Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
WILL ECLIPSE ALL OTHERS.
Kentucky Building and Display Of
states Products and Resources.

The plans of the Kentucky Elk
hibit Association, looking &c big
advertisement OF ,he State, indus
teially. commerce ,ly, naturally,
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton in st. Louis next year, are
rapidly maturing. Ground has just
been broken for the State building
on the best site on the grounds for
a structure OF the kind, and the
heads of the different departments
are now actively engaged IN col
fecting material for the exhibits IN
the main places Of the big show.
The Kentucky building is ac-
knowledged by the leading archi-
tects and contractors of the ex-
position to be the haudsomest and
most attractive of all tie state
buildings that have yet been begun.
AS to the displays 10 be made IN the
different departments there Is no
telling how extensive and profitable
the advertisement will become, as
thousands OF square feet of space
have been reserved for the "New
Kentucky" 900 for minerals,
5000 tor tobacco, 5000 for other
agricultural products, 5000 Tor
horticulture, 5000 for foresty, $500
tor education, hundreds OF stalls
for live stock and individual space
for machinery, liberal arts, trans
portation, varied industries, man
ufactures, etc, etc.
The Kentucky Exhibit Associa.
ton Is losing no time in getting
these exhibits ready. NJ. F. John
son is now making a tour of the
state to see what counties will be
represented in the agricultural and
horticultural exhibits. w. u Grid
er has just completed a visit to
practically all the mineral counties
and secured the promise of the best
in every classification, VIM. Boa
will start out in few days Ia gath
er the most attractive woods, COM
mercially and otherwise, for the
forestry display. Chas. d. Campbell
is devoting two days of each week
to meeting the tobacco trade in the
different sections and getting the
most striking samples OF "the
weed" Prof. H. G. Brownell has
Just called on all the county and
city school superintendent to learn
what districts may be depended on
for educational displays. l.. L.
Dorsey mas issued circular to
every member of mis- committee on
live stock-l25 IN all-asking for
information as 10 the number of
stalls that viii be needed. The
World 5 Fair Cfficials have offered
$3.50 in premiums on live stock
and Kentucky should be able to
bring back a big bunch OF this
money taken on her horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep, chickens, etc. etc.
The EXHIBIT Association is cOntem-
plating paying the entire expense
o. stock sent from the state to the
exposition aud also awarding
medals in the name OF Kentucky 10
all prize wiunsrs.
Up to this time the Association
has raised bout $50, 900, the solcl
tat,on bavlng 'een done largely by
mail. There are many counties
that have not subscr, ed their APP.
porlioament of the 100000 and the
secretary OF the organization is seek
ing TO cover hese in brief personal
canvasses. Within the past month
he has VISITED Frankfort, Lanca~
ter. Richmond. Winchester, Pans,
Lebanon, Stanford, Ddnvile, Lon
dou, COvinIton, Newport. Spring
field, Bardstown, etc, and has
every~ here met the greatest en-
couragement
The ASSOCIATION needs many
thousand dollars more to be able
TO put into effect all its plans, and
1t is hoped that subscriptions will
continue 10 roll IN. Those OF our
citizens who have not contributed
and intend TO do SO will aid the
cause very much by delaying no
longer. A dollar gwen now will
be worth two dollars given in the
TAI. The building is being put up
aud all the exhibits must be col
Iected before winter sets in.
Mrs. Mollle Allen, OF South Fork
XIV, saws she has prevented at