The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-11-08
MUHltuBURG HAS EVERY.
THING EXCEPT D0lOs
County Rich In Coal to Vote on
Proposal for s5Oo,OOo Road
Bond Issue.
(BY RALPH codHLAN)

tuuSldSm when ne DuChleu On HIS
armor and marched against the
Saracens than Muhlenberg county
is now displaying in its campaign
for good roads. The enthusiasm
arises from feeling of evaporation
with the present condition of the
roads and from the certainty that
Muhlenberg, with all its mineral
riches and all its good agricultural
land, will never really come into its
own until travel is made easy.
Therefore the movement is daily
gaining momentum from Clifty and
Long Creek bottoms on the south to
Central City and the mining camps
on the north, with Greenville and
the fertile region of Pond creek cry
ing it on. If there is any heavy and
dangerous opposition, it has as yet
not made itself vocal. On the other
hand, the most important elements
in the county are pledging their sup
port.
The question will become acute
at the November election when Muh-
lenberg will be called upon to ratify
or defeat proposal to issue bonds
in the sum of 100000 to build
roads and ''tax itself rich" There
are several good reasons for believ-
ing that the outcome will be yes"
Six Reasons for Optimism
First-The coat operators. Most
if not all of them, are already en-
listed in the fight under the good
roads banner. Such men as w. G..
Duncan, whose Graham mine tract
alone covers 1000 acres, are in the
van. ---. '----.---. --.--- --.--
Second-The miners. There are
5000 automobiles in Muhlenberg to-
day. many OF them owned by miners,
and there is no place to go in them.
A Journey over the present roads
costs a car owner more in repair
bills and depreciation by far than :
bond issue will cost.
Third-The ex-soldiers. Men who
saw service in the World war-es-
pecially those who saw the fine roads
of France and England-have come
back to Muhlenberg determined that
the old world shall not put them to
shame in this particular.
Fourth-The farmers. This is the
class which will benefit most by good
roads. By them farmers will be en-
abled to get their products to mar
ket much more advantageously than
they can now. Many of the present
roads are impossible in the winter
time. a condition which requires
farmers to lose money in great sums,
besides keeping them and their
wives and children in isolation or
the farm for weeks at a time.
Fiftb-The women. Besides the
fact that good roads will do more
than any other single thing to bring
general prosperity to Muhlenberg,
there are a hundred particular ways
in which good roads will make life
more nyable for the women. Proper
care OF children, social life and wise
shopping all depend on ease Of con-
tact with the outside world.
Sixth-Profession men and mer-
chants. Almost to a man these
classes will vote to put the bond IS
sue across. Many of them would
gladly contribute out of their own
pockets to bring about the>new era
of good roads.
Burden On Farmer To BE Light
If the bond issue is passed it Is
worthy of notice that perhaps 90 per
cent of the taxes to defray 1t will
fall most lightly on the poor farmer
Thus the latter is given the. OPP
portunity of sharing in the riches
that underlie Muhlenberg's soil
Another factor which commends the
bond issue to the farmer is that its
passage will mean the addition Oh
State and federal funds to Mullen
berg's bodybuilding fund. The
, chance OF getting a million dollars
worthof roads for 100000 is not
to be despised by any wide-awake
citizen.
No one can visit Muhlenberg with
out being impressed by its POSSIBLE
tiles of becoming one OF Kentucky s
foremost sections. II Is said that IN
1920, more than a hundred years
ago, the first commercial coal min
ing ever undertaken in the state
was Begun here. Today. after de-
cades of successful mining, Muhlen-
har~'s coal Resources so vast are