The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-07-27

mine-and duriug term Of Years III
would likely 0ftener run much more
rather than less-the stupendous sum
OF $780, 100000 would represent the
value Of the coal in this tract, while
IL the coal were to be all mined out
ON rJyalties--lO cents is the royalty
ieceiyed by the company. and II will
not b. Iess-the profits OF the COM
Iauy. simply sitting with It's hands
folded and It's till open, would amount
TO yl5.00OoOO.
But as i mentioned In an article
on Eastern Kentucky developments.
printed in the Manufacturers Record
of JHls g year ago, II has been
for years An idee OF the Big Sandy
comtouy that the extensive manu-
factnrs OF coke should he fostered
aud encouraged, not alone through
coke pktnts ON the railroad spurs
neir the mines. bur through by-prod-
nct Idints at important manufactur-
ins oauers II was stated in the
article referred 20 that the company
had been in correspondence with rhe
by product plants OF several large
cities. ~ that efforts from tine first
base been made along lines that
Will procure the most profitable de-
yelopmnt OF the property What
progress has been made IN this di-
rection has NOT been announced, but
understand TINT plans are nuder
consideration which, when perfected,
would demonstrate development OF
the sSoperty ot the Big Sandy Com
Iauy Ia way greatly more profitable
than vuuld be the mere mining Of
cai by operators on royalties paid
To tue company
| ans informed that there are AZ
this time 10 operators Al work on
the property OF the Big Sandy Com.
pauy abong the branch line Of the
Chesavcake 4 Ohio Railroad extend.
inc from Regina for eight miles az
the MurroVbone creek All are rS'
perierred and successful operators
frum the Pocahonlas fields Of WesI
, lVirEiuiz aad from Pennsylvania From
out Of the list of applicants the com
lIany Mas enabled TO make selection
Of 0u6 tue strongest and best II 81
the calculation that within lev
months the production from IN,
mines on the Big Sandy Company
proPety viii aggregate 2.oOOooo tom
year. and that II will be gradually
still further Increased The eXten
siou OF the Chesapeake a Ohio Rail
roads Fdg Sandy Branch from White
hofse "a Elkhorn. near the Break
Of ihe Zig Sandy. distance Of Z
miles. gas completed in Iuly OF la
|, year as elimination Of negotla
tions between the Biz Sandy and III
r;ilruad companies. and the Marrow
bone branch was built BY the tw,
inie4eas shortly afterwards Tn
:. Souu, & Western Railroad, the Gee
lT. Carter enterprise. which is backe'
by the r-Ryan- Coolidge syndicate
is under construction to junction
with the Chesapeake \ Ohio NJ Elk
/. horn CITY So very general an,
:. important development Of the entlr
!, property Of the Big Sandy Compan
Is we'll under way
I'll Il took much patience. pluck an
a perseverance, however, TO bring abou
: the ambitions Of today. and In III
, Reinforcement there is afforded yer
Il iexceILeut Illustration of Yankee gri
> NeE England shrewdness is further
= more demonstrated In the ownership
r the stock OF the company being al
10 most exclusively held by residents q
\ Boston The moving spirit IN III
IN enterprise has been MIR. Charles l
m HELLER. a young lawyer from Main
"a who had settled in Boston. and VIII
n came down into Kentucky some .
,r years ago to see what might be don
in In the way of securing for Easter
r clients some salvage from the wree
N OF the old Charleston. Cincinnati
10 Chicago Railroad (the Three Cs, ,
ID II wis commonly calledl The Ell
l. horn coal lands owned by the con
r pauy we're very carefully examine
In by Mr. HELLER. and the possibility I
NJ a great future for the district stronl
~ ly appealed to him From almost q
q; frs inspection OF the property !
Il began 10 work out plans for buylu
he the property, adding to the acreas
nj and bringing about a devolopmer
10 through railroad construction
that time Wild lands In Kentuck
l. were not In high repute. and we
Is salalde at hardly more than nomin
IN figures. IS an acre, indeed being col
al sidepd an extrayagant price. GettiI
L together an organization, Mr. He
IN lier and associates began the acqu
es sitiou Of what is now the So,OOO-no
as tract OF splendid coal lands owned
al the Big Sandy Company Mr.. Rail
ht A. Heller, brother went right in
4. The flsld and for more linn 30 Nenl