Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-21
Commission to Appeal to Con-
gress for Help on Ohio Riv-
er Bridge and Roads.
WILL VISIT NEXT, SESSION
Dixon Line Between Henderson
and jacksonville Gains Fav-
or Over Rival Routes.

Henderson, KY Sept. 20.-Federal
aid for the construction of the u xie
Bee line from Danville, ILL.,, to Spring
field, Tenn. its almost certain south
ern terminus, will be secured If a
personal appeal from the entire
route commission snd the executive
officers of the association can induce
the national government to do so.
At Dawson Springs. KY, the CON-
missin in short meeting decided to
visit with its entire membership, the
next congress in an effort to interest
the government in the construction
of this vitalline between the lakes
and the gulf, as proposed in the
Geo. E. Gary resolution,
Federal aid in The construction of
a bridge across the river at Evans
vile will be one of the most import
ant things the commission will en-
deavor to interest congress in and
aid for counties having difficulty in
financing an improved road will be
sought.
Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky,
Frank O'Hair, of Paris, H.. former
ly congressman of that state, and
Congressman Lieb, of Indiana, are
men upon whom the commission is
pinning its faith to lead the PROPOSE
ton in Washington. The commits
sion thinks the influence of these
men, each of whom are interested in
| the country to benefit by the Bee
Line, can be depended upon to Sc
cure some very satisfactory results
in congress. Members of the COM
mission and its officials expect to re-
ceive aid from other federal officials,
whom they are sure of interesting in
the construction of the Bee line as a
national highway.
At the meeting it was decided to
postpone the meeting for the official
selection of the route until Nov. a,
instead of holding it the first week
in October. This was done at the
request of the southern vice presi'
dents who are facing coming state
election, and the opening of fall
court terms, with which many are
actively connected.
The route from Madisonville to
Nortonville, along the l.. & N. tracks.
is in opposition to the route through
Dawson Springs from Madisonville to
Grofton. and the roads between Mad
isonville and Henderson, are in OPP
position to Dixon, Providence and
Poole, KY. The Dawson Springs
route was knocked out when it was
seen going there means merely a
side trip of some fifty miles out of
the way. The route from Madison
vile to Henderson through Sebree
could hardly be described as road if
Indiana highways were taken as the
standard, and they have been.
From Madisonville to Hanson. a
billy, narrow. clay road, was covered
through rough county. From Han
son to Slaughterville the unsuspect.
| ing commissioners were led over a
roadbed abandoned several years ago
by the l.. & NJ, and while the rocks
had been raked up to hide the grass
and bridges of unnailed oak boards
laid over old supports had been hast
lily put up the commissioners did not
fail to take in the situation fully.
The road from Slaughterville to
Sebree is disable for a spring wagon
but not for an automobile in its pres
ent form, and compared with the
clay road from Henderson through
Dixon, il is a fourth rater. Thus the
commissioners are quietly checking
off Sebree and its route. At.Earling-
ton barbecued dinner was served
by the ladies OF the several churches
at that place. Speeches were made
| by the officials. Mayor Charles Ram
sey presided at Sebree. where Mayor
| Bosse and local men spoke.
The last OF the proposed routes,
| from Sebree to this city alongside Of