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Rummy... at lam
HAZARD.KY
February 14, 1927.

Mr. Joe Harkins.

Prestcneburg. Ky.
Dear Joe:

I hoped to see some of the Prestoneburg boys at

the Whiteeburg Court last week. but failed. I wanted to talk
over the proposition of my running for1he Democratic nomination
for Attorney General. I have practically made up my mind to
run, and I want to solicit the support of all you boys over
there. and I wish you would see as many as you can and let
me hear from you.

I have written some several, but will try to
get over and see you some time soon.

With best wishes, I am

Your friend.
. WJZ{4%_

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e ‘er ’1' K ‘ ALL OUOYATIUNS f0}? PPESINTONLY. UNLESS
(3’ , i" ‘ ‘ A; V< / gnu—puns: SPEC/F/[D OFDEPS amp/2m any
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~COAL INCORPORATED :1: 4670:17225‘a/e ANV 0mm [At/SE BEVDND
MVNES ANDSH‘DD‘NG POINT ”TERMS CASH
/ PRESTONSBURG.KENTUCKY
GEO, B. ARCP-IiER,
GENL MANAGER \prestonsburgKy
Feb. 17, 1927.
Harris Stanley Coal & Land Company,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
Gentlemen:-
We beg to advise that we have completely developed
, the pr )erty leased from you and have removed all the min-
able and merchantable coal from said tract of land, including
the drawing of pillars of rooms on the sides of the main haul-
Way; and by reason thereof, there have arisen breaks in the
surface which permit the surface and other water to come down
into the mine. This condition will rapidly destroy the track
and rail leading to the back of the property.

It is our judgment that in order to maintain the out-
put of coal, and to enable us to remove the greatest possible
amount of coal, it is now necessary for us to begin pulling the
pillars along the mainhaul at the back end of the prOperty;
and this letter is delivered to your Secretary so as to notify
you of our purpose and intention.j>

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Very truly yours,
General Manager.

 WOOTTON & WOOTON
Attnrncglzx at lam
HAZARD. KY.

February 18, 1927
Mr. Joseph D. Harkins
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Dear Joe:
I thank you for your hearty letter of the 16th, and
assure you that I appreciate your support.
I will get over there as early as I can, but this is ' ‘
a good sized state and I want to make the whole of it
if I can, and will necessarily have to leave my home
territory to my friends for the most part.
Again thanking you, I am

