Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-07-02 | Page 3 | Kentuckians Excited

KENTUCK kentuckians IANS EXCITED will vill resist to death tho the collection of a tax ashland ky july I 1 in carter cartel county there Is 13 intense excitement because of the appearance of strangers who acknowledge ledge their mission to be to collect the famous railroad tax that thai has been in ili dispute for forty years tilts this tax grows out ot of the bond issue of 0 to the Elizabcth town lexing ton tell bis big sandy railroad from lexington to tho company after securing the bonds abandoned the project felling the bonds at a liberal discount to david hinton hanton a millionaire lion lio alre at cincinnati through a mistake of the county atto attorney iney in drawing up the contract the road escaped th the liability tor for construction and their refusal to meet their agreement gave rise to the contest that has ever since been successfully ess fully maintained all who voted the bonds sae a single resident of i carter county are arc dead and 1700 2 00 of the new generation have organized to resist the collection numerous berous attempts have tailed failed and it Is a noxy now regarded as worth your life to attempt ti alie ie collection two months ago a deputy coffee collector ter after makin mailing ft a levy upon a farmers property escaped be ili ans lynched by COO people only by slipping on off in tho the night the men are determined ter mIned that no collection shall be made and openly denounce it all that holds the matter from a crisis now Is a doubt of the sincerity of the collector and his allies