Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-31

FOR 1913
Hopkinsville Will Continue To
Flourish Like A Green
Bay Tree.
WILL THE |. c. KEEP STEP.
New Depot One Of The Crying
Needs, Old Long Out
grown.

We learn from an exchange that
the Illinois Central Railroad Co. is to
build new passenger station at
Mayfield.
This revives a promise made by
the same company, something like
three years since. that If the city
authorities would allow the company
to repair. paint and otherwise inn
prove its station here, in short
time the company would erect a
station in keeping with the growth
of the city.
AS yet nothing has been done, or
even thought Of. so far as we know.
by the company il. carrying out its
promise. 1t may be that the com
pany is, contemplating making a
start in the spring.
But there are some things that
force themselves into consideration
at this time. The people are con-
scious of the fact that the |. G. is
great feeder to Hopkinsville and at
1.-THE same time know that the road is
doing its share Of railroad business
both as to passenger and freight
traffic. The Illinois Central Railroad
| is great corporation. but somehow
HopkinsvilIe does not receive the
consideration at the hands of the
company that it should. The city
authorities as we'll as the people are
patient and long suffering. They
do not expect great things from
railroad companies. but they like to
see fair play and justice.
Here the very air is surcharged
with, the spirit of progressiveness
and everything must move. as well
as railroad trains-everything is on
1.-The upgrade"
A city that in two months builds a
NEW street from the l. G. station to
that of its competitor, the L. & NJ,
a distance of five squares, and re-
constructs Main street for distance
of seven squares. at cost of $751;
1000; completes high school building
leo ting approximately 500. 900;
builds an additional hotel that will
increase accommodation for the trav-
cling public nearly one hundred pei
cent, spends from $1,000 to $4,000
Iin improvements on another; will in
twelve months spend $4,000 ir
parks, should not be ignored by the
Illinois Central. to say nothing of it,
other feeder. the Tennessee Contra
Railroad.
But Rome was not built in 9
day." neither do our people expect
railroad companies to do everything
they would like for them to do in &
year, or two or three years. They
only ask that the railroads do theil
part and keep step with the authori
ties and progressive citizens.
The outlook for increased business
the coming year is most encourag
ing, The optimist is in exuberant
spirits and his eyes sparkle as h
Iforesees what great things are il
store for the city in 1918, He seeI
the greatest year for the tobacco
business in the history of the city
though he may not have cent OF
deposit. with pride he points to ohl
banks and says to the newcomers
There are our four Gibraltars. ppei
up your account with any of them
all are safe:" already he hears the
steady roll Of the machiijery anC
sees the smoke rolling In great vol
umes from the stacks OF the Acme
mills. after an idleness of three
years; turning his gaze towards thu
Illinois Central station. within |
stones throw Of il. and way NJ
above the top Of the magnificent new
lElks' Home costing $4,000, b