The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-24
OUR VISITORS.
Two Members Of the British Iron anu
I Steel Institute Arrive and Examine
our Coke and Iron.
They Think Big Stone Gap the Best
Location for the Manufacture OF
Iron and Steel in This
Country.
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.OTHER INTER V E w S

Biz stone Gap had Two important visit
or. ON las, SATURDAY in the persons OF
vr John ". Darby, Of Wcxham. Eng
and Nj F Monks. of Warrington. Eng
,no,n,,cr. If the British Iroa and steel IN
s,i,utc. Both gentlemen are among the
most substantial manufacturers. VINO VS.
tied the cit, and vicinity at the inviia'lo"
~, ", John r. Proctor. of Kentucky, and
Mr. James v. Fox. After in"kc'lng with
,hc main body OF the Institute j" New
York. Pitt,burs and other points Tor two
weeks. these gentlemen branched oil under
fine dircc,orsbp O.; Mr.. Proctor and came
4 into hi. section ahead of the other mem
4 hers "a look more fully into lis resources
s ,l,,n,bc, could do in the hurried excursion
of the whole body. They are making a
careful study of the iron and coal re-
g sources and The transportation questions
with a view Of putting in branches OF their
English manufactures here. the outlook
is sufficiently encouraging.
Mr.. Darby i, Young man, hut has al
ready reached a prominent position among
the iron and steel producers of England.
He inhcri,s his apinc>s for these indus
tries fromau ancestors who have been prom
iucnr in them TO. At century. His grand
father wa> the first to make iron from
Z knocked coal. and hi own plant. located
near Chester. wa>.thc first tousc success
fully the basic process, Tor making steel
Mr.. Monk. is one OF the oldest and best
known Of the practical iron and coke men
I of England
Thcsc gentlemen propose. if they find
the conditions of tbi, section such as will
Justify them. to put in under one manage
mcnt blast furnaces, steel plant and Il
pulling plant, modelled after the con-
Germ of Nj. Dariyn England. and making
steel hy the basic process. such It plant
would require one hundred acres of land
mud vonIJ .mnloy a vast number of work
.
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In charge OF NJ. Proctor they visited
thc coal field, north Of the Gap. and the
coke works of the Virginia Coal x Iron
Company on Preacher Greek. of which
CAPTAIN Tagsart i manager, and also the
j.ro,;ts of irown bcmatite ores in the
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"h" "''l'' ''il''sS'' WIN wat ''''
I" a representative OF the fo>T Mr. .D'fpl!
snid:
Il am greatly delighted win What
(. have seen III BIZ stone Cap ana 'lcInliv'
and am under lasting Obligations 10 Mr'
Proctor Tor bringing IL mere. ana I" "cn.
Ayers for his couric,ieS to Us. speak
the sentiments of a large majority OF the
visiting memher- OF our British institute
when sax thai what wanted To see most
i'll YOUR grca, country was the rich dcpos-
It's OF iron ores and coking Goals here III
the South. where they are as yet prac'i-
callv nndc'elopcd.
Mr. carnegie SAID 10 me. coming over
OF the ship last month. when told HIM
/. thought OF taking the Southern instead OF
the Northwestern route, Oh. don I do H.
Don go South: there l. not d--n hing
to see there.
but dliirr from hlm entirely. The
very things wanted I" see are here. /
did not care :" much To- soc the nanui"c-
tories III Operations Tor We have those ut
/ home a. numerous ami rs nearly perfect
a. one could wish Ia soe- although must
ray that have been greatly surprised
ana pleased al The great concerns we saw
IN the North. iheir equipments are not
50 complete nor their methods 50 cconom-
zeal Il, ours III England. hut they are rap
idly approaching it What those of US
VII" mean business wished TO see III Amer
lea Is Just what | have seen TODAY Al Big
stone cap; a. fine coke a. have ever
S'cns III England, with iron ores only two
miles away. and limestone between, to-
gcthcr with wafer power and railroads.
Inns l. combination that is bound TO
make you great here. have ,ocrcr seen
" 'q'di'd elsewhere. Your coke is the
best h',' seen IN America. The brown
ores We Inspected to-day are admirably
adapted To the basic process. OF course.
your proximity 10 the magnetic ores at
Sra'''c'ry Is great card in YOUR favor,
""' N@r VIII not need that 10 make the
P"'si''I, II. "t tins point simply incalcu-
Liable. We have been over Il large por-
rear" TINS as the best point we have seen
"'. Wv -, '1""U.@Vluti'S oil oa'Ic steel ow
brown ore. and their nr %nI,, ~ 70 , his
coke have enioyed IN, day here greatly,
ana hope can return soon"
s.y;rr ,%,, w. IioN ' IA the SANE strain
duccr of coke and iron for torty years.