Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-28
GOOD START.
Tobacco Board Of Trade Ap-
prOpriates 500 for Exhibit.
Banks and Business Firms Con.
tribute to the Worlds
Fair Fund.

Mr.. Robt. E. Hughes, Secretary
of the Kentucky Exhibit Associa-
ton, and Mr.. Chas. D. Campbell, |
chairman of the tobacco exhibit
committee, reached the city Tues
day night to work up an interest in
the proper representation of Chris
tian county's products at the
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Hughes is en-
deavoring to collect funds for the
work and hopes to raise So, 900 from
this county. The banks will head
the subscription list with substan-
tial contributions and business
firms should aid in the work. The
money all goes into the erection of
the New Kentucky Home" and
the displaying Of the States re-
sources and products.
Mr.. Campbell met the Tobacco
Board of Trade at Moayons Hall
at 10 o'clock Wednesday and out
lined the work he expected the to-
bacco men to do.
The Hopklngville Tobacco Board
OF Trade has the distinction of be-
ing the first organization of tobacco
men in kentucky to subscribe as a
body to the fund being raised by
the Kentucky Exhibit Association
for the States representation at the
Worlds Fair in st. Louis next
year. Contributions have come
from tobacco warehouses, factories
and individual dealers, but the &C
tion taken by the local representa-
tives of 1.-The weed in this city sets
a good example for the other mar
kets of the State to follow. BY a
two-thirds vote, it was decided TO
contribute 500 to the Worlds Fair
fund in Kentucky. This action is
expected to have its influence on
the tobacco boards, so far as fnan-
ces 60, in all sections Of the COM
nionwealth, The meeting of the
board Of trade, resulting in the sub
scription was well attended, Presi-
dent F. w. Dabney presiding and
Secretary Garland Cooper acting in
his regular capacity. Charles D.
Campbell, of Louisville, chairman
of the tobacco committee of the Elk
hibit Association, was present and
reviewed at length the work OF the
committee, explaining in detail the
display of tobacco to be made in
Kentucky's name at the exposition.
He called on the Hopkinsville mar
ket to join in the exhibit and so i'm
pressed those present with the re-
marks that when Mr.. Campbell
concluded a motion unanimously
prevailed to cooperate in the mat
ter, the President being instructed
to appoint a committee of three to
arrange Hopkinsville's display of
tobacco. This simply means that
the Hopkinsville market is to be
we'll represented. All the tobacco
needed for the exhibit from this
section is now assured.
Following Mr.. Campbell, the sec
rotary of the Exhibit Association,
Mr.. r. E. Hughes, of Louisville,
briefly stated the entire purpose Of
the association, giving the plans of
all the work. He asked for the f.
nancial aid of the board of trade
and the $4,000 subscription was
made. Later in the day, canvass
of portion of the business district
was made by the secretary, ably
assisted by President George c.
Long, of the First National Bank;
Mayor Jouett Henry, Maj. E. B.
Bassett, VIM. H. Cummings, Gar
land Cooper and others. This re-
suited in the subscription of three
of the financial institutions-the
Bank of Hopkinsville, the City
Bank and the First National Bank
both Touring mills and several
merchants, the list standing last
night;
Hopkinsville Tobacco Board Of
Trade. .................Sl OO
Bank of Hopkinsville, ........25I
City Bank. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First National Bank. .........25
Crescent Milling Co........,...2 Is
Acme Mills and Elevator Co. ). .25