The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-21
PICTURESQUE
4 FORDSVILLE.
Settled by Elisha Ford. in
Year 1884.
Tobacco Factories, Grist NILS,
Carding Mn, Sawmill, Two
Livery Stables, etc.

We reproduce from he Ow nsbo,i
Inquirer win genuine pleasure ne fol
lowing in eies ing sony of Gu
neignboiing oN nd: ForGA,i
For hosc w..o ntvtr haNtlg seer
ForCsvil, and knowing ehat il II
no;a county sect, im9g.rc the aowi
to be mere rad village. Tner'
Is, II they only would VT me l.i.tlt
city, pleasant surpr.I q in 5 o.. The
town is scattered ovcr: 10 q. r'fiht
erea of about a suaQre nile, and
while the residence pro,ions are in
terspersed with large vacant lots ant
even fields, the principal business
houses, excep, those cOnveniIns e
the depot, are arranged. compactly or
or near the towns main street.
Fordsville is very picturesquely si.'
uated and a short walk about the
streets brings one 10 many poin,;
from which can be had views OF
nearby high-poilnted forest-clad hills
open valleys with small clear streams
not like muddy, sluggish creeks OF
the rich river bottom lands of Davies
county-over all blows a breeze free
from smoke and lowland dampness
and singularly invigorating 10 the
denizen of crowded city in the Ohio
river vallye, especially in the morn.he
about spni.Iie.
Fordsville Is situated in the north
western part of Ohio county, abou.
eight miles from theDaviess county
line. 1t is % miles from Owensboro
and 2Omiles from Hartford The coun-
ty seat. IL is easy of access; for be-
sed.les having as many roads and as
good roads as is usual for town OF
its size it has unusually good rail-
road service being on the Illinois
Central from Owensboro 10 Horse
Branch and on a spur OF the Hender-
son Route run over from Irvington.
And the railroads did not build to this
town blindly for Fordsville imports
and exports a good deal. From the
surrounding hills, great quantities OF
lumber have been cut and shipped
although most of the valuable timber
is now removed the farmers so The
writer is informed from an in:elli-
gent source, are now giving their at
tention not so much TO numbering,
but to the Improvement of their farms,
and. this improvement is coming TO be
SO general that the face OF the coun-
try for miles Is assuming more
pleasant and cultured appearance.
From Fordsville too, are shipped large
quantit.Ias of cattle and an unusually
large aomount of poultry and eggs.
Neither is the town 10 be negieced as
a tobacco center, for the tobacco here
abouts is considerable in quantity and
good in quality. An asset to the town
that must not be omitted is its
cheap coal supply. Abundance of this
indispensable ar ticle is ound in the
QtdTDy Hills anu ouiy OSNoSiOho4iJ
when the roads become too bad for
heavy hauling are the railroads call
ed upon TO bring in any from grea,-
er ditance.
In 1884, Elisha Ford came to this
place from Shelby county. II is now
a town of 500 or 900 inhabitants ncar-
~ all white and bids fair TO prosper
so as TO perpe, uate the name OF Ford
in a creditable, If not N glorious,
manner. For the town is growing.
A travelling salesman some time
ago, asked one of the town merchants
how many stores there were in town.
He replied that he thought about six.
Then, Let us See" said he, well
count them" And naming them all
were 10. There are, moreover, three
banks three tobacco factories, going
to be three railroads. two grist mills,
carding machine, sawmill ,wo liv-
cry stables and fine poultry house.
Besides all this, the town has more
concrete sidewalks han the county
seat, and is constantly laying more.
Regarding the number of the towns
pretty girls, Fordsville is perfectly
satisfied. All the men say that their
town contains more really pretty girls
thanany other Town of is size in The
United states. Perhaps the salub-
rious an above referred to and the
influence of music, of which The town
is full combine to bring about this
soul-satisfying result. For Fordsvale
as a musical town. 1t has four good
music teachers and an amateur brass
band, and 1t is said that in nearly
every home there is piano the few
being without one supplying its place
with an organ.
1t goes without saying that Fords-
vile is dry" town. On one of Two
of che stores suspicious or encourag-
ing signs as the case may be. appear
but the thirsty and curious learn upon
investigating that they stand for dry
goods, not wet goods. To help keep