Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-24
Nearly 100000 Worth Of
Buildings Erected in Hop.
kinSvilIe In a Year.
MANY BEAUTIFUL HOMES
Detailed List of Permits Issued
For New Homes In
The City.

In spite of much vaunted cry
throughout the land that this has
been "a dull year, and that
there has been little activity;
in spite of the view of the
stock exchanges that prosperity is
showing very meagre hand, there
is still very tangible evidence that
the city of Hopkinsville is still
on the boom. Cities throughout the
land have been pleading that times
are slow and that the material ad-
vancement in these days of hamper
ed political changes is impossible.
Hopkinsvilie, however, proudly
points to her record of achievement
in the last year. and allows it to stand
as the ever eloquent tribute that this
is the BEST Town on the Map"
A review of the building activity
in the city during the past twelve
months will suffice to show that the
claims here presented are not exag
gerated. Liars may figure, but fig
ures do not lie. Statistics are usu-
'ally cold and embarrassing, but when
they are presented in support of a
statement that is so pertinent toiev-
Iery citizen of the surrounding COM
munity, they must at any rate bear
with them pride in the achievement
of their town.
During the past year, there has
been issued by the Building Commit
tee. of the City of H0pkinsville, to-
tai of 81 building permits. These
permits total at their lowest estima-
tion, for the value of the work done
in the city for the current year, al
most 100000. making the actual av
erage of each permit issued about
t$34CO. The most expensive of these
was for the Government building,
now rapidly'epproaching completion,
which was for $4,000.
In all. there were permits granted
for the erection of So dwellings. The
most of these are now completed,
and are occupied. Among the most
beautiful may be mentioned those of
w. A. Radford, Ira ID. Smith, W. IL.
Forbes, A. w. Wood, L. Z. Foster,
A. w. Henderson, and the Penny
royal. The residences of Mr.. Geo.
Z. Gary. L. l.. Elgin and A. E, Jack
son, are still in process of erection.
That the colored people are also keep
ing pace is shown by the building of
Hiram Smith. on Sixth and Virgin
ia Streets. the cost of which is given
as 81. 700.
la the commercial line there have
also been several improvements
Frankels Busy Store has been re-
modelled at the cost of some $780,
900, and has added to the appear
ance of the entire business section.
Internal improvements are. also I'M
der way. including the installation of
an elevator. N. F. Dortch has built
a warehouse at the corner of Liber-
ty and Second streets at the cost of
$4,000. Fox Brothers have a new
creamery and factory across the
street from the ruins of their form
er factory which was destroyed by
fire, and now have an establishment
that is as up-to-date as any in the
State. West & Lee have built
three story brick building on Eighth
Street between Main and Virginia.
and Joe Cheatham has erected gar
age on First Street.
In public institutions there has also
been stir. The long needed libra
nv has been completed and stocked
with good supply of books. The
Jennie Stuart Memorial Hospital has
been opened for business. with an
equipment that is worthy of a city sew
eral times the size. The Government
building is practically completed on
the outside. and is of size that viii