The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-07-21

noon and comfortably located the
visitors in their quarters.
At that moment began the great
awaKenIng. Few of the members
of the Press Association had visit
ed Ashland before. They knew 1t
was there, but didn't know why.
They were informed that It had
grown, but didn't know how. They
gazed upon the wide paved streets
with wonder. They visited the
enormous steel and coke plants with
interest, but 1t was not until they
had realized the civic pride and pro-
gressiveness of Ashland's citizens and
had tasted so thoroughly their hos
pitality that they understood the real
secret of the success of the booming
little city.
The town was literally thrown
open to the editors from the time of
their arrival until their regretful de-
parture Friday morning. The Elk's
Home was offered as headquarters
and it was in the auditorium of that
magnificent building that the meet
ings of the X. p. A. were held.
The program began Monday evening
with a reception by the Board of
Trade. the welcome address by May
or Salisbury featuring. The bust
ness meetings were held in the morn
iugs. leaving the afternoons for
pleasure. Tuesday afternoon one
hundred automobile owners volun-
teered with their cars and under the
direction of the Board of Trade the
long line of machines toured the
city. Tuesday evening the manu-
facturers of editorials as guests OF
the Board of Trade stole over to the
steel plants, saw liquid iron run
ming into molds like lava from the
crater when touched by the hand OF
Vulcan. and resolved midst horrid
shapes and shrieks and sights unho-
! ly to stear clear of that which claims
no kin with truth. The coke plant
was also visited and the party adj
iourned for the Cliffside Casino
dance. Wednesday afternoon an eX-
petition was organized to cross the
border and under the command OF
General Mayo, president of the Board
of Trade, and others of the Board or
Trade, the invaders started in auto
mobiles for an attack on Hunting
ton, w. Va. No opposition was
found. however. The expedition was
met by a truce party and conducted
to the city auditorium where Mayor
Sehon formally surrendered the
town, and after a most pleasant Wis
il the party returned to Ashland for
the elegant and highly enjoyed re-
ception given by Miss Annie Poage
at the beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Henderson. Wednesday ev-
ening the Board of Trade gave the
visitors a banquet long to be remem-
bered aftew which the Elks wound
up the program with a reception and
dance at the B. P. o. E. Home. prov
ing themselves admirable hosts.
Some of the editors LETT as early
as o'clock Friday morning that
they might have a full day in which
to think of the wonders they were
leaving behind. Her thirty-one
miles of streets paved from curb to
curb, her busy factories, railroad ia
cilities, good schools, banks and 9TH
er institutions added to her splendid
geographical location on the banks
of the Ohio and at the gate of the
great Eastern Kentucky coal fields,
aided by a remarkable civic pride and
one of the liveliest boards of trade
| we have ever seen combines to make
Ashland one of the greatest little
cities on the map.
The annual pay roll of the factor
les in Ashland is over $5,OOO,OOO.
The population is now about $4,000
In ten years it will be near the 25,-
! 600 mark. IL you decide 10 cnange
your location and feel that you must
leave Ohio county you could do
much worse than go to Ashland.
The members of the Kentucky
Press Association will long remem-
Der the hospitality and courtesy
shown them in the border city and
they know nothing but to sing their
praise Of Ashland. They were also
pronounced in their thanks to the
Louisville & Nashville, Illinois Cen
trail. Chesapeake & Ohio, Henderson
Route and Queen and Crescent rail-
roads who presented the press with
complimentary transportation 10 the
scene Of this very pleasant mid-sUm-
mer meeting.