Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-04-26
WHO SAID WE HAD GOOD ROADS
ALL OVER THE COUNTY,?
Premier, w. Va, Pril 10


My Dear Sir: thank you very
much for this opportunity to give you
this cali through the U. S. mail. |,
thank the Supreme Father of the uni
verse for this privilege, in addressing !
these few lines to the generous read
ers Of the Clinch Valley News
Where is the good roads man? Who
was it that said we were going to
have good roads all over our county? !
CTaZewelD? Please listen. Last win
ter, went down to my old home on
Middle Creek, five miles northeast OF
Cedar Bluff. The road was so bad that
was compelled to leave what was
called 81 road, and take to the hills.
There are good citizens living on that
creek, and why treat them this way?
Tazewcll county is Il rich county, and
can afford good mountain roads on all
these creeks, and branches.
By chance, you go down through
Tazewcll county, north of Clinch riv-
er-lndian Creek, Laurel Creek. Mid
die Creek. What kinds of roads are
there on these creeks? 1t is shame
and a disgrace to the county to ask
her citizens to put up with such back
roads, as these main roads are.
Perchanca you were in the Eastern
part of Buchanan county, say on Dis
NAL river, and wanted to make point
Mt Pounding Mill What kind of roads
do you think you would pass over?
Some of the meanest roads that you
ever saw. certainly would love to
sec that day come when we can drive
n team over Tazewel county, most
especially these back roads. or course
we are not asking for automobile
roads, like you have in the bluegrass
settlements, we would appreciate a
wagon road, if we can get that much,
but the writer has his doubts in get
ting any roads at all. Somebody said,
Look here, Mr.. Meadows, you are
not citizen of our county any longer,
and we don't thank you n bit for
bncssing i'll our road affairs. But, lis
ten, please. | WAS born and raised
in Tazewcll county, and | am proud
that l can say, that today, in heart
] have the interest of my neighbors
and friends of Tazewell county at
heart, and if | could speak good
word for the interest of any respec-
table Tazewell county man, l am go
ing to do so, and all respectable citi-
zcns of TaZewcll county have my un-
divided friendship.
Somebody says that the Farraday
Coal and Coke Co., owns all Che above
mentioned creeks and branches That
don't make any difference if Kaiser
Bill owns the land, these citizens pay
road tax, and they should have some
kind of road to travel over. The
d'.ys CT comror slavery is gone; we
are living III q different age of time.
The poor. and poverty stricken youths
of years gone by, have grown up, and
have become prosperous citizens Of
our country. Why not give these stur-
dy men show, by giving them good
roads IN Tazcwell county. and let it be
our slogan, "Welcome TO TaZewcll
'1unty." Why not boost Tazowcll
county, the ..omc of our pa-.:.t... Tazc-
well county is well spoken of in 9th
sister States, IS we'll as in other
Adjoining conties. People everywhere
speak wei of Tazewcll county, and
please let me soy, whorah for Taze-
well County. May this article spur
up the good roads spirit, and also FOR
good citizenship. trust that the good
citizens will take this up and see that
we get better roads, and when visit
my old home on Middle Creek cgaint
that | will not have to leave what is
called Il road. and take to the hillsidcs,
in order to travel up and down Mid |
die Creek. | thank the people of Taze-
well county for tEeir past friendship,
and trust ! will always be ready to do
anv man from Tazewell county a ia |
vor. With best wishes to the mer-
chants. with best wishes to the farm |
ers; with best wishes to the miners.
with best wishes to everybody in the !
county. !
! am, Your friend.
b. G. MEADOWS