Your friend,
BPW:rh

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- T318 :~.G}L-l.“i:z.l'1‘.imdc and entered into this 2:41:11. day
of i‘ebxmry 1122?. by and between Josie D. liar-kins. surviving ‘1
widow, of Falter S. Hawkins. Joseph 1). Hart-cine and Rhea B.
1 Hawkins. his ’.:ife. fiery I2. Kari-Jae toward and C. L. Howard.
her husband. Jose hine 3:. drowning and 116;; B. lirovmimg. her
husband, tutor 5. Kerkinser. and L’sirgueri to F. Barking.
his Wife. parties of the first art and Coal River Colliorice.
:2 corner tion 0111;115:166 under the lam: of the State of Lost- '7
Virginia, ‘;::rty of the second :1:.rt. ‘ .
'713'112; :..:m: That where;.s. heretofore on August 2013:», 2 '
1919. ‘.‘ialtor s. :‘msins and Josie D. Iiarkina. his wife. was.
executed and delivered to R; L.. Porter and Larry Lec‘oorry a
. certain ::grcoment of coal lease 1112011 lands therein mentioned
7 mo described. said agreement. being recorded in tic office of
the Clerk of Floyd dusty Court in Deed Book 55. page 425. and
2 1233.11.21: , thereafter said agreez:1ent of lease was assign— '
ed by the said If. I.. otter and Barry Leeme to the Eureka
Con]. :13; 1511:2211; Company by assignment hearing date October 9th. .
i : 1919, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Floyd County ‘
Court in Dead Book 55. :2'-.139 4'74. and - V
. :21:-1.12213. said agreement of lease was assignwd by the 7 ;
said Eureka Coal 8s hitting Cominny ‘to the Coal River Collier-ins -.
i _ j/by assignment hearing: date December 22. 1921:. recorded in the
,2/ office of the Clerk of the bloyd County Court in Dead Book 61'.
'- page 135; said. Coal River Collicries in now the owner of said
agreement of lease. and ' '
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' \IIKJiLASJit has been agreed by and between the parties
hereto to modify and amend said lemme as hereinafter set out:
7 11:31:: mill-239111.». for and in turns deg tion of the 13136131808
and payment to tne parties of the firet mrt of the sum of
. Fifteen Hundred ($1500.:20) D0118”. which said Bum is [Lid to *
and necepted by .the parties of the first part in full {figment
'of all minim royeltiee accruing under said Vlaaee to December
:0. 191.5. ,
’ It is agreed by and between the parties of tine first.
I Land second gxirt that said lease of immet :50. 1919, he modi— -
fled and amended by adding; thereto the following ;.arovieione
‘ and pnrugru 91188 _ . I
V I? 1RD: In consideratin of this leeee and the rights
and privileges hereby grzmted, the Lessees covenant Land agree
to gay upon the tome and eendi time herein centeined.reyelty
{for 9.11 008.1 mined upon and from the demieed gart'emi sea at the
rate of nine (9;!) cents per ton of two t11«.:ueand pounds. 89.16. '
I rents and royalties shall be inflation the twentieth day of
August. twentieth (Ly of '--ctober. twentieth day of Uecenber. -
tuentieth day of E‘ebruazw. teentieth do); of april. and the :
I. twentieth day of June in each year during the et.>ntinue.nee of
. tz‘ie lease on the coal need ~upon. shinyved from.’and gold from -
the demised ’;:remieee during the two calendar months next pref- '
peedingthe said dates respectively": provided. th 1: whether or ‘ ‘
not the quantity of eoael mined in any at the years during the ‘
currency of this lease ehal1.\::t the mte of royalty aforesaid; ,
amount to the following; owns. fixed royalty ehall be ihid oy ‘ '
‘ the Leaeeee to the Lessors as follows:
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- i For the year ending; June 20. 1920. the sum of €800.0e
, 0' 7 For he year next ensuing thereafter $1200.00.
For the year next waning; thereafter $511400 .00.
7 V 7 For the year next ensuing; mzereazfter and during; the
full term 01‘ the operation of the lease. the minimum royalty
of §;.150{.:.L-0 per year. ,.zaynole try—monthly. except the first year.
I the 5.81.0“; ‘_baya lie as fol owes §4OU.OO :::th in hand. evidenced
‘ by note negotiable and «enable four months .i‘tcr d to. evidenced
by note negotiable and payable i‘vur months after dates. a not there-
:..:i tar during; the full Lem of the open-mien of this lease the .
minimum royalty of amount per year payaulo as follows. Laid
' minimum royalty is to. be Laid on t‘nertnentieth day of ling-mot; .
turntiet‘n day of October; twentieth day of liecenuers twentieth
day of i‘cbrunry; tqutietl'; day of April. and the twentieth day
/ of June. for coal mined. “treated or snipped durim; the two
calendar months preceding; the mm antee rcsg..«cctivcly. but if
time said Lessons shall not mine inar; year as much coal as shall .
at the ante of royalty above mentioned. amount to the minimum
royalty for said year. they shall have the right. during; the next M
fire succeeding; yearn. to mine free from royalty one {:11 coal
’ at the rate of royalty aforesaid. to make up the difference. p r
I without interest. between the royalty at the rate aforesaid on
coal. ::zetually mined in such year and the minimum royalty so mid ,
, for each year. - l ’
l‘rovideq. met no coal shall be mined free inany year
on account of any deficiency in any preceding year. until the -
amount of coal required to pay me minim royalty for the. ye;.r
‘ in which said coal is mined free. shall have been first mined;
. -3- _ ,

