Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-05

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more largely attended, more transient
travel and ON the whole a happier,
better contented people. If we would
invite capital into our county we
must open the road that it may be
able to inspect the inducements we
have to offer-PendletOn Democrat.
In older countries than the United
States, and in older states than Ken
lucky, where the tollhOu'e has long
since been abolished, and travel on
good roads is as free as the air, they
look upon their existence as the relic
of an absolute past and a stumbling
block in the path of more enlight-
ened civilization.-Bath County Ban
ner.
That Fayette county is wide AWAKE
and duly sober goes without saying.
Those relics of harbarisnl, the tollgates
have about disappeared from the
turnpikes leading into Lexington AS
a result people are pouring into Lex
ington over free turnpikes to do their
shopping; distance is not considered,
in the absence of tollgates; and in
consequence Lexington merchants
are enjoying boom. Farmers in
Woodford county are turning their
eyes toward Lexington, which is not
hedged in by tollgates, as Versailles
is.-Harrison Courier.
The toll we pay annually would
pay for all turnpikes in the county
every eight years at so cents on the
ST and every sixteen years if we pay
81 900 per mile. Make the pixies free
and make every man between the
ages of IS and so years either WORK
four days OH the road OR pay 81 in
cash wi which the supervisor may
hire some one else to do the work.
Elect supervisor each year at the
school trustee election, the first Sat-
urday in June, aud pay him $3.50 a
day for each day actually spent on
the road as supervisor, and if he
doesn't keep the roads in first class
repair duck him in the first duck
pond you come to- CarTolltOn New.
have made it a point TO see and
talk with many from all parts of our
county. | have never seen C tizen
or voter who is not heartily in favor
of some very decided change from
this present system of onerOus taxa
ton and for better roads and no II
gates. All look to the county court
for some plan out of the old rute.
We all appeal to the court to open
the question speedily. Formulate
some plan tcr approval, and if eafe
and rel ewing the people will support
bless you. The ghosts of departed
mules buried long ago IN Campbell's
and Green's lanes will rise up and
call you blessed. The spirits of those
who have cursed themselves into a
worse mood years ago in the Slough
of Despond and mud will sigh that
you did not live in th-r generation.
| ask on to get the thinking and
best informed of your merchants,
manufacturers, warehousemen, mill
ers and farmers before you. Get
their sentiments and ideas get facts
and figures-make plans and esti-
mates-talk business.
1t costs now from fifty cents to a
dollar per load to get produce over
the pixies operated, which just means
that most of the wheat and much of
the tobacco seeks other markets.
The money for this best part of our
county produce is paid out by aud j.
spent largely in other markets. A
shame! IL is the interest of every
farmer to build up his own county
town. They will do it too when they
have equal chances and it costs them
no more.
| have just delivered z 900 bushels
of wheat TO Hopkinsville on which L
paid SIP toll, when | could have got
ten same figures elsewhere. But |
am for my town when | can get
there.
Your city is losing business every
day and must feel it. Any rate let
the toll gates and bridges be done
with This double tax on your farm
ers, the Drawn and sinews of trade.
We must have relief. We look to the
county court. Let's hear from you
gentlemen. j.
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