The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-28
BOOSTERS BOOSTING.
AT BEREA

Monday night about two dozen promi-
nent citizens of the City of Richmond
HE'D themselves to our neighbour g city
of Berea and met in conference with as
many gentlemen of that city and dis
cussed the now famous question.
Where shall the Dixie Highway or
Boone Trail be located?'
Several Statds are agiiaied on this all
important question. The highway will
start from Chicago and run to the Gulf
Coast, and while its pretty well settled
a, to the way it will run through the be-
ginning and ending States, it is not
definitely located through the State of
Kentucky. The object of the meeting
at Berea was to appoint suitable com
mittees and let these committees 90 o
work in dead earnest and show the
Highway Commission at its next meet
ing that the road should be located
through the State of Kentucky by way
of historical Boone Trail.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Mr.. G. F. Higgins. Mr.. John w. WEIGH
was selected as temporary chairman and
Prof Clark as temporary secretary. Mr..
J. W. Herndon was selected as the per-
manent chairman of the meeting, and
he, in few we'll chosen words, stated
its object, after which he called upon
Mr.. r. E. Turley TO state more in de-
tail the purpose of the meeting. Mr..
Turley complied with the request and
made very clear presentation of the
question. He was followed by Prof.
Clark, c. F. Higgins, Joe S. Boggs, Prof
Robinson, Hon. w. B Smith and Judge
7. J. Coyle, all of whom spoke briefly
and to the point. After the speech maxi
ing was concluded, Mr.. r. E. Turley en-
tered a motion TO appoint committee
consisting of six members TO appear be-
fore the Madison Fiscal Court at Its mex
session, the first Tuesday in May and
urge that body to appropriate sufficient
funds to build modern highway from
Kingston to the Rockcastle line to inter
sect with the contemplated pike to b.
constructed by the county. Thereupon
the Chair appointed r E. Turley, J. S
Boggs, Francis Clark, G. F. Higgins auC
G. D. Smith as the committee. Tn
chairman by the motion was an e!
officio member of the com mittee.
motion was entered that the chair
man appoint committee to get u
proper data giving the historical ant
and commercial value and the scent
value of the highway running through
Madison County by way of histori
Boonesboro, Richmond. Berea and o.
through Rockcastle. of which committe
the chairman should be a mem bel
There was appointed on this comnitte
c. F. Higgins, J. S. Boggs, T. S. Bul
nam and Prof. Robinson. This must b
done before May 10th.
The various committees appointe
met and discussed the general feature
and adjourned to meet again on tn
call of the chairman. Prof Robinso
, will look after the history and Mr.. j. S
, Boggs will prepare a map.
. After the adjournment of this meetin
D the citizens held meeting and forme
good roads association with member
ship of %. Prof. Taylor, of Berea, wa
made president of the association,
The meeting was a very harmoniou
and enthusiastic one, composed of earn
I est. energetic, intelligent and hare
working men. These committees asl
the hearty cooperation of all the citi
zens of the county in getting up histori
cal and other data that will serve to cal
tho o,taDtiop of tho National Com m IL Z q
to the Boone Trail and thus secure TO
Madison County and Eastern Kentuck
the location of this important highway