Hopkinsville Kentuckian from Hopkinsville, Kentucky • Page 14

In writing- a resume of a community its advantages and resources development and prosperity it would be unwise to neglect the features that give it prominence in the commercial world and which speak in no uncertain tones of its conditions of finance and wealth From no other source can the public look for this evidence so essential than the banking- institutions of the city In this connection we are pleased and proud to mention the reliable substantial and well managed City Bank of Hopkins ville which has stood the storms of financial panics and depression without flinching and has so thoroughly looked after the welfare of its depositors that it has won the confidence of all This creditable institution was established in 1SS0 Their building- is a solid and substantial one and is conveniently fitted for a banking- institution fortified by the usual bank vault which contains a time lock safe having thatmost desirable osier patent screw door the latest and best invention for the protection of safes The directors of this bank have secured everything that modern ing enuity has contributed towards the security of the funds in their charge This institution is a State Iiank and has a capital stock of i and a surplus fund of 75n and considering its capital stock have a greater surplus than any other bank in the city and in this regard ranks fifth in the whole State of Kentucky The officials arc 10 Long president and Tandy cashier The correspondence of the bank is with the Latham Alexander Bank and the First National Bank of New York City the Bank of Commerce and the First National Bank of Louisville Ky and the Fourth National Bank of Nashville Tcnn The large business of the Bank is transacted like clock work and all arc courteous and attentive to their special worlc The capital and surplus of this Bank is more than ample to protect its depositors Mr Long the President has been with the Bank since its inception and has passed through the various gradations first cashier then vice president and now president Personally he is a man of sterling integrity a deep thinker shrewd financier and in every way adapted for his calling- Mr Tandy its present courteous cashier has been with the Bank for ten years and fully understands every detail of its business He is prompt in discharging and exacting all business obligations which is the most essential qualification of a safe and successful banker lie is President of Hopkinsville Gas Co and identified with various public enterprises This bank loans money sells exchange and transacts a general banking business The sol idtyofthe conceni is unquestioned many quartorand all over the Blue Grass State has the reputation of being- a safe depository for the peoples money Few cities of its size arc as well lighted as Hopkinsville her electric light plant being strictly up-to-date 3- Real Estate Insurance and Loan Agents Like father like son is an old and homely adage but its significance asserts itself in the choice of an avocation in the personnel of the above firm It is certainly a pleasure to make prominent mention of a well-established and thoroughly representative house and one which has been identified with the real estate interests of Hopkinsville since 1S91 Real estate men generally bear the soubriquet of hustlers and the above firm arc no exception to this enter prising class They are men who are wide awake energetic and business like and are thoroughly familiar with every piece of property within their terri tory They carry on a general real estate business buying selling and exchanging the same collecting rents negotiating loans and taking full charge of property for non residents They represent the leading fire insurance companies both foreign and domestic a plate glass insurance company and have the presscnt agency for the following best known fire insurance companies existant viz The Lyon Mutual Fire Merchants Continental United States Fire Greenwich and Scottish Union National They are prepared to make loans on all improved and unimproved city property and on improved farm lands Their books contain lists of some very desirable property both business and residential for sale or rent also acre property and farms The individual members of the firm are Mercer Senior and Junior They have had extended expe iance and arc regarded as reliable authorities upon present and prospective values Those intrusting their interests to their charge or dealing through them will derive advantages from the connection Parties having money to loan on good real estate collateral can place it at a good rate of interest through Mercer Mercer The have 13J4 acres of land divided off into lots upon which they will build to order any residence or business block provided the length of lease will justify it They are extensive property owners having blocks residences and offices of their own to rent while doing a large outside rental and real estate business Mr Mercer Sr is a native of Pennsylvania and like her best sons is sturdy upright and industrious He settled after coming South in Nashville Tenn where his son and partner was born and while there published the State