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

Press Association at Louisville De.
eember 2s. 1910 Prof c, J. Norwood !
OF the Kentucky Geological Survey,
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen OF the Kentucky Press As
ISOLATION,
| shall not undertake TO discuss in
any detail all the buried treasure OF
Kentucky. which understand to
mean mineral resources, for three rea.
sens First, to do so in anything like
an adequate way would be utterly i'm.
possible in paper like this Second,
sInce occupy a position. the duties
Of which call for efforts to bring men
and money to the State. to assist in
developing our mineral deposits and
In establishing industries within the
State for their utilization. as well as
70 give information TO our own cit.
izens concerning what they have.
want to appeal to you for help Third,
want W NANl pNlHN hukhNbAANHh NJ
20 how you may assist In promoting
the growth Of agriculture in the
State ! win add fourth reason; !
wish to say something about the cen.
sns. since that not only is a live topic
Just now, but as regards population
q OF much interest TO those concerned
with the mineral resources Of the
State
One hundred years ago, according
20 seyberts Statistical Annals tpub'
lished In Philadelphia In lSrsl, Ken.
lucky had population Of 4O6,5ll per
sons, OF whom 32I,227 were free
whites" In ninety years the number
grew TO 2,iI7.l7i. and in the succeed
ing ten years we have reached 2,2ss,,
sOs--a gain OF only li2,73l in the ten
years, or only a little more than &c
per cent
The Smallness Of the gain has
shocked us, Without stopping to make
any real Investigation Of the cause
many OF us-contrary to all traditions
lat once entered upon a course OF
neifcondemnAtion that has been as
founding. and our conduct has been no
lass byr,erical than that Of the sud
denly converted. Blindly cropping for
an explanation OF the census returns
\ some OF US seem to have adopted the
" THEORETICALLY the spawn OF politics
What Kentucky is criminal or nj
least crlmlnally careless, All sorts oil
reasons have been given for the small
ness Of the increase OF population, IL
llteracy. night riders, poor schools
feuds bad roads, bad taxation laws
rotten elections, murders and lot o.
other ugly things have been set up AZ
the causes: In fact, almost everything
from ,oadstools to hook.worms nal
been blamed-almost everything ex
eept Halley's comet
do not know whether you gentle
men OF the press have ever charged
Yourselves with any part Of the pool
allowing we have made or not ! d.
mot know whether you yourselves
shoulder any part OF the blame or not
But isn't It possible that at least som'
Of YOU have so emphasized the fac
that "a little leayen leayeneth Tn
whole loaf" that one bad man iron
Bitter Creek has been made to CIV
/, tone to the whole state' II so, woul'
Il not have been Just as well to haV'
used the man from Peaceful Vale
insteadY As for me, ! believe IN
Peaceful Valley man represents tn
State. and that the man from Bite
Cftek is merely an excrescence' an
that he can be eliminated withou
ringing the riot alarm.
II may be, however, that | nav
misunderstood the recent clamol
Some years ago, as remember II
Mr.. watterson. after vigorous cam
paign in behalf Of the star.eyed God
dess. was charged with the awiu
crime Of preaching free trade, pur
and simple. He replied that tn
chargers were wrong, What he want
ed was not absolute free trade, bu
tariff reform: that, mayhap, he ha
talked free trade somewhat more thai
less. but IN doing so he was simpl'
adopting the method of the man OF
one side Of street who wished I
stop a man on the other side In orde
that he might have an important tai
with hlm--he arst yelled to attrac
the other mans attention, and ther
having gained It, crossed over an
sonversed IN quiet tones,
VI And so II may be that much OF TIL
recent shoutlng-I will not say hoy
4 reoent-has really been to attract GU
attention. II so, please remember tina
= Mr. watterson's man didn't keep o
yelling; he crossed over and spok
quietly. And now that our attention
has been attracted, let US exchang
tho compliments of the day and get I
the real business Of the times-that o
encouraging dignined self-respec