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and no ;mymcnt 1n axe/ass of the minim of any yet-..: shall
7 be credited as against the deficiency'of uny‘subaequ9nt ye r. 2
h ' THIRD- "A": The 272245222242 and those under Mom it
claims have 293162 to the Lesson; the sum of 58.650.00 an mini-
m royalty to December 20. 1926. under aid agreement of lease.
2 / It is agreed by and “between the partioa hereto that the; aid 2
' . 2 Lessee 43:25:11 have the avian. 241: any time wiu'nin chum years
frat-2 ;;:£2 ensuing 1::-21;. d: “be. to mine free item royalty enough
- coal. at time royalty rt te set cut in said fi’ w. , r4. tc- Y‘iffli‘C up the
said 2:22:42 of 278.023.2223. wit. mt intcrcst; ":»rovgtied t'mt m: coal
Bhfill be gained frec- in 8:13” yertr an account 01' said sum :2:: any
_ 12;/rt fimx'eof. until 1:.—e aha-.3111: of coal required to gay the min-
imum rag-altar for the year 121 which said coal is ruined free
1 82222.11. 3..-me “02:49:". first mned.
2? ;.Li1)-".’3": ‘f; is agreed by and sumac-z: t: .6 parties
hemto L7; L at any time during 12:42:: term ..1” said ease the Lessors
I and 3.93309 212;; 0 use the ammmi 01" workable 1.2.243 naive-rifle coal ‘
in 2321.211 lease: to are 220cc;u.ix::.ed hymn competent mirissg angineera
(one to; be selected. by Leeuora and one to be aelcctefi by Leanne)
_ _ . and wax-super) the Lessee 3:22:11 imve me right to my the Lessors
the ragalty ugmn ninety _..-er cent of such entirmted Mam-able
1 and memorable coal. pt the rate of royalty yrs-vided in said F A
F: ' agreement of lease. and shall fiaereupon be rammed from the fur-
ther payment of minimum royalty; pgovidgg. however. t 2:1; should
- ; the amuunt of coal mined and removed from the said facts of 1
land exceed the etimted tonnage as herein provided. then the
4 / Lessee shall pay to the Lessors royalty uyon such excess at ' ‘
' the royalty rate gravided in mid 131190
1 1 -4-; .

