believed.
will lead to making the entire roam
through Louisa good. Will not the
people OF Richmond help US to hnis1
soiling this road? ?"