Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-18
PROBABLE BEE LINE ROUTE.

vile and Dixon lines in this portion
is yet to be settled.
jacksonville to Hopkinsville, fol-
lowing general line of the l.. & N.
railroad.
Hopkinsvile to Springfield, Tenn,
via Pembroke, Trenton and Guthrie.
The Dixie highway will be Joined at
Springfield, leading thence straight
south to Nashville.
A branch route from Madisonville
running east of the main line through
Muhlenburg and Logan counties,
KY, and striking Dixie highway at
Russellville.
The main line runs due south, ex-
cept from Hopkinsville to Spring
field. which is southeast.
Brief mention was made of the
speaking program at Virginia Park
Wednesday night. The crowd was
one of the largest ever assembled IN
the park. 1t was easily the biggest
gathering that confronted the visit
ors anywhere on the line. There
were not fewer than 5000 people
and the correspondent of the Evans
vile Courier, Mr.. Earl V. Hitch,
saw 5000.
R. E. Cooper gracefully presided
and introduced w. r. Howell, who
made a five.minutes talk welcoming
the visitors and telling of the great
work in which they were engaged.
w. T. Fowler and c. r. Clark
magnanimously agreed to put their
speeches on ice and save them till
next time, and the speaking was
nearly all done by the visitors.
Mayor Bosse was the first one and
he was giving rousing ovation as
the leader of the movement. He is
a big jovial man, with double sup.
ply of energy and magnetic force.
1t is said he has made million dol
lars in sixteen years specializing in
Evansville real estate. He praised
Hopkinsville above all places he had
seen and said there was no doubt
that the line would run to Hopkins
vile and ION south"
DR.. l. M. Casebeer, of Newport,
Ind; C. H. Stratton. of Sullivan.
Ind; Mayor E. E. Noble, of Prince
ton. Ind; A. C, Reichardt. of Evans
vile; DIR. E. B. Cooley. of Danville,
H., and Hon. Mason j. Niblack, of
Vincennes, Ind, were the other
speakers.
Mayor Noble and DR.. Cooley
proved to be good entertainers and
so did-Mr. Reichardt, who intro
duced his Glee Club to sing the
celebrated German song led by Mr.,
Ritter, of Evansville. There was a
great deal of music of the kind ex-
plotted by Claude Clark, but the
foreign language kept the crowd
guessing what it was all about.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Judge
Knight was called upon to dismiss
the crowd with a few words. He
pledged CHRISTIAN county to build
any kind of road wanted, in any
part of the county.
Before adjourning Mr.. Cooper
called the 10 committeeman TO the
front aud they stood on the pavilion
steps and were passed upon by the
big crowd. The verdict was that
they were fine body of boosters,
comparing favorably with Hopkins
ville's live wires.
Thursday morning the GAINESVILLE
people were here bright and early,
headed by Mayor Marable and Chief
of Police Robertson and the visitors
were whisked back to Tennessee,
going to Adams and back to Clarks
vile to dinner. A fine barbecue was
served and in the afternoon the
party returned here and were taken
to Empire and turned over to the
Hopkins county committee. who
took them to Dawson for the night.
The return trip from Dunbar's Cave
to Empire was made in Hopkinsyille
vehicles.