The Adair County news., 1917-01-24
important Road Move.

AOAO AAOLA SAlO haOAOl4dA W
afo in building good roads, and s19, 800
for 1917, and the amount apportioned
this state increases each year, making
a sum total for the five years 81, $780,
600. The time is approaching, it is at
hand, when the road or roads to be
built by state and national aid must
be selected, and our State Road Com;
missioner, Mr.. Wiley. suggests build
ing a road from the Big Sandy to the
Mississippi. He points out the facts
that most of the rivers and railroads
cross the state North and South, also
the Dixie and Jackson Highways, and
for this reason he believes a main
thoroughfare EaSt-and West would
serve more people and bring more last
ing results, than to cross latitude or
scatter the money among the various
counties over the entire State. He
suggests the building of the road from
Wickliff to Ashland, passing through
the counties of Ballard, Carlisle,
Graves, Marshall, Trigg, Christian,
Todd, Logan, warren, Edmonson, Bar
rem, Hart, Larue, Nelson, Washing
ton, Mercer, Garrard, Jessamine, Fay
cite, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Row.
an, Carter and Boyd. Following the
line proposed through the above coun-
ties, you will readily see an East and
West route is shown from Wickliff to
Glasgow, then an abrupt turn to the
North to Nelson county, paralleling
the Jackson Highway the entire dis
tanee. In this break the road also
follows the same course of the L. & n
railroad, passing through territory
well provided with good roads as we'll.
If an East and West road is desired,
why take a North course from Glas-
Cow, when through Metcalfe, Adair,
Casey and Lincoln would be in line to
Garrard and shorten the road at least
fifty miles? Metcalfe, Adair and Ca
Sey neither have good roads nor rail-
roads, and road \from Stanford to
Glasgow would put two important
sections of the State in close touch
We believe Mr.. Wiley is correct in his
proposed expenditure of the money
in building agreat road longitudinal
through-the State, but cannot see why
he defects from the course after reach
ing Barren county. 1t may be that
he figures Metcalfe, Adair and Casey
beyond redemption in the building of
roads, or for historic purpose he elects
to pass through Larue. Be that as it
may, if We are not on the line we miss
the road and our section of the State
but little benefited. Before this mat
ter is settled is the time to present
our claims, and it seems that the
county judges of the four counties to-
gether with their courts and interest
ed citizens, ought to get busy and pre-.
sent to the commissioners our claims,
resources and desires for the road. 1t
may be too late to secure the road, but
it is not too late to make an honest
energetic effort. Without an effort
we lose, but if the counties on oul
proposed line will unite, there are
many reasons why we should win anC
secure the road on the most direct
line from Glasgow to Lancaster via.
Edmonton, Columbia, Liberty an(
Stanford. Who can figure the grea
worth to this section in the building
of a National Highway as proposed
Who doubts the financial ability o.
the counties through which it would
be built tomeet their part of the cos
inside of five years? Adair county Cal
do it, Metcalfe has her part practical
| ly secured through her bond issue, Ca
sey is amply able to do her part, Lin
coin would only need sufficient none
for reconStructiOn-an item the cOun
try would hardly miss, while Barrel
certainly would rather build East
than North, and open up her trad
territory. Gentlemen, this PROPOSE
tion is too important to longer slee]
p under the Industrial ether of fear ant
moral coWardice. Immediate actiOl
is necessary. The line through thes
counties is the direct one, paSSing
through an undeveloped section of tn
State without railroad facilities, nav
igable rivers or good roads and short
ems the distance from the Big Sand
to Mills Point by many miles. Wha
think you?