The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-19

affairs. Each one of our Magistrates
is allowed telephone rent and office
rent, and in fact allowance Of this
character, amount up to very large
Sums which Mason County's Treasury
has to stand for.
On my trip, yesterday, took the
shannon and Lowell pike, which Is
S.5 miles in length, the first two
miles of which is in as bad condition
as can be found in Mason County. This
Iroad should not be hard to take care
of, but the water running constantly
in the middle of the road has put 1t
In the class with most of our other
turnpikes The last 1-3 miles is in
very fair condition and there is no
treason why the first two miles should
not be in as good condition. The rec
ord shows $4,000 spent on this road
last year, however, results do not bear
out this expenditure.
| took the Lowell and Sardis turn
lpike from the Northfork end. This
road like all other roads in Mason
County is allowed to drain the water
in the middle Of 1t, for most of its
length. Ditching is unknown to this
turnpike. This road comprises AZ
miles, with 6 bridges of IL IT. span
or over, two of which, the foundation
has fallen out and it is only a question
of a cloud burst washing away what
remains. A stone mason, for the ex-
penditure of $500, could repair each
one of these two bridges. Re-construc-
ltion seems to be the order of the day,
instead of repair work. There are
places IN this pike that mud is inches
deep, and one cannot tell whether it is
a turnpike or mud road. There was
$4,000 spent on this road last year,
but the results are not there. The end
toward Sardis has become almost i'm
passable, in fact, l do not believe any
one would attempt to go over this
stretch with a traction engine or au-
tomobile, other than Ford, as they GER
tainly would think too much of their
property. The cause Of this condition
is absolute carelessness and nothing
more.
From Sardis, l pursued the Sardis
and Maysville pike. am unable to
tell you what bad condition part of this
road is in, as my vocabulary cannot
describe it in the terms it deserves
However, | might add, that before one
goes out of Sardis, you have made VI
iyour mind. that it would be impossible,
to reach Maysville, with any size loaC
, of produce, at all, and i want to war;
. the business men of Maysville, who de
pend upon the Robertson county trade
that travels this road, that they ar,
Igoing to lose this trade, this winter
Not only have our county officials for
gotten the interest of Sardis Precinc
; and Maysville taxpayers, but on
/ Maysville business men have gone I,
sleep and are letting the Robertson
lcounty trade get entirely away. hav
1t, upon good authority that the bust
ness men of Cynthiana and the Roa,
, Officials of Harrison county, hav,
built model road to the Robertson
! County line and have gone further an,
, Isecured the cooperation Of the farm
, ers in rebuilding the turnpike iron
Mt. Olivet to Claysville, on the Harri
r son County line. 800 rod of rock ha
actually been given to the County, fire.
I of cost, and other considerations hav
: been secured from Harrison Count,
4 business men. Now, why this siren
: uous effort on their part? 1t is onl,
. to secure the trade of the large Tobacco,
: interest of Robertson County, for tn
I. Cynthiana market, and Maysville, VIII,
has always had the trade, is sleeping
on the job, and will be the losers.
About the first of February, 1917
: Maysville warehousemen and Mays
+ Mile business houses will wonder wha
: has struck our tobacco market. M.
, interest in the tobacco business hal
4 been the greatest incentive in my doing
5 the work that have done, and wan
TO assure my readers, that hay'
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