Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-06
BIG TIMBER DEAL
4,OOO ACRES SOLD,
BEST TIMBER TRACT IN STATE
WILL Be MARKETED.
j, H, FindIay Memphis, Pay $4,000 in
Three InStaImentS, ACTIVE Work
to Begn Within Short Time
on Several Years Job

J. II. Findlay and son, Robert w.
Findlay, have purchased 1900 acres
of what is known as the Coleman or
Powell tract laying in On the noun
tain near Grassy Cove in the south
eastern part of the county. The con
sideraton is $50, 600, one-third cash
and the remainder in one end two
years.
The entire tract embraces 1900 acres
and as a whole the tract contains the
largest amount of oak, poplar and
other marketable timber of any bound
ary in this or adjoining counties.
Some expert tinker men who have
gone over 1t consider it the best lot of
timber in the state.
While the deed has not passed,
Messers Flndlay are reaGy to make
the first payment as soon as the deco
arrived from M Coleman, Williams
pert, Pa. The property is held in the
name of the Coleman Lumber Cou}-
pany and John Coleman is president
and it is with him that the deal is be-
ing perfected. The conditions of the
trade are agreed upon and the pass
ing of the deed, which is expected to
be effeted within a 3sehrt time, is all
that remains to close the deal.
1t is the purpose ott Mr.. FiudIay
and son to secure some competent
man with mill to cut the timber,
but the logging and hauling of the
lumber to the railroad will be done
with teams by Messers Findlay. tt
will be loaded at Grab Orchard. 1t
will take several years to work it
out and as result a good many thou
sand dollars will be paid to the peo-
pie of this section in connection with
the work.
Mr.. Findlay stated that it was his
purpose. 50 far as possible, to employ
local people to do the work.
This body of timber has heen under
by several different peo-
pie at different times but until now no
real deal has been put through. John
=. Burnett and j. w. Buttrum are
he local parties who closed the deal
Messers Findlay are men of large
means, are large dealers in timber and
umber and have the experience to
enable them to handle this prodject in
| successful manner. Al just what
late actual work will begin it is not
et known but that it will be soon
here is no doubt.
Mrs. Caroline Phillips is very low {
With cancer. She is not expected to
urvive long.
Mrs. s. l.. Guthrie and daughter, ;
liss Gertie, who have been visiting
t Livingston and pionts in Kentucky
or few weeks, arrived home Thurs t
ay. |
The Christian Woman's Board of Q
lisslons' organization meets at Mrs. G. t
{. Snodgrass' on Thursday, August 7, h
4 O'Clock. All who are interested :.
re urged to attend.
E. NJ McCartt plans to take his
amily to Knoxville this week for a )
ret stay before going to Colorado "
for the health of the chill h
zen. Mr.. McCartt expects to accom- p
any his family but will not remain =
ith them but return to his work for t
le Selz Shoe Company, with head o
larters at Knoxville. tt
Prof. E. r. Wharton, of Pleasant "
i'll Academy. was in town yesterday oil
18th five teams on his way to Grand fe
ew to get such material from the =,
hool there as can be protitably used
Pleasant Hill Academy. The schoul
Grandview will be much reduced in HI
one this year and by another year W
obably discontinued altogether. The &,
ork at Pleasant Hill is to be much :.
larged in many ways. IL
Mrs. Paul Linde, who was taken to
noxville for an operation, has arrived B
me and is getting along nicely. v.