The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-28
Movement on Foot to Induce
Association to Come South
in 1910.
Good Roads in Western Ken.
lucky Essential.
PLAN WOULD BECOME POPULAR.

Paducah automobhllsts are going
out after the Glidden tour, that
classic automobile event OF every
summer, for next year, and hope to
have the 1910 route take in West
Kentucky. Preparatory to II. how
ever, they are very much interested
in the good roads movement for all
OF west Kentucky in general. and Nc
Cracker county in particular. The
Glidden tour is an automobile test
run of over $500 miles. II IL con-
Quoted by the Automobile Association
of America and always interest about
10 entries of the best automobiles in
the country, and its trips are eagerly
sought by every community each
year. This time the run Is from De-
troit to Denver, thence back to Kan
sas City, and as the routes are differ
ent each year, and the south has
never been toured yet, the local auto
enthusiasts hope 10 get Paducah on
the route next year.
They realize, however, they muet
have fairly good roads to offer as an
inducement, hence the west Ken
lucky good roads movement. They
intend to cooperate with the Com
mercial club to secure the good roads
convention on August 10 as they APP
preciate the value of such a meeting.
Then they would follow up the work
in each county.
To improve the roads of this coun-
ty, the club appealed to Judge Light
foot who has already done much for
road improvement, this week, and he
told them that IL every day some
automobilist would come and take
him out and show him the bad places
he would be glad 10 have them fixed.
SO every day for a few days the Judge
will have a Joy ride through the
county.
Graves county has at last awakened
10 the necessity of good roads. and
holds out the promise OF very fair
highways next year. Up to only a few
weeks ago there we're no automobiles
in Mayfeld because there were no
good roads on which to enjoy them,
but the Democratic nominees for coun
ty judge. who win go in Office next
January. was elected on a good roads
platform. and assurances are now
given that the road will be improved.
In the last few weeks there have
been ten automobiles sold in May
field, as a result, and the prospects
are there will be twice as many cars
before the season Is over.
The advent OF automobiles always
mean a good road agitation. This
fact is proven over and over again
after every trip the two automobiles
The Sun has sent over west Kentucky
the past two months advertising Its
contest. In such communities as
Livingston county. where the roads
are a joke. to express II charitably,
the autos have created the greatest
kind of interest and started agitations
for roads that will permit their daily
use. In every county 1t has been the
same experience, the people are now
eager for good roads. and, of course.
an of them expect to own automo-
biles.
Approaching these facts the sug-
gestion has been made to the local
automobiles to promote a run over
west Kentucky some time this fall.
entries to be made from every town
in west Kentucky that owns automo-
biles. Already several prizes have
been promised for the event and in
all probility II will be pulled of. Such
a contest would arouse great deal
Of interest in west Kentucky and be a
true boom for good roads. and pave
the way for the Glidden tour.
The Gliddenites.
Hugo, Col, July 2s.-The Glidden-
ties left this morning for Oakley,
Kan. after an exciting day. White 10
and the American Simplex with per-
feet scores we're penalized. The
Garden OF the Gods was visited yes