 ' . '1‘“ (RD-"C": It is further r..-_recd. by and between
. the ...1-ties heretu th. t whenever the tom]. an ant. 01‘ minimum
. regatta: giiid by. the Lessee to the 1.92.3023 3:13.11 equal the eeti- ‘
2.32.6201 rueuverable tongge of coal embw.ced in said leaaefaa _
emcwt fined. by um campetent mining; engineers (4:740 to be selcc- '.
ted by Lowers} 42.41423 :.t'zi‘ to be {302.0(2th by lessee) :1; tin royalty
r: to ...I‘ii‘Vilind in said. 1cm; . ,t‘éuezz “Lie isaamm- {2:21:11 be relegated _
frag». the iurhtcr pas-went of 4112171th rz.yz'2.".ty. ind. 42320.11 there-
,u'gon be within: in 4:25-24:23; (2:14:21; 32.1.; 024.]. from 39.142; tracts of
and .. 2,. ;ny tine t‘n ..::- i‘:-.’;.;Li‘z> 1:112. 4‘2; f1:.rf.3c73r 4323341. (,2: 1443;;-
. {11:32 t. .2'-(;'.):4'; 2c‘;'.<2.:.44. ..:.G’mr. t' .‘c. a? «14:2; r732. :Htj’ 113:0!) —
.' the 220132211 tour-.350 minced ml Z‘T”. 112406. {TOW 51:45.44. tic-':tctuni‘ land
. exceed '75.“.0 4383*"; £041 32:2:‘2153'0 . r; 224::Tin 'qroadciczfi 73.30.: tic 37.09800
dial]. _jzay t3. (3 idexsora r::2;.:x‘.r.t;.j anon 4:72:43: 94344.15}: 322.41 :‘ cit-2.1.21 tgn-
4:45.243 . 3; 2..; o. 1243.»: my r2220 .‘.:Q‘c.‘:.:.io.f-. in :‘ 221:1 Ker-.30.
‘ ’4‘.’ FED-"2;'": It is c2:3.31‘c2;;::1:,r unfierataod .2221. tgtracd th. t
N"? have beew .
. t". on: ;2.rdl\z";-4 L: 333722314253 us: 2742;362:0221; is: 2113. either oxgkrcas or ‘
E in 3.1041. .mm b; the Lemars 3:. 01:1 4 :3 m the 42:2..g2;4.1ty Jr guantity
oz: t..;~23mcs:_4 0:? 322...}. 0.424374r.:ccd 1212.22.10. ..gzgrcenent 2:1‘ 10:36:.
It is farther street} by and betm‘cn tie amino 3;:ch-
' to fix. 1: tie cmaiderntim 1‘23: the cxecutim and (10.1%ch of
» thia euaplemental and amended lease 1:. than 7223422012415 tn the Lessors
. by the Lessee of the $012.42.? {.223 minimum rnyulty previded in
. éaid :‘Lgroe-.;ent or lcuée. at the 1.11.103 and m. the rutqs of tam-
flange and minim royalty provided inanid agreement of lease; mm,
‘time 19 the easence affine agreement; that nhsuld the Lessee _
7 make default in the due and prompt pLyment 421’ said tonz:;_.ge or . ~ .
minim royalties. as provided in naidwxgrocment of leaae. and .
' 4 aucl: default as to any installment of said minimmn myalty ‘
. I -5-1 2 .

