The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-31
SATURDAYS R. r. MEETING.

The railroad meeting last Saturday,
was not An overflow gathering due to
the fact that farmers were unusually
busy, but it showed the spirit of united
effort and a determination to win.
Several thousand dollars were secured
mainly due TO increase in original
pledges and if we are not badly de.
ceived $1,000 more will guarantee the
proposition. This week will be used
IN securing this amount and in trans
fering subscriptions from the first to
the present proposition. Fifteen or
twenty men from and near Columbia
are now actively in the work and a
good number of active men from near
ly every section of the county have
subscription papers and doing all with
in their power to make the road a GER
tainty. Next Saturday is the time to
report and to determine whether or
not we will meet the proposition. DR..
Hunter and associates are bound to
know, at once, whether or not we
want them to build the road for they
have another proposition which they
are holding off for our decision which
they will accept if this is not closed at
an early date
There is no chance for any one to
lose on the present proposition and if
we get the amount required by Satur.
day contract will be made and work
started at once. The Importance of
every honorable effort to secure the
sum needed should impress every man
who desires development of our COM
mercial resources, who wants opportu-
nifty for the rising generation or in
creased values for the present. When
the road has been built, when its eff.
fects are shown on Columbia and
Adair county, or we should say, this
entire section of the State, no one will
regret any effort or expense given to
secure it. If we fail to meet the pres.
ent proposition it would be the most
serious mistake we have ever made
It's failure would not only hold this
section to the old order of doing, but
would paralyze ambition and effort
for long and indefinite period and
leave US far worse off than if we had
made no effort to secure it. 1t is too
important for any good citizen to
withhold liberal aid.
Every body should help and help
now while we have an opportunity to
succeed. In the closing, after the
bulk of the people have contributed,
eight thousand dollars is considera-
BILE sum to raise, but it must be done
or we lose. Five men of this town
gives ten thousand dollars to the fund
and several others are on record for a
thousand each. The citizens of Co.
lumbia will do liberal part and ask
only that the county people give rea-
sonable help. The work is now on in
earnest, the closing day is next Satur
day. We win or lose, close the con-
tract or drop it like hot iron after
that date. If you have given you had
better increase your subscription a
reasonable amount to make it a GER
tainty. 1t is not safe to offer and risk
the smallest amount that might posi-
bly, secure it, but to put up the fullest
you are willing to give rather than
lose it. II too much should be sub
scribed your pro rata part will be re-
turned, if too little is offered you fail.
Every body should get busy, keep busy
and report in Columbia next Saturday
at one o'clock,
No road, no pay is safe PROPOSE
tion, and no road no progress for this
section is a certainty.
Mr.. N. NJ. Tut and Mr.. G.. r. Reed
have formed partnership and will