Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-02

quaintance. The walk across the green
meadows and over the hill to the White
is short and pleasant one, and as the
boarders at Dry Creek will have free &C.
cess to the Springs and the advantage of
cheaper rates. there is every prospect of
full house there the coming season. The
White has the only really deceit and cred
liable depot on the line, and here there
has been considerable improvement in re.
arranging the express office and moving
the post Office to the depot. Mr.. J. M.
Fitz, the recently appointed postmaster
has fitted up little gem of an Office, doing
much of the fancy work, figuring, &C.,
himself, and the convenience of visitors
will be much enhanced by the new ar
rangement.
RONCEvERTE. W. VA.
This is the nearest depot to Lewisburg
Its peculiar advantages if properly i'm
proved tend to make the place great
lumber centre, and a number of enter
prising gentlemen engaging IN the busi-
ness there seem to be pressing ON to sue
cess. There are two companies in that
business at that place, the st. Lawrence
Boom & Manufacturing Company, and
the Greenbrier Lumber Co. The former
was organized in 1875 and has for its Off
CO s Messrs. J. B. Carter, president; Ben.
Hurxthal. Treasurer, and w. L. Rawson.
Of Staunton. secretary. Nine families of
ou1x- IN Inv hor eoff1od
on the company's premises in comfortable
cottages. The machinery consisting OF
five saws and planning machine, is driv-
en- by 40 horse power engine and the
large amount of lumber turned out is re-
ally sold at the door, A track 1,70O feet
long is laid from the mill to the depot and
cars are backed up and loaded at the door.
A we'll contrived boom across the river
some distance above the mill, turns the
logs and RATS as they float down, into
the pond which has the capacity of 2.OOO.-
600 feet greater than any other upon tho
line. There have been at one time $500
logs, equal to $50, 900 feet in this pond
which is over half mile long. The logs
are fioated right down to the mill. car
runs down into the water and under them
the log being easily showed into its place
when it is quickly drawn up by steam pow
er into the mill, rolled upon tho carriage
and sawed up, not horse or wagon being
owned or used by tho company.
Mr.. Hurxthal, the resident partner and
manager, gentleman of much experience
and sagacity in the lumber business. told
our reporter that two years ago it was very
rare to see buyer or hear any inquiries
for lumber from abroad; but now the de
mand from Baltimore, Philadelphia. Bos
ton and other northern marts, was very
active, lumber dealers. and agents frequent
~ visited them and the demand exceeded
their ability to supply. Much of the sue
cess Of this company is due to the energy
and business tact of the secretary, Mr.
Rawson, whose efforts in the company's
behalf have been untlring. The company
has recently purchased large -four and
grist mill just below them on the river
from which they furnish their employees
and the adjacent country.
THE GREENBRIER LUMBER COMPANY
wa organized last December. Mr.. J. T
Gillespie, a northern gentleman OF NOR
than thirty years experience in the lumbe
| trade. is the general manager, Mr.. A. G
Snyder. of Lewisburg, President, and Mr.
J. W. Matthews, of the same place, Score
tary and Treasurer. This company has or
gained with large capital, and propose
embarking extensively in the business
They have bought the land on which thu
town is laid off, and have put up a large
| building 40x8O feet, with wing 36x36 feet
| They have ordered through Messrs. Lynn
& Eyler, OF Stanton, large IS horse
power engine and expect to get under
way by July. They have bought an i'm
mense amount Of lumber up the Green
brier and Elk rivers. and possibly as man!
as 100 hands are now engaged in getting
| it to the river, of which near two million
feet is on the road or under contract. Thl'
lumber Is cut near the river, rolled dowr
to the edge of the water, where it lines thu
banks for miles, and the lumber men or
the headwaters await a freshet as anxious
ly as do the farmers lower down dread it
When the high water comes, the mon de
tailed for the purpose, called "drivers,
pass along the banks and roll the logs into
the stream, and then follow them dowr
along the banks, pushing off such as lodg'
OF, taking RATS, steer them down the cur
rent, working off such logs as hang up ii
the shoals or lodge against snags, islands
&c. But for these drivers, it Is said mo-
more than one-third Of the lumber would
reach the boom. The kind of West Vir
ginian lumber NEST sought after is poplar
| white pine. walnut, ash, and even syca
more, generally regarded SO worthless here
! This is used extensively for tobacco boxes
while large quantities of poplar. after BE-
ing sawed here into boards, is sent NORTH
and re-sawed into very thin slabs, which
are stained in imitation of cedar and manu.
featured into boxes for cheap cigars, the
real cedar being too costly. A great dea
OF poplar is also used in the manufacture
Of pianos The finest curl walnut known
to the trade is also found IN this section,
and being very rare brings almost fabulous
prices. 1t is sawed very thin. glued on to
fine furniture and thus made to 60 long
way.
AT RONCEVERTE
there are three stores and hotel. Sever
al new buildings have just been completed,
some others are either in process Of con-
struction or the material is being Egathered
together upon the proposed sites. A great
Improvement to the place and great con-
venience to the adjacent country will be
the new bridge across the Greenbrier.
which the county authorities have pu6 to
CONTRACT. The Smith Bridge CompanY. of