The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-01-14


reason IN the Following lines:
Fifty years ago, Horace Greedy
the great editor. thought to be bet
ter in touch with the affairs and
natural resources of this country
than any other living being, was,
through his paper, the New York
HTribune, laundering, why don't
you go west young man, why don't
you go westS
While many upon the strength
81 Greeiy's great wealth of know
ledge rushed West to dig their way
to fortuneand incidentally to help
build the super structure Of the
greatNorthwest with its then tract
less waist of unexplorcd territory,
Others remained behind with daunt-
less courage and interchangeable in
dustry to become the greatest tinan-
ciers in human history.
THUS were falsihed the two say
/Egs when were thought to have
rassed into proverbs, irrespective
of the fact that they defied recon-
citation, "a rolling stone never
gathers moss" and ga setting hen
never grows fat"
To-day / am deludged with the
inquiry, kindred to that of the
great editors, coming from well
meaning citizens, who undoubted-
ly "feel word against their State
like wound" why do you settle
in Kentucky young man to enter
upon the practice of lawp
NY answer is, Kentucky with it's
healthy climate, its inexhaustible
resources, With the most fertile soil
under the high canopy of Heaven,
wit ! mountains almost bursting
ope' with the finest minerals to be
Mund on this hemisphere, with
veins coursed with oil that wants
little refining, with citizens who
have a positive genius for work and
accomplishments, and an eye single
TO the welfare of their State, and
who are in the loftiest degree capa-
BILE Of taking the lead in thought
and industry, is keeping abreast Of
the times, and offers an opportunity
cannot and am not going to dis
regard.
"But," am asked, "why do you
cast your lot in Montgomery coun-
typ" Again / answer, as long as
ten years ago knew that it was
the best county in the best part of
tthssStaie. At that time l was re-
siding with my people in Clay City,
Powell county, Kentucky. l could
see the quiet butbusy little Red
River hard at work receiving
mountain logs from its loyal little
tributaries, carrying them to saw
mills to be converted into lumber,
thence to be transmitted by rail to
all parts of the country to help
make il the home of the Industrious
living as we'll as the land of the
brave.
One of Powell countY's natural
resources thus SO favorably OBJ
tserved, l knew that it,. together
with tweaty-six other mountain
counties, contributed its might to
Mhe uDexcelled and lasting prosper
Qty of Montgomery. i was often
in Mt. Sterling, the county seat Of
Montgomery county, and could see
that it was not only the greatest
cattle and white hurley tobacco
az market in the State, but that in its
immediate vicinity there were
more and finer short horn cattle
than any other area of its size In the
wolda | knew that its soil bore a
comparison with any in the State.
This had it's weight upon my mind,
and with fixed determination to
crafty my early wishes l am here
to-day.
do not see that have made a
mistake for at present Mt. Sterling
has among other great and grow
ing Institutions:
Water works, electric lights, gas
works, an ice factory, three news
papers, four banks, two planning
nills, telephone system, churches,
a fine public school and etc.
Mt. Sterling of course has its
share of lawyers, who while pros
lQerity continues must expect to see
litigation stationary, but as they
are a patriotic lot, with "tlme as
their only capital they must en-
ploy in watching others enjoy
them$ yves.