The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1890-09-20
MIDDLESBOROUGH
The Marvellous City.

In company with squire Fau. NC
Donald, Mrs. Mcdonald and Miss
Jennie Mcdonald, of the Argus, and
Mr.. VIM. Cromwell, of the Kentucky
Law Reporter, we left this city on
Wednesday afternoon of last week,
joined the Kentucky Press party,
numbering about 80 ladies and gen.
tlemen, at Louisville, and the same
night ran through to Middlesborough
upon special train of palace
coaches, which had been secured by
the Town Company and Commercial
Club of Middlesborough. The train
was in charge of Capt. B. N. Roller,
one of the most careful of the L. N.
conductors, and the trip was made in
fast time and without accident. We
arrived at our destination about seven
o'clock Thursday morning and were
met at the Station by train upon
the dummy" line, which conveyed
us to the Middlesborongh Hotel, a
new and elegant building elocated up
on high bluff overlooking Cumber.
land Avenue, the principal business
street of the town, and from the front
ofwhich a beautiful view of the entire
place can be had. Here the ladies
Of the party were quartered and the
gentlemen took their meals, but as
the house was crowded with guests
the male portion of the party had to
sleep in the palace coaches, which
were left standing upon a side track
for the purpose.
At $50 a. m. a public meeting was
held at the Opera House, where an
address of welcome was delivered by
Mayor John M. Brooks, which was
responded to by Urey Woodson, Esq,
of the Greensboro Messenger,
President Of the Press Association.
A second address of welcome from
the Middlesborough Town Company
and Commercial Club was delivered by
President Alex. A. Arthur, which was
esponded to by Col. John o. Hodges,
of the Kentucky Trades Journal,
Lexington. After which Gen. Rus
sci A. Alger, Of Michigan, who hap
pened to be in the city, was intro
'uced to the audience and delivered
short address. All of the speakers
ere very happy in their remarks
I'd were literally applauded. At
e conclusion Of the exercises Gen.
Tiger held an informal reception
pom the stage, when almost the en-
Ire party embraced the opportunity
to take the distinguished Michigan
der by the hand.
From that time until 3 O'Clock we
occupied ourselves in looking about
the place which had SO rapidly
sprung into existence and gathering
lacts, in relation to the same.
The location of Middlesborough is
,ot unlike that Of Frankfort, as it
es in the valley of Yellow creek and
surrounded by mountains and foot
son every side. Cumberland Gap
IS about two miles to the east, with
Mingo and Canada mountains tower.
ing on either side, while the Cumber-
land range stretches out as far as the
eye can reach to the north and south.
The streets of the town are perfect
beehive of industry, and large gangs
of men are at work in every direction
upon the streets and the canal,
which has been dug to change the
course of Yellow Creek and prevent it's
overlooking much of the town site in
case Of high water. Knobs and
mounds are being leveled with
steam shovels and the earth utilized
to fill up low places and even foot
hills are being cut away where they
poke their noses too far out into the
valley. Manufacturing establish
ments of all kinds are going up and
many are in operation. In addition to
tt numerous buildings already erect
nd nineteen two and
and twenty frame
re going up on Cum
,ue (the merchants who
.uy them are now doing
.siness in tents and two hundred
,idences are being erected in
ariout parts of the town.
The town had only one house in it
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