The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-04-22
Editors Courier:


insisted that 1.-THE Man Who
Knows" give details of the kind
of road that could be constructed
IN this county under present con
ditions from $l400 per mile. Thus
far he has carefully refrained
from committing himself TO a road
OF any certain width, thickness
or construction. This should not
be an unreasonable request TO
make of a man of his experience
in committee service and road
construction in various places. /
do not believe he mentioned the
names of the places but that does
not make any particular differ
ence. What We want to know Is
what kind of road that $l400 will
build but ALSO and alack" he
seems TO be more interested in
getting the county 10 vote bonds
than in the kind of road we will
get. In fact he says 1--WE must
cut our coat according TO our
CLOTH" which / understand to
mean, vote the bonds, then build
the best maeadam road We can
with the proceeds. | may be
lacking in discernment but il APP
pears to me that would place US
in rather an awkward if not in
a comical situation. But THE
Man Who Knows" thinks il not
in keeping with good taste to
crack "musty chestnut" even
occasionally in this discussion.
So with great solemnity and
long-facedness, will proceed 10
analyze this cloth proposition. II
we should meet a man wearing
fine broadcloth coat and, as the
school boy would say, cut for
high water, the buttons and but
tonholes having passed below the
horizon from each other, his arms
held ON his back like embrionic
wings and scarcely room TO
breathe, certainly a very serious
situation. We ask him why he
did not get a coat large enough
to wear with comfort and he re-
plies that he only had one piece
of goods and had to "cut his
coat according 10 his cloth" BY
the exercise of a little common
sense he could have saved himself
this humiliation by deciding TO
live within his means and wear
a comfortable coat of jeans until
he is able to buy a larger piece
of broadcl0th from which 10 make
his coat. Notwithstanding our
many had roads last winter It
was demonstrated that a dirt
road could be maintained free
from mud holes and in a condi-
ton for autos TO travel along II
at anytime during the winter. Ii
we cannot build a serviceable
and satisfactory macadam road
let us do the sensible thing and
build dirt roads which can be
made serviceable. | will admit
"The Man Who Knows" is gift
ed with more than an ordinary
flow of language. He introduced
i a word in his article which seems
destined to become one of his
fav0rite terms as he found sever
al places in which he could use II
to advantage. am citizen and
taxpayer in Fulton county and
suppose "The Man Who Knows
is also, though he has not made
a statement TO that effect and 1t
is my great desire TO be at peace
with all my neighbors, 50 in this
discussion have carefully re-
Trained from using anything of a
personal nature. For inSinuating
expressions are only calculated TO
divert the attention from the bar
renness of the arguments produc-
ed.
"The Man Who Knows" pro-
poses that we put up a forfeit OF
$40 each. | wish TO state that he
perhaps was never more greatly
mistaken in his man. | do not
bet, never have bet, and never ex-
pect to engage in gambling OF
any kind. II may be because ]
am liking in discrimination, but
I see no difference in putting a
stake, Jackpot or forfeit it is all
gambling. If / have not suffici-
ent reasons to sustain my posi-
ton | will not seek TO hide the
fact by proposing to bet ! am
right.
Our difference in the cost OF
macadam roads is not so great as
"The Man Who Knows" seems
to think and had he taken time 10
figure the results he might have