Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-29
REPLIES TO
Mr.. BLEICH
Further Contribution From E.
R. Tandy On Road Ques-
ton.
Edgoten. Ky.. Jan. q, 1914
Editor. The Kentuckian.
Hopkinsville. XIV.

AApRhhH'AtCt n.y.
see Mr.. G. II. Bleich takes q
tumble at answering my recent ar
ticle on the road question. II he
will calm himself long enough to re-
read my comment on his Roads &
Highway committee, be will see that
what said was more of suggt stion
than criticism.
To present the suggestion in q
clearer way. | have reread the list
of the various committees and find
there are fifteen committees contain
ing 128 members. The Permanent
Roads & Highway" committee is the
only one with members who are
county officials. Probably it would
look better to the public if some Of
these officials had landed on the
Publicity and Promotion Commit
tee," but after Mr.. Bleich RECEIVERS
from the much surprise" he men,
tons, he will get square in line with
the country folks who are determined
to have good roads in Christian
County.
The pubic is not concerned about
Tandy 4 Fairleigh or their attitude
relative to membership in the H. B
M. A. AS for my part. / prefer
grUbbing around on the outside for
q while.
see from Mr.. Bleich's commune
cation the Road Department of the
II. B. M. A.. has two divisions.
Permanent Committee on Roads
and Highways" and the Good
Roads Association" The latter is
the Split Log Drag branch. "Ab-
solutely no fees or dues" are charged
at this tent. It's for the farmers
and all that is expected of them is to
furnish free the teams and drags and
10 return they are allowed to drag
the public roads, meanwhile the
thirty thousand dollar annual road
fund is filtering through the old
political channels that have proven
very dear to the tax payers. in
spite of the onesidedness of this pre-
position, the work is good and /
think the farmers are fully CON-
pensated by the improved condition
of the dirt roads. 1t also appears
to me, because it is the only road as
sessment made en- the country tax
payer that gets to the road before
passing through the toll mill of
political extravaganza. To relieve
Mr.. Bleich. l want him to know am
one of the charter members of this
Drag Club. The Edgoten road is
the best dragged road in the county
and has been since Tom Baynf am
and Jim Mckenzie returned from
the pie dinner at Hopkinsville, on
King day last fall. This Drag
system is real saving to the county
road fund. Wonder how the road
officials staggered up on il? | believe
if you would drag the City Of Hop
kinsville few times with this new
system all differences between
Councilman Woodbridge and the
high salary officials would be settled.
But back to the point. | accept Mr..
B eich's statement that the H. B. M.
A is doing good work for Hopkins
vile and the entire county. | know
this to be true from other sources
and that as the active head, Mr..
Bleich is entitled to a fnll share of
the credit. The H. B. Nj. A., can do
good service in reforming the road
system and to that end give you
a brief history of the recent build
ing of four pixies. One in Mont
gomery County Tenn, one in Todd
County KY. and two in Christian
County, KY. Bear it in mind that all
these counties were cooperating
with the citizens in the four COM
munities, the citizens agreeing to
pay liberal sums in consideration of
the counties building the pixies to
come up to specified construction.
First. The Tennessee end of the
Hopkinsville and GAINESVILLE pike
from State line to GAINESVILLE. The
pike was built. subscriptions paid
and subscribers satisfied.
Second: The Trenton and Clarks-
vile road from Trenton. KY. to
Tennessee line. The pike was COM
nlafad and tha lano,a .,,k..-s. A..