The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-10-21
3. F. THOMAS
Resigns Government Position
to Accept a Better
oa.;I

One.
Tho NEWS ,%,ro,t,,y anno.,r,.....
thai reslder, engineer n n T,honas
IN charvo :, ,ho in,nro,,ar,,',,, :, ~
Mo sandv 49, ~ .,.,aa,a ~ -
sponslble nositIon md viii Ioavo Ion
Isa aboui Novon,her Tha na,,,s =,
bIs redgnat,o, and snhsao,ant ,o,ooy
al eomes as n Hstnc, ana yo,,, M
welcome snrnr,so ~ Tho c,,t,ons :,
Louisa For severai ,yaalss Mr Thon,
ma had been consldar,ne nronos,
ton from tho STATE ~ Now yor,
,o "a there ana desl,n aha,t och,
movable dams for tho Mob,w. ana
Hudson rivers 40 nar, ., ha ca,
900 600 canal now heing hnut no mo
state from Albany ~ pr,falo IA
Inns also haa ,n.i.. .nn.i,a.a,,o, -.
ositions from mo sbsrfdan pIr,, -.
tract companv n hecoma ,helr chic,
engineer Win beadoiortars a, on
elnnau This eomnany has vo,,
large eontracts an riyer vol g. Al.
ALBANIA Ohio. West Virginia ana E.r.
lucky. The Immediate wors for abioh
Mr.. Thomas Il wanted 10 Tho oons,r,c.
ton of lock md dam M a. ~ ~
ohio river inst below c,no,nna,i
II ia oalcnIatea mat no wnrh Nh
require four Or five yeors 1ha con,
many ia also taxing n.w ,,n,.a,,a
every year 40 that accon,anca :, m
company's oftcr means nern,n,n,
amnlovmsn, a. Than,.s s,,,, -,
ed this offer ana slpned a con,r,,c,
for five veara nj n saIarv ,nnch .raa,
or than the o,e ho q no,r .ooo,,.
Ing from the eovornmont Tho na,
ia liberal hni M moro ,h.n ~ 49,.
vices OF such nm engineer ~ Mr. rhom
as ia are worth Mr. Thomos hoe
vacation auowed nv ,ho royo,.n
ment hef,re hts r.signat,,n ,aros =,
feet lilo win bog,n Z, hy 80, =
81 louis starting ne,t SATURDAY
and renrp,ny IN aho,t ~ =
close mn bls work befo A. o,co ,.nd ~
ready for his pew dnnes Nny.,nho, !
Another az n, Thomas, no,.hl.. wo,,..
the dam at Cntlettsb,rg win 10 .,,a
Melted ana raisea Tor trial nav, weoi,
and will No onened ~ rav,,a,,,n
about the middle ~ Nnyomhor ai,h
approprlate ceremonies inrnd,n, .
hanouet nv tho ne,nto ~ caIo,,s
bhrv
For mnrc than tvo,ty yc,rs NJ
Thomns has becn tho ,onr.a.,,o,t,.
az The Royernmon, in no vo,k .,
making The p,e SANDY n.v,gab,s tho
wear rouna Tho ra,n,f,co,t t,,,rov
meuts n, opisa AZ Kav,,on,h ,,d
catIettsbnrr ara enduring mon,,ms,,s
Ito HIS energy and akin and ma ADMIT
lIf he hal NO, to,t 1, hos, ~ ,ccon,
cmnlo,m.nt elsewhere no im,ro,,o
ment pro,ectsd for no T,v ana
visa forks wouid have boon comnle,.
al by him with Tho same measure =,
suecess The Engineer nen,rtr.n,
IIs ono NJ tho most e,nctinx divsion,
Iof governmental seryice TIA men
in charge Of Il are setected hscaus,
Iof peculinr fitness for tho onernn.
duties NJ tho service I, bis 40.
nartment and among these mon NJ
Thomas has stood deservedlv b,yb
lie has had tho unbranded conf.
dence Of his superiors 50 mneh ),
that few IL any changes we're ave,
made in the various plaus ana nro
lects submitted by him for their an
prevail During the Years OF hl
administration on the pir Sand,
very large amount of money IN,
been expended The disbursement
of the funds was made by Mr.. Thoma
! and II ia hardly necessary to sny tina
the record is clean Who his sue
cessor will be II ia imuossible now I,
say.
As citizen Mr.. Thomas hasbeen
foroehil character in Louisa lie ha
lbuut "additiong" residences nm