Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-10-16
ION TOCUMBtR-
LAND GAP"
Boone Way" In Convention
of the Southern AplaIaCh-
ian Good Roads AssOCia-
ton.
Held at Bristol, Va.-Tenn. Oct. 60, 1914

'tved at the meeting place before
t closed. E. R. Gentry had been
to make the trip TO
Bristol but owing to sudden spell
Of illness was unable to fill the APP
pointment and James Maret the
faithful old worker in the cause
was sent i'll his stead. The fol
lowing letter under date of Oct.
9th, Bristol Hotel, Bristol, Va.
Tenn, to Mr.. Gentry at this place |
gives some idea of what our dele.
gate was doing while there:
Dear Ed:
Our delay in reaching Bristol
had a happy outcome Owing to
a wreck ahead of our train, at
Mendoza, between Appalachia
and Bristol, / didn't get into Con
ventiOn hall until s p. IN meeting
although | had met and mixed
with the various delegates, in
Hotel Bristol, where meeting was
held, including DR.. Pratt, the
President, G. A. Light and other
more or less lights Of the Associa-
ton Imet with a royal recep.
ton. The night session OF the
meeting was practically given over
/ to discussion of Boone Way
and it would have done the hearts
of Rockcastle citizens good 10 have
been present. Meeting called to
order at s p. m. eastern time. Z
o'clock at Mt, w. DR.. Pratt pre-
siding The Doctor brought out
his file of kilograms, after saying
that old Rockcastle and South
Eastern Kentucky had after many
delays landed her representatives
OH the grounds in the way of a
Boone Way Booster, who after
passing the many vicissitudes
was here with a good report
Then he read the various tele.
grams which l had been sent, as
: follows: "Mt. Vernon, Ky. Oct.
| 9th. Boone Way representative
unavoidably delayed, will start
next train. Keep Boone Way on
the map. Mt. Vernon, KY.
Oct. 9TH. Another delay, but we
will have a man with you before
closing Of convention takes place.
Leaving here Wednesday night"
Mendoza, Va, Oct. 8th. Engine
cross ways of track, fourteen
miles north of Bristol--am walking
in. Send Band home, need not
meet me at station; will cut across
lots so can reach convention hall
SoOner.-James Maret."
The reading of these messages
brought down the house" Then
| made report on Boone Way ana
your proposition of building ten
miles OF it in Rockcastle during
1915 and explained how it was to
be financed. 1t pleased the con-
vention greatly. All present en-
dorSed the movement and said
there would be something doing
now since taking this new line of
procedure and Complimenting me
very highly. OF course [ felt
mighty good over the proceedings
though not taking it personally
at all | gave them to understand
it was not from my efforts alone
but was the work of the Mt. Yer
non Com mercial Club and large
number of mountain hustlers
along the proposed line from Crab
Orchard to Cumberland Gap who
put this road on the map ard are
everlasting, keeping the subject
before the public. l wish You
could meet DR.. Joseph Hyde.
Pratt. He is one of the most
genial men | have ever met. He
has been president of and is yet
president of many road a3socia-
tons. He is Stale Geo!ogist of
North Carolina an officer and en-
ployee of the State and has been
for years. He is practical road
builder and a man who every one
admires and respects He was
again elected president of this as
ISOLATION. the Southern Appalach.
ian Coed roads Association, which |
meets next in Bluefield, w. Va,
IN 1915. Mr.. Henry Roberts,
president of Bristol Board of
Trade land mighty fine mani re
quest, me to compliment you on
your suggestion and movement in
going ahead with the proposed
work of constructing Is miles of
Boone Way in 1eI5 as starter,