The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1905-04-26
OLD KENTUCKY
And Her Many and Varied
Reconnaissance Very
Pleasant Surprises.

luoSc WIN dulliItu lut huOWluB
made by Kentucky at the st. Louis Fair
will have further cause for admiration
If they will read the official report of
the Kentucky Worlds Fair Commission,
Just issued. without Boosting or
flourish, the Commission relies upon
cold facts and figures to tell its story.
But these are convincing. Their PEE
rusal makes clear the scope and work Of
the capable and Jealous men composing
the State Board, and earns fresh ac.
acknowledgement from grateful fellow
citizens for the service they have done
their State.
In every way Kentucky won distinc-
ton at the great Exposition. Visitors
could not overlook her if they would,
Persons who had little knowledge of
the States resources were shown dis
plays of wonderful wealth. Those
who suspected the State of being back
ward were shown that she was not 70
bad AS they thought. People from all
sections and from all climates were i'm.
pressed with the fact that Kentucky
is a powerful factor in the business
actualities and the possibilities of the
United States
Some Of the things pointed out rs set
forth in the report, are these incontro.
vertible and impressive facts:
That with an area Of Al, go square
miles, there are less than 800 square
miles unfit for cultivation.
That this solid sheet of farming sur
face is, in large part, underlaid with
mineral stores Of great wealth
That in the acreage Of hard wood for
est the State still holds among the FIRST
and IL IL rich in some Of the softer
woods.
That the State has an aggregate
Of $1,000 square miles of coal bearing
areas.
That coking coal occurs in seven coun.
ties of the Western Kentucky field and
ten counties of the Eastern Kentucky
field, a greater part Of 1t being Of as
high n grade rs is known TO the country.
That in number, size and quality of
the camel coal pockets, Kentucky
stands first among the States.
There are four definite iron ore hor-
lions in the State.
That rich deposits Of lead, zinc and
fiuor spar have been found in widely
separated parts Of the State.
That Kentucky has stone gray, buff
aud cream colored-admirably situated
for structural and certain sculptural
qualities in inexhsustible quantities
and as yet practically untouched
That Kentucky is rich in great va.
riety of clays. including potters and
fire clays of exceptionally high quality
and vitrifying brick clays of prov
ed excellence, aud yet the State is prac.
tically virgin field for the clay manu-.
facturer.
That Kentucky oil yield indicates
that this industry will eventually be.
come one Of the most important in the
State.
That Kent ucky has enough rock as
phalt TO build street sixty feet wide
around the world.
That the immense forests of Kentucky
are au inviting field for investors.
That these forests offer solution to
the problem confronting the immigrant
with little means, as in many counties
timber land may be purchased, cleared
and the logs sold for more than enough
to pay for the land which may be sue
cessfully cultivated.
That Kentucky raises more tobacco
than any other State in the Union, or
any other country in the world, aud
that every other nation on the globe
comes to her for its supply
That 30 per cent. Of tho hemp of the
United States is grown in Kentucky.
That Kentuckys live stock has no
superiors
That Kentucky offers unusual attrac.
tons to persons who desire to engage
in manufacturing enterprises,
That farming methods in Kentucky
are steadily on the advance.
That Kentucky has been constantly
expanding and improving the public
school system, with the result that the
schools compare favorably with those
of any other State.
That Kentucky is not tagging in the
rear, but is making great strides to the
front Of the American procession.
! The work of the Kentucky Commits.
sion is now at an end. Its good in
fuence, however, reaches to al! parts
of the South and the benefits will be