The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-03-13
ADVERSE REPORT ON
BIG SANDY river
Further Improvements Not Deemed
Advisable BY the U. S. Army Board

Big Sandy river will not be fur
ther improved by the United States
Government II the report of the
Board OF Engineers Is permitted TO
settle the matter. An appeal wilIsbe
made by our Congressman, however,
and hard fight may secure favor
able action.
1t would certainly be mistake
on the part of the Government 70
not build at least a few more dams.
as the system now reaches barely
to the edge OF the coal field. Two
more dams In Tug river and three
in Levisa would reach sufficient
coal territory to justify the expen-
ditures already made. II is very
much TO be hopde that the author
tiles at Washington will decide 10 do
this and thus save what has been
done.
Following is the circular sent out
from Cincinnati:
/. Ii having come 10 the notice
OF the Board made up OF the under
signed members that you have Ae-
pressed an interest in the pending
proposition for the Improvement or
Tug and Leyisa forks OF the Big
Sandy river, Kentucky and West
Virginia, you are hereby informed
that tho preliminary examination OF
the locality named. with a view 10
certain improvements therein, auth
orixed by the act OF Congress ap-
proved July 20, 1912. has been
made. and that the report sabmit-
ted thereon Is unfayorable 10 the.
improvement.
q. You are further notified that
all interested parties have the priv
ilcge OF an appeal from this conclu-
sion TO the Board of Engineers ior
Rivers and Harbors, permanent
body sitting ut Washington, u. q.
to which all examination and sur
yey reports OF this character are
referred. Parties desiing to do SO
may DO heard on appeal by the
Board, either orally or In writing
Written communications should De.
addressed to the Board OF Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors, Room iSSi
southern Building, Washington, ID.
c.. and should be mailed in time
TO be in the possession OF the said
BOARD within three weeks from the
date or this communication. Fep,
27th.) III oral hearings are desired,
dates for the same may be arranged
for by correspondence with the
Board
q. You are requested TO commuL-
icate the foregoing 10 any persons
known by you TO be interested IN
the Improvement and who, not be-
ing known to this office, do not re-
coiye copy OF this communication.
4. The grounds upon which the
adverse conclusion Is based are
that the physical characteristics Oh
the river are such that II cannot
be improved at reasonable COST
10 as TO complete successfully Win
rail transportation, that the physi-
cal conditions are SO unfayoraDle as
to prevent the development OF any
large commerce after the completion
OF the proposed improvement, ana
that the cost OF such Improvement
would be excessive when conpareu
with resulting benefits.
8. Any further information need
ed may be obtained upon appilea,
tion 10 the recorder of the Board
at Room AIS, Custom House (P. y.
Box 7i6), Cincinnati, Ohio. where
the essential parts of the report
bearing upon the question OF worth
mess may be seen, with the under
standing that all information SO op,
tained Is for personal use only ana
not for publication.
Very respectfully,
w. G. LANGFITT, Col.
II. G. NEWCOMER, Lt. Col.
l.. II. RAND, Major.