The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-03-18
Three Stars Investigated.

Three Stars Investigated.
In the last issue of the HERALD some
person writing above the three stars, in
his great zeal and enthusiasm for the
Progress of our town, says a few things
nat need, as fibd il, some notice. |
10 not know who he il nor do care.
There is one Of two things about him
First, Though he may have lived in a
magnificent city " til streets paved and
polished IN the most approved modern
style, where cattle crowd thousand
hills. and mud is unknown. Just as soon
rs he learned that ON the banks Of
Rough creek, surrounded with dark,
damp and deadly bottoms, where the
people were repnsing in the delicious
embrace OF lethargy and supineness.
where mud was without bottom, while
all the counties around were blooming
a. the rose, that in this miserable place,
with the draw backs indicated, and "A
Thousand more, there was little town
so old that IL had Yearly died Of old
age, he left ms splendid home and its
many attractions and came here to
arouse IL from our Rip-Van-Winkle
sleep and infuse new life into US. all at
the sacrifice of his abandoned splendOrs
and comforts; il this be not true, then,
in the secOad place. He has always
lived here and is endeavOring To initiate
that notorious character in Egyptian
hi tory. lsmail Pasha. He had been
educated in Paris, and his ambition was
to Euroreal.ize Egypt and make Cairo
tue Paris of the East. To accomplish
this, he borrowed millions of money at
the most exorbitant rates Of interest.
This money was expended In building
turnpikes, at the ends of which Were
erected magnificent palaces, and Cairo
received touches Of polish and splendor
such as Ely! had not witnessed since
Alexander gave the finishing touches
to the city that still hears his name
The interest on these vast sums caused
the trouble that has cost England her
best General, and the end is not yet. !
hope Three Stars is not this am bi' ious.
1t is true We need more energy, but
we will come to it bye and bye. But
We must crawl before We walk, OF We
will get many fall, and perchance
never learn to walk. Some towns are
81 situated geographically that they can
meyer be places of note, and it is not
from want of energy on the part of
the people. Hartford has business, en-
terprising men, and they will build her
up as fast a. she will bear. What is 4
gained by IA m ushrOom prosperity that /
will iade in day? Hartford can never
be a big town. Why not? A .hOus-
and reasons could be assigned, and .
shall give only a few. Owensboro is
only IS miles away, at the terminus Of
a railroad, OH the banks Of the most |
beautiful river in the world, surround
ell by >oii that will produce twice As
much ~ ours. Another reason is, this
j. bad place for "a town, there being
seveia. months in the year that We are
surrounded by water, with the exception
of u small isthmu, leading out into the
poore-t AID mos, sparsely settled part
OF the county. Still anO!hsr reason is,
that the railroad thodght We were not
worth coming after ami actually maize
crook in the road III order to miss us
a few miles, so all the southern section
of the county go to points on the rail-
road TO do their trading instead Of COM
ing To Hartford, because they can buy
cheaper and sell higher there than here,
and there are as intelligent men there
AS ia Hartford OF any where else.
But | must stop for fear all our peo-
pie will leave town and none ever come
to il. Here We have Three Stars tell
ing in English and Latin what n mis-
cradle town and inert people We have,
and here | am showing il can never be
"A big place. | want 1t understood, l do
not oppose turnpikes, railroads, st cam
boats, etc, but ] do protest against
being abused and belittled, as Three
Stars does. claim that this is noble
generous people, aud that We possess
ordinary intelligence and the usual
amount of energy and enterprise. We
are doing very well. and / am opposed
To the towns, a. town, taking any
stock in turnpikes at this time. Why?
We have just built = good college build