The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-05-19
LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITEsBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
Of Kentucky.

xvttfTrsBuRG, KY, May lo.--An
.,. ~ nr..1rens and thrift II evi-
s-....4s 4, me person Of Bristol Taylor
: e,.,u,.r public school teacher OF Rock
s.s,,,ne creek. this county. who a 70"
..-.-s aco established a ginseng fnrm.
4 s.w DAYS ago Taylor dug from plot
~ ground containing less than an 80
Tsa mounds Of aeng and brought ~ %
vvhittsbure for shipment 20 New ioIA
A.ai.ra. lie will receive t3.soe Tor inc
.hIument. besides selling n large auan-
80, - nera gathered from 10. AZ inc
.,,s.ent rate OF gain Mr.. Taylor wiii %
s.fi.A q rich man within q few years
Ne Al cxpanding the buhiness and viii
,,,s. wear ast NJ least an acre. making
~ one az the largest ginseng farms IN
~. r,ountainn. Mr. Taylor II buiidins
49, ,,,aawayu from his home TO the set.
,i.,nontn. has built himself q spiehuio
home and - already quite inaepshoo'''
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John l. L1t1 business man anu 80.
onernfor Of Southwestern Nirsihle ~
Who owns large areas OF hne coAi iNne.
An the Rockhouse creek section 49,
n here has been In the county tot ~
eral DAYS. II ls understood thAt = COM
nanv "a shortly 10 be organised Tor me
a.ve,opment Of the Litz properties IN
this county.
~ I1tx n head and shoulders IN
.,,,,ner Of progressive operations IN
aa,,,hre.tnrn virginia and 10 consid-
.rsa ,hat sections weaithicst man.
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In making out and copying the re-
..r,,,,Intion sheets OF the taxable prop
ertv In Letcher county recently an =,
.,.,.nf $500. 900 crept In In some way
r~nerts have been trying TO ma the
: ..,rs,r ever since. A few days ago Mr
ri burton OF whitesburg found ui'
.-,vcr and pointed Il out, thus the coun'
~ e saved considerable tax. Mr. pur
ton-ia being complimen'ed Tor ms soo'
work.
me Marty composed OF 81. A. DUNLAP
t.nssus. County Judge Henry i. Day
~ m. city. w. II. Blair. y. d. fleiu'
"a others who went to Frankiort
.nuaar before the State Board IN pro
80, arainnt the rs per cent raise o.
,.~alle property succeeded IN tnel
.....-l ana the increase was taken on
IN. ian nercent Increase In town 10Y
~ns let stand without any protest iron
our people.
IN. Hatcher Fiscal Court held a
,,nnortnnt session here few days as
4, fh,ch plans were discussed Iop'ln
81 me further construction OF goo
~c.Ss around whstesburg which wer
$1,000 1900, 4 wear ago, now gaining con
adorable Roadway. The risc ~,
win do everything reasonaple 70 ~,
tinue the good road work. whle ~
tv Judge Day is real COCO roe"
thurlast. He Is determined 70 ~
his administration one OF ~. IT,
active In good road work In the ni ,os
~ the county. Judge Day was the ~
inc worker FOR the road bonos ""'N
met defeat on the 9Th.
tttt 49,
The large country store oil rra'
xr..,scn merchant OF the Line rol
--,.s section OF the county was pu'i
- Few nights ago entailing loss
,,~,~een $4,000 and $4,000 with no u
.'.,.ence The origin OF the hre 10
.s-s,erv He announces that no '"
rebuild at once.
Aav,ces from Cumberland river 4,
,his county is 10 the enec, thns ~
-,ro,,e forest fires are raging IN W
lection that the flames are gam, :,
much Roadway toward the Top o. ~
cn,nberland Mountains. that muon :, a
uenle timber Is going up In SMOKE ,sss y =
10 he continued dry weather w u,,s go =
rrnSv, almost aiarming' espec,rs NJ,
ne farmers point Of view. me az =,
winds Of the past few days nav '.ss n n
erea food for tho flames rasa Ts a
much damage is being done I1s !,
we ',, continues unabated' WIN - !,
~ prospect Of rain. Damase i. ~ so ~
ar ar sections is reported. due 70 TUT
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q Henry Hall, manager OF t y .. a 4
hcrn Coal Co.. returned rev ue ,,a,
from the Good Samaritan nos y, -,
fcx,neton whore he was treassa al III
ecvere wound received ~ NonA $50