Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21
Envors Longer Route,

TO the Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
Sill notice In your Issue OF this
date an account OF the meeting held
at West Point. Va. December ID.
by the state Highway Commission,
TO hear evidence. etc. In connection
with the location OF Il route for (,
state road between the city OF Rich
nond aud West Point. There was
enc omission in this report 1 think
should be corrected, and II liz that
Hon. III. I. Lewis. Commemorative
attorney for King William. MAS
among the speakers who earnestly
picaucd Tor tn" adoption OF the route
via King William Courthouse to
sharon Church, where IL would inter
sect the Richmond rappahannock
road MIR. Lewis showed to the com
mission that In the adoption Of this
route King William County stood
ready To turn over TO the state an
excellent sand clay and soil road
already built to within six miles OF
sharon Church This SIX miles OF
unbuiit road has no grades. no
streams or swainps TO cross. would
require no bridge and would be hullt
today the very best type OF sand
clay and soil road. for less than $4,000
per mile. or could be built OF the very
host gravel road for less than $1,000
per mile
ore. the people OF West
Point and King William felt tusti-
liable In ASKING for this route even
though a few miles further The dif-
ference In cost and the added mum
her OF our mud-buund country peo-
.ile. IL would serve would far
more than compensate for tho
extra distance OF at least the great
es; only six miles. There is also in
This tom referred TO. some very as
founding statements. Ono is that q
road from West Point to Richmond
"r"'d b" built 20 only lie thirty-thrco
miles long. This might be possibly.
Do; T. would doubtless require the
bridging Of the Pamunkcy River thrco
times at. or near West Point and
would possibly cost S500.000 against
$4,000. I'm order 10 go the shortest
way While many o! US In this sec
ton hay" never been outside Of tn.
stat" boundaries. there are also
quite number who claim to be from
Missouri
Another one Of these astounding
statements was from Hon. Mcdonald
Lee. that tho routes under discussion
were so vial to the Northern Neck
territory. VINO In order TO get 10 West
Folnt would have TO ferry the Kappa
Lhnnock from Carriers Creek to l'r-
''tiHi' FdN l"O CT!GSe tOllS at west
Point. els. they would go via the
route from Richmond to Tappahnn-
rock. which Was designed for their
convenience. To the humble !Gno-
ran, and poor. OF which the writer
IS part, II begins to look as II
every department of our government
has reached the high-watcr mark OF
lack OF economy IN the use Of the
peoples money. aud we cnnnot be-
N"No that any sane individual. in thu
manag"nlcrt 81 their own bushes.
or affairs. would hesitate FOR one
moment, 10 sacr!hc. tn. luxury OF
making the trip from one roint. To
another from IL. TO fifteen minutes
quicker. whom TIA" longer way would
save. In dollars and cents hundreds
o! thousands OF dollars and would
AZ the same time serve thousands
more OF our needy people than the
air line way" In this I feel that I
am voicIrG tremendous class ~
people all over the state who viii
never be- heard by The state High
way Commission. In IA meeting Ike
the one referred TO. bu, Will one dag.
sooner or later. be heard very clearly
at tho polls. G. l.. YANCEY
Lester Manor. Va. December I6.