Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-10
NEW KENTUCKY HOME. !"
Contract for State Building At
viii be Awarded This Week.

From present indication actual
work on the construction of the
Kentucky State building at the St.
Louis Worlds fair grounds will
begin within fortnight. The
, building committee Of the Kentucky
Exhibit Association met last week
and received proposals from thir-
teen of the country's biggest con
tractors to erect the building
Twelve of this number have con-
tracts with the Louisiana Purchase
| Exposition for putting different
buildings on the grounds. The
Exhibit Association had deter
mined many months ago to hold the
cost of the building it being tempo
rary, down to $4,000. Three Of
the bids received were under $780,
900 and one that figure exactly.
tine committee passed resolution,
recommending to the board of d.
rectors of the association that the
lowest bid be accepted and contract
at once entered into. The directors
held a meeting two days later
eight of the fifteen members of the
board being absent-and approved
the recommendations of the build
ing committee. Resolutions to this
effect were adopted, each member
present signing and the secretary
deing directed toforward.the paper
to the absent members. The name
of the contractor will be withheld
until thus formality is carried out.
The name of the firm that will
build the ''New Kentucky Home" at
the Worlds fair is guarantee of
excellent work. This firm has put
up some of the famous buildings of
the United States.
The design of the Kentucky
building at next years, exposition
is now familiar to the eye OF every
Kentuckian, and for that matter to
the eye of thousands who live out
side the state. 1t has appeared in
daily, weekly and monthly papers
all over the country. While the
Kentucky Exhibit Association must
raise twice as much money as it
has raised to complete the building
and make displays OF the States
untold wealth in minerals, forestry,
agriculture, horticulture, live stock.
tobacco, etc, etc, in the main ex'
hibit palaces, thei directors-who
are giving their time and money |
for the success of the cause without
one cent oil pay-felt that the busi-
ness, enterprIsIng element of the
State would not fail to respond on
the final call.
Those who have not subscribed
in our county-and there are hum
dreds more who should-will do
something they will never regret by
sending in few dollars or even
one dollar, if no more can be spared,
to carry to success this great |
cause OF State development. If
Kentuckians stand shoulder to
shoulder on this proposition and
give the association the financial
aid it deserves Kentucky will have
herself shown in the true light of |
progress before the entire world |
next year. 1t will mean millions of
dollars to a twentieth century Ken
lucky.
The fruit growers of Kentucky
seem to be unanimous in the opin-
ion that the State should show the
world at st. Louis in 1904 that she
is dangerous competitor when it
comes to fruit raising. Mr.. M. F.
Johnson, chairman of the horticul-
tural committee of the Kentucky
Exhibit Association, has received,
in answer to a letter, assurances
OF hearty cooperation from a ma
lority of the growers OF Kentucky,
who generously offer all the fruit
needed for the display.