Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-06-28
2EAT GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION.

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V fully relied upon to carry out
+ ork as it should be done il they
My once brought to realize it's
Importance to themselves and
sterity. Kentuckians never do
ing by halves especially in the
western end of the state.
can not be the slightest doubt
Christian and the neighboring
Sies will reap immense benefit
the Good Roads convention,
{ is the duty of each and every
ty in southwestern Kentucky to
delegates to Hopkinsville--and
i be best to send as delegates
bers of the fiscal courts and
overseers and supervisors, Off
whose duty it is to manage the
10 roads in the several counties.
he county judges should be del
%. Let these men stand by and
he mile Of road built by the ex-
} and have it thoroughly explain
4 } them, then let them attend the
convention on July 10 and ii
hear the matter of roads discuss
= engineers and experts in va.
lines and when they return
heir homes they will not only be
position to talk to and arouse
people Of their home counties to
I for good roads, but with the
vledge gained they will all bea BILE
|ave good roads constructed at
b under their supervision and in
way repay thousands Of times
the money that it cost the PEG.
bf their county to send them to
convention. 1t is the duty of
county judge in every county in
tern Kentucky to take up this
Ter at once and appoint compe-
men to attend the convention,
who are interested in the better
3 of the public highways and
will be certain to come to Hop
vile and see the work of road
ding going on. Let each and
y man who reads this article
3 it his business to at once see
bounty judge of his county and
i on his taking action at once.
A CRYING NEED.
'nblic men, preachers, lawyers,
Eors, newspaper men, in fact eV-
man who has ever given the mat
pf good roods thought realizes
the time has arrived when the
htry can no longer allow the
ls to remain as they have been
The past century. The Louis
Courier Journal in discussing
matter a few days ago said;
Beyond question there is nothing
will be of so much benefit to
people of Kentucky as the i'm
cement of their transportation
tiles, and the public highways
The groundwork, the basis, of
whole system. We need more
NJ railroads and we need trolly
!, and the demand for these can
niger be ignored, but, above all,
aust have better county roads
1able farmers to market their |
Iucts more cheaply, to promote
comfort and convenience and to
to the sociability of rural life.
d roads would be the best mis-
aries that could be placed in the
ntains, and they will elevate the
Al tone and increase the wealth
" community. When one I'M
axes an estimate of the saving !
Ie cost of marketing the crops |
be substitution of macadamized |
ways for the wretched dirt |
8, the wonder is that these roads |
been tolerated; to say nothing |
le vast improvement the better
Is would give to the desirabillty |
Ie on the farm, where the bulk |
II citizenship resides.
The convention, if well attended |
delegates from over the State,
do more to arouse public in
1T in the cause of good roads
anything else that could be de.
|. The model roads that will be
nv the Government az.