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continue for a “eriod of four months or more. than this sup-
, , . pie .ental agreement. and 1.1 the terms and conditions hereof '
‘ (except «‘841‘93112911 “D” hereof) shall thereupon become and be i '
null em? void and of no effect. and said. original lease 3139.11
regain in full force and. effect, am: a: the sole :{rcemcnt of
lease between the :zartiea lie-zeta; the same as try-ugh t is: sup- .
glerficsntml mgrccrrert 012" 2 earn.» 3.15"} never been executor": arc deliv-
I cred. ‘ _
7 F'ch‘o;"-f, at. herein murder; said original 10:1: emfazzll ’
' continue in full force and effect.
' ’ 3'1: 'i‘l.-;f3’1.1721,:;7’:-— «419, “Inc 3::; rtics ti the f rm; :.‘.nd
second part 1:...ve executed the foregoing; 2:15.: a 1312151107120 811- i
gzrzfll tie-roof. the {3.:-.;3- 1nd. 6:156: first Farein written.
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\ . ' Cum??? r;:.:§£.1.. }
/ I. .... _ j . Hour}; Public.
‘ within and. fer the Cmnty and List-$6 aforesaid. do certify th;...t *
the fizz-caving; :. {greement mm 1; it; any produced to me in my '
- County and ”um. E~C§I?;’}‘\>‘.’1£§tii(r,'(§‘x :_:(ri‘tarq me by Sax-3, 3;. napalm;
’ ' 1101mm End G. 3.. “man her huabr..:nd. to be their not and. '
“é deed 1‘03; the urgoséa £3.224-ein :.:;exgtil.:ned.
' ‘ - .'. fat er certify ('.:-sat my co:m:1isssiu.-n as hot-my -ublic
v.11} expire the “_._”. any of .‘.._...” ..‘...“ .... 3.9 I .
“New under my hand and seal the ,,...-- d:=.:;r of ~_ ‘__
. 192:7. _ . ' '
‘ "mymfimrfimm.
, I'iSLiliJCL‘LY, ) ‘
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{Spa-TY .1“ 53.211, 3
_- ' 1.. “__.”, Sleazy infilm. within
’ ' Lmd far: he Cotzpty mad 2mm uforewir}. dc ezrrtifi: 1.2? 1'. the
"rii‘orcguimg. .zgrlecment was H.115 £3.35; produced to me in my théqfsty
4,5,!26. was: acknofieledged before me by liaégwmori teu'ij‘. Luring. to be N
_ he: met and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. A '
I further certify t}; t my emisei.‘n . :2 Rotary 'ublic >
will exgrire the ___. (Ly of W 19 . ‘ ¥
' , Given under my hand the _. day of ,
' 192?.
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Emmi m: ‘fQE-ETUCECY.‘ ‘ '   . > \
; - . 0:3:er £33? 22m. -- . , > ~ _. -
  '\ " / ' \ y I. Emerita. Ii. Spradlincfz’éomm Public. Vii thin um: far " I
. . the County and 5’3th aforesaid. do certifitkt the fureégoing
agreement me ti isézy predated to me in 13;»; county 8.21:1 was} an-
> Lmowcedcged before me by Jose-£31 3). .’:/Lurking and “cap. ’3. 3au‘étil’13,
' , 5 ’his wife. 1;»: be their act. and deed i'e-r the mums.» tyrein . '
c . ' mentioned. - . ‘ . ‘
‘ _ ' » 7 3: further cczr'tii‘y ‘ (.‘:-ta ta: 0053311385. an as sugary xuuizic
" 7 . will excczre :tarcrc 1'2. 1:323. ‘ ' .
' » , 7, _ , “fiver:- umaccr ”'6' mm :::e ___. cw.._, of sew-my 1:::-7. ' -
.3 - awn :.:; v. 1 '
. - , 7:31;.
~ . .‘ {3:313}??? ".5“ @5333. § _ 7 _
. I. .“__‘m“. lifotury Public, within
' and for the ccunty and state aforesaid. do certify tn t the
_   V feregc'ing; agreement was this day produced to me in rm; county '
and waaacknowledged bafore me my Josie D. lam-Rina. Josezahina
c . ’ H. {humming and Ilay .23. shaming. her hua‘bemd. 1::: be their act -
> and tactic: to! the purpoaéa fizerain’menti uned- - _r , .
c ‘ I I further- ccrtify that. my comiagion [an liotary 331112110 ._
will expire the __.. cwy of . .’19 . . . -
' " Given under my hand the _, day’of _______________ 1927. '

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I, "___, hater): "u‘olic. within
. _ end for the County and {suite aai‘cresaiduldo certify t}: t the
forrg 22:1,; L..-yrs ement has: this day :..:roduced to me in my county.
ind was acknowledged before me by Lleltcr B. Bargains. Jr" to
befitis set. 5 nd deed for the purge-nee therein mentioned.
- I furtf‘r eer'tiifi; t‘: t 2':; cermisei n or let-.ry imblic ,
' will chairs ’5? e -.....- :1'-.:, 31‘ ..mm......i..w. 1'.} .
n V iron um) or my 7* n: .233 52:34:11 tin-e ___. deg oi” ”...—.~....
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; _ ‘ I, Esteem :11: -‘MM. Butlers; Incite, nithin
nil :ET'r 21.0 C ‘nty {1’1 itfito .'...;LV'TZTiS’L‘ifi. do certify 1.3th the
* for:¢;;eing; ogrecment of lease train Josie ;3. Tinrzoins etc. to
use]. Rite: 1‘ clliorics '.;-mi. t :,s day produced to me in nnr County
- and one acknowled, cc‘. before me by J . '1". ;Dunnigen. yereenelly
keen to me to be the President ‘of the Coal River Collieriea
and tim::eu;:cn acknowledged said agreement to he tie eat the A.
7 ' deed of said serge/ration end of himself or. T?re.~::1dent ~i.‘..e.eof. ‘
v . 1 further certify that my car-mission as Eatery .4’ub;iic
, will exiiire m ___. (toy of (_ 19 . ‘
Given under my hand and seal the ____’_. dog of
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TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
HARRIS STANLEY COAL & LAND CO:
I have received from the Middle Greek Coal Company
the following notice:
"We beg to advise that we have completely developed
the property leased from you and have removed all the min-
able and merchantable coal from said tract of land, including
the drawing of pillars of rooms on the sides of the main
haulway; and by reason thereof, there have arisen breaks in
the surface which permit the surface and other water to come
down into the mine. This condition will rapidly destroy the
track and rail leading to the back of the preperty.