paper He came to Hopkinsville twenty live years ago Mr Mercer Jr is a member of the Odd Fellows and is an enterprising business man and was last year Secretary of the Christian Union Turnpike Co Both father and son enjoy the respect and esteem of all friends and neighbors and as public spirited citizens arc entitled to a space in this review of her representative men Hopkinsville is a well ordered peace abiding community where Christian influence prevails in all walks of life rmrwriiTirnTi mw A SjoifttiurottU Sfentutltiait BBlii i ii i iiiiy ipi CITY BANK OF HOPKINSVILLE Fifth in Point of Financial Rating in Kentucky GIRLS BOUDOIR Sou ni Kentucky Collegk MERCER A1ERCER CLARK DUNCAN Hopkinsvilles Popular Tailors Ninth Street There arc those in this world who try to cry down the homely proverb and strive to relegate it to the past as of too ancient formation for this fin de sieclc age but a modern philosopher says Proverbs are the crys talized thought of centuries they tell in a line what pages would conceal we could not do without them One of the truest of these adages is Penny wise and pound foolish and the author of this condensed wisdom cer tainly must have had in mind the man who to save a few pennies buys store clothing when for a little more money he could secure a stylish well fitting suit made by a first class tailor of goods which will not fade and are the product of the best weaves of the world Clark Duncan the gentlemen whose names head this sketch arc largely responsible for the fact that Hopkinsville to day is conspicuous for the taste and style displayed in the attire of its citizens Their excellent tailoring establishment is conveniently located in the Ilord Block on 9th street and their energy and skill have brought their business to a high grade of perfection Their shop is one of the finest of its kind in Southern Kentucky They can constantly in stock a very choice assortment of cassimcres and all foreign and domestic goods from the greatest looms of Europe and America embracing- the latest styles in patterns and shades of the finest qualities with Scotch suitings 20 and upwards The business was instituted in 1892 under the name of Clark Co when one year later Mr Owsley purchased the estaqlish ment Later Mr Clark bought back the same business from Mr Owsley and conducted it until he was burned out one year ago He then again opened tailoring quarters and took Mr Duncan into partnership under the present firm name Mr A Clark is a native of Ireland but was reared in Massachusetts He wandered Southward in 1884 and settled in Hop kinsville in 188S He is very popular in social circles and is a member of the First Presbyterian church In fraternal orders he represents the Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows Knights Templar Red Men and the Woodmen of the World Mr Ed Duncan is a native of London England and came to our country three years ago and engaged in same tailoring until he entered this firm He followed the tailoring business in England with his father He is a member of the First Presbyterian church and affiliates with the Odd Fellows fraternity Both gentlemen are skilled tailors and arc familiar with every detail tljejr important worlc Mr Clark ms charge of the cutting department while Mr Duncan superintends the clerical work of the establishment They employ from ft to 8 skilled workmen and conduct all their business upon modern methods Affable accommodating and public spirited hLy have many friends in private and business circles JAw MMtfMMIMMkWIMIWiMUta MISS KATIE McDANIEL Christian Countys Ultra-Popular School Superintendent Upon the ability with which our school system is managed depends the perpetuity of our popular government the permanency of our institutions and the preservation of our social and political autonomy Miss McDaniel the incumbent of the the above office is striving to accomplish the most good for the general welfare by placing the public schools of Christian county upon the most approved basis contemplated by our modern methods of instruction and discipline and in her laudable enterprise should receive the hearty support and co operation of all I progressive teachers and the public as well Miss McDaniel was born in Christian county this State She received her early education in the public schools of this city finishing her course of learning in me weu Known boutn iven tucky College of Hopkinsville from which she graduated with the first honor in the class of 80 After teaching six months in Alabama and fifteen months near Bennettstown in this county she taught for twelve years in this citys graded schools nine years of which time she was Assistant Superintendent and Principal She began with the sixth grade and passed through the various departments which practical experience strengthened her theoretical ideas as to the system upon which our public schools should be conducted Her popularity as a teacher in this section was established beyond peiwdvcnture when in 1891 she was the successful contestant for a prize offered by the New Era to the most popular teacher in the county she having received more votes than all other competitors combined The prize consisted of a months visit to