Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-02-01
KENTUCKY PROGRESS.

Beatyville-A company is being
organized to develop coal lands and
will, it is stated, put in plant of
machinery with capacity for min
ing from 20 to so cars Of coal daily.
Boston-A. L. Harmed and others
have chartered the Boston Il Cedar
Greek Turnpike road Co., capital
stock $4,000, TO build a turnpike
road.
Carrolton-Otis Bates, James jack
son and others have Incorporated the
Jackson Turnpike Road Co., capital
stock $1,000, to build road.
Covington-The Newport News Il
Mississippi Valley Railroad Co have
purchased the machine shops of the
Kentucky Central Railroad Co. The
latter company will build new shops,
as lately stated, and are negotiating
for their location at Lexington.
Ghent-The Client Il Gallatin
Turnpike Co., capital stock 5000,
has been chartered to build road by
ID. p. Craig and others.
Greennp-R. A. Fuller is building
another saw mill.
Hawesville-The Hawesville &
Pineville Mineral Railway Co., d. l..
Adair, president, are about commence
ing surveys for their proposed road.
Henderson-The Tobacco Board of
Trade have appointed committee to
secure plants aud specification for an
exchange building TO cost about $l5,-
900 or $4,000.
Keltonburg-J. ID. Kelton will, it
is reported, build roller -four mill.
Lexington-The Northern Bank
will erect a large bank and Office
building. VIII tear down their pres
ent building about March l.
LsxiDgton-The Merchants Roll
Paper Printer & Gutter Co. have in
creased capital stock from $50. 900 to
$4,000.
Lexington--A four.story hotel,
S5xl50 feet, is reported to be erected
at a cost of about $4,000. A. S Win.
ston can give particulars if true.
Lexington-L & G. Streuss will
erect a three-story store building,
36x90 feet, to cost $500 and has had
plans prepared.
Louisville-W. j. Tspp, reported
last week a. to resume work at his
bagging factory, has increased its
capacity.
Louisville-The Crescent Hill
Street Railroad will probably be ex-
tended to ST. Matthews.
New Castle-Hurricane precinct of
Crittenden county has voted a sub.
scription of $4,000 to the Princeton,
Marion & Ohio River Railroad.
Newport-It is rumorcd that
rolling mill will soon be built.
PaduCah-R. L. Young and Neil S
Gum will start the tile works men
toned last week and will invest about
$4,000.
Paducah-Dinwiddie & Co., OF
Henry, Tenn, are negotiating to
move their cotton mill at Paducah
and will enlarge capacity If moved.
A $4,000 stock company proposed
Pineville-A wagon factory is to
be erected soon. The Pineville Coal
& Iron Co. can give information.
Pineville-A. j. Asher will erect a
saw and planning mill al once. He
will use band machinery for saving
Pleasureville-I. N. johnson is
building a planning mill.
Three Forks-A $780, 00.stock COM
pany, probably the Three Forks I'm
provement Co, has been organized
to build up mining and manufac-
turing town. Saw mills are reported
as to be erected.
Three Forks-The final surveys
for the Three Forks Railroad are be-
ing made and several small forces are
at work ON construction. A large
force will shortly be at work.
Versailles-The Woodford Rail-
road and the Versailles Il Midway
Railroad have been consolidated with
the Louisville Southern Railroad aud
will be completed by that company.