Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-15
ALL READY FOR THE OLD
LOG CABIN IN THE LANE


Dear Readers Of the Star Herald:
The Fair Association has assigned
us a place for the typical pioneer log
cabin. We are going to build It roo
but talk will not do it. 1t VIII take
some action.
am ready to start the work any
time when there is enough material Oh
the ground. have had lots of eneour-
agemcnt from all over the county and
state and even out of the state.
had real nice letter yesterday from
our @ teemed friend, Mrs. Anne Mar
tin. She saws If her father, Uncle
Dennis Reynolds, was alive he would
take great pride in helping to promote
the enterprise in commemoratlon OF tne
long ago "Peace to his ashes.
VIII make some suggestions or re-
quests All who want a part IN the
project will please send to me your
subscriptions so we will know Just
who to expect help from, either in cash,
material or work. All material is to
be put on the ground not later than
the last of August, 1926 and labor
when called upon.
| will keep book of the kind and
amounts subscribed and when paid
will credit il on the record and when
done win file the record with the Fair
Association for further reference.
AS | stated at the outset l am not
physically able to do all the work but
will do all | can and be on the job all
the time and direct the erection work,
stick and clay chimney, fire place, pun
cheon floor. clapboard roof held on by
weight poles, door shutters of clap
boards, wooden hinges, all complete
without nail or any other piece of
metal.
Now, please don't go to making Sug-
gestiOns to get a certain kind OF logs
and hew them all around, etc. ! want
it to be as antedated as possible and
when done we will have a sure enough
curiosity shop that viii attract wide
spread attention. And | want every
body to have part in it. only want
TO direct the erection of it according
to my own idea.
1t will serve as an exhibit hall of all
old time utensils and equipment of the
common people of pioneer days and |
have quite lot already promised. /
now ask all to collect up such things
as will be of interest and have them
ready Now, to carry out this pro-
gram, there will have to be something
visible and tangible to work with. |
will enumerate what will be required
and ask everyone to begin today cast
ing about to see what you can and
e.. s..A x.-ho
can and viii furnish at your premises
and others can subscribe hauling, etc.
Items of Material
40 nice, straight logs about inches
thick, 1S feet long.
s rib poles, straight, or s inches
thick, 20 feet long.
$50 clapbOards, average 6 inches
wide, 4 feet long and of cypress timber
if possible. If Aft. boards cannot be
secured, 1000 3-ft. boards.
Enough puncheOns ft. long to lay
II feet square of straight splitting
timber and two inches thick to allow
for hewing to a face
loads of rock for cObblestOne back
and jambs, to be Z or 8 inches thick.
This is about what we will have to
have i'm the way of material.
j have designated August for the
delivery of these materials as people
are and will be busy in their crops,
but l will be only too glad if anyone
can and will deliver any Of the above
material at any time before August.
1t may be some can bring in load Of
some of the material when they are
coming to town from now on. If so
the site will he designated at the Fair
ground to unload.
Now let us not forget and pass it up
and all get busy and subscribe and
bring in any Of the above materials.
Respectfully,
c. G. Johnston