The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-07-20
ter for a populous and prosperous
Progress of City.

district.
Progress of City.
The latest census gives us a popu'
lation of over 5000, peopled with
splendid type of citizenship and most
prosperous in all branches of trade.
We have added many new CONNER
cial edifices and beautiful homes in
the past few years, and recently COM
pleted a handsome and we'll appointed
depot, which marks another event in
our civic history. We enjoy an abun'
dant prosperity, health and content
ment, and have a record free from
stain, from a financial and CONNER
cial point of view. During all these
years of financial frenzy, never has
there been a failure in our commercial
circles. We have four substantial
banks which have weathered the
storms of financial revulsion, emerg-
ing stronger, if possible, than before.
Banking Facilities.
There is not town of Mt. Sterling's
population in the State that can excel
its financial institutions as a whole.
We have four banks, whose aggre-
gate capital and resources represent a
fabulous fortune All of these banks
show a large surplus and unusually
large deposits, rejecting the conf
dence OF the people in their solidity,
and revealing in figures the prosperity
and wealth of the community. Hand
some dividends are declared, and the
management of these banks is excel
lent.
Banking in Mt. Sterling has always
been conducted by sound and shrewd
financiers and on a conservative basis.
AS a consequence a long and success
full period has placed these institu-
lions foremost for strength and safety
among the strong institutions in Cen
trail and Eastern Kentucky.
Commercial Progress.
The stranger is very much impress
ed with the thrift, enterprise and bust
ness activity of Mt. Sterling. Main and
Mavsvile streets are indeed the center
of a wonderful business activity, and
from the visitors viewpoint its mer-
camille houses are the most metropoli-
tan in the State.
All the business houses are modern
and substantial and are located in the
business district, where there is con-
centration. to the exclusion of homes
In other words, Mt Sterling is divided
into two districts, separate and dis
tinct, the commercial and residential
both revealing the splendid prosperity
and culture of its citizenship.
There are a number of stately, COM
mercial edifces, all stocked extensive
~ with modern, up-to-date merchan-
disc, conducted by men noted for their
business acumen and progressive poll
cies. Our wholesale and retail inter
ests are quite large, and the annual
volume of business runs into an i'm
mense sum- all Of which places ours
foremost among the cities of the
fourth class in the State.
Municipal Improvements.
Keeping pace with the progress of
the times, the new and progressive !
administration, composed of young
and substantial business men, are now
making several civic improvements, |
long since needed, and enjoying a fine
system of waterworks, electricity and
gas, and a sewerage system that has
heretofore been neglected. With the
incoming administration, January /,
1910, began a new era of development
and civic improvement, and now a
modern and effective system of sew
age Is being constructed which will
add to the general health of the COM
munity, although statistics heretofore
have placed ours among the most
healthy cities, free from epidemics, in
the State.
With this permanent and sanitary
civic enterprise comes the exploitation
OF paved streets, which will be a reali-
ty at no distant date. Already plans
and specifications are being made for
street paving under the new regime,
and VIXEN that is perfected Mt. Ster-
ling will stand reeminently a mod
ern and well governed city.
A handsome city building is another
evidence of our municipal progress,
and well-equipped fire department,
ably managed by effective and efficient
men, who are ever at their post OF
duty, gives the city excellent fire pro-
lection and a reasonable rate of fire
insurance.
Within ha