The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-28
Two NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
May Pass Through Maysville II Con
certed Efforts Are Made by Citizens
to Get R0utes-Jackson and >.
Midland Trail are Roads
being Sought After.

Since the advent Of the automobile
its increasing popularity has caused q
great change in the affairs. of the
country along transportation lines. II
can 60 almost any place in much
shorter time than horse-driven car
riage and Is not compelled to stay in
one route as a railroad train.
But the owners and drivers of au-
tomobiles are always careful of their
machines and will always pick the
best road possible. Their chief thought
is to get the machine over the dis
lance intervening between them and
their goal as soon as possible with the
least possible wear on the machine.
The automobile is rapidly getting
more popular in pleasure trips, some
being taken from coast to coast by
tourists.
To this end the thousands of pleas
ure seekers all over the country are
demanding better roads and better
routes to make their journeys. Enter
prising persons have compiled maps
OF states showing the various roads,
the best routes to travel for scenery,
etc. Sometimes these roads are used
as state road after running for sew
eral hundred miles.
Chief among these are the Lincoln
Highway, one Of the great systems
OF the western part of the United
States and the Dixie Highway running
from the coast to the gulf.
Recently projects have been started
for two national highways, one the
Midland Trail, running from Old Pom,
Comfort, Va, to San Francisco, Cal,
and the other, the Jackson Highway,
from Buffalo, New York, to New Or
leans, La. The route is for these roads
have been partially made out but the
final routes have not been chosen.
The Maysville Chamber OF Com
merce has taken hold of the project
to get the two latter named roads to
pass through this city. Secretary
Grimsley has taken hold of the pro-
ject in very enthusiastic manner and
there is but little doubt that one OF
the roads at least will pass through
here.
The Midland Trail will start at Old
Point Comfort, Va, and westward will
strike Catlettsburg and Ashland, KY
from the latter place going to Lex
ington. Three routes are suggested
between Ashland and Lexington, one
across Carter county, one crossing the
river at Ashland going to Ironton and
to Portsmouth, recrossing at Mays
vile; thence to Lexington, and the
third, direct river route from Ash
land to Maysville without crossing the
river To land one of the two latter
routes is the thing suggested by Mr..
Grimsley.
The Jackson Highway will start at
Buffalo, New York, thence to Column
bus, Ohio, south to Lexington, KY,
and on to New Orleans. Between Co.
lumbus and Lexington there are two
routes open. The first by way of Gin
cinnati, the second by Maysville. Both
routes are sought and the result is
very much in doubt.
The advantage of having these
routes pass through Maysville is at
once apparent. Thousands of tourists
would annually pass through here
bringing a great amount of business
to the city. Maysville is the natural
route to the Blugress country and i'll
the citizens of the county desire to
have the routes they should back the
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