The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-10-06
NATIONAL CONTRACT Co.
Remarkable Record Made by Company
with Local Members.

stockholders and officers in the
company:
The National Contract Company
was incorporated under the laws
I-of the State OF West Virginia on
Sept. Srd, 1910, with a cash capital
OF 100000. 1t succeeded 10 the
river business OF The fioiietbach 6
May Contract Company. OF Evans
vile, Indiana, The Home orfiee Of
the Company is Evansville, Indiana.
but the company has the contract
for the construction OF the Govern
ment Lock and Dam No. 3. Ohio riy-
err at New Cumberland, w, Va, and
the head office IS, in reality, on
the work
The company is composed as fol-
lows; s. L. May, President; John
c. Thomas. NJ Am Soc. c. Il, Vice
President; Il p May, Treasurer; H..
A. Seholze. Chief Engineer; chas
+. May, Secretary. and MIR, A, Hol-
lerbach. All OF the officers OF the
company are young men and take
an active part in the management Of
the affairs and can be found ON
the work at all times
The members Of this company
have had more experience IN build
Ing locks and dams than any 9th
er company engaged IN this line
OF business. They we're Interested
iu the construction OF Guide Walls
No /, Ohio River, Locks 2. 3. q
aud .. Ohio River; Dam No 9, Ohio
River: Dam No sonic River; Dam
No. 3, Ohio River; Dam No. ~,
Ohio River; Lock No, Tug
Fork, Big Sandy river; Dam No y
Kentucky River; Dam MOI. Green
River. Lock and Dam No. .. Green
River.
The present contract Tor Lock and
Dam No Ohio River. Is the larg-
est contract ON the Ohio River
work and was awarded to them IN
September, 1910. at their bid Of
Ss12.455.66 They were unable TO
get their floating plant 10 the
site until about November ist, 1919.
when work was rushed on the con
struction OF the cofferdsm for
the lock and succeeded in complet-
ing same before closing down for
the winter season as Ice and high
water interferes with this class
OF work from about December LIST
to April LIST of each year
AT the beginning of spring or
about March LIST, 1910. the members
OF the company we're at the site OF
their work and beginning prepare
lions for rushing the work during
the working season They were
delayed to some extent by high
water during March and April and
did not start pumping out their cof-
ferdam until April 25th. le1l-Slnee
then the company has pushed alAng
with remarkable rapidly. BY sIpt
list. 1911, the lock proper will be
practically completed and which
means that one OF the Ohio River
locks was completed in about four
months time when ordinarily ii mas
required four years or more. The
eofferdam was also built in July
1910. for 500 feet Of the Nayigable
Pass and with the present rate OF
progress. this portion OF the work
should be completed by October J..
1911. This means that the Lock
proper and 500 feet of the Nayi-
gable Pass or about 60 per cent OF
the entire contract should be com
pleted by October LIST, 1911, 1t Is
the intention to tear away the pres
ent cofferdams and clear up the
river for uninterrupted navigation
during the winter months. How
ever, the company will onstruct
the cofferdams this fall for the
Guide Walls and also for the first
section OF Weir and Bear Traps
or distance OF about 400 feet out
from the Ohio shore. Next sea
son, the company hopes to get an
early start and finish the entire
contract in two seasons when the
time allowed by the government
was four years. OF course. this
will depend entirely on river con
ditions during next season permit
ting the work to proceed as the
company anticipates.
This means record for Ohio Rlv
err work and something never be-
fore attempted by any contractor OF
, contemplated However, this com
pany has profited by experience and
installed a plant that could moi
be equalled on this class OF work
Every contract undertaken by them
has been completed according tt
the specifications and to the salts
faction of the government engineers
In charge. This should signify that
the members of this company have
I..t.,t.. dap,auafrafad their fit