The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-03-27
Bridge Letting.

Messrs. Christian Eakle, Brown, Van
Pelt and David Beard, bridge commits
sicners for Augusta county, together
with Judge Stout and Cpat. James Bum
gardner, representing the common
wealth, held a meeting in the court
house Tuesday last to open bids for the
Iron Bridge to be built oyer Middle
River, at Mt. Meridian. Six companies
had personal representatives in the
meeting as followers: Smith Bridge Co,
Toledo, Ohio; J. A. Houston, Agt.,
Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Canton, Ohio,
H. A. Lachicotte, Agt.; Champion Bridge
Co., Wilmington, Ohio, Geo. w. Owens,
(of Bedford Co., Va.,) Agt.; Variety Iron
Works, Cleveland, Ohio, F. G. Twist,
Agt.; Youngstown Bridge Co., Youngs
town, Ohio, G.. W. Williams, Agt.;
Pittsburg Bridge Co., Geo. Lehrer,
Agt. The bids were as follows: Wrought
Iron Bridge Co., $2,772,OO; Youngstown
Bridge Co., 100000; Smith Bridge Co.,
$2,S5O,OO; Champion Bridge Co., 81, S75, O0
Pittsburg Bridge Co., 100000; Variety
Bridge Co., $3,172,0O, The contract was
awarded the Wrought Iron Bridge Co..
of Canton, Ohio, as the lowest bidder, at
$2,772,00. This company has already
put up three iron bridges in this county.
one at Dudly's, one at Hulnbert Mills
and one at Spring hill. Their work has
given entire satisfaction. The bridge
is to be 1879 feet between masonry, 10
foot Roadway, covered with 3 inch white
oak, and to have bearing capacity of
1900 lbs. to the lineal foot
Mr.. Humbert's Invention.
In this day of material advancement
and industrial progress, it is greatly to
be regretted that Staunton should fail
to take advantage of the inventive ge-
MUS of her own people, which would
tend to the upbuilding of our town and
give employment to our idle labor The
''Humbert Nut Lock-" a simple but per-
feet device, has we learn been taken to
Roanoke, where the majority of the
stock has been placed, and where it will
therefore be manufactured. The wide
awake people of Roanoke know good
thing when they see it, and are not
slow to take hold of it. They said
promptly that they would take all the
stock which had not been taken by
Staunton. They thought Staunton would
have the 'biggest half but it is not So
A triple memorial window to Capt. c.
r. Mason, of Virginia, has been placed
in the Fulton Avenue Baptist Church
Baltimore, Rev. DR.. A. G. Barron, pas
tor, by the Captains heirs. Captain
Mason is well known from having con
structed the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
and other large railways. He is well
known, too, as one of the biggest Drained
and biggest hearted men Virginia has
ever produced. Unpretending, modest
and retiring, there was no question at
fecting business, and especially the line
of business in which he was engaged
4 that he could not instantly comprehend
and master. He was very remarkable
man, and it is befitting that his memor,
should be cherished and perpetuated a
is suggested in the reference above. DR.
Barron is a son-in-law of Mr.. Mason
His other children reside in Kentucky
West Virginia, and Virginia. Capt r
p. Mason is of the firm of Mason, Hog
u Co., railroad contractors in Kentucky
and s. b. Mason, Esq, and DR.. c. r
Mason, are likewise engaged in the sam
work. Mrs. Jno. b. Blackley, OF thi
city, is daughter, as is also the widoy
of the late DIR. Tate, of this county.