The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-09-23
BONDS FAVORED FOR
BUILDING HIGHWAYS
Good Roads Association Fa-
vors Building Now And
Paying Later.

issue for $4,000, 600 the first S42,-
100000 of which shall be devoted ex-
clusively to the construction of the
present primary system OF roads in
the state was Endorsed by the Ken
lucky Good Rhoads Association yes
terday afternoon at the reorganiza-
tion meeting at the Seelbach Hotel.
The resolution offered by Judge
Hugh H. Farmer, retiring county
judge of Henderson County, provid-
cd that the remainder of the $50
100000 amounting to SS,O00,000,
should be devoted in such proportion
as the General Assembly may deter
mine TO the improvement of the Uni
versity Of Kentucky, the state normal
school, penal and charitable institu-
tions and the Kenucky Safe Fair.
Another resolution unanimously
adopted by the association offered
suggestions for solving the present la
Dor problem by requesting Congress
to make an emergency appropriation
of $200,0O0,000 to be Immediately
available for road construction work
in the United States. thus giving EN-
ployment to labor on the public roads.
The other resolutions of minor i'm
portance were unanimously adopted.
one requesting the next Legislature
to enact law fixing a load limit on
motor vehicles used in transportation,
or fixing a license fee at such fig
ure that the purchase Of such vehicles
will be made prohibitive; and the 9TH
or reques tng the Legislature to
enact such legislation as will require
railroads operating in the state to pay
half the cost Of constructing grade
crossings at such crossings as the
state and federal government desires
TO eliminate.
The meeting yesterday was pre-
liminary 90 the good roads cmapaign
soon 10 be launched thyuou, tn state
which is designed to lift Kentucky
out of the mud" Speakers from the
mountains and Western Kentucky
said yesterday they have been living
in mud all their lives, and declared
it was time TO quit clubbing over
details and get busy for better roads.
Officers Elected.
Speakers at the meeting yesterday
afternoon included Congressman J.
M. Robinson. Of the Eleventh Ken
lucky Dist'tt; Joseph Boggs, state
highway engineer for Kentucky; II.
Green Garrett. chairman Of the Ken
lucky Highway Commission; Judge
II. H. Farmer. of Henderson; Sher-
man Bail, of Hardinsburg; John New
man of Versailles; Arch Hamilton, of
Frankfort; Attorney General Charles
/. Dawson, Senator White l.. Moss and
other good roads enthusiasts.
Election of officers resulted in Col.
Robert McBryde being chosen presi-
dent, and the following vice presi-
dents: Harry Scmmers. Elizabeth
town; Joseph F. Bosworth, Middles-
boro; E. ]. Paxton, Paducah; Embry
G. Dent, Bowling Green; G. II. Petry, !
Mount Sterling; William Burkamp,
Newport; Wallace Hughes, Arthur |
Krock, c. A. Segner Jeffrey Morgan,
Louisville; w. J. Sparks, Mount Yer
non; j. S. Crnshaw, Cadiz; C. ID. |
Perryville; J, Curtis Alcott,
ebert C. Terrell, Bedford;
Ben Williamson, Ashland; Harvey |
Meyers, Covington; w. H. Edwards,
Versailles; Judge H. H. Farmer, Hen
ierson; Ben Grogan, Murray; James
Turner, Paintsville; M. NJ. Logan,
Desha Breckenridge, Har-
ry Givananoli, Lexington; Judge G.
w. Newman, Hawesville, and II. J.
Wright, Mayfield.
A sharp difference of opinion
lrose over the question OF raising
'unds to take care of the bond issue
n case it carries with the voters. The
'eSOlullOu OllCICu Wy JuubO II a. nv
proposed that the money be raised
~ imposing what was described as a
privilege OF excise tax equivalent to
hat now levied by the federal gov
rnment on the sale Of soft links,
beverages and ice cream" together
With a tax on admission to amuse-
nents equivalent to the tax now i'm
'osed by the government, and a tax
N jewelry.
Persons opposing this form of tax
tion, who also opposed specifying
ny form of taxes to raise the neces-
airy fund, led by Embry G. Dent, OF
towing Green, succeeded in having
hat part of the resolution proposing
uch privilege or excise" tax amend
d to read as follows:
"That the Legislature look into the
arious sources of revenue not now
lxed in Kentucky, such as a tax on
Ixuries, etc, as in the judgment OF
he General Assembly 1t may deem
lisa and that these taxes thus ralS- /