The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-02-13
The Consumers, Coal and aIin-
Ing GOmi5saHY.

The ConsSfflierss Coal and Mine
Ing Company.
The Black Diamond, a mining pub
lication isshed at Chicago, has the
following notice of an enterprising
local firm:
"The Company was Incorporated
in May, 1887, with the following
officers, Baldwin Day spilman,
president, and WHO is the chief.
owner of the company's extensive
property; ]. n. Camden; Jr., secres
tary, and 81. E. spilmani superin.
tendent, treasurer and general man
ager of the company's- plant.
Though not quite two years have
elapsed since the date of incurpora-
ton, the Consumers Coal & Mining
Company have pushed the devel-
opment of their property with com
mendable energy, and already take
rank among the foremost coal tnin-
ing companies of the little Noun
tain State, enjoying rapidly grow
ing trade. The works, known as
@The Camden Mines are located
at SpiIman, w. Va, and have d daily
capacity of 500 tons of screened
coal. A large store and quite a
number of houses for the conven-
fence of employees complete a we'll,
appointed and equipped plant, The
company's product, which enjoys
an excellent reputation in the
market; is largely shipped to Park
ersburg, Huntington, Point Pleas
ant, and all along the line of the
Ohio River Railroad and the con-
nections, as also in barges to Gin
cinnati and other lower river mark
cts. Since the completion of the
big Huntington" bridge at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, a channel has been open
ed for direct all rail shipments from
the company's mines to Cincinnati,
thence, by way of 'The Big Four"
to all points in the Northwest The
Consumers Coal & Mining Company;
through its officers, is likewise large,
ly interested in the "Citizen's Coal
Company" of Parkersburg, W. Va.
Messrs. B. ID. spilman and Phillip
D. Neale, being, respectively. presi-
dent and secretary and treasurer of
that firm, which does general
wholesale and retail coal and coke
business, drawing the principal por-
ton of their bituminous coal sup
plies from the Consumers Coal &
Mining Companies mines"
PHRsoNALs.-ou old friend Chap.
Armstrong, Esq, of Huntington,
was q caller at this Office during the
week. He is accompanied by his
wife, who is visiting friends and
relates in this city.
Hon. Henry C. Flesher, of Ripley,
this State, dropped In to see us
Thursday.
Dr.. L. F. Roush, of New Haven,
gave us business call Thursday.
Capt Henry Gwinn, of Glenwood,
paid DIS d pleasant visit Wednesday.
1t is such men is the Captain who
makes the EDITORS heart glad.
F. J. Triplett, Esq, of Randolph
county, was caller at our office
dufing the week. lie was on his
way to Charleston, to help settle the
muddle the Legislature has gotten
into.
Among the pleasant and enter
tanning callers at this office during
the past week, vas b. E. Newton,
Esq, of Hartford City.
Miss Hattie Butler, of huntington;
is visiting friends in this city.
Prof ]. B. Yeager, of waggener,
vas in to- see us Saturday. He
informed us that he would be q can
didats for the Democratic nomina-
ton for County Superintendent of
Schools.
Capt. ". R, Gunn is stepping
mighty high" just now, and all on
account of a new ten-pound boy
that has selected the Captains resi-
dence as his future headquarters.
May be live long aud prosper.
wulrE HALL 1rKns.-soms of
the oldest inhabitaHts here say,
they never saw the roads as bad as
at present.
Last Saturday was the day for
chat animal" to malse hts appear
ance. We Wish him the good luck,
that if he did come out and seq his
shadow. that he may go back and
die, before next year rolls around.
A Literary Society was organic
ed at the Grange Hall, last Friday
night. The officers elected were as
follows; Mr.. Emory Skinner, Presi-
dent; Mr.. Lee Roses Vice President;