The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-05-05
CITY Of jenkins.
VIII Break the Record for
Rapid Growth.
Mountain City to be Built By Coal
Company in EasteIn KsHtHcky
viii be a Wonder.

Fairmont. W. Va, April 2S.-Lo-
cal operators claim thar the coal
market as relates to this region is
showing signs Of improvement. Ae-
tual shiPmRets to the lakes have
started and that increased business
is showing up right along.
The PittsbuTg and other districts
are still complaining about the
condition OF the market, but the
operators have hopes for recovery
before fall OF this year.
The executive, selling and oper-
ating officials Of the Consolidation
Coal Company. who have returned
from their trip to the EIkhOrn reg
ion in Kentucky, which is the site
Of their latest development, report
a satisfactory week spent in the
mountains OF that state. and that
general plans for is5 development
OF that field were agreed and decid-
ed upon .: .... .....
It is understood that the company
will bet the contract for from l.0OO
to 2,0oO houses, the erection OF
these to extend over a period of
three years
The Sandy Valley and Elkhorn
RailFo4d Company IS building IS
miles Of mrst-elass track from the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at
Shelby TO the center of the field
al the head Of EIkhorn. The Lou
isyille and Nashville Railroad Com
pauy is building SO miles of high
grade track TO connect its line al
Jackson to the center Of the EIkhorl
coal field. The completion of both
Of these roads is promised in from
IL to IA months. al which time the
Consolidation Coal Company expects
to have its mines so developed as
to Immediately begin the shipping
of coal.
John Smith. formerly Of this
city, now manager Of the company's
Kentucky division. will have charge
of the development of the Elkhorn
field. He will be assisted by L. B,
Abbott, former chief engineer OF
the Maryland division: c. E, Scott,
chief of the testing department:
also representatives Of the purchas-
ing. power and mechanical, supply
and merchandise departments. The
GhStracting and legal work is be
ing done under the direction Of the
Law firm OF Hager & Stewart The
engineering is under the charge OF
Madison Dunlap. Of Paintsyille. Nv,
l. B. Abbott will be the chief engi-
Aeer
The desire of the company to
have its mines and organization in
such shape as to ship coal by the
time that the railroads are oomPlet-
ed constitutes an enormous under
taking for the operating officials. for
all the material has To be hauled
BY wagons.
A national bank has been organ
ned and will be in operation within
50 days 1t is located in the cen
tai town which has been named Jeu
kiHs, in honor OF Director George
C. Jenkins.Of the Consolidation Goa
Company. and Michael Jenkins, a
DirectOr of Louisville and Nashville
RailrOSd Company. The town oi
jenkins will have, besides the bank
a large number Of residences. 4
Y, NJ. c. A. building, central repair
shops, supply buildings, stores, of,
fees, places Of amusement and
other buildings,
The eOmPARy's power plant vii
be located al this point, and il
is designed TO produce l0,OOO XIV
This plant as now projected viii col
tain steam turbine driven genera
tors, with boiler plant and. will al
50 be equipped with the necessary
auxiliariss To operate il Three
SaWmills are now in operation cut.
ting timber taken from the proper
.U. A brick yard and an immense
lime kila have been started, The
location Of IA mines was decided up
on and the work has already been
started on driving the headings grad
ing for the side tracks and other
necessary WORK.