The Adair County news., 1908-08-26

both the graded and the private school
such as is Liberty College,. While
families move here to avail themselves
of the graded school. the same family
will send some of it's children to the
graded school and others of the same
family attend the college. For this
reason it takes both the college and the
graded school to answer the purposes of
any community. Very few families are
accustomed to sending their small child
rem toa college for this reason, the graded
school is absolutely necessary to draw
whole families into town so as to have
the smaller children attend School
while the older and the larger children
attend college. Unless the parent can
have the advantage of ''free'' school
in town, he will not buy property and
move his family to town while the old
er son or daughter finishes in college.
Moreover our graded school and col.
lege have increased the volume of bust
ness, the population, and the market
value of property.
Four years ago a small four room,
frame house sold here for S285.OO, and
last fall one among the best citizens of
Metcalfe county desiring to bring his
family here so his children, both the
small and the larger could have the ad-
vantages of our schools and at the
same time be under home influence,
came here and purchased this property
at the price of $500 cash. His family
occupies this residence during the
school session and returns to their home
in Metcalfe as soon as school closes to
remain until school opens for the next
year.
In February 1905, Mr.. White Of this
place purchased residence containing
five rooms for the sum of $3.50. He
occupied it until in March, this year,
when he sold it for the sum of $3.50.
In July 1901, Mr.. Dickinson purchased
one of the handsomest residences in
this town at the price of $1,000. He oc.
cupied it until in December, 1907, when
he sold the same property for the sum
of sSOcs lash.
These three instances will serve to
show you three classes of property and
the increase in their market value, and
and the increase in these three pieces
of property is not more than the in
crease in the market value of all the
other property during the same period
of time. We are safe in saying that
the property in this town has increased
more than fifty per cent since our
facilities for education have increased
AS money proposition there is nc
better investment for any community
than the establishing of graded school.
This is true no matter how many col.
leges you have. Our people are con-
WINGED that the investing of their
money in schools, whether it be a
graded school or college or both, in
creases the volume of business, the
popul alton and the market value OF
property of our community, and at the
same time makes better our chances
for a nobler citizenship.
We shall be delighted to have some
of your citizens to visit our town and
investigate these matters for them.
selves. And we assure you that if your
people once have the advantages of a
graded school, no matter how many
colleges you may have, they will never
return to the school of the plan of the
rural districts.
Cave City, a town of the third class
in this county, investigated our graded
school and recently estaplished one by
a vote of the people. Munfordville die
likewise only last Saturday, and the
plan was SO satisfactory, out of Ill
votes cast not one voted ''No"
Asking your pardon for the length Of
this communication, and assuring you
that we trust your people will see their
way clear to avail themselves Of an op-
portunity to vote for the establishing
of graded school, we are,
Yours respectfully,
w. L. PORTER,
RASH RICuARncON