It is our judgment that in order to maintain the out- .
put of coal, and to enable us to remove the greatest possible
amount of coal, it is now necessary for us to begin pulling
the pillars along the mainhaul at the back end of the property;
and this letter is delivered to your Secretary so as to notify
you of our purpose and intention."

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Harris Stanley anl & Land Company will
be held at the office of the company at Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Kentucky, on Saturday, March 5, 1927, at One O'clock
P. M. for the purpose of taking such action as may be neces-
sary relative to the notice from the Middle Creek an1 Company,
and for such other business as may come before said stock -
holders. 0
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This February 26th, 1927. [17 M
,,__ President..—
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Messrs. J. D. & Walter S. Harkins, Jr.,
Prestoneburg, Kentucky.
QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ORDERS NOT BINDING UNTIL ACCEPTED BY US. TIME OF SHIPMENT FROMISED CONTINGENT UPON STRIKES, CAR SUPPLY AND OTHER CAUSES
OF DELAY BEYOND OUR CONTROL WE ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHIPMENTS AFTER THEY ARE RECEIVED BY THE RAILROAD COMPANY. RAILROAD WEIGHTS GOVERN SETTLEMENT.
Gentlemen:

Your letter of Karch 4th has been received, in
which you enclosed original and carbon copy of proposed
modified and amended lease for the Coal River Collieries
to execute, and which have been signed by Mr. Joseph D.
Harkins.

You will recall that we met you in the office
of A. J. May in Prestonsburg, on January 20th last and
held a conference relative to the lease held by the Coal
River Collieries on the property of the Harkins Estate
and adjacent to and near our operation above Prestoneburg,
and at that time we admitted our liability to you for ac-
crued minimum royalties up to December 20th, 1926, and
which we have since that conference paid, said payment
being in the sum of $1500.00.

Although we then felt and still feel that there
is no minable or merchantable coal in this leasehold that
can be mined at a reasonable profit under ordinary con-
ditions, yet we felt that on account of the fact that we
had not given notice of our intention to cancel the lease,
that we should pay the royalties, and therefore, we did.
'Je believe that the investigations which we have since
made disclose conclusively, the fact that there is no min-
able or merchantable coal in the leasehold and having paid
you several thousand dollars Mlicn we will probably never
'be able to recover, we are withholding at this time, the
acceptance of your supplemental lease as proposed by you
for the purpose of asking you to join us in making a
thorough test of the property to ascertain the existence
or non-existence of minable or merchantable coal therein,
and will be glad to hear from you on this question, indi-

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OF DELAY BEYOND OUR CONTROL, WE ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHIPMENTS AFTER THEY ARE RECEIVED BY THE RAILROAD COMPANY. RAILROAD WEIGHTS GOVERN SETTLEMENT,
eating the extent to which you are willing to go in bear—
ing the expense of making this investigation. We want to
do absolutely right about the matter and feel that if you
are convinc ed that y ou do 11 01: have minable and merchant-
abl e coal in the lease , you would not want this Company
to undertake to mine i t knowin 3 that the effort would. re-
sul: in additional heavy losses to it.
Kindly let us 11 our from you promptly with reSpect
to this matter.
Very truly yours,
COAL Ry? COLLIERIES .
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JED-M. PRESI DENT .

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COUNSELLORS AT LAW
WALT“? 5'"ARK_'N5. I’RESTONSBI‘RG, KEN'H'CKY
March ll, 1927.

