The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-04-02
DIXIE HIGHWAY NAY
RUN THROUGH STANFORD
Big Delegations Go To Chattanooga
To Push M.tter-Loesl Men
at Lexington Meeting.


Delegations from nearly all of the
Central Kentucky counties left today
for Chattanooga to attend the meet
ing of. the Governors Conference
when it is probable that the route
for the much discussed Dixie High
way will be decided upon. The Dixie
Highway is to be a model road con-
Meeting the north with the southern
states, and according to most of the
plans advanced will run from Chi
cago to Chattanooga. Louisville
is a making a strong effort to have
the route come her way but Lexing-
ton also wants it. If the tentative
plans are carried out the route will
be laid directly through Lincoln
county. Plans for road building in
the central Kentucky counties which
will be crossed were discussed at a
meeting in Lexington earlier in the
week. The Lexington Leader said of
the matter:
The representatives Of ten coun-
ties which extend across the State
from the Ohio River to the Tennessee
line met this morning at the Offices
of the Board of Commerce, and sub
mitted statements of the road build
ing plans which their respective
counties have taken up for the con-
struction of a continuous, well-im-
proved turnpike across the State.
These statements will be compiled
into an argument to be presented to
the Chattanooga conference of Gov
errors on April 8, as being the most
logical and most convenient route for
the Dixie Highway TO take across
Kentucky on its way from Florida to
Chicago.
The several counties in the tier, to-
gether with private subscriptions and
city appropriations in the towns
passed, and with State aid which has
been asked under the new law, will
spend approximately 100000 on good
roads this year, and by far the great
er part will be spent upon great
translate road, built according to
the specifications and under The SUI
pervision of the State Department of
Public Roads.
The session was held under the
Craftsmanship of Edwin L. Quarles,
secretary of the Lexington Board of
Commerce, and Mr.. Quarles was also
named chairman of committee
which is to compile and publish at
once the road conditions and the his
torical and scenic advantages of the
route selected. The committee is
composed also of ]. H. Grimes, of
Harrodsburg; j. F. Ford, of George
town; Ben V. Smith, of Somerset; w.
T. Simmons, of Williamsburg, and R.
c. Stoll, of Lexington.
The reservation was made for a
special sleeper to leave Lexington for
Chattanooga on the night of April i,
on the Queen and Crescent railroad,
and arrangements were made for del
egates from number of the cities
interested to take the train here.
The statements which Were sub
yritte@ l.r ltl.e. al II representatives
at the meeting this morning showed
that the bluegrass route for the pro-
posed Dixie Highway is more COM
plete than is generally supposed.
Beginning with Grant county, the
Scott county line to Lexington, the
road in Fayette county is in excellent
condition, and that the county road
engineer is completing plans for the
reconstruction of the pike from Lex
ington to the Jessamine county line.
This highway will be one of the best
improved in the entire system and
will be built at cost of approximate
ly $4,000. The surface has not been
determined upon but will be either
tarvia, asphalt, concrete or blocks, to
the Jessamine county line.
The JeSsamine county representa-
tive announced that State aid would
be asked for the extension of the Fay
cite county road to Nicholasville and
that a fine macadam pike would be
completed this spring from Nicholas
vile to Brooklyn Bridge.
From the Kentucky river at Brook
lyn Bridge, the Mercer county author
tiles will improve the old State road
over which Andrew Jackson Travelled
on horseback to Covington, and the
Mercer county representative dwell
upon the attraction which the historic
features of Harrodsburg and the
Shaker settlement even now have fol
tourists. Private funds have beer
raised to have this pike shaded OF
both sides for a considerable part Of
its length in Mercer county.
The road will be built partially b!
State aid to the Boyle county line
where it will be extended to Danville
The Danville people, proud of thu
fact that their town was the frs
capital of the state, and of its fin'
college, have seen to it that Boyle
county has $4,000 in its treasur.
to continue the Dixie Way and an ad
ditional $4,000 will be asked from
the State, which will take the road t,
Lincoln county.
Lincoln county is holding confer
ences for concerted road buildin,
movement with Pulaski county. Their
is already good road from Boyl
county to Stanford. From Stanton,
to the Pulaski line, the highway viii
pass thru Crab Orchard, at whicl
point contact has been made with tn
Boone Way. The people of Crab Or
chard will add $4,000 to the roa'
fund.
From Grab Orchard the highway
to drop due south to Pulaski coun
ty line. Pulaski county has raise
$4,000 by public subscription, $12.
900 is in the county road fund, an
an additional fund will be avallabl
through the State aid law.
The Pulaski road will lead thr
Somerset to the Cumberland rive
Across the river, the Wayne count
fiscal court plans to improve the high
way thru Monticello, and to rebuilt
in modern fashion long stretch thr
the old Mill Springs battlefield, fo
which State aid will be asked. Tn
road will be taken to the border O
Clinton county, where it will be tai
en- up by the Clinton county author
tiles. There is already a good roa
to Albany, and the people of ths
county, it was stated in the meeting
will take a pride in seeing that tn
best of roads is built from Alban
to the Tennessee line, where it wi
be Joined with the Dixie Highway 9
it comes up from the south.