The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-09-25
KENTUCKY STATE DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION.

Development Convention was held
| in Winchester. 1t had 225 dele
gates present, was Hospitality en-
tertained by the people OF Win
chester and had most instructive
and interesting sessions, in which
experts from this State and other
States read good papers on the fol-
lowing important subjects: Tax
alton. the education of young men
! in industrial and mechanical pur-
suits and in scientific farming, the
work of the Geological Survey,
immigration, good-roads, animal
husbandry. dairy husbandry, the
use of cement for building pur-
poses, coal-mining and the coal-re
sources of Kentucky, asphalt. ed
ucational needs and possibilities in
Kentucky, the cultivation of white
hurley tobacco, uniform system
of public accounting, the railroad
extensions needed in Kentucky,
the need of protecting and devel
oping our forests. All these top
les were discussed by practical
men and professors of Universities
of this State and other States and
by experts regularly employed by
the United States Government in
various departments in Washing
ton. The information given by
these men to the delegates would,
if communicated to the people of
the State, Immediately produce
practical results of far-reaching
benefit to the whole state.
Some important law-reforms
were discussed. More ought to be
SO discussed at the next convention
which will be held in Louisville
November -, 20 and u, 1907.
Many able men of the State that
would not seek or hold public Of
flee can. in this way, point out the
needs of time. This sort of pub
lie discussion is all the more need
ed. before our Legislature meets,
because it meets only once in two
years and sits only sixty days and
no serious matter can well be got
ten through unless it has previ-
ously been thoroughly discussed.
In the coming Convention an OPP
portunity will be offered for bring
ing out information and argument
on every important topic. Out of
such discussion will come a clearer
view of public questions and prac-
teal Improvement in many direc-
tons. We have the climate, the
soil. the timber, the streams, the
minerals and the location for the
development of "A splendid Com
monwealth. The duty is on us to
make the most of our golden OPP
portunities. We must hasten and
enlarge our prosperity.
Any white citizen may join this
Association by paving one dollar.
Fiscal Courts may and should APP
propriate IA small per cent on the
assessed valuation of the property
of the county to help to meet the
expenses of the Association and to
properly advertise the resources of
every section and every industry
in the State. Each member of
such Fiscal Court 50 helping in
the work will be authorized to
name two members of the associa-
ton from his magisterial district.
Commercial and other organiza-
tions of every town ought to So
licit members of the ASSOCIATION
and ought to send delegates to its
convention, and should now CO.
operate with us. If sufficient
funds can be raised, this associa-
ton will have ample, permanent
headquarters for us as sort of
clearinghouse for all the indus
trial organizations of the State and
might eventually have a permanent
place for the practical exhibition
of our industries and resources.
Moreover, such an association, if
well supported, could have a great
influence in promoting proper re-
forms in legislation and in bust
ness methods.
We need the encouragement and
the active help of everybody and