Mr. J. T. Dunnigan, President,
Coal River Collieries,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Dear Sir:-

Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of 8 inst}, and
we have carefully noted the contents of the same.

At the time of our conference at the office of Mr. May
on January 20, we went into the different matters of varience
relative to this lease, and at that time an agreement was reached
which was satisfactory to you, and which you advised us would
be recommended by you to your Executive Committee. At your re-
quest, we sent you a skeleton contract, covering the points of
amendment, and on February 4 you wired us

"Executive Commitee meeting today accepted mod-
ification of lease. Will be in position to mail
you check in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars
on Tuesday next. Impossible to do so before
that time."
and in furtherance of this acceptance, in due course I prepared
and sent over to you for execution complete lease, embracing the
modifications which had been agreed upon between the lessors
and lessee.

The position suggested in your letter is in effect a
withdrawal from your agreement, and places the matter back in
the same situs it was before the conference, with the exceytion
of the fact that you have paid us the § 1500.00 then past due.
Our view of the situation is that our proposal submitted to you
and your acceptance of the same, as evidenced by your wire, go

, to constitute an amended agreement between the parties, of which
the formal paper presented for execution is but further evidence
of the agreement between us.

We do not know what investigations you have made since
the time you were here as to this property, or what information
you may now have, if any, that you did not have at the time you
were in conference with us. It is our understanding that—there
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Ii on Will adv1se us more in detail as to he nature and
extent of the investigations which you have made since that time,
by whom made, where made, and the results of the same, we would

 then be in better condition to consider the suggestions made
in your letter. You might at the same time advise us the
expense to which you are willing to go in the matter of making
the investigation, having in mind that the burden of proof
to show that there is not ::1ina‘ble or merchantable coal, under
ordinary conditions, is upon your company.

Very truly yours,

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. meFIFTH THIRD UNIONTRUSTco.
. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
CINCINNATI,OHIO

DEPARTMENT OF BANKS
MONTE J. GOBLE. VICE PRES'T
HARRY NAGEL. ASS'T CASHIER
fif‘éfi'aiifl immsksfsigli‘éiiim Mar. 3.5, 1927.
ALBERT REIK

Kr. Julter 3. Hnrkins, Jr.,

C/o Bar? of Josephine,

Prestonsburg, Ky.

lg'dear Mr. Harkinsz-

He are in receipt of your 4 months note for $1150.00
together with your check for $74.00, which you forwarded as
renewal, curtailment and discount in lieu of your note for
91200.00 maturing with us today.

Are pleased to handle renewal and return herein the
matured note stamped "Renewed".

Assuring you of our pleasure in being of service,
and with kind regards, I remain,

Very truly y urs,
Harry Nagel,
HN2MS Ass't Cashier.

