The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-08-31
GOOD CITIZENS.
Of Louisville Trying to Build up
The City And The
State.

EDITOR OF TIE BRECKEERTDGE News -
am in receipt Cf a copy of your issue OF
the the oath inst, and have read with
some interest your criticisms OF Mr. VIM.
A. Robinson's article. Some Of the
points you make about our good city are
we'll taken, and we would doubtless pro-
fit by adopting some Of your suggestions,
especially such as refer to the use OF
Kentucky products for making our
streets, and placing restraints upon con-
tractors, monopolies and designing poll
ticians.
beg to remind you however, notwith-
standing your broad assertions against
our city, that there are quite a goodly
number of our citizens who are honestly
and theoretically doing all in their power
not only to build up the metropolis of
the State, but at the same time to de-
velop the various resources of the whole
State of Kentucky. may remind you
that some such people are officers in the
municipal government, and If you will
read the proceedings OF the board Of
councilmen, you will observe that the
interest in your county's product, viz q,
Breckenridge Asphalt" has figured
quite prominently. If the owners and
agents of the Kentucky Breckenridge
Asphalt will put forth as much zeal and
energy in pushing their business enter
prise as has been exhibited by some of
their rivals, whom you refer to as "mo-
nopolists," there is good reason to hope
that the Kentucky Rock Asphalt Com.
pany or Companies may monopolizs the
street paving business Of Louisville
You do Louisville an injustice by your
limitations that she desires to divorce
herself from Kentucky" aud that If she
had her way she would subordinate
everything in the State" &c. Those
terms, divorce and subordinate" are
harsh, aud refer to harsh and unpleasant
things. am quite sure the good people
of Louisville have never for once enter
tanned an idea of such things as you
charge against them. The States chief
city may in some sense be compared to
the housewife, and the rural districts
[usiDg your analogy to the husband
man. Now this union Of State and City,
like the union between man and wife, is
OF heart and hana, one and inseparable
and whatever works for the good Of one,
rebounds to the glory OF the other. The
children OF the union, whether they
choose to live in the towns or on the
farms, should dwell together in peace,
and work for the welfare of the whole
family-not only for each others fnan-
cial prosperity, but for their moral and
social elevation as WE'LL Then by a
"strong pull and pull altogether" We can
remove the hideous mountains that your
fancy sees in the pathway OF Kentucky
and Louisville.
Let me suggest another reason why
there should be no thought of dismem-
berment OF this time-honored family
union OF Kentucky and Louisville. A
large per centum Of the successful bust
ness men in Louisville are but the elder
brothers OF those living in the country,
Their talents and energies sought wider
field Of opportunities aud they naturally
driited to the financial center Of the
commonwealth, yet iondly retaining their
love for the hearthstone at the old home
stead in the country. While living in
the city. and, maybe, building mp largA
wholesale houses, banking houses, or
manufacturing establishments, yes and
even holding stocks In corporations and
II You please monoplies, this same city
man has lost none OF his love for the old
farm where his younger brothers still
live aud follow the pillow.
No, my dear brother Of the "Brecken-
ridge News" there are no grounds to
justify the broad statements used by
yourself 10 create prejudice in our good
old State betw. the town boys and tht
country boys. For, as Mr.. Robinson
claims, II is the co operation of all our
people that Is 10 make Louisville, and
with her. old Kentucky, great. Your
marked copy may do US little harm by
It's prejudiced tone, but like boomerang
It must return and hit the one who
threw II. Let US not get into family
quarrel over imaginary ills. Come 70
see your '.city kin" more frequently and
SET beiter acquainted and yov will think
better Of US or why not come 70 live