Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-12-24
KENTUCKY PROGRESS.

AsnlaDu-Iue Asnihuu CieCifio
Light 81 Power Co., lately reported
as contemplating putting in an In
candescent dynamo, has purchased
same.i AM (
y Bsrdstown-A distillery will be
started, II Is reported.
Bowling Green -Moasery e. Skaggs
will erect 40-barrel -four mill l2
miles from Bowling Green.
-Catlcttsburg- The Thomas Lumber
Co., previously reported as erecting
dry-kiln, 10 adding a band saw mill.
Clay City-The Clay City Brick
Co. has been incorporated by NJ. A.
CAREY, Charles Scott and @. l..
Brown, for the manufacture OF brick
tiles, pipe, etc. The capital stock
authorized ia $40 600. -- = :,
Cloverport-It is proposed to con-
solidate the Cloverport Mineral Cen
ter Gas & Manufacturing Co. and the
Gold Fortune Gas Co. to build the
pipe line previously reported as to be
build the Cloverport Mineral 20.
CovingtoD.-Thc Chesapeake &Ohio
Coal ~ Coke Co. has been incorpo-
rated by j j. Gordon. w. S. Howell
and q. w. Benjamin with capital
stock of $4,000. w
Earllngton--A newspaper ssto be
published.
Glasgow-W. l.. Porter and i.
p. Dickinson have purchased q con.
trolling interest Ia the Glasgow Water
Co. Machine shops will be built aud
additional mains laid. In the spring
a new pump and stand pipe will
probably be erected. II. X. Mingus
is superintendent of the works.
Hadley-J. C. Sims, Bowling Green,
will receive bids for building new
iron bridge across Casper creek.
Harrodsburgh--A steam laundry
will be started, IL Ia reported.
Henderson--The Henderson Coun-
ty Natural Gas, Mining u Manuiac-
turing Co., lately reported as 10 sink
a gas well, has let contract for sink
ing two about four miles from dem
derson. II gas is found In sufficient
quantity 1t will be piped 10 Hender-
son and to Evansville, Ind. -
Lair-Megibben Bros. have recent
ly put In operation new -four mill
Lexington-The legislature will
be petitioned TO authorize the city
10 issue bonds for the construction of
a sewerage system.
Louisville le-The Arkansas Granite
Co., of little Rock, Ark, which has
the contract for furnishing the city
with $1,000 tons OF grsuite, has sub
let to MIR. Smith, OF Norfork,- Va,
a contract to furnish 10000 tons OF
granite.
4 I.ouisviile-K. B. Grain i Co.. of
Fireclay, lately reported as to move
their friedrich works TO Louisville,
have commenced tho erection OF
buildings for same.
Msyfleld-Wright, Reaves, & Co.
have recently put new machinery in
their mill.
Middlesborough-The Mlddles-
borough Town Co, has sigued ron
tracts with the representative OF Eng
lish capitalists 10 locate an iron and
basis steel plant of 800 tons daily
capacity, the cost to bo 81 l,0OO,O 900.
Bids are being made for the erection
of the works.
Middlesborough-The Middlesbor-
ough Town Co. hiss signed agree
mcnts for tho establishment ofa rod
mill, sheet mill and nail mill.
Middlesborough-The Middlesbor-
ough Town Co. has signed contract
for the location of a furniture factory
at Middlesborough by the Michigan
firm. 7itf
Myers-The Washington Manu-
featuring Il Mining Co. Is putting q
baud saw mill in Its lumber mill.
Owensboro--The Big Four Min
erai & Natural Gas Co. and the Ken-
nedy Gas Co. have consolidated and
will sink the Kennedy gas well to a
depth of l,20O feet.
Pleasant Valley Mill-W. s. Fan,
of Flemingsburg, will erect new 90
barrel -four mill and has let contract
for machinery.
Princeton--M. J. and I. Dodd, of
Lsdogo, Ind, expect to locate the
stsve factory in Princeton, lately
mentioned, in January or February
Of next year. Heading machinery
will be added later.
Vanceburg-The Boone Furnace
tract of land has been sold for $45, 900.
Winchester-An electric fire-alarm
system is being put in.--ManWact-
urer's Record.