The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-12-13
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Our two nrighhors, the No,r Era
aud the RepuJiicon are wagiug Il lit
ter warfare on tile turnpike question
1t il not our fight. and for the present
we will ACT engage in the discussion
Of the subject. The kyNTUcKIAN has
always been, and viii always be, IN
favor of internal improvements both
Of the city and county. 1t is agreed
upon all hands that turnpikes arc
needed aud badly needed. Now,
everybody knows, also, that it takes
money TO build turnpikes. There are
two ways 10 raise this money, one is
by subscription; the other by taxation.
Ii there were capitalists in the coun-
ty who wanted to invest their money
in this way they would have done SO
long ago. Year after year turnplRes
hive been discussed in the papers,
hut nothing has ever been done.
Even if these pixies should be built by
individual capitalists, tho tolls would
be oppressive aud in the c. ursc OF
ears would bc sore burden upon
The people. Then when it is seen
that the first way proposed is i'm
practicable, FIRST, because nobody will
build the roads AMI second, because
they would DO Questionable if built,
it follows that the only way the
county can ever haye pixies is by tax
alton.
Now there are two kinds Of taxa
ton. A bonded Indebtedness might
DO saddled upon The county ahd
mike future generation pay for the
pixies, but the interest upon these
bonds during thirty years would
amount to nearly double the princi-
pal. This plan then is not the proper
one. Th,rc is but one left. Now
mind you've are going upon The sup
position that the people want pixies
and that they know that they will
haye to pay for them. We do moi
declare in favor of the proposition
but merely give common senst
view OF The plan proposed, in ordel
that the people may judge for them
selves. at the proper time the KEN
TucKIANwili take stand where in il
opinion, it can best subscrve the in
tcrest of The people Of the town AM
county. Ii is proposed to levy n dl
rect tax of 50 cents Oh tho 800, eac
year till the pixies are built. 1t
estimated that it wonld take abuu
right years to pike all OF the princ
! al roads of the county. BY Til
: plan $25 600 would be raised the fir
y year and the amount would Of cour'
increase as the taxable property il
u creased in value. u IL stated III
the railroad would reduce frci2hts
.his point if the pixies are built, N
"a give us the same rates that are Civ
u GAINESVILLE. This il done would sa
tr The people Of lIopkinsyile and Chr
e. tim county $1,000 n year,or in 9th
20 words they would get their pixies Fl
J" and make $4,000 year besid
= This proposition will undoubtedly
'! made by the authorities of The L.
III Y. road. Further, II is safe to c;
mate that the taxable property a
population of lIopkinsvillc would
IN doubled in the next decade, if th
The pixies should be built. The value
the land along the pixies would be
Der HANGED and the beauty OF il all wo
en' be that the pixies would be free
To-, all time. They could be kept in
)0; pair without additional taxation
the III two years after they were built
ooo people would have forgotten the
the fling tax aud would be prosper
not and happy with good roads fore
'ed' This appears TO usto be the pla
ing all plans TO get turnpikes. We |
'ay not declared for it though and II
Iops can sec a better one we will advo
it. We are just waiting to see ,
other plans will be proposed.
the A word or two 10 our friend oil
ing: New Era and we are done. The
sec itor acknowledges that he fough'
pier railroad tax and yet he lived Il
'i''' il passed and also 10 SEQ the pol
az ton of Hopkinsville doubled il
/, at- next ten years, while the bonds
the now being gradually paid off.
he not sec the folly oflis course II
no. lie says he opposed the p
rae schools. Nevertheless they wer
tablished and TO day they are
nnrs pride of our city and people arc
Dap. SANITY moving into the city 4
tian. the benefit OF our superior et
tional iaciities. We do not be
com there would be fifty votes agains
rro. proposition If IL were voted @
,;roct day. Does lie not see that III
error wrong in bis causeless opposite
oco,e this progressive movement?
- tho now in regard TO shat NEE
n,on which caused the New Era TO
lho,i violently attacked with the rabi
esent abiding to it last week the Ne'
mixes says,
w;u The Kontuckian states that
w." were % gentlemen present :
soo" meeting, Ii of whom were l
then Gratis. We state upon the be
ot he thority that there were not NOR