The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-26
CITY OF PARIS.
Kodaked For Benefit Of Prospective
Citizens.

elghI thousand lnnaDltantS, ana is
a delightful place to reside. The
citizens are prosperous and hos
pitable and extend hearty invita-
ton to frst-class people to locate
In Paris.
The city is situated on high
ground and is a healthy place.
Paris has fewer losses by fire and
business failures, fewer vacant resi-
dences and store rooms, fewer
suicides, divorces, civil law suits,
and smaller death rate than any
city in Kentucky. Paris is sur
rounded by a rich agricultural
county, which insures provisions
at nominal price
In word, Paris is a good place
to locate. Come and see for your
self.
Among the industries and adj
vantages may be mentioned:
City Hall.
Five banks.
Ice factory.
Gas Works.
Junk Store.
Three florists.
Three Hotel0.
County Prison.
Cornice Works.
Two Distilleries.
Two race tracks.
Eleven churches.
Three stage lines.
. Wholesale grocery.
Several brick kilns.
Three lumber yards.
Electric Light plant.
Steam planning mill.
One Chinese laundry.
-Four private schools.
Two Steam Laundries.
Paid Fire Department.
One preparatory school.
Eight thousand citizens.
Three carriage factories.
Seven blacksmith shops.
One all-night restaurant.
Three job printing offices.
Two telegraph companies.
Automatic Filter factory.
Two telephone companies.
Two graded public schools.
Efficient Police Department.
Marble and Granite Works.
Railroads in five directions.
Three wholesale tObaccOnists.
A score of truck farms nearby.
Two poultry commission houses.
Court house which cost 1925, 900.
Four grass-seed cleaning houses.
WaterwOrks - stand-pipe pres
sure.
Paris Flour Mills--15O lbs. per
day.
Several loan and building Asso-
Citations.
s. Fine $4,000 theatre, seating 500
people.
Six public drinking fountains
for beasts.
Fire Alarm Telegraph-Game-
well system.
ParOchiaI School and substantial
building.
Public School building which
cost $50 600.
Two running streams crossed
by eight bridges.
Four newspapers-the Bourbon
News, Kentuckian-Citizen, Re-
porter and Paris Star.
L. & n. Railroad (main line and
two Branches) and Kentucky Mid
land
Fourteen doctors, twenty-three
lawyers, three auctioneers, five
dentists, two veterinarians.
A score Of stock farms-the
homes of thOroughbreds Billet
dead, Leonatus (dead), Hindoo,
Sir Dixon, Free Advice, Leafiet,
Pink Coat, DR.. Catlett,
TiliO, John Bright, Coun-
tess Irma, Nimrod and other
noted racers, and trotters and
PAGERS Bourbon Wilkes. (dcad)
Baron Wilkes, J. H. L. 2:OSJ5, Earl
mont 2O94, Nutbreaker. Cyclone
(dead), and other famous harness
horses.
Twenty groceries, eight dry
goods stores, four drug stores, ten
livery stables, two transfer COM
panies, two hardware stores, two
book stores, five meat stores, four
millinery stores, two bakeries,
three confectioneries, two stove
stores, five barber shops, twenty
saloons, three farm. implement
houses, five commission houses,
six clothing stores, six merchant
tailors, four shoe stores, express
company, three plumbing shops,
machine shop, two artificial stone
pavement companies, four jewelry
stores.
n. b TO THE READER: Mark
this column and send it to some
friend who is undecided where ne