Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-19

lic-school system in HOpkinsville.
The school is graded, and is not sur
passed by the public graded schools
of any of our sister States beyond the
Ohio. 1t is patronized by the children
of many of the best citizens, notwith-
standing there are two flourishing
colleges and a most excellent select
school in the city. To sum up: Hop
kinsville's educational facilities are
not surpassed by any town or city i'll
the country. The South Kentucky
College, which was burned last Win
ter, has been rebuilt, and the new
building is a much more imposing
structure than the old one. Under
the Presidency of that jealous educa-
tor, Maj. Crumbaugh, military de-
partment has been added, and many
other improvements made, which
renders it very desirable school for
boys. Bethel Female College, Prof.
j. w. Rust, erstwhile of the Baptist
Recorder, of Louisville, has a popu-
lar female school. Maj. j. o. Fer
rell's select school for boys is not the
least important Of the city's institn-
tons of learning, nor is it confined
alone to the city, but in the last terms
six States were represented in it by
students. With all these first-clasS
educational facilities, IIopkinsville be-
comes seat of learning that renders
it an eligible and attractive place of
residence to the wealthy who have
children to educate.
Hopkinsvillp, outside of LOUSY lille
is one of the finest tobacco markets
in the State. Although Christian
county is the banner county in tobac-
CO growing, yet there was not an
auction market established In Hop
kinsville until in 1869. Hitherto
most of the tobacco was sold private
ly sin the hand" at the tobacco barns
of the planters. But in 1869 the first
tobacco market with auction sales,
was opened and conducted under
the name of Alternately \
Co., and during the tobacco season
2,476 hogsheads were sold. There
l are now some five warehouses in op
Grafton in IIopkinsville, aud the sales
l amount to from 10000 to 1900 hogs
t heads annually. This business ha'
given IIopkinsville great Importance
9 as Il tobacco market, and large ship
e ments of the ''heavy, fat, German To
: bacco, grown exclusively in South
1 ern Kentucky" are now made in Ger
i many through first hands.
d A history of Christian county, jus
IS published, develops the fact tina
l Christian county is the largest to
J. bacco producing county, accordin
Is to area, in the United States or i
D, the world. 1t shows that frOi
+ the statistics of 1889, ChriStla
T. county, with an area of farnin
y lands of 209,339 acres produced II
Il 527, 574 pounds Of the tweed
at while for the same year Lancast'
ID county, Pa, with an area Of 1909:
l. acres, produced 23,946,32G pounds, al
i Pittsylvania county, Vas, with
el area of POS, 465 acres, produced l:
/ 27l,533 pounds. The iigures-al
he figures don't lie-give the palm
IT. Christian county as the "boss" toba
lis co-growing region The 'Hopkir
lie vile shippers" or "Clarksville shi
nd pcrs" have a fame that is world-wi
ms and are a class of tobacco grown I
nv most exclusively on the caverno
nd limestone soil of Southern Kentuc
IL and Northern Tennessee, and the b.
mt species for The class is the blue a
Ig- yellow Prior. The white Burle,
1se now SO popular i'll some portions
led the State. has never been thorough
in tested in this county, but is beliey
nix by many tobacco-growers to be
ION adapted to this soil.
its The Grcen-rivcr section of Ii
be lucky is certainly as fine country
may be found in any State. VIII
it may not excel the famed Blue-gr
!. region, yet it is certainly a formi'
able rival in wealth and beauty and
the intelligence and chivalrous CO..
tesy of its citizens. LA PARIERE