The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-05

Z. Cash ten dollars given by Mr..
R. L. yinson. Of the Louisa Produce
Co. Mr.. vinson is figuring on hand
ling more of your produce when you
have used the split log drag.
8. A barrel of first grade flour
and a 100 lb bag of No. sugar
given by Dixon, Moore and Co., the
wholesale people of Louisa. Call
at their place and let Mr.. Dixon tell
you all about this prize.
8. Cash five dollars, given by Mr.
w. ID. Pierce, merchant and one
who is interested in your county.
These prizes are all valuable and
all are ores that are worth more
than you will be out when the con-
test ends, To enter this contest send
your name and address to The Coun
ty Engineer stating the mile section
tered in book kept for the pur-
pose. Mr.. Geo. r. Vinson, Cashier
Of The First National Bank, Mr.. NJ.
+. Conley, Cashier of The Louisa
National Bank, and representative
IRON the Department of Public
Roads, Frankfort, will go over your
roads between the first and thirty
first of March 1914, act as Judges
and award prizes to the successful
ones.All persons are eligible to COM
pete except Assistants to The Coun-
ty Engineer, they will not be COM
petitors. The time to begin is now.
In working the six day labor there
are some instances where IT Is inn
possible to get teams ii you would
take your team and help, you will
have your road ready to use the
drag by the time the six day labor
is all in, and be thismuch ahead to-
ward using your drag. You can get
full information how to make, how
to use, and when to use these drags
by calling at either bank in Louisa
or at the office of The County En-
gineer. You can make one of these
drags in an hour or two without any
cost. They are simple yet the most
efficient device known for the keep
at no expense compared with the
benefits. All you have to do to win
one of these splendid prizes is to
ditch one mile OF your road and
then use the drag after rains to
keep it in shape. All things will be
taken into consideration by the
Judges such as grades, location, ETC.,
all difficulties under which you la
bored to maintain your two miles.
If you make changes to put road
where it will be easier maintained
and give better service to the tray-
cling public generally this will be
taken into the grading by the judges
This is the best opportunity you
Is all in, and be this much ahead to-
your county at the same time. All
these parties who are giving SO lib
orally to get the split log drag gen
orally introduced in this county
know that when you fully realize
the efficiency and the cheapness OF
maintaining roads with this drag
that our bad roads are ended. Some
progressive up-to-date citizens of
this county are going to win some
fine prizes, will it be you. Come in
look the prizes over, get full infor-
nation and get busy.
The split log drag is being used
by the following citizens OF this
county. Ask them as 20 its merits:
VIM. Barnette. Madge. KY; James
Shannon, Louisa, r. D.; Lige Gar
tin, Cordell; RW. Vinson. Donithan;
M. w. Chambers, Louisa, r. D.; L..
E. Wallace, Louisa, R. D.; George
Chapman, Potter; George Mcguire,
Potter, and many others, who were
skeptical as to the efficiency of this
simple device, but who now will tell
you that 1t is the only thing to
maintain dirt road Your crops are
gathered and now as the rains be-
gin is the time to use the drag and
win wagon. buggy, saddle, clothes,
cash or something Of value.
b. j. GALLOWAY. @. II. Il.