The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-03-22
THE BETTESMENT
OF ROAD SYSTEM
In Kentucky Last Year
Made a Record.
OVER 100000 WAS Spent
Dixie, Jackson, Boone and Dix.
lie Bee Line Highways Out
lined and Begun.
GOOD ROADS PROGRESS GROWS

The year 1915 will truly go down
in Kentucky history as Highway
year" The good roads enthusiasm
and its issues have overshadowed
all other public improvements. A
great number of highways and high
way routes have been proposed; but
the most important ones organized
were the Dixie Highway, the Jack
son Dixie Bee Line and the Boone
Way. The last three of these high
way projects have been fostered and
organized within the State, or by
Kentucky citizens.
The Dixie Highway, probably
the most pretentious of national
road movements developed during
the year, was officially launched at
the conference of Governors of the
States interested, called at Chatta-
nooga last April. by the Governor of
Indiana. The system was designat-
ed by two commissions, each ap-
pointed by the Governors of the
States-Michigan Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia
and Florida.
The Dixie Highway.
This Highway is in two divisions,
the eastern loop of which crosses the
Bluegrass section of Kentucky from
Ohio, via Newport, Lexington, Rich
mond and Cumberland Gap. The
western loop leads south from Louis
Vile to Elizabethtown, Munfordville,
Bowling Green, Russellville and
Nashville.
The Dixie Highway has a mileage
of 4,2OG. In the eight States it
traverses 1913 counties, and it will
serve a territory with a population
of almost forty million people.
There are about one million automo-
bile owners in this territory, and the
Dixie Highway can reasonably eX-
pect to attract tourists. In the short
history of the movement remark
able progress has been made, as evil
denced by the reports received from
fifty counties, which show that ap-
proximately $5,OOO,OOO has been ex-
pended. and appropriations during
1916 are being made to expend al
most $2O,OOO,O0O.
Jackson Highway.
The Jackson Highway Was offici-
ally organized later in the year at
Nashville. and it is a project leading
from New Orleans to Louisville, and
thence north, via. indianapolis and
Chicago, with the eastern division
from Louisville to Buffalo, via. Lex
ington and Maysville, KY, to Co
lumbus and Cleveland, o. Peter Lee
Anterior. of Louisville, is a founder
of the Jackson Highway, and now
heads it as its first president. A,
large percentage of this route, as
designated, is now improved and
great strides are being made toward
completing the road system.
Dixie Bee Line.
Yet another route has been To-
Gated across the State of Kentucky
and named the Dixie Bee Line, start
ing from Chicago and going via.
Evansville. Ind, and entering this
State at Henderson. thence via. Hop
-insville and Guthrie to Nashville.
md issues have been voted and are
ng sold preparatory to complet-
the route during 1916.
The Boone Way.
of the most important high
'opOsitions to the people of
y, Tennessee and North Car
this time. is the Boone
being constructed from
Gap northward. to con-
he Kentucky system of
lis road has been routed
4. land Gap to Louisville |
n, he, a distance of $50
nor 'dlesboro, Pineville, |
eta Orchard. Danville.
Mic lwrenceburg and
Crab
rq u pike from Crab |
,,a e, distance of
a, turn being greatly |
:, 40 LouisVh unity through
80 which 10 SEES, leaving
nv every constructed |
highway ID Cumber-
aya miles W nj ggregating
crab Orch" a dollars
60 Bond is,sana for this
hundred ,e,y Is now
,,oen voted ,ct,on 'tation
60 The cons .,,e expe, ed in
'sr way 2s.s s' vim Be 'o"''''
A tnt wear.