Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-06-18

Boone Way; the Mt. Vernon Sig
nal, the Mt. Vernon Com mercial
Club and others have done more
than ANYBODY else, any place, for
Boone Way, gave Louisville one
the most enthusiastic receptions of
the trip at the final stop yesterday.
"We love you louisville" were
exact words of Atty. G. c. Will.
liams, who delivered the address
of welcome. Here was shown how
far Louisville's investment OF
funds to finance the Boone Way
campaign had gone to make it pop
ular in Mt. Vernon,
COURIER JOURNAL
Saturdays Courier Journal had
this to say; 1T was close to 5
o clock when the special reached
Mt Vernon for ninety minutes
stay. Mt. Vernon, the North
Gate to the Cumberlands" was
alive with the populaoe when the
boosters paraded to the courthouse
Welcome banners" others bear.
ing the inscription Home Of the
Boone Way" and flags were to be
seen In every direction. The
crowd narrowly escaped drench.
ing because of down pour OF
rain just as the boosters entered
the court house.
Judge L. w. Bethurum was
chairman of the meeting. G, G.
Williams delivered the welcome
address, pleasing the Louisville
men with the declaration thar his
section OF the State felt it owed a
debt of gratitude to Louisville be.
cause of the city's uuselfsh sup.
port of the rest of the State in
road builflng matters. He recall.
ed that the p. ssent road law was
enacted thru the efforts of Louis
vile legislators. He pointed out
that Louisville bore more than it's
share of the State taxes. In the
Boone Highway movement, he
said, Louisville wassquick to take
hold and push the project He
predicted greater prosperity for
both louisville and the mountain
country as a result of the com.
pletion Of Boone Way.
AS an official representative of
the Louisville municipal govern
ment, Pendleton Beakley spoke
briefly. He brought out the
point that the Boone Way belong
edsto Kentucky and therefore was
matter of paramount Importance
for Kentuckians. Mr., Head de-
elared that Louisville was more
interested in Boone Way than In
the Dixie Highway, He invited |
the Mt. Vernon folks to buy In
Louisville, where all the facilities
were best mounting out that Louis.
vile especially the Louisville
Water Company gave preference
to Kentucxy coal sections in buy
lag coal.
Included in the Mt. Vernon re.
ception committee were w. H.
Fish, DR.. p. H. Conover, v. c.
Tate. James Maret, c. d. Sutton,
f. S. Albright, e R. Gentry. U
G. Baker and c. G. Davis. OFF,
GERS of East Kentucky-Tennessee
Dixie Highway Association pres.
ent We're W ] Sparks, president
James Maret. secretary and Fred
L. Durham. treasurer. Young
women and girls of the town pinn-
ed badges and flowers on the visit
ors?
EVENING POST
The Louisville Evening Post of
Saturday 18th gives Mt. Vernon
and her boosters the following
write up: THE last stop of the
trip, Mt. Vernon, county seat of
Rockcastle county, proved one of
the most enjoyable of the entire
trip and fitting finish.
There was genuine regard and
heart felt enthusiasm shown by
the people of Mt. Vernon. Rock.
castle expressed a sentiment tina,
is spreading all over the state
Louisville is largely responsible
for the passage of the Bosworth
good roads law thru the last legis-
lature, making it possible for
Kentucky, and particularly the
mountain counties of the State, to
catch step in road building with
the other States of the union.
When the boosters got off the
train at Mt. Vernon hard show