Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-07-28


of the State Tax Commission aud
has made many valuable sn@geS-
ito Ms to that body. a number of
which, no doub will be en- bodied
in the Commission 5 report, which
will be made to the next legls-
lature when a revision of Ken
tucky's tax laws is expected to be
made.
Clark county's experience in
donations 10 railroads and Other
enterprises has been somewhat
different to that Of Green and
some other Kentnckycommunities.
Her contributions up to date
have amounted to more than
S., 900, 900 all of which has been
more than repaid in enhanced land
values, etc. 1t is said Clark Sys-
TEN of highways is as good or bet
ter than any other in the common
wealth, and from observation, the
writer is led TO believe the claim is
justified. Winchester and Clark
county has a gOodly number of
live wires" working tor advance
ment in all lines of endeavor. Its
a great and good people we find
here and there is no place, except
good old Mt. Vernon, in which we
would rather spend our remaining
DAYS.
The writer is engaged in road in
spection work on the Winchester
Paris pike, which is on one divis
ion of Boone Way, which will lie
routed on from Boonesboro to
Chillicothe, Ohio, via Winchester,
Paris, Carlisle and Maysville to
the point on the Scioto, where
Boone was twice taken a captive
by the Indians.
1t is probable that the Mahan
Grocery Co. will make use of
Scobee's big tobacco warehouse
until the completion of their new
building.
The Boosters excursion into
the mountains, the meeting of the
Democratic Campaign opening
promoters, the Clark county fair
and other important events take
place during the week. There's
something doing all the time, in
Guiding the pushing of good roads
State Road Inspector, c. c.
Crabb, of Eminence, who has
been looking after Rockcastle
roads, will be engaged for the next
five weeks visiting various por-
tions of the State in the interest
of the meeting of the Southern
Appalachian Good Roads Assocja-
tiOn, which takes place at Lexing-
ton, September 9Th 10 9Th, which
will be attended by large delega-
cations from the seven states com
posing the organization. Rel re-
sensations from every important
road association between Maine,
California and Florida will be on
hands. Every effort is being put
forth, Lexingtonian' $ and all Ken
lucky highway boosters, including
Commissioner OF Public Roads,
Rodman Wiley, to make this the
largest and most successful, and
far reaching in its influence, of
any good roads meeting ever held
within the borders of old Ken
lucky.
In the meeting at Bluefeld, w.
Va, last fall, Mr.. c G. Crabb, of
EminenCe, born fighter for his
state, landed, single handed, the
convention, for Lexington for
1916, when a number of other
states were hotIy contending tor
the coveted honor and priv ilege.
Mr.. Crabb has been and continues
to be a big figure in the good
roads movement.
En- route hers Sunday we met
that reporter of the Signal at Liv-
ingston on the hustle as usual
He said he and the Brodhead man
had buried the hatcLet. Some one
on the depot platform remarked
that Will was paying frequent Wis
its to the tomahawk's grave and
was liable some dark night to dig
up and resurrect that formidabl
Indian weapon That live re-
porter is a scrapper from Scrap
town on the head waters of Fight
in Creek and it wont do to pro
jec' with him if one wishes to pre-
serve a whole skin. We've been
there. One experience showed
US "where to get off at" and we
gladly alighted. tho somewhat dis.