The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-12-20
Great Activity In Kentucky
Virginia Field.
hIgs Shipssuts Are Bdlg Made
From jenkins. and Coke Ovens
Running Full Time.

county. Virginia. coal fields border
Ang the Kentucky line is now more
prosperous than 1t has been since
Ae0s. and every plant, including
nAousands OF coke ovens are rum
ming full time. while new plants are
eontinnally being started. Every
one OF the thousand coke ovens In
the plant of the Virginia Coal &
Coke Company at Stonega, few
niles from the Kentucky border.
are In blast. To-day Stonega is
hustling more than II has ever be-
fore In the twelve years OF its his
tory. and the company is opening
nsw plants At Arno. Rooda and St.
Charles. Al Glamorgan the Stone
gap Colliery Company's plant Is run
ming full time and preparing for
Aome etensions In the way OF new
plants. One new plant is In process
farther down on Guests river.
Along the Pound river section
bordeTing the kentucky line loc-
capitalists will start the work OF de-
yelopment early In the new year.
The product will be shipped over the
Indian Creek 4 Pound river. re-
Gently taken over by the Norfolk a
Western. From railroads carrying
the Wise county product comes the
word that the tonnage hauled dur
ing November was the largest in
many years. II Is still increasing.
Another heavy coal carrier from the
virginia coal fields will be the Car
olina. Clinchfield 4 Ohio railroad
that Ia now being rapidly rushed
through the Breaks" OF the Cum
berland mountains to connection
with the Big Sandy branch OF the
Chesapeake a. Ohio. which will give
= most important northern and
southern connection.
!, In the Eastern Kentucky coal
field. most OF which is now in its
Initial development, there is renew
Cd activity. and by the advent OF
apring practically all the concerns
will be ready and shipping coal on
n large scale. Both the Lexington
& Eastern and the Sandy Valley &
nlkhorn railroads will be heavy car
rier.s However. large per cent Of
the product viii go over the Big
Sandy branch OF the c. Il o. TO the
market OF the North and West. The
half dozen plants In pike county are
running full time and with their fun
capacity, while number OF new
plants are TO start their Initial workd
during the nert few months
One of the largest operations In
Pike county Is the Pound Creek
Coal Company at Mcvoight, where
the Berwind interests are spending
several million dollars The plant
- reached by branch OF the Nor
folk q Western out from william
son, W. Va. The different opera
lions at HELLER. Marrovbone and
Lookout are running full time with
n prospeot OF an increase soon.
touching ON the Consolidation Coal
Company great plants at Jenkins
and McRoberts In the heart OF the
coal fields Of this lLetcher) county
the different mines at Jenkins are
shipping coal ON an average of from
twelve to fifteen cars a day. With
In three months the shipments from
jenkins will be more than doubled,
according to an official of the Con-
sslidation. Shipments of coal are
also being made from McRoberts by
three OF the six mines. Four other
mines will be ready to begin ship
ping coal within few weeks.
The Lexington & Eastern railroad
10 preparing TO be ready for the
heavy coal tonnage that go over its,
rails as soon as mining gets well
under way. Around Whitesburg.
Cornettsville. Ulva and Hazard there
are number Of plants that will be
ready for operations within few
months. The Letcher County Coal
Company Yvl be the largest operat-
Ing about whitesbug. wrhile the
Moss interests viii also make devel- |
opments Of the Day coal tract, two
miles below. At Hazard. the Jones
Bros. Coal Company and the Has-
ara Coal Company are among the