The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-29

da,ons as such intermediate stations Specrs Ferry
building which wac promised some months ago, Tha
would answer our purposes till the coming Of th'
Louisville Nashville railroad will result In unior
building more ellgibly located. Let everybody helI
to give the place business-ike appearance.
Major Bates, general manager Of the s. A. L o.,
was out Monday and Tuesday, arranging switching
accommodations and side tracks for the furnace
plant, and to consult with Major O'nrien, of the
Louisville 4 Nashville, about running track for
joint use up Caahans creek, 10 connect with the
coking coal development in that section.
The road from the station into town needs repair
ing badly, 1t is very rough, and humping ride In
OF the hacks Is calculated to give strangers bad
| impression. Ten men working one day would make
| it very passable.
The s. A. 4 .. r. R. people, having four Of their
engines disabled, have bought from the Improvement
Company lts Belt Line locomotive, which Il does not
need at present. II pulls the morning passenger
from here, aud the afternoon train from Bristol.
Arrangements are being made TO get here = wood
working establishment, which will add 500 souls to
our populson another working steel, bringing l,250
people, and stlll another company, Interested in the
prosperity OF the Gap, that will spend a portion Of
million dollars is raising for development here.
This thing can only be alluded to, publicity might
deter the negotiations.
The Glamorgan Iron Works, OF Iyuchburg, which
have the contract for putting In water-works,
port that they can lay much pipe they make
in month, SO they casting 1t and png 1t up In
their yard until sufficient is accumulated to keep their
forces going without Interruption. Work Will prob
apl begin here next week.
City Engineer Alden went to Hiltou's last week 10
inspect and receive the lumber 10. the bridge across
powclls river, the foot Of East 5th street This
wooden structure will present needs and later
the false work for supporting the iron bridge
which is 10 go in.
The work at Poinsctt's Troy laundry Is improving
and II all our citizens will support this and other
home Institutions, he will be enabled to do very much
1;p'r- Il
Tle electric lights blszed forth for the 6rst time
SATURDAY. night.
Two Of the dummy engines and two Of the pssscn-
ger here with three yet to arriveone passed.
ger, one baggage, and one freight car-all very
conveniently arranged and Of pretty patterns. The
engines very powerful, and last week Of them
picked mp and moved on the eighty hundredfoot
grade Of the track OF the S. a. l. o. H. r., six or
eight urge freight cars, aud did It very easily; and
Tuesday hauling around Maj. Bates, hi. party,
and several fat to the double-trsck tunnel and
branch ralroad Oh Looney creek.
Mr. Charles A. Alden has been appointed city
engineer, aud Is now making surveys for the con-
s,ruction Of sidewalks and sewers.
Senator Mills says 1t is not his intention TO become
candidate for Congress, but his friends are insisting
it with such urgency that it Is thought be will
consent II nominated.
Mr.. W. 7. Baker has bis family with him, con-
sisng Of Ms. Baker and four children, who arrived
few days ago from Kansas. Other Kansas people are
expected SOON to make the Gap their home.
General A:eys president OF the Improvement Com
pany, !, atng In the foundation Of his residence,
10000 pressed brick for that purpose. lie will rlso
move here shortly, with bis wife and family, living
temporarily ut the In,ermon,, and make this bis
home
Mr.. Be, with his engineering corps, Who have been
surveying the JoncS and AcGeorge lands, near Wards
MILL have moved their camp through the Gap, to the
mouth Of Callahsns creek. TO run GU, abe coal lands
belonging 10 the sams parties.
The South Atluu;: ( Ohio railroad gcve exceed.
ingy liberal rates 10 the furnace people their ma
teria the most Of any Of the railroads which
the cars had to pass.
During the week Mr. W. L. Harris purchased
fourteen lots from E. C. Harvey for $4,000. These
lot. cost Mr.. Harvey about s. 900 or 5000, and
he ;hn" clears some $4,000 or $4,000 by the transac
action The real estate market is strong, though Eo!
very active. II Is believed values will rise cons,
erably in the early Fall.