Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-11

money to build fences, but ne gets
his money back because the fences
protect the farm and make it worth
as much more as the fences cost.
1T costs money to build suitable
barn for a farmer who knows what
he needs, but he gets his money
back in the use of the barn; it costs
money to build a suitable house to
live in, but he gets his money back
in the use of the house.
Increases the Value.
80 when it takes money to build
a good road to farm which is worth
only $40 an acre on a bad road, the
farm becomes worth $50 to $50 an
acre as soon as the good road reaches
it, so he gets his money back in his
land going up in value, and if he
does not sell his land, he gets back
more than the interest on his money
in the decreased expense of getting
what he raises to market over the
good road instead of over the bad
road.
Nobody can fully enjoy self-re-
spect who lives on bad road any
longer than he can help. A bad road
makes it hard for him to have his
pleasure in living; hard to attend
church and school and get back
again; hard to haul his crops to the
place where they are to be sold or
shipped; hard for his friends to come
to see him or for him to go to see
them.
Lowers Scale of Life.
He won't travel it any more than
he can help; no one will; and it puts
all his life in lower scale than it
would be if he lived on a good road.
l do not write for hermits, but for
human beings, who believe that they
were made for living in communities
and for neighbors and friends.
1.-THE good roads movement is not
a lottery nor speculation, but there
is no lottery in which there is such
certainty of drawing capital prize,
and no speculation where the profit
is half as great.
There is no way to lose on good
road that is properly placed. In some
States they may build more good
roads than is necessary, but there IS
not any danger of this in Kentucky
at present.
There are some parts Of the State
in which good roads could not be
built without some State help.
How They Build.
There is no movement for the
State to pay the whole expense Of any
road. Many states have good roads
laws and give State help; but usually
| it is not more than fifth of the cost,
the balance being contributed by the
locality, and the roads are built un-
der the supervision of a State engin-
eer. with the requirement that they
shall be according to State specifca-
tons, which always provide for very
substantial, properly graded and
durable roads, and the location j;
made on q public basis instead Of fol
private interests, looking to the
= places which the road is to pas
S through, the population to be serv
ed, grades, bridges, etc.
Prove Great Blessing.
e "Such good roads laws have prove
n a very great blessing to every Stat
: which has adopted them; they hay
e constantly gained in public favor; tn
: total amount appropriated in ar
= one year is cut according TO the clo'
IS and there is always waiting list
It communities that need and wish he
lie in building good roads.
Is And it is greatly to the interf
E. of counties that already have go
Ill roads to vote for the amendment
u the State to help other count
er which have not. Every good 70
. adds to the number of custome
., the ability of each customer to b
and the amount of travel in
..u State.
ZEN Every good road helps to bu
ieh up the whole State, and reasona
Up. expenditure, by reasonable asst
Isl ance from the State. each year
re- twenty years, would cover the ST