The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-06-13
THE CHRISTIAN METROPOLIS
One Of the Future Greats"
Special Correspondence. of the CourIer-Jour

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Special correspondence OF the Courier Jour
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| HofKixsSn.hx. Ky,. May 11-It
has been my good fortune 10 spend
several days in this metropolis Of
Southern kentucky, and it affords me
great piessare 81 report that the
bastling, busy little city is fast as
sAMing f.etrdpo!.tan airs is in the
midst Of an era oi great prosperity.
] Several blocks Of fine business
hoaSps have been erected during tho
last twelve month@ also numerous
elegant and crStiy Residences. and the
ontlook in this RESPECT for this season
il decile,,iy encouraging. Mr.. Dick
Hollnnd is erecting an elegant new
opera house, which will be compile ed
in October, and will be the Iihsst one
between Nashville aud Evansville
1t will have seating capacity Of $50.
INDUSTRIES AND business.
| Two ice factories have Just been
completed and are now in active
operation, turning out about xix tons
Of ice daily.
The passwords will foon bo com-
pletcd by Mcssrs. Chess. Carley 4
Co. OF Louisville, who are Construct
ing them.
a mammonih chair factory is the
latest addition to Hupkinsyille's mary
Industries.
A Telephone Exchange is also in
successful operation.
ilopkinsvllle. from its position
geographically. is the trading poiut
for the greater portion Of tho counties
of Christian, Trigg and Caldwell;
alse, portion of Muhlenberg. Hop
kins AMI Todd, and is alsc the l,rgcst
tobacco market in Southern Kentucky.
Six warehouses hanllc this great
stap!r. And. on an average daring the
last three wears. 10000 hog>h-als Of
tobacco have been sol,l in this market
yrsrly The prospects ior big crop
of both wheat and tobacco We're never
more aa,tcriny. The raising Of wheat
IN this cehhty IS OF immense proper
tons at present, considering tho fact
that tobacco, a few years ago, WIS the
almost exclusive crop.
In an interview with .AIessrs. Rob
crt Guynn, David X. Beard and G.
A. Thompson. leading business men
nf IInpkinsville, ! learn that aboat
800 carloads of wheat. $50 carloads
Of flour and Nabout 100 carloads Of
stock are shipped from this point an
nuaily, besides vast quantities OF WOOL
and other products. M
ADVANTAGES.
Hopkinsvillc is surrounded by a
rich and fertile country, populated by
a well to do Glars OF lul Z tile ma
iority Of whohi llavt ah abundance oil
this worlds goods. and the drou,h of
hast summer has, therefore. had little
or no effect nil the trade uf this fortu-
nate city. In fact | fo'ind that bnsi.
ness here hrs been proportionately
better than at any point | have visited
en- this trip except, perhaps. Birining-
ham. ala.,. which is in the midst OF a
simllat ERA Of prosperity, which the
new and progressive South is exper-
iencing in many localities.
IIupklhsville has certainly taken
great strides ever since she secured
the railroad. and she has thus far out
stripped all her rivals. Her popula-
tion is now between five and six
thousand in the city proper, with prob
ably an additional two thtjhsahd now
barely beyond the city limits, and
which will soon, Of necessity, be con-
solidate,l with the mother city,
: Its Importance is not, however, in
point ofpopulatian. Lat on account Of
the Immense amount Of business done
here, and Of its important position,
geographically, az the metropolis and
shipping point Of several counties, and
also OF its manufacturing inteiests
which, in addition to those already
mentioned. consist Of three mammoth
houring.mlIs. with grain elevators,
two large plsning-mills aud tobacco
hogshcsd factories. three carriage
factories, and an extensive ioriidert.
plox factory aud machine-shop. In
the matter Of education Hopkinsville
ranks second to none. Its excellent
graded public school II the pride Of
southern Kentucky, and over $40 pu-
pills are now in attendance, presided
over by very efficient corps Of teach
ers. In addition to this there is tho
Bethel Female College, South Ken
lucky College aud tho Hopkins
vile High School.
Asrrgards churches. Hopkinsville
sustsins four Presbyterian. two
Methodist, two Baptist. one Christian,
one Catholic and one Episcopal.
The Western Kentucky Lunaiic
Asylum has on an average about 500
patients, and was erected here several
years ago at cost Of $350,000.
EsERaY AND ENTERPRISE.
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