The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-12-06
KYVA ROAD
WORK GOES ON

ton is accomplishing its purpose is
shown by reviewer OF some of the
things which it has been doing.
Organized July 18th, 1922, at
Jackson, Ky.
Held Road meetings at Jackson,
Hazard, Campton and Winchester,
all of which were attended by large
and enthusiastic audiences of good
road boosters and has been instru-
mental in bringing about of
conditions that would assist the
State Road Commission in the let
ting of road contracts in Letchcr,
Perry, Wolfe and Powell counties,
aggrgating more than 30 miles of
the KyVa Road which is now under
construction and which has been
contracted since the organization of
the Associations 1t has been instru-
mental in bringing about the submits
sion by Judge J. \. Smith and the
Fiscal Court OF Perry county of u
$500, 600 bond issue to the voters of
that county, FOR the purpose of con.
structing Perry county's part of the
kyNa Road, rs well as other impor-
tant roads in that good county, and
also To advocate the submitting OF 81
20 cent road tax in Clark county that
will provide for the building OF Clark
county's part Of the KyVa Road.
1t has now the largest active, live
membership of amy road organiza-
ton ever organized in kentucky.
1t has procured the services of Col
oncl james Maret, the Boone Way
Man, now known throughout the
state as the kyVa Scout and rceog-
nized as the most enthusiastic road
booster in Kentucky
The association is using every ef-
fort possible in the upbuiding OF
Eastern Kentucky and to bring TO-
gether the people Of the mountains
and the Blue Grass region. The or
gnnization is sending speakers into
ali the counties along the route
where road bonds or road tax ques.
tons are being submitted to the yo
tiers, urging the voters to get behind
this good road movement and sup,
port it by their vstcs for these bond
issues.
1t asks Lexington and Fayettc
county to furnish 500 members in
this association, and the officers OF
the organization believe that the
good people Of Lexington will hearth
ly and readily fulfill their expccta-
tions, and will i'll all probability fur
nish 1000 instead of 500 members.
Hon. Fred X. Augsburg, Director
for Fayctte county and Col. James
Maret, the KyVa Scout, will be au-
thorized TO present the needs of the
Association to the business men OF
Lexington and Faycttc county and
to solicit aid for the Association. Al
Of the counties along the line have
responded willingly and enthusiast
ically to the needs of the Association
and each county now has good repre-
sentation in the membership of the
Association, with Clark, Powell and
Perry counties struggling for lead
crship.
The officers and directors of the
KyVa Road Association draw no sal
AIRY but give their time and services
gratis for the good of the organi2n
ton and for the people they repre-.
scnts.
The Lexington Herald and Licking
ton Leader in their editions of Octo
Der 10Th, each carried splendi;
story of the aim and work of tn,
KyVn Association.
The movement has the approval
Endorsement, support and co-opera
ton of the State Highway Commits
sion, and has received many cncour
aging letters from the officials of tn,
State Highway Commission, as wei
as other officials and good road boos
tiers throughout the state.
The newspapers in every count,
along the route are lending all pos
sible assistance to this project, ant
will help to carry it through.