Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-10-28

lon ol me whole world for urV.i,,F -
hN"nr>>. As Midland Trail follow,
ihc course OF this stream through il ,
fertile valley f. III distance ui nrar
twenty miles With u grade practical
" a> level as 4 ilUOr and a graded
width Of FORTY feel. The whole pre-
SCENTS Il scene of beauty rowh2rr sur
passed. Resides The natural lvriii-
NY "f the soil, there lies in Western
Grccnbricr thousands Of acres of
undcrclopcd and partially devclu,-
cd coal Lands unrivalcd anywhere
IN The country. This coal land j.,
not found in rough mountain and
rocky gOrgc>, bu, amid rolling tim
bcrcd hills which prcScn. a scene
oi beauty. These hills as soon rs
Inc timber is taken off naturally
TAX" to bluegrass which renders
them OF double value. This section
OF the country which is just begin
nlng to develop when taken in CON
nection with the already developed
agricultural and grazing sections Of
Ter combined opportunity which
not only SurpaSScs anything in any
DINER section of West Virginia but
any other half-dozcn States cnmbin-
ed. his Is no lavish statement. II
IS PLAIN statement Of fact. A fact
winch any one with eyes to see. and
desiring to see, and intelligence to
conceive, and desiring 10 conceive.
cam readily have first hand know
ledge.
Midland Trail passes through tho
heart OF this unrivalcd ard unsur-
passed section. Rich in historic
fact and tradition. rich in develop
cd and undcrc!oped wealth, unsur-
passed in future possibilities and
achievements along any half dozen
lines of cndcavor and development.
And above all inhabited by an in
tclliscnt. law abiding, law loving
and thrifty people whose ancestors
wrought and aided in the formation
of our nation and in even wrestling
1t from the savage Indian.
Not only does Midland Trail pass
through This section, but other
counties in the State almost equal
in historic interest and inhabited
by people Of the same Scottish
blood, expect TO have Midland Trail
as their outlet by lateral roads. They
arc not asking that Midland Trail
DC moved to them but tnai it remain
on It's historic base, That they NAV
reach 1t by lateral routes and enjoy
IL III all its wealth of the past in
common with all Americans i, all
America whose ancestry Travelled
It's all but sacred soil in the West
ward march TO carve out and build
our nation.
Midland Trail is an Interstate hiph
way. 1t is to connect with similar
routes OF travel in other States.
mus making continuous route of
travel to the general public through
out the whole country in the sec
non OF the various States through
winch 1t passes. This being true
INC most direct route is the course
LOT ii to take. Midland Trail is ON
such a course now. This means that
Ill any one State it is the trunk high
way which is connected to other
points by lateral roads. This i,
reasonable and logical. 1t is as il
should be. Suppose road 6f this
nature should be diverted, deviateG
and twisted TO reach .vcrv no;r,
and section where = fcw tbo,son,;
people live, ii would at once cease
to function as an Interstate road
ard become merely local route of
I" avtl.
WIN 'hcse facts before Us *
WY any wonder that Pocahontas.
,riIl'D''S, raHctte. kanawha. Lincoln
taDci'' Wayne. Braxton and Green
W ''I rouh.ie> are intensely inter
; =. ' 'h"' M'd'hiii Trail remain on
IN IN p,c'chl location. Many of these
.o"',:'tH an" more that we could