The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-17

to Neon Station Friday ana gave up 10
Marshal Riddle on charges OF bootleg
ging whiskey, thereby establishing a
precedent Hall left for Frankfort hav-
ling the good will OF the marshal who
will make ii just as light for him as
is possible, doubtless.
IT IT
/ A few days ago the Elkhorn Coal
company, through its manager, J.HeEry
i Hall, purchased tract of about 100
acres OF coal lands, the j. c. Day tract,
Immediately below town and promises
an early development of the property
which will mean much to Whitosblrg
and the section surrounding, II is ex-
pected that active development work
will start pretty soon. This is one OF
the progressive new companies Of the
county and is making money, they hav-
ing an operation at Kona Station above
here. At that place they have acquir
ed additional holdings and plan the
opening of another mine and doubling
their capacity within the next sixty
to ninety days. Quite number Of mi
ners houses win be built. AT least 100
additional hands will be given work.
1t is planned by The South East Coal
company, according to latest informa
tion that they will start the initial work
preparatory TO another development.
long planned. the Tilden Wright tract
between Thornton and Milestone about
April /. With the coal business boom
ing, the market conditions greatly i'm
proved, there is no reason to believe
that this operation which has been
planned for about year will not soon
become a reality.
S. Tilden Wright OF Craftsville. is
also making plans for another coal de-
velopment in that immediate section,
the Webb Branch tracts. at Sergent. II
indications count for anything the mi
rial work will start within sixty days.
With developments on Colly, Milestone
and Thornton. and heavy increases in
the Boone's Fork territory the whole
of the field in the upper end OF the
county will soon be turning out an
immense amount Of coal. Already the
work Of coal mining is being prose
cuted with much vim and vigor and
il looks like the railroad people have
about all they can do at this time, de-
spite what is coming for the future. II
is now with much difficulty that pas
senger trains are operated over the
North Fork Branch of the l.. & NJ due
largely TO the great number OF coal
trains going out from the big coal
fields.
Grant Vanover and others OF Elk
horn creek are organizing The Van
over Coal company Immediately below
Jenkins for work on the line Of the
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad where they
will develop n fair sized coal tract Of
the main Elkhorn coal II is expect |
ed that the organization will be com |
pleted within the next thirty days and
plans completed for the initial work.
1t looks like Letcher county is going |
to get good lot OF new operations
for this year. all OF which Will mean |
even greater things for the county,giy
ing employment to a large number OF
her native people.
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Louis Pitcher made campaign in |
the coal fields section, speaking III
Fleming, Neon and Seco an ! closing his
work by addressing large crowd at
Mayking school Friday n.sht on his
Progressive Pledge Temperance light
he is making in 1.-The county in effcr's
10 put down whiskey and its evil IN
ffiIences. At Neon where much wills
key, beer and other strong drinks have
been sold for some time he received as
surance OF the good citizens OF the town
and community that they would lend
him their undivided supper and In
fluence in his efforts to reform the
place.
A large number OF life pledges how
ever were made at each point. and the
Importance of the fight Mr.. Pitcher IS
making for the betterment and up
building Of Letcher county is growing
daily.
Mr.. Pitcher is a forceful, graceful
manner details in all its CORY the de-
mon work OF the grog shop which is
causing such a wave OF sorrow and
distress all over the country. the de-
mon that causes more distress than oil
other evil agency combined. oh. for
better day to dawn.
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Owing to the heavy traffic an1 the
continued rains OF the past month the
streets OF whitesburg are in deplor
able condition from mud. A glance at
lne CDnullioli DuShN " lilSBliV nv 49,
pie for improved streets. Another win
ter should not pass until the good peo-
pie Of the town comes to her rescue,
get together and make plans for The
work to be done this spring, summer
and fall
Just little extra tax from each vo-
ter will do the work and it will pay
dividends a thousand times and more,
or why not vote bond issue for forty
or fifty thousand dollars with which 10
build streets. The stranger coming toI
whitesburg will look with wonder and
upon the condition Of hey
streets. then they will turn to our ma
tive mountain sides teaming with tons
of rich coal beds and tall touering oaks
Of the forest, and the vast
development forces expending their
millions in the great coal fields inn
mediately above. Whitesburg has a
great future, the brightest future, no
doubt OF any town in Eastern Kentucky
but she's tagging. Hazard has built
streets. 50 has Jackson. Pjkc"ilc /
boasts Of her miles Of fine brick streets |
and other county seat town are follow
ing in their steps Let our good ciu-
zens wake up. the time is ripe that
something must be done. Let II he
done this year.
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A letter to relatives at Colly states
that Richard Harold, aged IS, blind