The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-07-27
UOGGS ANSWERS
AUTO|sTs ON BILL
Denies Mountain People and
State Road Body Alone
Favor Robson Plan

bert l.. Terstegge, president OF the
Louisville Automobile Club. that
the only advocates of the Robson
road bill are the mountain people
and the State Highway Commission,
Joe S. Boggs, State Highway Engi-
neer, charges that "the vacillating
policies of the Louisville Automo-
bile Club and Kentucky Motor Club
have done more injury to the cause
of better roads in this State than
any one action I know of.
lone year you are in favor of an
extension of Federal aid and against
the Townsend bill and in few
months this policy has been revers-
ed. At times you advocate State
bond issue and then some form Of
dirtct taxation. No fixed purpose
appears to be the result of any poll
cy that has been adopted"
He made this accusation in let
ter addressed to Mr.. Tersttgge to-
day.
Sends Letter to Ernst
At the same time he sent letters
to Senator Richard P. Ernst and
Robert ]. McBryde, president of the
Kentucky Good Roads Association.
In his letttr to Mr.. Ernst, Mr.. Boggs
said:
'The Robson bill is largely an
extension of the Bankhead bill, un-
der which Kentucky has been ex-
pending Fedtral aid funds for the
last two years on system of trunk
line highways some 1900 miles in
length. connecting all sections of
the State with adjoining States.
"This programme of Federal aid
highways is very complete and is
not in need of any changes or addi-
lions until present mileage is con-
structed, and it's greatest need is
further appropriations by Congress
for a continuation of the construc-
ton now under way.
1.-THE majority Of taxpayers, farm
ers and business men Of Kentucky
are for a continuation of Federal
aid under the present plan as en-
braced in the Robson bill"
To Mr.. McBryde he said:
1.-The plan under which we are
now working and using Federal aid
money is entirely satisfactory to the
majority of our people, and If no
changes are made in the form of ad-
ministration. it will be but few
years until the 1,500-mile pro-
gramme of Federal roads in this
State is completed. To adopt the
Townsend measure will upset this
entire plan and he a great injury to
road development in all sections OF
the State"
Mr.. Boggs letter to Mr.. Terstegge
in part follows:
'The State Highway Commission
and this office. without 'loose talk"
have supported the Robsion bill and
will continue to do so until the final
vote is taken in the Senate. as we
firmly believe that it is for the best
interest of Federal aid roads in this
State that we do so.
1--WE deny the statement that the
only advocates of the Robsion bill
are the mountain people. Our OBJ
serEation has been that the ma
jority of the taxpayers of this State
prefer the construction of farm to
market" roads rather than few
continuous miles for tourists and
pleasure seekers. AS an evidence OF
this / would refer you to the recent
referendum among the members OF
the Kentucky Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, which showed that 2,759 far
mers of this State were for the Rob-
sion bill. while only fifty voted for
the enactment of the Townsend bill.
"Also the vote of the members OF
the House of Representatives re-
fleets the sentiment of this country
for this bill, which is largely an ex-
tension of the present Bankhead
bill and permits the States to take
the initiative in those projects which
develop our community life.
"The sooner the two organiza-
lions of which you have the honor
to be president realize that Ken
lucky Is not confined to any one
city or section and that there are
taxpayers and property owners
other than automobiles the earlier
will the interest OF all our citizen
ship be benefited by road eonstruc-
ton in Kentucky"
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