The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-23
Some Interesting Figures Given
in an Article From Here.
Published in the Manufacturers Rec
ord. of Baltimore, Last
Week.
WILL GREATLY HELP US.

porous tauuCan an interesting ah'
Gle written by Secretary George II.
Dains, of the Paducah Commercial
and Manufacturers association, which
will greatly help the city. The Rec
erxi Is published in Baltimore and goes
20 every part of the country, and the
article will call the attention of hun.
areds of capitalists and others to oul
city. Its publication, considering Its
lsngth, is quite . compliment to Pa
ducah.
The article is 90 follows:
paducah, KY, November is.
FAducah's prosperity shows NO sbate-
nsnt. and each succeeding week brings
fsrth additional evidence Of the fact
tAat Paduoah. KY, is one Of the best
cities in the south from whatever
standpoint viewed. Tho latest proof
q Psducah's prosperity has been fur
nished by the action Of her citizens In
upproving ct the late election BY an
overwhelming majority an issue of
$500. 900 Of public improvements. or
sAie issue, ts5, 900 is for the construc-
tion Of q new market house, cas-, 900
fer . city hospital building and $780,
900 for the construction Of paved
streets. Under the method authorized
b. law in this state, whereby the
sbutting property owners bear q share
II the cost Of reconstruction of streets.
is is estimated that the above issue OF
Scnds will secure the building of over
Eve miles of modern paved streets. A
contract was let by the city council
few weeks ago for nearly mile Of
beick streets, go that Paduoah has en-
tered upon the construction of over six
miles of new streets.
This new street work is but the be-
ginning of a general reconstruction Of
ali the principal streets of this city,
for our people now recognize the fact
that the immense street traffic that
he's grown up as q result of our rapid
~ increasing wholesale and mapufsc-
turing business demands paved
street that will stand the heaviest
hsuling.
Paducah's wholesale business now
amounts to sI4,000,O0O annually,
vi lie her manufacturing business
foots mp nearly 100000. This past
sunni er two new factories have locat-
Cd here-the MerRenthaler- II orion
Basket %. and the Rex Manufaotur-
ing Co., Of chicago for the msnufac-
ture Of p cture frames. The Mergen-
thaler. Horton Basket 90. has erected
. very large plan and is equipped
with q large number of special basket
making machines. and when fully
equipped will be by far the largest
plant Of the kind in this country.
In addition to the above new facto.
ries, the following factories made this
summer large additions to their plant
Aad equipment: J. W. Riglesherger
a Bro, lumber mill and box fsctory;
O. l.. Gregory Vinegar Co., Smith &
SCOTT Tobacco Co., Lack SinRietree
Oo., Paducah Peanut Co., Paducah
Oooperage 20. and Paducah Packing
Go.
I'm addition to the above evidences
Of growth, Paduoah is distinguished
in other ways. Imake the assertion,
xclieyipg it to be true. that Paducah
is better equipped with municipal
utilities than any other city in the
south. Thus we have, OF course,
street railway company and water,
electric light, gas and telephone sys-
soms. All cities of much size possess
xhes, utilities. But in addition we
have a municipal steam heating sys-
tsm BY which already large mum Der
of business and public houses ere heat
cd. and which will soon be extended
10 the residence portion Of the CITY.
And last, but by no means least, the
pad ucsh Water Co., at An expense OF
500, 900. is installing filter system
which y ill give us pure as crystal wa
ter even during that portion OF the
wear when our rivers are at flood
height.
In the last week in October Padu'
csh was visited by the most disastrous
Ere from q money standpoint, in her
history. Three large wholesale build
ipgs, with immense stocks of goodsr
and a large retail store were complete