The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-20


way. Aside from the fact that II Is
Of first importance TO get better re
suits from the soil we are already cul-
tlvating. we must first increase the
Industrial population Of the State be
fore we can hope to make any great
advance In diversified farming; when
that is done the agricultural Increase
will come, and We will, at the same
time be able to hold our young farm
ers al home, The farmer must have
a better home market for his prod
ucts; otherwise We need not expect an
increase Of prosperity simply through
an increase In the number Of farmers!
II seems to me that while we have
hitherto rather thoroughly exploited
the agricultural side Of the State, we
have failed to pay sufficient attention
to the mineral side-not coal alone.
but the varied mineral resources OF
the State.
| believe that II the editors will en-
phasize the mineral advantage OF their
regions more fully than has been the
case hitherto. and work for the estab-
,ishment o. industries that may De
based on them, they will accomplish
more toward building mp agriculture
than can be done otherwise, since as
the mining and manufacturing indus
tries grow the home market for agrl-
cultural products will grow.
See what coal.mining alone mas
donel From an output Of 5,O2O'6io |
tons in 1900, the production Of COM
mercial coal has grown. according 70
present indications, TO about l2'9oo.-
600 tons In 1910; possibly somewhat
less and possibly even l3 100000 tons.
This Is an increase OF about 7S79,OOO |
tons or about 157 per cent in the ten
years. and we have Just begun TO mine
coal
The number OF coal miners has also
grown greatly; indeed. such gain IN
incubation as we have made since
1900 appears to be very largely, Of not
most largely due to mining | believe
II within reasonable bounds to esti-
mate that the gain In the last ten
years, exclusive Of that portion OF the
population employed in mining, has
been less than 10000.
In 1900 there we're 10 222 persons
employed at the coal mines, Those
employed Ut clay, huorspar, barytes
pnd iron mines may be estimated at
zoo making total OF 10722 miners
Assuming that IS per cent OF these
miners represent families OF fye per
sons and believe that Is somewhere
near the correct proportion, the min
irr population In 1900 was about Az
IT'S ....
The total population was reporten
rs p14717l Subtracting the mining
families leaves 100000 as the non
mining population in 1900.
In 1910 about 24,919 persons were
empIoyed at the coal mines. ana
about | 900 at other mines. THESE
probably represent population oil
about 1l3 900.
subtractlng this mining population
from the total population reported
renorted leaves 2176900 as the non
mining POPULATION which is an In
crease Of only 5000 for the ten years.
, II these figures prove TO be approx
t, Imately correct. It shows that while
there has been q gain Of more than
Iil per cent In the coal.mining popu'
! latIon alone the gain in othei popula-
ton was but little more than So per
cent .-. -a
! Were we 10 base calculations on the
; population represented by all families
Z whose subsistence Is dependent upon
wages earned in the production OF
mineral substances in the State, thus
Including stone quarries, petroleum
" and natura' gas, with the COAL clay'
! Ouorsnar barytes, calcite and iron
mines we would naturally md mat
our gain since 1900 has been que
y chiefly TO the development OF our MIN
;, eral values -.
i | believe that the growth Of this
i State Is TO come through mining ana
the development OF our oil and natural
e coo resources. and Of manufactures al
y lied with mining.
: II II is to become sheep'raislng
state II must come through mining
II II is to become cattle-raislng
, state-not simply grower of blooded
u herds-it must come through mining
:, II IL is to be eminent as more than
q tobacco-growing State, agriculturaily
l. II must come through mining. When
the people OF the medium good lands
]. and OF the poor lands, and OF the I'M
y noyerIshed lands see local market
u developed they will take greater inter
y est in improved farming, In scientific
L. farming, in fertiliZing, In intensive
O. farming and tide Of Immigration
:, will turn toward our State that We
e can not otherwise expect.
9 Kentucky is indeed one Of the rich
= est States In buried treasures" You
have done much TO bring them U
4 light; you can do more Educate tht
u people to better understanding o.
!, tax laws; work for conditions thai
will be more favorable for an increase
. Of manufactures; teach Kentucky cap
:, ital to stay at home and assist II
u building up Kentucky, instead o.
II building up other States that, so built
+ up, lure our people away to theil
=. borders; cease relying solely on out
= side capital, continue the work fol
L good roads; work for forestry law
= Of some real value pay more atten
q ton to the matter of improving ouI
u inland streams; teach better farming
u and preach against the fearful waste
Of our soils. Glorify the dear Ole
Kentucky, with her happy merorie'
q and homely ways, but preach whole
+ some New Kentucky, young mans
d Kentucky, a progressive Kentucky,
y Kentucky whose future shall be com
mensurate with the wealth with
j. which nature has endowed her; ant
N at the end Of the coming ten years
hn onn.,,a mill fa1I ne uuita annthal