The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-03
MANY RURAL ROUTES
256 Routes i'm the State of Ken
lucky Now.
Half . Million People Will Enjoy the
Service in Five
Years.
UNCLE SANS GOOD WORK

Washington is favoring them with a
splendid system of rural mail delivery,
which is proving to be highly satisfac-
tory. When this branch of the service
was placed under the supervision Of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow many said that the service
would be crippled, and that the result
would be that its extension would be
retarded, at least to some extent But
the facts show this to be quite to the
contrary. Since the first OF July over
100 routes have been established in
this state. The service has been put
on a business basis. and is as steady
and constant rs the flowing stream.
Up to September, two years ago,
Kentucky had been given but slight
attention. The Democratic members
of congress, tacitly, if not otherwise,
were opposed to it. and they reluctant.
ly Endorsed the applications. The ser
vice, however, has grown rapidly.
While probably not over . dozen
routes had been established two years
ago. The record shows that Novem-
Der 266 routes were in active opera.
ton, and fully $4,000 people in the
rural districts are accommodated with
mail almost at their doors. Certainly
this record the administration. as well
as the rural people Of Kentucky, may
feel proud of. The total routes in op-
GRAFTON are az follows:
Adairville 1, Anchorage 8, Ashland
1, Augusta 1. Bagdad 2, Bardstown 1,
Beard 1. Berry 2, Bowling Green 4,
Bradsfordsville Q, Buechel ., Butley
2, Carlisle I, Campbellsburg 3, Gave
City 3. Corinth Q, Corydon 1, Coving-
ton 1. Clinton 1, Cynthiana q. Demoss-
Vile 1, Dry Ridge 8, Eagle Station 1,
Elizabethtown 2. Eminence 2, Ewing
3, Falmouth 4. Finchvule 1, Flem-
ingsburg /. Foeter 1. Frankfort 4,
Franklin J. Fulton 2, Georgetown 8,
Glasgow 1, Gravel Switch 1, Guthrie
8. Hawesville 1, Harrod's Greek 1,
Henderson 4, Henshaw 1, Hickman 4,
Hopkinsville 6, Horse Gave 1, Jeffer-
sontown /, Latonia Lebanon 3, Lex
ington 7, Lewisport I. Louisville 8,
Ludlow 1, Maceo /, Msdisonville 2,
Mayfield 8, Maysville 4, Mayslick /,
Midway 1, Milton 2, Morgantield 8,
Moreland 1, Mt. Sterling 6, Nicholas
Vile 4, Oakland 2, Olmstead /, Ow-
ensboro 8, Owenton 3, Padu cab 4, Par
is 8, Pembroke /, Pendleton 1, Penick
I, Philpot 4, Pleasureville 2, Prince
ton 8, Providence 2, Richmond /, Ri
NEVILLE I, Riley I, Robard 2, Russell
Vile /, Sanders 2, Sadieville 1, Shell
byville 8, Sbepherdsville 3, sharps-
burg I, shively 1, Sonora 1. South
Park 2,Smithfield ?, Sparta 2, Spring
field 4. Stanley 2, Stamping Ground
A, Stithtou 1, st. Matthews 1, Sturgis
1, Trenton 1, Turner's Station /, Un-
iontown 1, Utica 1, Valley Station 3,
Versailles A, Waddy 2. Waverly 2,
Whitesville 1, WilliapstowL 4, Win.
chester 8, Worthwhile I,
FROM 1903 TOWNS.
Rural service is now in operation
from lO8 towns of the state. Cynthi-
ana has nine routes and is closely fol-
lowed by Owensboro, Mayfield and
Lexington. From Louisville east to
Mt. Sterling and north to Cincinnati
and intervening territory on the Short
Line there is perfect network of
routes, cornering and dovetailing to-
gether and in perfect harmony as to
territory, being supplied, by the rural
carriers. This has been brought about
largely by the excellent turnpike roads
throughout the Blue Grass region.
The south and We however, are be-
ing we'll taken care Of, Daviess county
alone having seventeen routes.
BUILDING GOOD ROADS.
Probably within the memory CT the
Oldest inhabitant of this state there
has never been a year in our history in
which there has been such activity in
the building of good roads as during
1908. This is particularly noticeable
in the southern and western portions
of the state. Grading has been gen.
eral sni roadways which have never
before been touched with pick, shovel
or plow since tine land was purchased
from "Uncle Sam" are now we'll grad