The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-08-14

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in Boyd county below the mouth OF the
Big Sandy river Ashland has popu.
lation of ten thousand and is one o.
the best paved cities in the world
Practically all OF the streets are paved
with brick or bitulithic. The avenues
are one hundred feet from property
line to property line. She is a splen.
didly laid out city and the streets are
lined with beautiful trees. In the very
heart Of the city is a park OF fifty
acres with virgin forest, being one OF
the finest natural parks In the Middle
West. Beautiful Clyffeside Park is
just outside the city limits. Well may
Ashland be called the Park City,
Some of the handsomest homes In the
State are to be found along her ave-
nues.
Space forbids our describing Indus
| trial Ashland Situated between the
ore fields to the north and the cooking
coal mines to the south, Ashland has
a decided geographical advantage. The
raw material Is here made into the
| finished product Ashland has the
largest and most modern iron furnaces
and steel mill in the State, one OF the
, largest and best equipped steel plants
in the South, and one of the largest
and most complete tanneries and
leather plants in the world. Also a
sheet mill and roofing plant, a cut and
wire nail mill, fire. brick plant and a
million dollar y-product coke plant
Ashland is growing rapidly "for
rent" sign is seldom seen.
Eastern Kentucky is an Empire
ltsfffI Id al H. H.,
cities are springing up as IL by magic
Much wealth is being poured into this
section of the State that the coal
fields may be developed. When the
connecting link through the breaks OF
the Cumberland mountains is complet-
ed the shortest route between Chicago
and the Southeastern Coast and Flor
ida will pass through Ashland and up
the Big Sandy valley. Ashland is the
logical Capital of this Great Eastern
Empire for the stands at the very
gateway,
Ths Christian Church has spent
mudh money In Eastern Kentucky.
Nor money is now being spent in the
sixteenth District than in any other
District in the State. Yet the church
has never held a State convention
farther east than Mt. Sterling.
For years the State Board assisted
the work at Ashland. At one time
81, 100000 a year was given to this work.
How well that money was spent may
be judged by the progress made. With
fewer than three hundred members the
present building was planned and built
and dedicated in December, 1918. The |
entire plant cost s55, 100000. On the |
day of dedication II was necessary TO |
raise $26,00000. over $3l 100000 was
The church building was designed /
by the same architect who designed |
The Paris and Winchester churches. II |
is beautiful in its simplicity and is
equipped. The main audi
.orium has seating capacity of seven
hundred and is equipped with Moller
,rgan of "a stops, including the en-
hedral chimes. The choir is vested
The Bible School occupies the entire
and the rear of the building
IN the floors above The classes are
separated by glass accordian doors. In
with the basement Is a
furnished kitchen and china
,loset During the convention. dinner
/
nent at nominal cost. 1t will not
,e necessary for the delegates to leave
he building during the day.
The church has it's own printing
'utfit and publishes on its own press
little weekly church paper, The Bible
school is well equipped, including a
omplete moving picture outfit. |,
The other churches of Ashland have
ad their conventions but we have |
ever been so honored The people of
ashland and Eastern Kentucky do not
now what large body OF people we {
re. We need the uplift and benefit
our presence will give us and you ]
nay need to know more about the {
FORK in this section OF the State.
The program this year will be one OF a
he best ever presented to one of our
Many OF our best speak l
RS will be heard during the conven- n
on. Among the speakers are: r. NJ. r
hopkins, r. n. Simpson. NJ. G.. Buck
err F. NJ finder, f. L. Powell, w. ". I
riney, ]. w. Hagin, J. ID. Armistead, q
Y. A. Fite Prof. +. Il. Snoddy, Mrs. r
In withers Harrison, Mrs. John Gay
Irs Josephine Stearns, Mrs. Mary $. S
Walden, Prof j. w. Hatcher, Clyde
arsie, Mrs. Louise l.. Campbell, H. w. a
arpenter and others. w. r. NJ.
ackleman will have charge Of the n
usic,
The people of Ashland extend to you d
most hearty welcome. The homes
the city will be opened on the same "
isis as other conventions. One dollar
n lodging and breakfast will be the
tie. d
Please write Mr.. w. A. Manning,
il T.. Winchester Ave. Ashland, Ky, n
fore August 2Sth, that he may as 7
gn you to home and advise You
fore leaving your home. Come even G
ough you have not advised Mr.. Man
ng and we will do our best to take n
re of you. b
Upon reaching Ashland go to the
ethodist Episcopal Church South.
,ar the c. e. O. depot for registra-
IN and assignment provided you have
Il been previously assigned.