COLLECTION NAME:
Paducah and McCracken County Government Collection
Record
Filename:
MCPL_GOVDOC_002.pdf
Identifier:
MCPL_GOVDOC_002
Title:
An Economic Appraisal of Paducah, Kentucky
Creator:
Greater Paducah Association
Subject:
Government -- Paducah (KY)
Description:
Prepared by the Greater Paducah Association, this, "Economic Appraisal of Paducah, Kentucky," highlights the city and its demographics in the late 1930s. The forward states, "The following pages contain all available information about the City of Paducah and Western Kentucky. This information has been compiled and presented in concise from with a consideration for the time and patience of the business executive who wishes to obtain a true and unexaggerated picture of Paducah."
The study touches on agriculture, airports, assessed valuations, building codes, permits, bus service, center of population, churches, city government, city indebtedness, civic organizations, fraternal organizations, climate, coal, community chest, education, electricity rates, financial institutions, fire insurance rates, flood wall, forest products, freight rates, gas rates, geological data, Kentucky Dam, government offices, history, hospitals, hotels, Illinois Central Railroad Shops, Industry, labor laws, labor supply, library, location, manufacturing, mineral resources, motor freight lines, natural resources, newspapers, passenger service, population, postal service, professions, public utilities, radio broadcasting, railroads, rail distance, rainfall, recreational facilities, retailing, river transportation, school indebtedness, sewers, ship building, taxes, telegraph services, telephone services, theatres, transportation, truck lines, wage scales, water, wholesaling, zoning, and more.
The study touches on agriculture, airports, assessed valuations, building codes, permits, bus service, center of population, churches, city government, city indebtedness, civic organizations, fraternal organizations, climate, coal, community chest, education, electricity rates, financial institutions, fire insurance rates, flood wall, forest products, freight rates, gas rates, geological data, Kentucky Dam, government offices, history, hospitals, hotels, Illinois Central Railroad Shops, Industry, labor laws, labor supply, library, location, manufacturing, mineral resources, motor freight lines, natural resources, newspapers, passenger service, population, postal service, professions, public utilities, radio broadcasting, railroads, rail distance, rainfall, recreational facilities, retailing, river transportation, school indebtedness, sewers, ship building, taxes, telegraph services, telephone services, theatres, transportation, truck lines, wage scales, water, wholesaling, zoning, and more.
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library
Contributor:
Paducah Junior College
Date:
Circa 1939
Type:
Text
Format:
Book
Language:
English
Coverage:
Paducah (KY)
Coverage:
McCracken County (KY)
Rights:
Images in this collection may not be reproduced or reused without the consent of the McCracken County Public Library Local and Family History Department.