Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19
Merchants Of Main Street In
terviewed and Express
Themselves Freely.
IN THE NEW OFFICE BUILDING.
Present and Future Growth Of
City Demands Correct
Tine.

Not long since TINS paper COLI
tanned frequent articles in regard to
having correct time keeper in the
new office building on Main street,
now in process of erection.
Persons doing business on Main
street expressed themselves freely
and were agreed that it was a neces,
sity Of the day and would be some
what in keeping with the growth of
the city.
Afterwards the information was
published that the men who are
putting their money into the big
building would. at their own ex
pense, build a tower for the
location of clock If the City
Council would buy the clock and
have it put in. but as the Councilhas
never been approached in the mat
!, ter, it of course, has not taken any
action whatever-in fact, it has new
er been considered by the Council as
q body or as individuals.
But men Of enterprise, who are
watching with keenest interest the
rapid growth of Horkinsville and the
increase in all departments of BUSH
ness, do not let such things escape
their attention. They realize that
the future has in store great things
for our people and that we must
! build for the future as well as the
day. They are the men that make
villages develop into to~ns and
towns grow into cities. AS man
remarked this week. I'VE have
mighty few men now who are not
enterprising and don't care whether
the town grows or not" That is a
fact.
- Another citizen, who sees a great
future for Hopkinsvil4. said Tues
day, We are just beginning really
to grow. The town is bound to keep
it up. Our environment forces the
gro WITH" 1t is just as natural for
Hopkinsville to grow as healthy
boy-you can't stop him, because he
was created to be man. Hopkins
Vile is destined to be much larger
than she now is.
Anent the clock proposition, we
will say that the clock is needed and
wanted. We are warranted in max.
ing this assertion. A representative
of this paper has interviewed the
merchants quoted below. Every
merchant we saw, with one excep-
tion, was Of the opinion that a cor
rect time keeper is needed.
It is probable that the matter will
soon be laid before the City Council,
and that the city authorities may
( have basis for action. Below we
! give Just what the merchants have
said. They are the words of busi-
ness men ard are worthy of consid-
GRAFTON. Every man spoken to is
included in the list but one, and
another who sees the need of a clock,
but thinks that it should be in a city
building. We have withheld moth
ing. Here is what they say:
c. X. Clark.-It would be a good
thing and we need it badly.
T. w. Long. Cashier LIST National
Bank. Il believe it would be q
good thing. Being behind time 2
minutes in going to a train some
) times means whole day.
L. M. Creamy. manager Of Kress'
store.-I think it would be great
thing, and something we need
and should be connected with the
Western Union wire.
M. L. Elb. Would be a fine thing.
10. Cook. Would be mighty nice.
Averitt-Stowe Drug Co.-Think we
need it badly. A fine place for it.
Renshaw & Harton. "A grand idea,
= l. It'll, l.. faxo. - -