The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-01-11
In Kenluoky, is the Crying
Need and Responsible
For Population.

conditions and environments in the var
ious sections of the State. Yet the
great common people ought to be able
to devise some methodical system that
would forever eradicate the miserable
and almost impossible highways that
prevail in many places in our great Com
monwealth 10 the great detriments Of
our people and the great expense 10
transfer the products from our farms
to market. During the last two decades
our people have had TO pay out enough
money to have built many thousands of
miles of good roads over the present
dirt roads and we still keep them be-
cause our fathers used these roads be-
fore us. 1t is familiar sight in many
places in Kentucky to see wagon stuck
IN some deep ''chock" hole and the
usual way after pricing the wheels up
the next process is to beat the team un-
meaciful, whenbalky teams can not pull
the load and frequently they pile straw
under the team and set fire to it, to
make them move and at this particular
moment it would not be healthy for a
member Of the humane society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals to come
around, and offer any suggestion.
This all goes 10 show that it is demon
alizing in degree to be reared on bad
roads. Every year we see an army of
our young men of brains and muscles
leave the old homes the dirt roads, the
bad tax system to seek their fortunes
in other states that would make the best
citizens in the world if we can all make
a strong pull for better roads and better
facilities so we can take better care of
onr people and make our state so beau
tiful that they love it too much to emil
CRATE.
We are all proud of our great State
and the great common people are sup
posed to rule it, and not leave the mat
ter 10 politicians or Office seekers, who
always keep one ear to the groundto hear
if any proposition is to their benefit be-
fore they extend any help and then only
for their individual advancement. Bad
roads may have prevented the census
enumerators from finding all our clti-
zenS when they had to go down a mud
dy lane through fences and bars, they
may have failed to to list the farms
thinking was squatter. People who have
all the benefits of good roads seem to
have a much higher appreciation of life
than those who cannot reach home with
out getting stuck CT breaking down in
bitches on bad roads.
If some of our sister states were as
convenient TO rock as we are every road
would be McAdamiZed. While we have
an abundance of rock almost every
where, we have good many bad roads.
Louisville our great metropolis has
ever been alert to improve the condition
Of Kentucky, was here the first Indus
trial Institute was held several years
since which has benefited our farmers,
so much in every section of the state.
As this county pays about one fifth of
all our taxes. 1t is proper that the
people of all sections of the State should
and devise some means TO improve the
roads throughout the State. When they
consider what a great uplift TO civiliZa-
ton good roads mean will here start
on foot some plan that will not stop I'M
I'll the matter is settled firmly. 1t is an
old saying, IF you want anything done
for certain"-do it yourself. The mat
Ter is now i'll the hands of the people to |
adjust while we are all opposed TO tax
in general way. | think this is a |
time when we can tax ourselves as an |
investment that it will bring sure .divi- |
lend. We are able to make the invest
nent if the people will arouse and de-
nand il, and make the tax enough to
Iuild good roads. We are able to build
'ur own roads without asking the Natl
nal Government for aid. The Govern
nent has enough 10 do keeping the Bal
niger Pinchot business straight think.
{ both of these gentlemen were battled
lp would be great relief TO the public.
The State Of Kentucky ought TO help
he Counties that are not able to build
heir own roads. Good roads have ever
zen a work of high civilization. When
Nations had attained a high standard
Il enlightme1t good roads were consider
d part of it evidenced by the good
Dads in the old country in Egypt, Italy
I'D Greece.
Some times we hear Of a Kentuckian
wing on a dirt road down on some
reek perhaps Jennie's creek that is
,most inaccessible but good place to
iGise corn brag about living in Egypt if
his had been Egypt Jacobwould have a.
rost starved before his sons returned
nth the corn. When Joseph sent
tnt the wagons back for Isarel, house
old and they never could have passed
yer these roads and this beautiful story
1ould have been lost if il had depended
n Kentucky roads to pull them out.
nd if Joseph had been reared on Ken
rcky dirt road and had not been tutorod
y God fearing and inspired father, he
Tould not had the moral Iectitude to
esist temptations and the great corn
COL would have been converted into a
oose-ear warehouse, where the pooler {
Guild get even with the independent !
rover, and night riders would have
cen abroad in the land of the Pharaoh. ,
! trust the people while here will not ,
ply form plan to make good roads but
All rise in their might and demand a !
eyision of our tax system to keep from
irving out capital and prevent double
lkation for those who are left.
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