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Letter to Editor
January 28, 1895
The Evening Bulletin
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A letter to the editor of the Maysville Bulletin advocates implementing the new state road law to gradually eliminate tollgates and make turnpikes free in Mason County, Kentucky, benefiting travelers and taxpayers without heavy costs.
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THE NEW LAW STRAIGHT.
Carry it Out if You Want to Make the Turnpikes Free.
Editor Marsh, Maysville Bulletin—Dear Sir: I read and hear a good deal about free travel, and about tollgates being put out of the way. This is certainly very desirable to the average traveler and most assuredly would be a great improvement and benefit to the people of Mason County. But the way to accomplish this without making a heavy burden is a nice question, and one that will bear some discussion.
The Legislature gave us the best road law last year that we have ever had. Would it not be a good plan to try the new law? We have several pikes turned over to the county which will be free and in the near future quite a number of others will be added if the present talk indicates anything. This will give us a chance for trying free pikes with but small expense, and if it proves a success, then we can extend it at a small cost, eventually cleaning off the old toll system and save the tax payers many thousand of dollars.
This is the most logical and the most equitable and we believe the most that tax-payers will favor and our Fiscal Court will adopt.
Give us the new law straight.
A Reader Of YOUR Valuable Paper.
North Fork, Ky.
Carry it Out if You Want to Make the Turnpikes Free.
Editor Marsh, Maysville Bulletin—Dear Sir: I read and hear a good deal about free travel, and about tollgates being put out of the way. This is certainly very desirable to the average traveler and most assuredly would be a great improvement and benefit to the people of Mason County. But the way to accomplish this without making a heavy burden is a nice question, and one that will bear some discussion.
The Legislature gave us the best road law last year that we have ever had. Would it not be a good plan to try the new law? We have several pikes turned over to the county which will be free and in the near future quite a number of others will be added if the present talk indicates anything. This will give us a chance for trying free pikes with but small expense, and if it proves a success, then we can extend it at a small cost, eventually cleaning off the old toll system and save the tax payers many thousand of dollars.
This is the most logical and the most equitable and we believe the most that tax-payers will favor and our Fiscal Court will adopt.
Give us the new law straight.
A Reader Of YOUR Valuable Paper.
North Fork, Ky.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Infrastructure
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Free Turnpikes
Road Law
Tollgates
Mason County
Fiscal Court
Taxpayers
What entities or persons were involved?
A Reader Of Your Valuable Paper.
Editor Marsh, Maysville Bulletin
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Reader Of Your Valuable Paper.
Recipient
Editor Marsh, Maysville Bulletin
Main Argument
implement the new state road law to test and gradually make turnpikes free in mason county, avoiding heavy burdens and saving taxpayers money through county management.
Notable Details
Legislature's Best Road Law Last Year
Several Pikes Turned Over To County To Be Free
Fiscal Court Adoption Urged