The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1890-09-20

to be expended in constructing sew
ers and the canal-the latter to be
four miles long-and $75O,OOO for the
construction of water works, the res
ervoir for which is to be erected upon
the mountain south of the Gap, and
the whole system is to be put in un-
der the supervision of Gen. Waring,
of New Jersey, the celebrated n.y.
drostalic engineer.
The large blast funace of Watts
Bros. Iron and Steele Syndicate is
about completed and the steel works
of the same firm are being erected, as
are also the Boston Iron Works.
These three enterprises are combined
under one management and repre-
sent all investment of 90 SOC, 900 CAPT
tai. They cover twenty-five acres OF
ground, one of their buildings being
800 feet wide by 1,4OO feet long, and
when in operation will employ $500
men. The Davis Charcoal Iron
Works are in course of construction,
which will work 300 men, and cost
81, 100000. The large tannery Of
Messrs. Hall & Vaughan is in operation,
employing 800 men ordinarily but in
the bark season employees 1900 oper-
atives. In addition to these the fire.
brick factory is in operation, employ
ing 40 or so men; a furniture factory,
a burial casket factory and bent wood
works are in course Of construction
and the Novelty Company's works
for making bank furniture, &C., will
soon be in operation. These latter
will employ hundred or two men
and will represent about 81 500, 900 of
capital The Mingo Mountain Coal
and Coke Co. also have 1000 coke
ovens in fsll blast. Zinc works are
in prospect and several planning mills
and brick yards are in operation.
When all these enterprises are in
full operation the population of this
wonderful town will increase rapidly,
and it is not improbable that she will
be city of 10000 inhabitants in the
next five years. Remember she is
only thirteen months old now. She
has in her immediate vicinity iron,
coking coal, building stone, fire clay
and timber in almost inexhaustable
quantities, and all kinds of mineral
paints are in abundance. In tent
called the exposition hall" splendid
samples of all the above are exhibit
ed. To give some idea of the amount
of business being done there we will
say that at the time of our visit 172
freight cars were in the yards of the
railroad waiting to be unloaded and
200 more were side-tracked between
that point and Corbin, there being
no room upon the yard at Middles-
borough for them to come in Teams
are in great demand and hire for
s.. 90 per day. Everything goes with
a rush and the rain must be hard
one which stops a carpenter or other
mechanic from his work. To one
who had visited the valley of Yellow
Creek two years ago the great
changes which have been wrought by
the push and energy of the Town
were indeed wonderful.
At o'clock p. m. we made a trip
around the town upon the belt line
a distance of thirteen miles,
and had a good opportunity to view
the numerous manufacturing estab-
lishments which are being built, and
the coal mines in operation.
At $50 O'Clock we we're entertained
at an elegant banquet at the Middles-
borough Hotel, at which Hon. M. @.
Afford, Of Lexington, presided as
toast master, and responses to toasts
were made by Col. John o. Hodges,
Gen. Alger, Messrs. Alex. A. Arthur,
rhos. M. Arnold and others. After
The banquet the young people danced
until the wee sma' hours while the
Did fellows crept off to the train and
10 bed.
After breakfast Friday morning Mr..
rhos. H. Arnold, editor of the Mid
News, was called into
he dining room and presented with
IN elegant silver service and gold