Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-02

eBhtob 20 Attenu from every lOcanCy
They believe that every additiona
delegate will mean additional
strength for the good roads move
ment somewhere, and they are work
ing for the benefit not of any special
locality, but for the good Of the en-
tire country. They could not posi-
bly, have any other object in doing
all this hard work, for Hopkinsville
and Christian county have no ak to
grind, the interest of all the counties
is the same-the improvement of the
public roads, and all the counties
sending delegates can be and will be
equally benefited by the convention,
and any county failing to send dele.
gates will be making a big mistake.
These gentlemen who we're on
the road in the interest of the con-
vention also pointed out to the coun-
ty judges and people they visited
the wisdom of sending among the
delegates the county road overseers
so that when they return home they
may at once begin to apply the in
formation gained to the road work
in their charge so that the people Of
the various counties would at once
begin to derive benefits from the
convention and the work and lectures
of the experts having charge of the
good roads train. The wisdom Of
this plan can be seen at glance and
it is to be hoped that every county
Judge and every road overseer in
Western Kentucky will attend the
convention, for this is really mat
ter of vital importance to every man,
woman and child in the common.
wealth, and not only to those living
but to generations yet to be born.
Such work is not one of today, but
for all time to come, it's duty we
owe to posterity as we'll as to our
selves. The wise man prepares for
the future. The subject of good
roads appeals to every man, to every
condition of life-even the tramp is
strong advocate of good roads.
To every man the subject has an in
terest As Secretary Richardson,
Of the National Good Roads Associa-
ton says, the road takes the man to
his home, to his church, to his sue.
cess, to all things, in fact. Such
being the case, what can possibly be
more important to the people than a
convention that will beyond doubt
work a complete revolution in the
present expensive, old fogy methods
Of constructing and maintaining the
the public highways. 1t ought not
to take any argument to convince
any man Of the importance of this
matter, for it's really as plain as is
"the nose on horses face" for
good roads by reducing the cost Of
moving the produce from the farm
to the market necessarily increases
the profit of the original producer
by leaving in his pocket money that
under a system of worthless roads
has to be paid out for transportation
and what benefits the farmer, the
original producer, benefits everybody
who has to use the things produced.
OPENS JULY TENTH
The Great Good Roads convention
will open in Hopkinsville on July
10. The affair will be inaugurated
by q great industrial parade in
which each and every line Of bust
ness in Hopkinsville viii be repre-.
sented by floats, and this parade
will enable visitors to form some
idea as to the diversified business in
terests of the city. An effort will be
made to eclipse even the industrial
parade held during the Elk's Fair
and Carnival last fall and which was
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