Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-24


it may result as 1t did, viz, in the
election of Democratic Governor
next term. )herc it won ld not be ont Of
place t. relate an anecdOtc iliustra'-
ing the position Of the two parties on
this prohibition question. Several
persons were discussing the question
at issue and near them sat fellow in
the last stage of intoXicatOn, when
some one asserted that the fellow was
Democrat. :. : fellow remarked
with a-hic "fricnds / acknowledge
the symptoms but | am Republican
all the same" and dropped back TO
his former position. But to return
to the resources of the country, Clay
ton county ranks among the first in
the state in agricultural resources.
The lands are divided very nearly
equally between open prairie and
woodland. Some rolling and some
level, and generally fertile. The prin-
cipal crops of this county as well as
the State generally are, corn, oats and
buck-whcat. Almost all of the small
Ter fruits are raised, but few apples
and peaches; all varieties of vcgcta-
bles are raised in abundance except
swcct-potatocsthe season being too
hOrts for them.
The most important industry in
this county as well as over the entire
State is the creamery business. This
seems to be very remuncrativc as
nearly every farmer is interested in it..
Last month the Iowa butter and
cheese convention was held here, the
State was well represented and your
correspondent had the pleasure of
meeting and conversing with a num-
Der of the delegates. Also heard a
number of important questions con-
nectcd with the business discussed.
Would that | had space to show you
to what extent this industry was car
ricd OH here. | have often thought
it might be conducted with less OK
pensc in Kentucky than here on ac-
count of the abundance of grasses
raised and a longer season for graz
ing. AT any rate it would be more
remunerative than Tobacco raising
The Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, for four counties is held
at this point every year and there is
always large attendance. Thus you
see this is quite an important point
after all.
Now Il word about the public
schools. In looking over the statis-
tics Of the different states few days
sinceI noticed that there was a less
number of persons over fourteen that
could not read than in anylOther state
in the union. This is due almost ell
tirely to her excellent public school
system. In every town the most
prominent building is her public
school house. These always have a
large attendance. All over the coun-
try you can see nice frame school
house in every township. These are
supplied with capable teachers for at
least six months in the year. This to-
gethcr with the press gives no room
for illiteracy. In every town Of SOC
inhabitants weekly paper is pub
lishcd and it is not uncommon to sec
two weekly papers published.
While the State can boast of nc
metropolis there are number OF
prosperous towns of from 10000 to
10000 inhabitants that do large
wholesale business among these may
be mentioned Des Moincs, Dubuque
Davenport, Burlington, Cedar Rap.
ids, Council Bluff, and last but not
least, Sioux City, which is located
: on the extreme western border of the
State. Though it has very little OF
the interior trade it takes in the Da
kota trade, as it is the place whelC
all of Dakota's immigrants pas,
from this State into the Territory
: which is now being SO rapidly set
tied up.
During the coming summer l shal
visit this territory and perhaps shal
[ see some of those spots over whicl
0 the savagcs have so recently passet
8 and which are so graphically describ
ed by Longfellow in his beautiful po
EN-, "Hiawatha." When | make thi!
g contemplated visit you shall have
G description fit, until then nothint
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