 Sales and Agreements Subject to Car Supply, Strikes and Other Causes Beyond Our Control. Weights Furnished by
Initial Line to Govern Settlements
DR. M. M. COLLINS, PRESIDENT JONAS COLLINS, VICE PRESIDENT
INCORPORATED
SAM PORTER MINES AT LACKEY. KY. ERNEST LOGAN
SECRETARY-TREASURER SUPERINTENDENT
LACKEY.KY. July 6, l9é7.
JOSCTh U. Harkins,
Prestonsburj, Kentucky.
Gentlemegz-
I recciVed your letter ;uuierlny cvonin; with
reference to Caldwell seniin; you conies of the suit filed by
Sam Porter, I have also notified him and told him to do this.
Jim King hws been uain: Georfic finrfiin for his
Attorney for Sometime him nnfl the 01% non A. J. Johnson, it
mwy We 2 3001 ifiea to finl out if he is in oozition to work
with you and Caldwell in this case, there :fiflht be or could
have come about a couiifion where Georgfl Zartin coulu not
conveniently $0: for ;r in tfiié puticulvr c’we rt thin tine,
fi Shall Trifle ELm n l:tfi r touloy “u? Fill oak him to help me,
and to work with you TellOWS in t‘is zmttor, find vill 1~nrn
icfinitoly his thifiude in ire ;rtter soon on I Einfl out I will
nfivi {20 you .
I "n caclOmin‘ the two or: uriwtionw r‘icH I had
promisei to seal to ;ou.
Your: very truly,
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Inly 14. 1927.
I can prove that within 8145} or d month after Jonas on;E K
myself had contrwoted to buy_Jileina and John Kitchen
ooein; tho'predictanunt we were in after doing that and after
dioooveging there were u nuMber of accounts outstanding- such
as tax one othor kinda of inlebtodneoa and after we were in-
formed that a man had been allowed run a moonohine still or a ‘
stilling outfit at home kind that the Comnapy’nnc caught to /y
, pgy’n heavy the »Tor a nun who one arrooted. We had to pay , [I
' nfo fine or 1e 'him turn Witness ugaiugz'“ orter timing So vuny F/
.end prove that Sam knew he woo running this outfit enter “cold ,
Y xhave cost tne Camoony at‘th t time to celikit. not loo, ;non //
“ one thouezna dolluroa I a;rreed.to may $500.00 in '.;ft Zounty,/
soggy; to ,..‘ot the ?ma reiw’mwwwwfi; rosin
‘pnoe’ooont‘fflr‘r fitntraote to buy into the par gay anmww
or Sam's integratu toooo. Jonas and mynolf hnfi ‘ personal talk
with 1am in h 3 office Id told him that it we a not wait on to
buy his stock» this one none in loos than forty five d yo after
the contr.ct was mace.

Since Jonas and myoelf bought Jim.King end John Kitchen'o
1nterest~ 3mm Porter how been permitted to coll and aiuwooe every.
thin” which he owned in the way of real eotote, land in South
oakota and land in ”lorida and oVory other kind or hold n a wtich
he had which was worth anything. ”e were made to believe, in 3911.
in; this Florida land that it put Sum in a pooition to hcip re
finance fiortor ”ininc To pony. On this account we permitted him
an inlcroeron peper to do the above named thine- believing he would
do ac but he hoe a: ago 011 mod that he no: 30 hare up that wqflfl.
have had to p ey him a celery in uannce of all other payments
made to the eigloyoec of ”ortor 'ining 30m any until to day- he
has nothing of Value in his nosweosion lelving Janus and myself
porcouolly obligated to take 0 r; of all of vortcr lining Company's
outstanding debts providing the pronerty itself would not satisfy
all the debtors of the Company in once thwt the Company was thrown
in bankruwtoy anathe Com any ooufd not be‘oold to satiety it's
outstandinglebto. we are hormonally bound, the tvm of us to see
that all the debtu were naio. tum is an interser but worthless
and hes ceased to renew notes with Jones and 2yoolf co the notes
come flue to be renewed.

”e have pull him $250.00 a month from two to three years
The firnt yo'r of this tize flow doVntcd some time ee-Hft attention
to the mine,but for tie last year and one half he has shown no
diapocition to back the Company up financially or in any otter way
awparently bent on hie Salary alone. Hos shown no diamooition to
work anywhere- in the office. by himself or with help and as I
have been forced to peroonally aupervioe and attend to all the do.
tulle of it financially overseeini the paang and handling the

./ notes uni to overoeeing personally all of the bookkeeping in every
way connected with the Coxmany's buoineao- he haa shown no incli-
nation to want to help any in this rconeot- although he has ad
splendid coyortunityieo offered him to help. The lost your or no

' he has insisted that his a :ury be increased from $250.00 a month
to $300.00 a month~ he hoe never liked it because I ¢0u1d not poi
mit this to be done. He has had no inclination to wuutto assist
or aid the Porter Kining 00.. in any lircotion- for instance- a
chance in management ohoulfl be needed- he would always contend to
lot it alone- good encu-h- t‘ic has brought a oonfli‘ion which has
forced Ja