Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-08
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CLARKsBURG.
Importsn, Coal Enterprise Undertaken
General Local New-.

Important Coal Eule rprise Undertaken
General Local News.
Special Correspondence ef tis sunday Register.
CLARKsBURG. w Va, December T.
The coal interests in Harrison county are
again booming" Last May a corpora
ton was Organized nnder the name Of
Columbia Coke and Coal Company, Of
which Henry T. Blount, Of Washington,
was chose President; MyrOn H. Parker, Of
Washington, Treasurer, and Joseph T.
FHland, of this city, Secretary. This
company has purchased what is known in
this county SO the Murphy Run Mines The
company has had the coal snalyzed by
Prot Hugo Blanck, of Pit;sburg, and the
Analysis shows that the coal and coke are
both superior in quality 20 the C0nnells-
vile coal and coke, which gives Ciarks'
burg the decided advantage. The analysis
is as follows. 81 SCI per cent. fixed
carbon, 4295 per cent. ash; O.O7s6 per
cent. phosphorus; o 5i95 percent. sulphur.
While the COnnellsyile az Broad Ford,
only makes this showing: Carbon, So $40;
asb. 1l3; sulphur, .S2l; phosphorus,
o O3D The Columbia Coke and Coal
Company own about 800 acres Of coal land
uudsrlsid with a pine fl0t vein. The
lurge number Of houses on the prop y
have been repaired and put IN in q ,st-cli ss
condition, q side track graded Tor distance
OF three Thousand feet, and great deal OF
work done toward the grading for a large
number cf coke ovens. Wltl such an anal
yais the company ought 20 be able uader
an conditions OF the market TO handle the
product from all the ovens they could
built and 10 has ,hs energy and pluck, and
no doubt viii make its enterprise a fnan-
cial Success and at the same time develop
the rich mineral resources Of Harrison
county.
The Farland Coal and Coke Company
is running los ovens TO their full capacity.
It clntemplatss increasing the output con
sidsrably IN the spring
The Harrison county mines have all they
can 90 IN supplying both coal and coke.
An its ovens are no operation.
Tne Dsspard mines have great demand
for coal in the East, and are shipping all It
Is poss BILE for them 20 furnish.
We regret 20 learn that the Clarksbrrg
Ns,r, contemplates the discOntinuAnce Of
its daily edition. CIarksburg is a live, &C
tive town, and ought 20 be able to support
such a venture.
The churches are now interesting them
selves in preparing 90 make the Sunday
School pupils happy on Christmas.
ID. Webb viii occupy the Central Pres
byterian pulpit on Sunday.
Hon. John Basel is attending court at
Fairmont
Senator Camden spent day this week
visiting his brother Judge G.. ID. Camden,
of this city.
liz is now settled that Clarksburg viii
have the r0und-house, which viii be To-
Gated on the George Wolf farm, recently
purchased by the Midland Railroad Com
pany
The fuarcial statement of Clarksbur
this year win make au excellent showing,
sud compare tayorabiy with any record
made in tue past ten years.
After next Monday Shinnstou viii have
q lodge Of the Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Augusius on Monday was called
suddenly % Baltimore, owing Co the seri-
ous sickness of his bro-her
Work has been temporarily discontinued
on the railroad, owing % the snow and
rainy weather tor the past week.
Dr. Watson Carr a prominent physician
and highly respected citizen, died az his
home In Chicago, last Sunday. He was
brother of Dr. J. J.. Carr, of this cry,
who has been IN Chicago some time.
Erly in the spring a commodious hotel
will be erected GA the site of the Walker
House. Ir Win be a monument to the en-
te-prise and merit of IL. Il. LoFdes.