Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-28
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over the remains of the late Capt, II,
q. Alternately at the Baptist church
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, large
crowd of sorrowing friends being
present. The pail bearers were APP
pointed by the Tobacco Board OF
Trade and were Messrs. w. q. Wheel
or, NJ. ID. Boales, &, V. Thompson,
NJ. II. Nelson, James Ragsdalc, j. w.
Ware, q. +. Jarrett and I. G. Han
berry. AS a mark Of respect all The
business houses on Main street were
closed during the services, and long
procession of soirowlng friends fol-
lowed the remains to the grave.
At meeting Of the liopkinsville
Board OF Trade, called to express the
sense of the Board at the loss they
had sustained in the death of Capt.
III. G.. Abernathy, one of its most val
ued and efficient members aud for
many years its president, it was re-
solved that in the death of Capt.
Alternately the !lopkinSyille Board OF
Trade had lost one of its most valued
members, one Who was always noted
for his active interest ia its success
and in the maintenance Of its rules,
being always earnest in demanding
Of others Il puuclilious observance of
all its rules, Capt. Alternately was
the pioneer and founder OF the Hop.
kiusvillc Tobacco Trade. In 1871
when the population of llOpkivsvilie
was probably less than one halfofwhst
1t is now upon the completion Of The
then Henderson, Evansville and
Nashville, now l. & y. Il II, Capt
Alternately conceived the idea of es-
tabishing a tobacco market in Hop
kinsville, The enterprise was r!dI-
culed and opposed by almost every
one, as it was considered Impossible
to succeed in establishing tobacco
market so near TO Ciarksyiile. Tenn
where tobacco had been sold for more
than half a century and a market
which was iuvorably
known all over the civilized world.
Undcterred by Encouragement and
Capt. Alternately boldly pros
ecuted his design, ombarking his en-
tire private fortune in the venture
aud lived to see his Efforts crowned
with success and his example follow
ed by a host of others, who quickly
sought 10 reap part OF the harvest he
had sOWn.
Capt. Abernathy first associated
himself with the Messrs. Cay ce and did
business in the warehouse on Rail
road street now occupied by Wood ~
Sebrec as storage house. Thence
he moved TO house built by Hardin
Coleman, since burned. In 1872 and
70 the firm of Alternately n Mills
ook charge of the Peoples Ware
lOuse, a stock company, and for
many years did the largest business
.ver done in the market. Meeting
with reverses the firm of Alternately
Z Mills was dissolved and Capt.
Abernathy became associated with
Icssrs. c. G. and T.. b Long in the
obacco trade; upon the dissolution
If this firm he built the Central
Warehouse on Nashville street where
or the la7t six or eight years he con-
inued the tobacco business under
he style of Alternately & Co. Thus
Japt. Alternately has been continu-
,usly aud prominently identified
with the trade since its beginning
lie has never for one moment lost
interest or confidence in the market
le foupded under such discourage
nent. When others became discour-
aged he was always hopeful, making |
whereby the trade could |
be increased and giving hopeful cOun-
sci to the younger and despairing |
of the trade. In every way
he upheld the dignity and authority
of the board, often saying it was the
chief reliance and salvation of the
trade. lie lived TO see nearly 2J,h00
hhds. tobacco sold in one year in this
lie saw the banking capi- |
tai of the town increased from one
bank of 100000 dollars TO four banks
Of capital stock of five hundred
thousand dollars and deposit OF
double as much more. The bulk OF
this vast sum being largely prOlita
bly, employed in the tobacco trade
lie lived to see the population of the
Town iuore than double and IL is NO
vain boast 10 say this growth was
largely due to the establishment Of a
tobacco market at this place.
In his death the city aud entire
sustains great loss. lie
was ,elul, active, upright business
man. Courteous and dignilled in his
Intercourse with his fellow men, he
always demanded aud commanded
the respect he gave to others. lie
leaves a wide gap in the Board OF
Trade and his loss will long be felt,
ReSOlced, That We tender TO his
bereaved family our sincere sympa-
thy and join with them in their grief
at their loss.
ReSolVed, That these resolutions
be spread upon the books OF the TO
bacco Board of Trade and published
in the HopkinsviIle papers aud copy
forwarded to the Western Tobacco
Journal and GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf
for publication.
T. NJ. FLACK,
G. V. GREEN,
w. A, Lowry, Com,
{. +, JARRETT,
We WHEELER,
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