The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-05-18
ROUTE OF BOONE WAY
PLEAsEs ALL PARTIES
Final Location Is Made at Largely
Attended Meeting at Grab Or
chsrd Friday.

Mafet, OF MI. vernon, rs ABOUT 10
become a reality.
Final selection of the route was
made at largely attended meeting
of representatives from all counties
affected at Crab Orchard last Friday.
Estimates we're made that fully
thousand people were present, and all
were enthusiastic good roads advo-
Gates. They came from far and near
and Crab Orchard threw open her
gates and gave royal greeting to all
the visitors. A special Reception
Committee was named to make the
guests welcome and each did his part.
The committee was headed by X. l..
Collier, II. G.. Skiles, W. +. Perkins,
j. Il. Willis, George Lyme, l.. l.. San
ders, J. Thos. Cherry, John l.. Ken
nedy and bunch of other live East
End boosters and they did their work
well.
The delegates came mostly in au-
tomobiles and from late Thursday af-
ternoon up until noon Friday all
pixies leading to Crab Orchard we're
literally lined with motor cars headed
toward the Springs. Fully 200 au-
tos were parked about the famous
springs hotel when the formal ses-
sion was called to order in the after
noon.
The meeting at Crab Orchard was,
in effect, a continuation of the rout-
ing done at the first meeting of the
Boone Highway Association held at
Mt. Vernon "A few weeks ago, when
the route was located as far as Har-
rodsburg. Some expectation was held
that considerable contention might
develop over the routing of the Boone
Way from the capital of Mercer on
on to Louisville. but by happy com
promise suggested by the Fayette and
Franklin counties delegates an ami
cable arrangement was reached by
which harmonious meeting and
agreement in every way was obtained
and all delegates left the meeting hap
ply.
As officially and finally settled by
the meeting at Crab Orchard the
Boone Way is as follows Beginning at
Cumberland Gap to Middlesboro, to
Pineville. to Barbourville. to Corbin,
to London, to Mt. Vernon, to Crab
Orchard. to Stanford. to Danville. to
Harrodsburg. At Harrodsbury the way
as the eastern loop will run from
Harrodsburg to Nicholasville, thence
to Lexington. thence to Versailles and
Frankfort; the western loop will go
from Harrodsburg to Lawrenceburg,
thence to Frankfort, both loops con-
verging at the State capital, the buri- |
al place of Daniel Boone and his wife |
from Frankfort the route proceeds |
over the old State pike to Shelbyville, |
thence on to Louisville, the western |
terminus.
This route was selected by a unani- |
nous vote OF the Delegates present, !
each county affected being represent
ed by two voting commissioners as
well as by host of boosters. Fully |
l 900 persons were present and they |
taxed the capacity of historic old |
Crab Orchard Springs for entertain
ment. The big majority came through !
in automobiles and hundreds of these |
were parked about the beautiful |
grounds.
President James Maret, of the |
Boone Highway Association. called !
the meeting to order in the afternoon. |
The assembly room at the springs |
hotel was too small to hold the crowd |
which had to adjourn to the lawn out |
side. An eloquent address of wecome |
was made by W. b. Hansford, of Crab |
Orchard, which was responded to by |
Emmett Puryear, of Danville. Edgar |
Albright. of the Mt. Vernon Signal. |
was elected chairman of the general !
and Guy Fish. secretary of |
the association, as secretary.
A call of the counties represented |
by voting commissioners showed the |
with two votes each: JEFF |
ferson, Shelby, Franklin. Woodford, |
Fayette, Jessamine, Anderson, MeT- |
Ger. Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Rock |
castle, Whitley, Knox and Bell. These |
then adjourned to the |
private assembly room to consider the |
official route selected. Shelton M. |
Saufley, of Lincoln county, was chos- |
en- chairman of the commissioners |
meeting, and j. NJ. Alverson. of An
derson county, secretary. A resolution |
offered by a member of the Louis |
vile delegation that postponement of |
the final selection of the Boone Way |
route be deferred for a month was de
feated by vote of 30 to 2.
A resolution of Mr.. Alverson pro-
viding for the final official routing of
the Boone Way as set out. was then
carried by a unanimous vote.
Upon motion of n. l.. Curry, of
Mercer county, the chairman of the |
commission, and President Maret |
were empowered to name a committee
to organize formally the Boone High |
way Association by the drawing up of
a constitution, bylaws, etc, to be re-
ported back at later meeting. This
was named as follows
James Maret, ex-officio chairman; n. !
l.. Curry, of Mercer. X. s. Alcorn, of
Lincoln; II. V. Basin, of Garrard, j. |
NJ. Alverson, of Anderson and X. NJ. |
Allen, of Fayette.
The official resolution as adopted
by the commissioners and which final |
ly located the route from Harrods- |
burg on, read as follows:
Whereas, IL is in the interest of
Kentucky and tourists through Ken |
lucky and in the interest of Eastern |
Kentucky that as many towns as pos |
sible be located on the Boone High |
way regardless of material mileage, |
now therefore. be il,
Resolved. That IL is the same of the |
Commissioners of the Boone Highway |
Association that at this meeting fur |
ther routing be definite designated |
us follows:
From Harrodsburg, TO which the /
route is now designated. the route |
will constitute the Blue Grass Loop
Of the Boone Highway, the east fork |
Of which shall proceed through Mich
olasville, Lexington, Versailles and to |
Frankfort; and the west fork of which /
shall proceed from Harrodsburg TO /
l.awrencebnrg and thence TO Frank I
fort eanital of kaptuol,, aod H.