The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-01-16
PULASKI COLUMN.
Edited by will. O. Curd.



year 1874, the cholera, yellow fever and oihe
sickness aud death, together with the great q
nancial panic and prostration of business 0
all kinds in our large cities, we have been pro
tcctcd and provided for by that All Wise in
dulgcnt power, and the hand Of affection, pes
thence and misfortune has fallen but light,
upon ". II Is true, using the old and com
mon every day phrase, times have been hard
which must with Us be attributed more to Thu
failure Of stock traders and coal merchants IL
making sales than to any other cause and w
have sufficient evidence to COM snce the publi'
mind that this little financial pressure has &c
riously affected but few Of onr citizens. Bus
inc.s nowhere in the county is on the decline
but expanding and increasing, while the mot
to with our traders, merchants aud ontcrpris
ing farmers l., coward and upward" w
hear Of but one class who appear to bI
dissatisfied with home in Pulaski
those who are too indolent to work and ill
the soil too proud to learn trade and hav,
ever been, aud We fear will ever he stranger,
topn,-l ~ri,y, aud we must here quote from
the words of orr friend Ben. Chesnut, who re
marked, some years since, that he had trav
clcd over nearly all the States, bu, had nevel
found n better aud more prosperous home
than Pulaski county, that he was satisfied
that there was more in the man than thcr,
was in the land" Friend Ben. lives upon
what we call poor farm out here, but Il,
works. and a wagon going to his home after
gras. or grain never comes away empty, pro-
,idcd You take the money with you.
The docket Of our courts now show less liti.
cation and fewer actions for debt than at any
other time within the memory Of our oldest
citizens, and. taking every thing into consid-
Grafton, the history Of the past year, 1873
must be remembered as an era of remarkable
favor and prosperity to the citizens Of Pulas-
III county.
Our new Courthouse, one Of the most mag
nifccn, buldings in the State, is now almost
complete; which will cost the county from
thirty five to forty thousand dollar-, and VIC
hear Of but little trouble in collecting the
tax to lquidaie the debt. \ number OF
beautiful residences were built and as many
old ones reprinted and put in good order
Business houses erected and most Of the old
one, repaired. made larger, more convenien,
and more desirable To- the merchant.
Our coal merchants have been fortunate in
deed. out Of the gr,at number Of boats rot
a single one lost by shipping or otherwise, and
We are informed 10y the Louisville boys that
they are satisfied Of the fact that there arr
more goods -oll in Somerset than in any 9th.
er town Of its size in Kentucky, and more
prompt, reliable and enterprising merchants
than those Of our town and county cannot be
found
The crops Of last wear were lcntiful and in
this regard there can be no grounds for com
plant While but short time before the
close Of the year glad tidings again reached
our town aud made our citizens jubilant over
their success. The great Cincinnati southern
railway was certainly located through our
county making Somerset point, and cross
ing the Cumberland at Point Isabel. The
building Of which has already commenced in
Lincoln county and We will, ere many days,
hear the sound Of the pick and spade in our
county. This railroad connecting the North
with the South is destined to make ours one
Of the wealthiest counties in the State, because
the rich and valuable mineral resources Of
our county are inexhaustible, saving nothing
about the great value Of our lands and the
timber thereon from the giant oak to the beau
tiiul white, yellow and spruce pines.
All these favors and blessings have been be-
slowed upon Us with but little effort on our
part and must We now stand idle with our
hands in our pockets and wait for Others, il
81, p,rchance We will be disappointed.
We say to each and every one of our cit
zens, go To- work with a determined resolution
to succeed in whatever business, trade or pro-
fession you undertake. Commence with the
new year and take advantage of each progress
sive move made in your county, go To work
and build up your churches and school houses
Go to work and exterminate whisky and all
kinds OF ardent spirits from Pulaski county.
Go to work and educate your children, teach
them morality and religion that they may af
ter while abuild up character for themselvcs
AMI become useful members Of society. Go
To work and improve your farms; put them in
good condition, then divide and sell that part
which you cannot cultivate yourself to those
who will soon come among you hunting homes
near the railroad. Go to work and cultivate
the tobacco plant Our soil is adapted to il,
and it will at all times yield you ready mon
ey. Go to work and plan, out your orchards
Look at your neighbor county Rnsscl. Her
citizens realized from the products Of the
peach and apple crop alone in the year ISL,
we believe something in excess Of 100000, aud
il Russell can do this without railrord what
may We do with one.
We need more enterprise in our county and
We must have il. We are in favor of our rep
rcsen;atives passing the emmgration bill, and
all We have g. do as a means Of inducing good
people to come to our county is, to tell the
truth, to represent in a proper manner our re-
sources and advantages just as they exist.
TIDE ~ THE CUMBERLAND.
The rains together with the melting of the
snow OF the past week caused considerable
rise in the Cumberland.
Twenty-Five heavily laden coal boats were
shipped from the mines in our county ON the
Sth inst, to Nashville and other points below,
belonging To the following firms:
Jones a Newell, q; Owen Newell a Co., q;
Elliot y Ballew, 6; suttons, and Wm.
Smith, 2.
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