The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1909-12-03
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| 1.-THE Land OF Now"-ThIs Ia the
slogan TO be used by the Lancaster and
Garrard County Development Asso-
citation In the work recently mapped
out by this organization at Lassaster
At a meeting held In Lancaster o
month ago when the movement was
launched committee, made up OF
Captain Brlnton b. Davis, President
Of the Louisville Commercial Club, A.
b. Lipscomb, Secretary, and r. e.
Hughes, OF Louisville, was appointed
to award prize Of s5 In gold n the
person who suggested the best slogan
to be used by the Association. All
slogans we're sent to President John
NJ. Farra, Of the Association, at Lam
caster. Mr.. Farra received several
hundred suggested slogans and those
were forwarded TO the Louisville CON-
mittee. which took them In hand, and
after deal Of discussion awarded the
prize to DIR. William Burnett, who
suggested the slogan, 1.-THE Land Of
Now.
Among the slogans most seriously
considered by the committee were the
following:
Progress. Publicity, Home Patron
age" 1.-THE Paradise Of Prosperity"
"The Portal Of Industry" The
Doorway Of Dixie" 1.-THE Hub of
the Commonwealth" drop your
Hammer. Get busy" The Hub Of
Kentucky" From the Heart of
Kentucky" THE Land Transcen-
dent" "Kentucky's Land of Prom
ise." "A Reserved Section 10 the
Theatre Of Life" 'The Iron is Hot
Strike" "Garrard County. Gods
Country" "Ths Eden Of the Twen-
tieth Century" "The Utopia Of
North America" 1.-THE Garden Spot
Of the South" 1.-The Gem Of Agri-
cultural Conditions" I'VE represent
a Federation of Commercial Thunder
bolts"
"Grand old Garrard to the forel
Shout this slogan DER and o'erl
Lancaster and Garrard great.
M Ike them foremost Of the STATED"
President Farra received slogans
from as far East as New York city. |
The competitors for the prize included |
the following:
John M Logan. New York, N. Y,
Mrs. E. ID. Potts, Lexington, Kv., II.
J. TInsley, F. G. Hurt, r. II. Batson,
+. p. Fii,bie, Mrs. Ada Denny, Robt. |
L. Meadows, Clay Sutton Jennie Ran
kin, Ida May Grant, R W. McRoberts,
r. L. Elkin, DR.. VIM. Burnett, Dr.. Z. |
II. Pearce, Robt. Walters, R. 4. Hem |
ry, G. S. Greenleaf, S. ID. Cochran,
Mrs. Samuel Cochran, Leonard Miller,
Ed q. Gaines. Sadie Anderson, W. o. |
Dunlap. all Of Lancaster.
The one selected Is full OF signif-
icance, when applied to the territory
which 1t represents. The develop
ment Of our rich agricultural resour-
ces. and the construction Of factories |
TO make our products available, by
preparing them for market, and avoid
ing the expense Of shipment in crude |
State, show the necessity of acting
NOW" and saving thousands Of dol
ars for the growers Of our hemp, TO-
bacco, fruit, vegetables sc. All these |
products can be manufactured here,
and not only furnish labor for hun
dreds, but leave the difference, be.
tween the price for the crude and the
manufactured article here instead of
giving 1t to the cities to which we
ship. We can furnish the products |
for hemp factory, a tobacco factory
and fruit and vegetable cannery. II
the cities can make large sums OF |
money 10 manufacturing, and pay
freight on the crude product, why
can't we make larger profit. having
no freight to pay? We have capital
enough, and such enterprises, properly
advertised, would invite capital, with
groper encouragement In reference to
taxation. NOW is the time, and de-
lay Is hurtful. Let US organize q
stock company and keep our profits at
home.
Let US act In the living NOW. and
not rust out while contemplating the
dead past, or prophesying In reference
TO the future. Take care Of the pres
ent and we will have utilized all the
time that belongs to US. What does
II profit US to know how the huge
stones we're placed IN the pyramids Of
Egypt, or what disasters will befall US
IN the future9 We are happier not to
know. How Is the public benefited by
knowing what you or your ancestors