The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
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Good Taylor County
Roads Not Bad.

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nfmpEoyeds as well as improved
reads s:insssMonongalia County we're
gnaHerSaan sbetter shape at this time
81 Sfsyaar according to statement
sBariteu, RI county engineer
for 1dononga1ia
ssThis Information comes as glac
ffdtngs to- those 2Fairmont motorists
SRyyf pshaveGnotSy yet Eventured toWaro
SsMoTgant and who will now
have the oil bus out, chasing TO
sTCheats and other points of interest
sfesMOrgautoWne according to MT.
are5n now able to make their
Sunday trips all over the
lsoouuty due to the excellent cond1-
tfonSofs the dirt roads.
ssDfstrictsToa supervisors IN mat
section have been busy for more
sthan month, smoothing. filling
and dressing the dirt roads, open
rains and making other i'm
on the highways
County am prisoners have been
sg;fivenss an opportunity to get in a
sSfswslf ck:ssands1i have been doing their
paTtSright manfully III.
d ssSSDetourSNec essitated. @
asSEairmonters who want to make
trfp to 3Morgantown and vlcin-
Sly. However, had best pick out
before they start Due
StD,,sst the fact til that the Kelley Con
cttonH of5 Clarksburg, which
sSthe con tract for a small stretch
work between Morgan
! town ont on the pike, has
acIpsed saSsection of that road, 1t IS
to make detour-
Ito automobile men. the
best route between Morgantown
is along the east side
river, by way Of the old Fair
mon TN organtown road. This
passes through Smith
stoWn. Uffington and intermediate
Tpto,iu This#route. which is about
StwentYsrnfles in length. is in much
abetterashape, as whole, than the
FptkeRroute Of the west side OF the
river, 1T IS stated
sssFairmontersw who desire to go to
are advised to take
SStheSroute on the west side OF the
river af ter reaching M orga ntown
crosses the river at that
town. runs through Westover,
SRiYersid Randall and Vaudeville,
1andS goes over the state line by way
u oefMt1esSRosedale road. The dis
stanceSs from 1organtown is about
$saights les to the line, nearly al
oYerAimpToyedr roads.
Persons seeking scenic enjoy
sInent, however, would perhaps
choose the Cheat River route from
Penn The
toad Heads from Morgantown by
WAY Of Hi gt street, to Walnut
stree 8Brockaway and on to the
at Dellslow, thence to
Tyrone, across the Cheat River at
Ics,sSF, cry and on to the state line
The distance this way is a bout six
gtsenssnil es and the scenery IS ex-
beautiful .
Route Not Advisable.
The straig htssa route from Nor
sgantowns to Cheat River is hardly
advisable 1.-the present time as a
Part of@thearoad8 lis now und er con
The Dellslow route sug-
sgested Recommended by auto
obileSdrivers. The road to Point
II omsMcrEantown is also
gund reconstruction and exceeding
ifficult of3snegotiation.
ssrepoTtre ceiFe ed on roads in
Taylor County indicat that most
sotsthemEare in pretty good shape
heroads from Grafton to this city
sispaYed4 as far&as Pruntytown ana
good all the way through The
is rough great
sment road runs Ito Webster and a
GOOD dirtHroadS goes the rest Of the
sWaYstoSPhilippi. The Cecil road is
sfafrs The#Th Thornton route is paved
sabon 81 three miles, has one very
srough mi1e and the rest is fairly
good travelling The Morgantown
"trip As made by way of the Hay
sn1ondS Settlement and the roads
are fair The Kingwood road IS in
adsHhapes but the route on to Tun
melton runs over a cement road all