The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-03-01
M. F. coNLEY, Publishes.

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generation will be assured by the
construction of an lmpounding dam
with a capacity Of some 100000
gallons. A secondary dam and
reservoir, which have already been
constructed, and which will be fed
by mountain springs, will supply, by
gravity flow, the domestic needs Of
the residents of the town This town
know as McRoberts, will be built on
Wrlght's Fork, which will be the
principal community Of the Ken
lucky River development.
Triples have been built, mines
opened up and entries started on
lines that at this time are consider
ed best. Machines, motors and
other mechanical appliances tend
ing toward large capacity and econ
omy in production will be installed.
All power to all plants at present
proposed will be supplied from the
central plant at Jenkins. Tene-
ment-houses OF good construct
ion and of various sizes are being
built for the miners and laborers.
AT this time eight mines have
been opened up and entries driven
in order to have sufficient develop
ment for the contemplated output
when the railroad is completed. Z
Itipples are in process of erection.
while machine shops, blacksmith
shops, stables, etc., at the various
mines are being rapidly provided.
Some 20O miners houses have been
completed, and there will be pro
badly 300 or more finished by the
time actual coal loading is begun.
six large mines have been To-
Gated on .Wrights Fork. on the
Louisville & Nashvilles extension.
and these are being opened up and
entries will be driven SO as to en-
able the company to commence ship
ments on this side Of the field as
soon as the Louisville & Nashville
road is completed. which win be the
first of the coming August This
will make a total of "A mines.
Eve have had to cut timber. in
stall five sawmills, erect brick
plants. planning mills and drykilf1t
construct roads for the transport Z
ton of materials, machinery as's'
supplies, and erect temporary DIV, -,
ings for the workmen, Little ID "
of the difficulties of the situatia in
can be given by, a mere verbal
scription to anyone not acquaint =
with the character OF the countt'
and the great extent of the opt
ations. But everything is now
nearly completed that when costl
loading begins the mines on TIL
Sandy Valley & Elkhorn RailwE,
win be prepared to produce 81
tons Of coal day. Il
Immediately after the Pre-.
was purchased instructiehs -
given our engineers an $50
officials 10 proceed witt@eSN
yelopment as they foun ~ "
to provide a production - kSSNAs,
tons annually, and to -; en-
the work as to enable us ia ~ lily
produce and ship within }twssa Su-
from the date of the completitA ~
the transportation line at the rate
of 100000 tons annually. To han
die this greatly-increased outpat
the sales organization has been en-
larged and strengthened in pre-
paration for marketing. Headquar-
tiers for the Western sales division
have been established in Chicago,
with a trained and efficient staff,
and plans are laid for making a
complete and thorough canvass Of
all territory available for this field
The coal viii be distributed
through the great Middle West. in
which the shorter distance to be
hauled and the lower freight rates
should give it considerable advan-
tage over that from either the
Pocahontas or the Connellsville
fields, from which comes the only
coal that would be competitive for
this high-class business. Taking all
these together, we think we are
Justified in our belief that we are
now developing the greatest undevei-
oped coal field in the country"
This is the story, simply told, e
this coal development. which, as
stated, is doubtless the greatest
ever undertaken in the world. 7 hat
is to say, no other single company
ever began a development with the
fixed intention from the start 10
produce so large an amount, of
coal. outlining It's plans from the
beginning and bending all efforts to
their contamination, TO produce
100000 tons OF coal year means
that there must be produced on
every working day OF that year al
most 5000 tons, and es minsefean-
nof ha fo,tnfod on 10 RIM r1fIfll thnu ~