The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-06-05
ACRES OF DIAMONDS
IN BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY

Years and years there lived certain ambitious
within gunsho of the great diamond fields in Africa
which the disastrous Boer fought This whom
will call Diamond Hunter for distinction read and studied
the literature and advertising matter of all the countries in the
world except his He believed somewhere 10 the world
there fields of damondsand like many of Beckn
ridge county, believed they far from home Diamond
Hunter started his worlds chase for fortune then very
young After years of toll and hard work abroad and far
from loved he cep back to his African home sack
his back and told his home people: 'There diamonds
because have searched the world" One of his oyhood pals
said You standing diamonds nowthe whole country
side about giving the world its supply precious
You have searched far and wide but not home where
of diamonds lay under your feet"
There upwards of five thousand male in Breckn
ridge county, the majority of whom live, ableboded,
healthy citizens with good healthy minds. The trouble Is
have too many Diamond Hunters. We families of
boys and girls and read to them from the farm papers about
the wonders of Oklahoma Texas about the virtues of the
Northwest and bamy cline and fertile fields of California We
read ourselves and tell the boys about rich of
Florida and the celery down there that make rich
a
Our boys grow up and leave home They travel to the
country that PA told them about Our girls have shy
billions for foreign beau thinking he make her better
living The boys who make good hear Of those who do
not and they in the majority know not The girls,
God bless them.
We make Diamond Hunters of boys and of ourselves
because we do not realize right here Breckenridge
county we have
THE MOST LIvABLE CLIMATE,
THE MOST FERTILE ACRES
THE RICHEST UNDEVELOPED OPPORTUNITIES,
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCENERY,
ACRES OF DIAMONDS
The thing do realize which should morfy and shame
every full grown in the County, is:
BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY HAS DISGRACEFUL
ROADS,
The many of blessed in Breckenridge
county have to help their husbands the e and the
and WRITE because bad have been mones around
their necks and their fathers necks for years. Without good
roads, schools and churches and social activity impossible
Those counties and that have built good roads the
communities that have advanced Their people could commune
cate with each other exchange ideas improve
selves.
Good roads in Breckenridge county would help cash in
the bountfu gifts of Providence We could then develop
the of diamonds that lie everywhere about The
Diamond Hunter would then Our boys and girls
would remain at home among loved
The people of the North East South, and West praise
Kentucky. There magic the We should Justify
this praise and develop opportunities Start at home start
in Breckenridge county Tell your magistrate he give
you roads. When asks you him for
anything put good roads question square and make him
clean.
The County willing to help, the State is anxious to help
and Congress will help those people at home who first help
themselves Other counties and states drawing funds from
these very channels because their people act well talk
Our bad roads mute evidence of our neglect.
Our lehargy is robbery!
How long shall continue rob ourselves of
acres of diamonds?