Although February is the calendar’s shortest month, it stands tall in America’s history of railroad development. In 1815, the first state charter for a railroad was issued by New Jersey for a never-completed line between Trenton and New Brunswick. On this date in 1827, the famed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered to carry passengers and freight. February 1830 saw the first charter for an interstate railroad to serve Virginia and North Carolina. The peak year for the number of railroads was 1907, with over 1,500 lines in operation, and the greatest extent of track mileage came in 1930 at nearly 430,000 miles. While the iron horse is no longer so singularly vital to transportation, nearly $12 billion worth of rolling stock are manufactured annually. Profile America is in its 17th year as a Public Service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Weaving my way along Dabney drive Friday evening, through the de facto central business district, I was counting the fifty dollar bills Big Lots had placed in the public right of way. By my count there at least $2,500 large plastic $50 bills staked around the central business district. Before you run down to get one for your self, listen to the February 24th City Council meeting starting at 12:36 minute mark through 21:18 minute mark (http://homeinhenderson.com/2014/02/25/news/city-business/audio-city-of-henderson-city-council-meeting-february-24th-2014/). Or read the Notes from the Peanut Gallery covering the February 24th City Council meeting (http://homeinhenderson.com/2014/02/25/opinion/michael-bobbitt-notes-from-the-peanut-gallery-coh-february-24th-2014/). Starting April 1st the City is allowed to collect $50 for each of Big Lots 20% off signs staked in the public right away.
I counted some 75 signs from Raleigh Rd., down Dabney to Wal Mart. Big Lots should be ashamed to put out that many signs.
Mingo, you counted 75 Big Lots signs; I see it as 75 fifty dollar bills or $3,750 in revenue for the city. Once the off-premises sign ordinance is implemented the practice of littering the public right-of-away with signs should diminish rapidly. If only the county would implement such a zoning ordinance.
Maybe Big Lots saw the upcoming April 1 deadline and decided to use ALL the signs they have before their banishment!