The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
IN OUR OWN STATE
40 Mile Feeder to Dixie Highway

ifO Vile feeder 10 D1x1e HIGHWAY
Plans are being pushed for a i7O
mile stretch Of pike road from a
point near Pound Gap, on the Ken
tucky-Virginia border through
Whitesburg and down the north fork
Of the Kentucky river passing
through Hazard. Jackson, Beatty
vile and Irvine and 10 connect with
the Dixie Highway between Rich
mond and Berea in Madison County.
Each Of the five counties through
which this road is 20 pass has agreed
to build il by voting the necessary
bonds for that purpose.
AT Jackson, Breathitt County, this
project was thoroughly discussed
after which good roads associa-
tion was formed with large MEM
bership TO foster and push road
building in the eastern Kentucky
mountain counties.
Fatal Accident Occurs on Irvine
Line
Joe Simpson was instantly killed
last week on the Winchester-Irvine
extension Of the l.. & N. railroad at
point about eleven miles from
Winchester. The body was remov-
ed TO Winchester where a cOroner's
inquest was held.
The accident occurred while Simp-
son was unloading dump cars when
one OF them suddenly fell back upon
him and crushed him. He had been
an employ of the company for 1--WE
years. He leaves a wife and a two
year-old son TO mourn his loss. The
body was later taken 10 Harlan for
burial.
Veteran Editor Goes to Soldiers
Home
Col. Spencer Cooper who for near
ly a third Of century has been one
Of the leading newspaper men of the
mountains, and when younger one
Of the most active men for mountain
advancement, has gone TO Dayton, o.,
to enter the National Soldiers Home.
Colonel Cooper in 1895 established
the Hazel Green Herald which he
conducted continuously ever since.
Through its columns he advocated
good roads and many other forward
movements that are now becoming
realities. He is termed the grand
father of Hazel Green Academy, one
of the Oldest educational institu-
tions OF the mountains today.
Development in Harlan Of Coal Inter-
ssts
A letter from eastern Kentucky
says that perhaps one of the most
prosperous of the new coal fields
in Eastern Kentucky is that of the /
river section of Har-
Ian county south Of here, reached
by the WasiOto & Black Mountain
railroad, branch of the l.. & N.
The kentenia Corporation, one of
the largest coal land holders of Har-
Ian county, has just leased proper
ties TO the Creech Coal Co. and the
Banner Fork Coal Co. on Wallen's |
Creek, several miles from Harlan,
and developments are starting with
large force of men employed by
each company. A goOd-sized min
ing town will be built by each of the
companies. All this development
work will mean an outlay of several
million dollars TO be expended with
in the next few months.
The Harlan Coal Company, organ
lzed recently by Louisville and Lex
lngton capitalists, is getting well
under way with a gOod-sized devel-
,pment and will soon begin shipping
,oal on large scale. Already the
Wasioto & Black Mountain is among
he heaviest coal carriers in eastern
kentucky, but when all the new
are shipping coal and
heir full output is reached il will
,e a matter of great difficulty 10
handle the immense output OF the
iozens Of mines.-Frankfort Courier.
will Remain at Uskup-
Berea Physician Prefers to Stay
at the Lady Paget Hospital
SALONIkI. Greece. Nov. II. Via
Paris, Nov. % Delayed DIR. Ed
ward Stuart, Of Boston, is endeavor-
ng through the American and Bull