Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-06
FINAL PLEA FROM
JACKSON COUNTY
To Voters OF Madison To HeIr
Their Neighbors Out Of Mud
And Toward Progress

the hnaI appeal from the people
of that mud-ridden county for
assistance in building them an
outlet. Squire Hurst sets forth
the plea from Jackson county for
help i'll the following letter to
the voters OF Madison county:
Clover Bottom, Ky, Nov. 3, 1922
One more and possibly the last
appeal to the voters Of Madison
county from the Jackson county
road committee on the l0c road
tax to be voted on by the people
of Madison county on Nov. 9TH.
While the writer is well aware
that the people of Madison coun-
ty fully understand this question,
and are fully able to take care OF
any proposition that might come
before such an intelligent and re-
fined people as make up the pop
ulation of dear old Madison
county, yet my dear madams and
kind sirs, would you be 50 oblig-
ing as to stop and think Of Our
condition back here in Jackson
county, hemmed in and penned
up by the Big Hill which has
been neglected by all concerned
on both sides ever since the first
trail was marked and cut by
forefathers.
Now, really my blue grass
friends, do not YOU consider that
this barrier between the two
counties and the mountains in
general is a very great disad-
vantage to the people on both
sides? Anyway Jackson county
people decided some years ago
that we would undertake to over
come this great disadvantage and
try to get in touch with the out
side world by building a good
turnpike through Our county as
far as it is possible with what
finances this county can possibly
put up and, Of course, we are
just like all other fair minded
people. we want to get the ben
eft of what state aid that is
due our roads and to legally pro-
cure the state aid we must tap
some inter-county seat road, and
to be sure, we would, under any
and all considerations. think and
look to Madison county first for
our outlet and after the action ii
the Fiscal Court Of Madison on
or about June 2, 1922, in regard
10 this road project, we Of Jack
son county, were 50 encouraged
that We went to work to help to
put this very great road project
through, and, after being on.
quite a lot Of time and expense.
we find that all our hopes are in
vain, unless the good ladies and
gentlemen Of Madison county
feel willing to impose this zoe
ioad tax upon their property for
the construction of this short gap
over Big Hill and to reconstruct
the other inter-county seat roads
of Madison county.
Now the all important question
is just this: Can YOU and viii
you Madison county people vote
this Zoe road tax that we Jackson
county people may have the priv
ilege of spending our money to
build our part OF this great road,
that We may be able to deliver
our natural resources Of coal,
timber, lumber and so on, over
this notorious Big Hill Of Ken
lucky, and that we people may.
have the chance to show forth
to the blue grass regions what we
can do to produce the finest veg
etables fruits, poultry and dairy
products OF any spot in Ken
lucky?
Come friends, let's be neigh
bors. We Jackson county folk
have the natural resources. YOu
Madison county people have the
fine lands and all we need is to
just get together and build this
great road that we may get il
touch with each other. You need
our coal and timber. We need
your fine b,ooded stock and most
Of all we need each others Sc
ciability.
SO here is hoping that the peo-
pie of Madison county will be
willing to put the road tax thru
on Nov. 9TH, that we as a people
who have always been bottled
up may have a chance to go on
and do our part to bring Our
county forward; that we may
take our place in the progress Of
the state and nation, both moral
" and financially.
Still hoping that you people
will kindly consider Our appeal
and give us this one chance with
all candor and kindness, l assure
you that if you can give us