The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-05-16
By Business Men Of Louisa
for Road improvement.
To Introduce the Split Log Drag the
Citizens Of Our Town viii Co.
operate With Officials.

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Farmers of Lawrence county or /
any one who will put in conditio
and maintain two miles of road |
this county, using the split log dra
as means of maintenance. All pei
sons are eligible to compete 1
this contest except assistants t
the County Engineer. The judge
| will be Mr.. Geo. r. Vinson, Cash
| Ter The First National Bank, an
Mr.. M. F. Conley, Cashier The Lou
lisa National Bank, and represen
tative from theDepartment of Publ
Roads, Frankfort, KY, who will g
over your roads between the Is
and 31st of March, 1914, and in
spect, act as judges, and award prii
es to the successful competitors. AL
things will be taken into considera
ton by the judges, such as grades
locations and all difficulties unde
which you labored to maintain you
road.
The Prizes.
First Prize. A two-horse wager
given by Mr.. Augustus Snyder, o.
The Snyder Hardware Co.
Second Prize, A runabout giver
by Mr.. E. e. Shannon, of the Lou.
lisa Furniture Co.
Third Prize. A Kentucky Spring
Seat saddle, Kentucky riding brid
le and a $500 blanket given by TIL,
First National Bank OF Louisa.
Fourth Prize. A suit of clothes
given by Gartin & Blankenship
guaranteed to cost $4,000. You
can take your pick of their $50. 90
suits.
Fifth Prize. An over Coat Civ
en- by Mr.. w. L. Ferguson. up-to-
date clothier, guaranteed to cost
$500.
Sixth Prize. Cash $1,000 given
by Mr.. r. L. Vinson. OF the Louisa
Produce Co.
Seventh Prize. One barrel first
grade flour. 100 lbs. no sugar,
given by Dixon Moore & Co. The
Wholesale people.
Eighth Prize. Cash $500 given
by Mr.. w. d. Pierce. merchant of
Louisa.
A handsome prize yet to be Sc
lected will be given by the Louisa
National Bank.
You can see any of the prizes by
calling at the places mentioned.
All those who wish to enter the
contest will send their names to
the County Engineer, Louisa, KY,
to be entered in a book kept for
that purpose. designating the loca-
ton of your road. etc.. and that
your name may be published in this
paper. Pick out two miles of road
anywhere in this county and II you
make changes in order to get bet
.er location, grades, etc., all these
will be taken into consideration in
,he awarding of prizes. No one per-
ION can win more than one prize.
These prizes are all desirable and
ire given by our most substantial
business men, who are wide-awake
% the fact that bad roads are the
greatest detriment to our county's
progress.
1t is needless to say that you
will be given square deal in the |
Of these prizes. ALI you
lave to do to win is to put two |
niles of your road in good shape by |
properly dftching and draining and |
ieep 1t that way by using the split /
og drag till the judges come and
ook it over. These prizes are worth
great deal more in actual cash
han you will be out when the con-
est ends. All these men who are
living these prizes In order to get |
he split log drag generally intro
Iuced in this county realize that |
vhen the farmers once see the |
heapness of maintaining their roads
Nth this simple, yet efficient de-
rice that our vexing road problem
o great extent will be solved. You'll
AN make one of these drags In
Ibout two hours, with about one
iollar cost, or in many instances
Without any money spent at all.
You can get full information how
10 make, how to use and when to
use these drags by calling at eth
Or Bank in Louisa, or at the Coun-
ty Engineers office. This is going
20 be a red hot contest right from
The jump. There are a number al
ready getting In shape to go after
a prize and 1t ia going to be hard
on lot of mud holes in this coun-
W. The time to begin is now. so
you can get your road .ditched.crown
ed and properly drained, and after
rains run your drag over your road
q time or two and watch results.
You will be surprised what SPLEEN
did device these drags are for keep
Ing your roads in good shape, and
at such small cost. For any In
call on The County En-
gineer. Come in and look these
splendid prizes over and get infor-
nation and then 60 to It.
B. J. GALLOWAY. GRE.
have ohouf o00 ncr< d rf.|--ood