Dawson Springs at the expense of the New Era Her faithful and valuable service in the school room and her modern methods as an educator won for her election to the office of Superintendent in the fall of 1893 with a majority of 1000 over the best Superintendent the county ever had at that time and a very popular man She assumed charge of the office in August IS94 and since that time her record has been one of efficiency industry and fidelity Miss McDaniel has visited every scnool in tne county eacn year ir rrnnritfi 1 nt mmy PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY SOUTH KY COLLEGE WoorwiNis strong individuality with her soul vested in the duties of Im position administering her official obligations in an intelligent manner making such changes as seem expedient and practical She is respected by all people for her many virtues as a woman loved by the children for her considerate kindness and held in grateful regard by the teachers for her gentle assistance and earnest co operation Her administration of the office has been one of scholarly dignity which will reflect credit upon Christian county and forward the educational interests of the whole community She is at present a candidate for re-election having received the nation by over 3000 majority and the voters of this county can no better subserve the interests of their posterity than by returning Miss McDaniel to the position which she now fills with dignity ability and credit MERCER Jr In every city larsre or small there are exponents of certain avocations whose lives stand out in bold relief against the background of humanity and who altnougn it possesses ita scnoois become a power in tlieir commu a greater number than any coun nity in their line of business ty in the State except Pulaski Such men in the parlance of the She has held Educational contingent ciations at different points in the county and aroused interest and enthusiasm thereby Her official reports to the Fiscal Courts have been highly praised and those to the State have been complimented by both Democratic and Republican State Superintendents She is Treasurer of the Kentucky Educational Association and was honored by a place on the program at the State meeting both last and this year She was placed upon the Committee on Resolutions at the Bowling Green meeting all of which speak in high terms of her share in the estimation of the public and her co laborers Miss McDaniel is a lady of i are termed hustlers a word which in its fullest significance implies a man of ability coupled with the great American quality push The above cut represents just such a type Mr Mercer is the junior partner of the firm of Mercer Mercer prominent Insurance Loan and Real Estate Agents of Hopkinsville Mr Mercer Sr retains an interest in the firm but the business is wholly conducted by his son Beginning his business career as a drug clerk where he was engaged with Armistead and later with Hopper Son he found the life too confining and decided to try the insurance VIEW OF MAIN STREET A Klykkn da im business After serving an apprenticeship with Callis Co Insurance Agents of this city lie formed a partnership in the insurance business i which was established in Hopkinsville in January 1889 His partner having defaulted and absconded with the funds of the insurance companies represented by them Mr Mercer came to the front and made good the loss to the companies thus establishing their former good opinion of his honor and integrity He then resumed business in partnership with his father under the present firm name Mr Mercer Jr is recognized in outnwestern Kentucky as one of the very best local insurance agents operating in Kentucky and Tennessee a distinc tionby no means trifling in a territory which contains many typical hustlers He commands the infinite respect of his fellow townsmen who realize the benefit he is to their city He is a strictly up-to-date insurance agent operating wholly an 1 purely on scientific principles fearless in the discharge of his official obligations even where personal financial loss is involved On different occasions he has been known to cancel and again refuse to renew insurance policies which he deemed hazard- ous or where he apprehended unprofitable results Subsequent fires in these same quarters substantiated the wisdom of his action as he thus saved his Company thousands of dollars and earned for himself their gratitude and increased confidence in his judgment in such matters He is energetic sagacious conservative and public spirited to a high degree He is interested in many public enterprises and all that tends to promote the wealth and prosperity of Hop kinsville It is of such men that live progressive cities are made men who keep the pulse of business throbbing at fever heat and who are ever on the alert and ready to respond to duty The first and early settlers of Kentucky were remarkable for their thrift energy and endurance and at no place they attained a fuller development than in Christian count Servant I found this ten mark piece on your desk Im glad to find Aoure honest my man I put it there to test you Yes thats what I thought For the best job work see us We print to please i i i nmr KiSU i.