Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-12
PROGRESSIVE KENTUCKY.
The Commercial Convention a Big
Success Last Week.

Louisville, Ky. June 8.-The
third State Commercial Convention
which was held in Louisville last
week was made up of as fine a rep
Presentation of business men from
the different sections of Kentucky
as ever before assembled. For
three days it conducted business
with skill and rapidly that chal-
lenges at once the past and the fu
ture. Able papers were read by
experts and eloquent speeches were
delivered on timely topics by citi-
zens versed in their subjects. a
majority OF those heard during the
meeting took occasion to talk on
state development and endorse the
work being done by the Kentucky
Exhibit Association to save the
state from disgrace, which would
be the result without representation
at the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton. One entire session of the
convention was devoted to the Ex-
hibit Association, when Mr.. Henry
Watterson, Capt. w, c. P Breckin-
ridge, and Mr.. A. Y. Ford, presi-
dent of the association, made i'm
passioned addresses. A resolution
was unanimously adopted approx
ing the work of the organization
and adding that the convention
recognized the fact that only by
such organization could the proper
preparation be made for a display
that would do justice to the impor-
lance of the state.
The Kentucky Exhibit Associa-
ton has applied for 1000 square
feet of space for its whiskey display
at the Worlds Fair. Several dis
tillers and liquor dealers have made
handsome contributions to the fund
being raised by the association for
the exhibit and many more are ex-
pected to subscribe. Following is
d list of those on the list to date:
John T. Barbee g. Co., Louisville;
Bonnie Bros, Louisville; Bern
helm Bros, Louisville: Brown,
Norman & Co., Louisville; E. H.
Chase & Co., Louisville; S. Grab
fielder 81 Co., Louisville; Geo. H.
Goodman 81 Co., Paducah; August
Hollenbach, Louisville; Jesse Moore
Hunt Co., Louisville; Julius Kessler
& Co., Chicago; Old Ky. Distillery,
Louisville; G. w. Rogers & Co.,
Maysville; D. Sachs & Sons, Lou.
isville; Thixton, Millet & Co., Lou.
isville; H. A. Thierman, Louisville;
w. L. Weller & Sons, Louisvillei
Wright & Taylor, Louisville;
Friedman, Keller g. Co., Paducah,
The distilling interest will profit
greatly by fine exhibit of wLiskey
at the exposition and it is reason.
able to expect that the distillers
and liquor dealers will raise all Of
the money necessary for the display,
At meeting of the Tobacco Elk
hibit Committee of the Kentucky
Exhibit Association held in Louis
vile last week floor plan for the
5000 square feet to be given Ken
lucky tobacco at the exposition was
adopted and a subcommittee given
full authority to proceed to the col
lection of the materials for the dis
play. The plan is not to be made
public yet, but it is known that the
committee contemplates giving
every grower in the State the OPP
portunity to send in at least one
sample for the exhibit. The rules
governing the awards to be made
by the jury on tobacco make it pos
sible for Kentucky to bring home a
medal on every sample shown. The
most perfect sample of every va
riety will be taken by the jury as a
standard and every sample shown
which may be marked 95 or more
per cent. as approaching this per-
lection will receive a gold medal.
All samples grading IS and 95 per
cent. will receive a silver medal;
all between rs and IS, bronze
medal and all between 65 and IS,
certificate of honorable mention.
Kentucky should, under these condi-
tons, bring home from the World S
Fair car load of medals on her
tobacco alone.
Kentucky is getting a big adver-
tisement out of the Kentucky Ex-
hibit Association movement even a
year before the Exposition opens.
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