Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-03-24

come on every OCCASION, tney con-
tanned such encouragement as
this: 1--WE will take the matter
up." And Sick. EN- tige.' "We
are with you" They were with
us for trade. but contributions,
nix.
After the Kentucky mountain.
had put the bond issue over, wha
move did Knoxville make?
Now said Knoxvillians.
"that Boone Way is assured ant
q road thru the mountains is il
sight, it makes the routing OF
Dixie Highway possible owe,
eastern route via Knoxville ano
then on the Boone Way from
Cumberland Gap to Mt. Vernon,
etc. We will just step over te
that big Chattanooga conventio,
of the Dixie Highway Commiss
toner's on May 20. 1913, and pu,
the matter up to them
What was the result?
Dixie Highway was so routed.
Had there been no Boone Way
the Dixie wouldn't have come
n,arer to Knoxville than Chatta.
nooga.
Didn't Knoxville know these
facts, and didn't they then have a
change of hearts ::
Knew 1t, YES. and acknowledges
the fact. No appreciable change
was evident except that after get.
ting what they wanted in the rout.
ing of Dixie they seemed to fs.
safe and solid over the prospec,
Of receiving all the benefits tina,
Boone Way wonld be able to be.
stow, and its future usefulness,
was secured to them without even
a mite contributed to the postage
fund in the campaign.
Were later applications and rep.
reservations made by any of,he
Kentucky mountains to the Knox.
vile Boards
Yes, as late as in March 1916,
the matter was again called t.
their attention. from Mt. Vernon,
to the fact that one of Mt. Vern.
mons citizens had put in three
years work in promoting this
mountain highway, without any
salary attached. and that he in
that time, paid out $3.50 for legiti.
mate expenses in excess of the
amount of contributors received.
Here is the reply: "The Board
of Commerce has no money for
such movements no matter how
deserving it may be-" Isu't tina,
rough euongh to jar the hinges
from O barn door or to break th.
WHISPERS of billy goat.
Who contributed toward paving
the expenses of the campaign?
Mt. Vernon Commercial Club
drst, paying the larger portion;
then in rotation, Louisville second,
Middlesboro third, Grab Orchard
Barbourville. Pineville, Coving
ton. Lancaster Harrodsburg,
Oanville. London Livingston.
Hansford, Hiatt, Bromo, Indian.
apolis. Chicago, etc. .:.::.:
Was there no good come Of
(Nazareth) that busy city that
lies by the Tennessee in the
Halston valley?
Yes, two notable exceptions.
The wide awake and enterpris.
ing house of Daniel Briscoe & Co.
and one of Knoxville's popula,
travelling statesmen. J.P. Reeder.
Familiarity known throughout the
mountains as Jim" Reeder, VIII.
were the only ones from Knox
vile that rendered financial aid
to our cherished cause-Boone
Way.
What has Louisville done in the
way of assisting Boone WavY,
Everything she was asked to
10. and more. She volunteered
,n number Of occasions with
ash and valuable services thru
Commercial Club. Automobile
Club and her newspapers and
contributing $4,000 a year 10
state aid road fund, which helps
Is; She also donated $500 or
more to the Kentucky Good Road>
Association in 1914 and about that
lmout In 1915 and is now into the
1916 campaign as warm as ever
OF good roads and putting up the
Gin. Louisville will send he,