Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-21
JOE BOCCS TELLS EN-
WHERE TO GET OFF
State Highway Engineer Hands
Caustic Call To louisville
Auto President

iiieiil oI NiDeIt l.. lerSteSe, pre-
ldent of the Louisville Automo-
bile Club, that the only advocates
OF the Robson road bill are the
mountain people and the State
Highway Commission, Joe S.
Boggs, State Highway Engineer,
charges that the ''vacillating pol
icies of the Louisville Automobile
Club and the Kentucky Motor
Club have done more injury to
the cause Of better roads in this
state than any one action | know
Of"
"Onc year you arc i'll favor of
an extension OF federal aid and
against the Townsend bill and in
a few months this policy has been
reversed. At times you advocate
a state bond issue and then some
form of direct taxation No fixed
purpose appears to be the result
of any policy that has been adopt
cd"
He made this accusation i'll a
letter addressed to Mr.. Terstegc
Wednesday.
At the same time he sent let
ters to Senator Richard p Ernst
and Robert ]. McBrydc. presi-
dent of the Kentucky Good
Roads Associations In his letter
to Mr.. Ernst, Mr.. Boggs said:
The Robson bill is largely an
extension Of the Bankhcad bill.
under which Kentucky has been
expending federal aid funds for
the last two years on d system OF
trunk line highways some / 500
miles in length. connection all sec
tions OF the state with adjoining
states.
This program OF federal aid
highways is very complete and is
not in need of any changes or adj
ditions until present mileage is
constructed. and its greatest need
is further appropriations by Coz
gress for continuation of tho
construction now under way.
The majority OF taxpayers,
farmers and business men OF Ken
tuckv are for continuation of
federal aid under the present plan
as embraced in the Robson bill"
To Mr.. McBryde he said:
The plan under which we arc
now working and using federal
aid money is entirely satisfactory
to the majority OF our people and
if no changes arc made in the
form Of administration, it will be
but a few years until the 1.5O0-
mile program of federal roads III
this state is completed. To adopt
tic Townsend measure will upset
this entire plan and be Il great
injury to the state.
Mr.. Boggs letter to Mr.. Ter
stcge i'll part follows:
The State Highway Conimis-
sion, and this office, without
loose talk. have supported the
Robson bill and will continue TO
do so until the final vote Of the
Senate. as we firmly believe that
it is for the best interest of feder-
al aid roads iii this state that we
do so
we deny the statement that
the only advocates of the Robi-
son bill arc the mountain people.
Our observation has been that
the majority 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 Ken
tucky Farm Bureau Federation,
which showed that 2,759 farmers
OF this state were for the Robson
bill while only fifty voted for the
enactment of the Townsend bill.
".Also the vote of the members
Of the House OF Representatives
reflects the sentiment of this
country for this bill. which is
largely an extension Of the pres
ent Bankhead bill and permit the
the states to take the initiative i'll
those projects which develop our
community life.
"'rhe sooner the two organiza-
tions of which you have the hon
or to be. president. realize that
Kentucky is not confined to any
one city or section and that, there
are taxpayers and property own
ers other than automobilists, the
earlier will the interest Of all our
citizenship be benefited by road
construction in Kentucky.