The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-05-04
REPORT OF MEETINGS
Held BY ASSOCIATION
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT BEING
CARRIED INTO EVERY DIS
TRlcT IN LAWRENCE.

7 H
A Good Roads meeting was held in
raiispurg on Thursday, the 2Sth Of
April at the store of L. Collinsworth.
10 tel the plain, unvarnished truth, the
meeting was featured by the absence
OF interest upon the part OF the folks
Oh this community. 1t may have been
tnat they are more industrious than the
iolks IN the other sections of the coun-
", ana could not get away from their
work. or 1t may be that they have no
interest IN the good roads Movement.
Y IS the private opinion Of many that
the iast' named reason is explanatory
Of the lack of Interest shown.
Tho Fallsburg precinct was organic
ed FOR this work, and S. II. Kiser and
L. Collinsworth were elected Chairman
and Solicitor, respectively. Of this pre-
cinct. Chairman Vim. Riley and DR..
W. A, Rice were present, and with S.
II. kiser, l. collinsworth, Augustus
Snyder, Fred M. Yinson, j. B. Clayton
ana Z. +. See, Jr, made up the crowd.
Generally there is some redeeming
feature in good work, and upon the
occasion of this meeting it appeared in
the person and spirit of Silas H. Kiser,
who was elected chairman for the work
in this precinct. He is man of sterl-
ing quanlies, ana one possessed OF the
spirit Whlcn WIN make good roads-if
ne mas 70 90 II nimse1
The organization meeting which was
held the same day at Webbville was
vastly different in degree of enthusiasm
to the one above mentioned. The peo-
pie of this section are going to unite
Win the Hood ROADS movement and
pe..er tneir conutlons- Ihe meeting
neu d. TINS pace was the most helpful
one 70 tne men organizing the county
since lne Georges creek meeting. 1t
was sucn a one tnat gave them encour-
as sS,iiell 70 lisnt the pattie narder
inere was iarge NUMBER Oh the cit
,zehs q tiils section IN attendance when
'i .ne iheetihs was eaiiea 70 order, ana
.hey unanimously elected sam Shep-
neru as tne chairman OF Dry Fork pre-
cince' Win Ii y. u thompson, So1cl-
tor. Ihese Two men VIII DO consistent
anu conscientious work IN TINS move-
ihent. IN auuition 10 tne organizing
Grove from Louisa, and the officers
ABOVE named MT. Shepnerd ana Dr.
thompson, tnere were present and ac-
livery engaged IN the meeting wlii
ureeii, 1T l.. y. Nlckels, W. W. keiiar,
Lew "epp' Or, n holprook' oscar
1tichs' Dewei Hensiey' FRED duncan,
1eoree "epp' ana otners. All toiu, tne
lnee.ins was success
Ahter numerous quesuons nad been
consiuereo' ana tne nature OF tne work
mao nau peen over ana explained, Or. u. y.
thompson ana sam Shepnerd TOOK the
County Judge ana county attorney be-
low WeDpVlile ABOUT one ana half miles
70 look over proposed change IN the
ROAD at tnat point Inls cnanee is one
pauiy needed as the road as now To-
cateu Is lmpassaple IN the winter time,
uue 70 the creek. Ine cnange as pro-
posed would MAKE an ideal connection
Win tne carter county pike wnicn
meets the county ROAD at THIS point,
ana II is one wnicn would De OF benefit
10 the Dry FORK community. one gentle
man over Whep TINS road would pass
LOT some considerapie distance VIII DO
nate tne right OF way, put there is an
opstacle as YET with respect TO the otii-
er risnt OF way necessary 10 De mad it
IS 10 De noped tnat all these questions
can pc smootheu out, ana TINS ROAD
connecting Lawrence county and Car
ter county VIII be made.
secone TRIP was had While at WeoD
vlie, IN wnich pr. Tohmpson took
party including the Judge and County
Attorney over another section OF the