Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-19
COAL DEVELOPMENT
IS NOW BOOMING
Haley Mountain Coal Company Shipping
and Two More Companies Prepar-
ing to Ship Coal and Coke
Within a Few Weeks.

from present indications the reviva
of the coal mining industry In thl!
county promises to be of such char
acter as will mean more to the county
and result in more to the operating
companies than ever before.
Some ten years ago there were sew
eral companies operating in the county
but the price of coal was so low anC
the development cost proved so heavy
that all were forced to shut down.
Among the number was the Chicago
Tennessee Coal and Coke Company, at
Waldensia, in the eastern part of this
county. The company erected bat
terry of 60 coke ovens, built a washer,
large lake was also built for EN-.
pounding water tor the washer Sew
eral openings were made on a tract of
coal lands consisting of some 5000
acres. For reasons stated the company
suspended business until few weeks
ago, when force of 100 men were put
to work repairing the railroad, washer,
coke ovens and pumping out the mines.
The company will build additional
ovens until they will have two batter
les of 60 ovens each to take care of the
output until further openings can be
made for supplying additional coat.
Inc Chicago. Tennessee company mas
recently leased 1900 acres adjoining
their 8,0Go-are holdings and will dc
velop mines on what 10 usually spoken
of as the Milestone tract. Ore opening
Is now made and shows over six feet OF
excellent coal of the Sewanee vein. In
mining this coal the distance from the
of the mine to the dumping
chute will not be over 100 feet and is
IN such an advantageous position that
the expense of arranging the dump is
very light, compared with much other
wor the company has done.
The old nine openings are being
pumped out and the company expects
10 be ready to load coal by the time
The washer and ovens are ready TO re-
,elve it.
The conditions for empounding water
ire so favorable that with the building
II dam less than 100 feet long enough
water can be stored to supply 1000
,vens. At the present time the lake
low puilt will supply all the water
leeded but with the splendid vein OF |
oal just located and the ease with |
which 1t can be mined and handled
here Is every probability that further
water supply will be necessary within
year.
The company has a store now IN OPP I
aton and it is in charge of Lewis
Burnett, who has had extensive exper-
ence in his present capacity IN the
lentucky coal fields. He is a very
leasant and capable man tor the
lace. Previous to going with the
ennessee company he worked
With Reed 4 Burnett, CrossvllIe, and
vas one Of their most valued men.
In the new development work the
ompany has been very fortunate in
ecurlng men IN whom the people of
hat section have full confidence. Mr..
!. +. Melvin has been handling men in
mber work in that section tor some
ears and has so far won the confidence
his men that he found it easy to
uickly organize strong working
orce tor the preliminary work of re-
'odeling and repairing the works that
ave been idle for several years and as
result much run down.
Mr.. Fred Robin, who was superin-
,ndent OF the work some years ago, IS
ack with the company again. When
ere before he so managed the work
lat he won the confidence of the men
nd when 1t became known that the
ines were to be operated again he re-
lived many letters from former en-
oyees asking for job.
When the company was operating be-
ire they adopted the policy that no
hite men should work in the coke !
yens and no negroes in the mines. I