The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-05-10
TO THE LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL CLUE

Louisville and Kentucky in material wealth and enterprise.
that the large not showing enthusiastic inter
convention country merchants and the country press
wasting their time and space in commenting upon it.
apparent apathy the part of the people out
side they do think that the promoters of the
consistent
Louisville is the chief city power for assisting
development Kentucky is almost mie Were she to adopt
consistent aiding the growth Of the commonwealth every
community would meet her than half and the confidence
that would would give birth of progress.
OF late years, however Louisville has adopted
policy She goes the l hog principle of Louisville first Louis
vile last Louisville all the time This policy might be winner
frankly openly stated effort made conceal
hypocrisy and sham it will prove failure
For long time Louisvies shbboleth "Paonize home
commercial social and political heart
the thought that anything produced by Ken
lucky capital enterprise and labor within the confines of the State
could be cssed the product of 'hOme industries and those who
interested rejoiced this manifestation of local and State pride
They expected and predicted great things.
Here in Breckenridge county expected that rock asphalt
would be included We thought that Louisville would compel the
that prevented the compe
product Barber Asphalt Monopoly We
thought the plans specifications governing the letting Of asphalt
would be revised give field and favor
people congratulated themselves and Louisville They congu
lated themselves they realized that rock asphalt the best
paving material earth and the cheapest put down. This being
true they felt that by securing fair play in Louisville they could get it
elsewhere the result would be demand for Breckenridge cOun
chief product that would the development of the county
and the enhancement of property values.
They congratulated Louisville because they felt she freeing
herself from the odum of having killed. house.
her energy and capital In her old attitude she presented the spectacle
of Kentucky city dcouragng the world against using Kentucky
product when her Board Public Works insisted all bidders
asphalt paving fulfilling every requirement of the plans and spef
cations governing letting of for asphalt construction they
furnished the competitors of Kentucky rock asphalt companies with
club with which kill their only honest and formidable opponent
But Breckenridge county disappointed in her expectation.
Breckenridge county this Every county
from the mountains to Green River has been offended by the stand tax
by Lousvle's city officials.
city did slogan
industries" very seriously their country realized the hollow
mOcke of the thing and declined be the victims of euson and
In past year large of the trade
In M section has been diverted from Louisville Cincinnati The
for this that the merchants whose interests have been affected
by LOusve playing fast and loose with its tributary territory
decline trust longer and would rather parone city whose
people make professions of friendship for them. They been
buncod cod fooled by Louisville long enough and tired oft
Commercial conventions Boards of Trade and other
will be poweess repair the broken bond The divorce
the city and the country fact and the breach widening day by
day
This said in bitterness It is said with satisfaction
is sad fact-a painful to relate.
Breckenridge every county Kentucky delight
working tremendously with Louisville in the greater
Louisville and greater Kentucky.
All that needed bring union and frank open
honesty consistent demand that this honesty and sincerity
be shown by deedby their works shall know themand when
LOusvles municipal officers the ban against Kentucky
asphalt they will have performed the test their
honesty and sincerity.
Louisville has degenerated
citizens have become her apoogs They know and
municipal virtue in that good old has very low ebb
They loyal city putting they
the evil but the mask does conceal from the State large the
hdeous features that exist
friend Louisville that good people get together
and clean the Augean stables 1t will be fearful task and it will
raise terrible stink but better that than fostering corruption
Louisville like Dallas Texas she would
enterprise calculated the best interests of the State rock
asphalt discovered in the county adjoining Dallas the citizens of
that place would until all the streets of their city paved
with Texas asphalt This accomplished they would the of the
world any product
utilize This is the why Dallas FORCES ahead while Louisville
stands still
commercial convention in Dallas Texas the whole
State and considers itself mpoan to be represented
Every community in Texas knows that the business of Dallas
They know when these business
get together something will result and all of them hasten under
the branches when the plum tree is shaken
Comparisons odous it is true but if Louisville would adopt
Dallas methods be herself and to Others her commercial
ventons would attract than passing notice
This criticism may severe but it made with the knde
and the best motives Kentucky about have the
brightest and prosperous years in her history and Louisville
benefits she adopt policy When