The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-20
GREAT COMPANY
Takes Over 100000 Acres
Of Coal.
Enormous Development to Follow the
Organization Of the Slemp
Coal Company.

WHITESBURG. KY, Feb. IL
The consolidation of vast coal inter
ests including The Kentucky River
Consolidated Coal Co., The Haly
Coal CO., The Letcher Coal andC ok,
Co, and The Slemp Coal Co. in this
county into The Slemp Consolidated
Coal Co. with $500. 600 capital wa
completed at Paintsyille few days
ago,
1t is said that the new company
now owns over 100000 acres of
choice coal and timber lands in
Letcher, Perry, Knott and Leslie
counties. and, that coal develop
ments are to be started on large
scale Immediately. For sometime 1t
has been known that the deal was
pending and the people of this sec
ton have been watching for the an
nouncement OF its completion with
unusual interest. II Is expected that
work looking to the development of
the proprtey in the Boone's Fork or
the Milestone Thornton sections a
bove here will be started immediate
ly. A man in position to know said
to your correspondent few days
ago: 1.-The year 1914 will show more
lavish development in Letcher coun-
TVS coal fields than all the pre-
vious years in the history of her de-
velopment." He was in position TO
know. Hon. c. Bascom Slemp, of
the Ninth Virginia District will be
President of the new corporation,
Jno. G. c. Mayo, Vice President,
Geo. F. Copeland, Secretary, Jno. E.
Buckingham, Treasurer, while ]. N.
Camden, Fred Faulkerson, d. A.
Langhorn, J. r. Downing and T. J..
Davis are Directors. Millions of
dollars will be expended In the do
velOpment.
In this county last week The
White Oak Lumber Co. sold to The
Valley Creek Lumber Co., of Roch-
ester, N. Y, large boundary OF
fine oak timber lying along Kingdom
Come creek near Whitesburg The
consideration was not made known,
however. AS a result stave and lum-
Der mills are rapidly going up and
will soon be in operation. William
Golding, of Rochester is managing
the mills and will be at the head Of
the new operations. Samuel Collins,
John A. Webb, B. e. Caudill and
David Hays comprise the White Oak
Lumber Co.
Following all day rain Friday and
the melting of snow in the noun
tains streams were much swollen Sa
urday, especially the North Fork
and lots of logs were floated out.
Traffic was greatly delayed on the
Lexington and Eastern as result
OF slips and slides. At Mayking, a
bove Whitesburg a serious slide ed
layed passenger service four hours.
A slight freight wreck near Sergent
delayed traffic Thursday evening.
A sad tragedy occurred in the
home of Kelly Hogg at Neon a
bove here Thursday evening when
the little four year old girl was
horribly burned, during the absence
of the mother from the house. Ev-
cry bit Of clothing was burned from
the little ones body, so severely
burning the child that 1t died some
time that night after suffering un-
told agonies 1t remains were taken
to Roxana the old home for inter-
ment Saturday.
Uncle James Dixon. aged 81 one
Of the Oldest Baptist ministers nj
kentucky perhaps Is lying
seriously Ill at his home near Black
by below here in the county. His
demise Is expected hourly. Uncle
Jimmie. as he Is generally called,
has many descendants in Eastern
who will be 10th TO give
iim up.