The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-11

For Ave business days owing TO
Monday being Labor Day. the bank
clearings make a splendid showing.
aud compare fayorably with the fig
ures OF last week Next week the
bank clearings will receive an Inn
petus because Thursday Will be pag
day for the Illinois Central Railroad
company. Many OF the factories are
busy with orders. and some have
more business and orders than can be
hlled on short notice. The fruit sea-
son Is coming on and the basket and
box factories are rushed with orders.
Word has been received from the
reorganlzers OF the Mergenthaler-
Horton Basket company that all but
about $1,000 has been raised, and
before two more weeks u Is expected
TO complete the financing. II Is hoped
By the eastern men who are behind
the move TO have the factory In oper-
alton this fall some time.
The Commercial club has several
factories looking for sites and the
members ere working quietly 20 show
the best advantages Afforded by
choosing Paducah as a location. In
creased forces have been put to work
ON the Burlington railroad at Me
tropolls. ana the railroad has dirt
flying
Many Out-of-TOwn Buyers.
That Paducah Is becoming more
and more the great market for west
Kentucky and southern Illinois II
evidenced BY the Increased number
OF persona who are taking advantage
Of the arrangement OF the Retail
Merchants' association by which
transportation 4 refunded 20 out-of-
town buyers. II their purchases total
certain amount.
~ am agreeably surprised at the
volume OF business Paducah Is get
ting In this way" said d. Il. Wilson,
who attends 10 the details of the
plan. today. Each day demonstrates
to me the value OF the scheme. You
would not appreciate either, unless
you should investigate u, how much
better market Paducah IL than the
nearby larger cities. Paducah mer-
chants carry almost as large stocks
as the larger cities, ana the prices
they place on their goods. On season,
defy Memphis, Evansville. St Louis
or Louisville TO meet. Our neighbors
are beginning TO learn this. and |
predict a still further increase In the
number OF out-of-town shoppers in
Paducah this fall and winter. There
is steady increase being shown
every month over the same month
last year. and II we only will boost
our scheme right this season. we are
going 20 surprise even the most en-
thuslastic believers In this policy OF
influencing trade. We have a good
opportunity to advertise the scheme
during the fair and races and pro-
pose 70 do So" - ips~sfUYn
Growth Westward.
The rapid growth of Paducah In
the resident sections especially Is be-
ginning TO open the eyes. not only
OF residents but out-of-town people,
20 the fact that the financial furry"
Is thing OF the past. The strides
made by Paducah In spreading out
over large territory have been
rapid and noteworthy In the west
end. beyond Fountain avenue. A
resident speaking OF its growth said
IL was remarkable and that II the
city continued 10 build up In the
future II would spread out consider
ably In the next few years The west
end has grown probably faster than
anu other section and from the coun-
ty court clerks records II shows that
the past few weeks have brought
activity in the transferring OF lots.
New houses will spring up in the
next few weeks from the talk in real
estate circles.
Work will be begun soon by Con-
tractor George Weikel In building
the brick sewer extending from
Broadway TO Jefferson street just
back OF Fountain avenue. Mr..
Weikel's contract with the city was
that II he would fill in the ground he
would be relieved of taxation for a
certain period. Several lots have
been filled in and when the immense
sewer Is completed the entire prop
erty will be excellent resident sites
and one OF the greatest improve
ments accomplished The work will
require the expenditure of several
thousand dollars and the property