The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-08-29
A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
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as Is often asserted
Rev. DIR. j. c. Cranberry. pas
tor OF the NJ E Church South. al
so just home from Europe. made .
very impressive response TO the cal
OF the POSTMASTER. He touched up
ON his trip and then talked about
some of the higher phases Of life
Judge A. J. Kirk was the last
speaker and his address was one OF
the best He dweit largely upon the
career OF Mr. Mayo
The event was in every particular
. complete success II was inspired
BY . desire TO express 10 Mr. Mayo
something of the feeling that pre-
walls toward him in local business
circles. where he IS regarded as a
benefaerOr- The time selected seem
ed appropriate. being the end of the
first vacation he has ever taken
About the first Of June he sAs,sl
for Europe with = small party of
business associates. On Tuesday
eyening OF last week he arrived At
home. looking younger and better
tsSr for several years He visited
England. Germany, Austria, France
and Switzerland
Wien quite a young man Mr.
Mayo saw the hidden wealth of the
Big Sandy VALLEY. and planned much
of the work he has since accomplish
ed That was nearly quarter of =
century, ago. zhen he had not n
dollar Other natives knew OF the
rich coal in our hills. but lacked the
peculiar ability required 10 do any
thing with it. Mr.. Mayo vas ae-
a dreamer BY those who
knew something Of his hopes. but
he took hold of the stnpendOus
task in \ most practical way and
stuck 10 il until he made those
early dreams come true. as well as
later and larger dreams The story.
4 written in detail. would read like
romance. His life has been siren
Nous 70 . degree not realized ~
many people He has struggled day
ard night 10 overcome obstacles
hat seemed insnrmOunIable.
Through the hard times OF the
SOS he kept right on. never fzlters
ne in his plan nor losing faith in
he ultimate outcome When real
success began 10 come il brought.
< il always does. great responsible
liss and new burdens. he has met
hem all in The same able. courage
'us. phIlanthrOpic manner While
lot ret fifty years Of age. the
:.=in Was beginning TO teal His
lisnds induced him 10 take = "trip
hat would get him beyond the
each OF his business This was the
My chance for rest He went and
) glad he did, but his response 10
be POSTMASTER vas. 4 an glad 10
E back At home
This gathering very properly gave
Mr. Mayo the credit for the e- ,
Ornous Development now going or
| this section But for him there
Ould be nothing OF imP0rtaaSe
OE doing in this lire. 1t took
ears of the hardest and most dis
'Eraging work TO get any atren- 4
on from men With money Almost
y other man would have given Up | 4
e s1rug= e before the fight vas
irly stared. :,
Ii il had not been for him Paints 4
lle would still Be only a mud
lie. with frogs and typhoid germs /,
1stituting the majority of pOPa-
ton But il has been transformed q
&c Thriving. healthful. and at 5,
letive little city with paved streets.
sctrie lights. fine educational fac q
ties. and handsome buildings of
rio1s kinds liz
PrestOnsb1rg would still Be sleep
: on the sank of the Big Sandy. 10
,ereas il IS nov alive and hus- o,
! s-wIth e. idences on every hand
the real prosperity brought BY T
Il mines and railroads IL,
Pikeville would be only she liz
trading hamlet. shut in from the Ii
rid. dragging irS scant supplies III
-ough miles Of mud and nire. and 70
lding practically nothing 70 the
iside wOrld- Today il Is = pro 81
sssiye 1oEn with paved streets an
isr modern improvements. plenty u
basiness. substantial buildings. III
I general air Of prosperity and
with M
jenkins and NeROAerts. the tw0r
new towns in the heart in
the mountains. uili TSve new
lrOads reaching their Immediate %
iniry. would not have been drean-
Of by the widest native dream u
The man Who would have s1g-
ted fifteen years ago that any VI
son now living would ever SO IL