Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-19
RossvILLE TENNESSEE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER g. 1917,

This plan worked splendidly and they
will probably follow the same course
this time.
In view of the large interest taken
by everyone in the production of food,
the company expects to encourage the
miners to cultivate garden and pro-
duce all the food for their families pos
sible. Each house Will be provided
with a piece of ground on which the
miner may grow such food as he
chooses. In that way the company
hopes TO make of the miners better
and more contented class of citizens.
They will be provided with good school
advantages and everything possible
will be done by the company that will
help to improve the standard of citi-
zenship of their employees.
AT OZONE.
| At Ozone Nashville parties are ar
ranging to open up the mines that
were formerly operated as the Weaver
Coal Company. A force of men was
put to work last week cleaning off the
railroad track preparatory to putting
the old mine openings in shape for
work.
HALEY MOUNTAIN COAL GO.
At this time the most promising out
look is at the Haley Mountain Coal
Company mines, at Renfro. There
they have haulage system put in and
one main opening driven In sufficiently
tar that rooms are being turned and
the output will be rapidly increased
from now on. At this time they are
loading three cars day of Sewanee
coal that is being shipped to Nashville
and the demand far exceeds the supply.
Three other openings are being made
and coal will soon be delivered from
each of them and the output will soon
be increased to eight cars a day.
One of the new openings is in block
coal that will prove especially good for
domestic purposes and as il is of very
high quality the demand will readily
absorb the entire output at good fig
ure. The tract OF land on which these
mines are being opened embraces some
40, 600 acres and extends to within a
snort distance OF the q. 4 G. railroad
IN Rhea and Roane counties. Prospect
ing Is now being done in both counties
and mines are expected to be operated
at one or more points near the q. & G.
within few months.
Aside from the coal there is immense
quantities of valuable timber on the
tract. 1t will probably be sold stand
ng to parties who will remove 1T for
the open market. At present no def
1lte action is being taken in removing
he timber
&. w. Bell is managing the work at
he mines. Mr.. Bell is man of large
experience in coal mining. as he was
with the ClIfty people for several years
md prior to that with the I. &. & /.
company, Whitwell.
j. b. johnson is president of the
Haley Mountain Coal Company and is
Erecting the marketing and has gen.
raj supervision over the work as a
whole. Mr.. johnson Is known as a
most careful business man and one who
gets thorough grasp upon PROPOSE
ion before beginning expenditure. In
his instance he has so managed affairs
hat he has the business on paying
,asls and will enlarge only as develop
nents make 1t clear that 1t can be
lone probably.
At present Mr.. johnson is working
My 40 men, but will take on other
nen as rapidly as development condi-
ions will justify. By spring 1t is
robable there will be several times
hat number employed.