The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Interesting report Made by Mr.. irvine
and Others. and Il speech ny Gen
Hardin trying - Consolidation
of all the Companies Here.
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

the yacanc, was filled ty Mr. W. : Palmer
The reading o. The minutes Of the last
meeting va dispensed wish.
Mr. Irvine. ono of tie Executive Board.
cal,.d ON hi- committee to report. hut
upon investigation none but himself were
found 70 be- arcscnt. He spoke Of the i'm
,orrancc of this committee hein. %" hand
regularly. and while ,hcy were all busy
men. +; did seem rhal they could each
spare one night in the week and cncour-
age and benefit the clul, b, their presence.
Mr.. Irvine having jus, returned from Ken
tucky said of his trip. Il made il point
TO ,r, 10 aaakcn an interest in our club
while awav.and va, able 10 do 30 toa large
extent. | found that those investors
in Biz stone Gap have lar more faith in
the place now than cvcr hcforc. and that
,,itL +. more substantial than il was last
February. hcine founded now on the dem
o,,,tration that we have got here the ma
tcrial force. with which to make Big Stone
Can a erca, place The now realize that
a lot cannoi be bought one day and sold
the next m an enormous profit. They
have come To- know that the proper way to
build up Al city is for the property holders
To- contrihute tor the advancement and
advertisement of the place, attract the at
,cn,ion Of manufacturers and do away
with the Specializing business. have
found that spin; prcralcni throughout
Kentucky. and have visited majority of
those Interested here While | was in
KeniucD, the big sale a Middlcsborough
took place. .lliddlcsborouglr WAS on cv-
er,bod, $ tongue. Despite this they all
seemed to think tina, nature had endowed
Big stone Gap with lar greater town
making elements than llidllcsiorough
e. found feeling there that wc arc Il
lttlc band. struggling through year Of
reverse and stasuaiion. aud they give us
credit Tor it ali think they are going to
show their practical faith in US and
our place by handsome contributions 10
this club. approached them with the
scheme the committee had formulated
10 raise funds hy assessing all the COM
r.nie- their pro rata, aud it was sanctioned
l., all. visited the Fayettc Land COM
pany pcople. the mos, Of whom are in
l.c>iag,oa aad Ioui, lie. also .omc Of
III, OWNERS in the Movers tract
rhr,c-,eren'l. Of mhicb IS owncd hy k'n-
iuekg ru,i,, al,o ecu. Hardin and tic
South Appalachian Land Company people.
and explained our purposes ana what wc
expected of ,hym ALL They gave me Il
great d,r oil cncoura gancnt Many
Thought that those .,c,s would ultimately
lead t. combination oc the companies
r,,.., ..,,...-. ,l,.;, ,,i,,..., con,;.j.uc.. in
t"' "N1'' s'"ti'''
I've viii have = n'cclin= III the finance
cn,n1.itice. in.lfc DAYS aud pcrtcc, our
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'''7''- '''ll'S' ana ! ''''''N ''' 4 'c'' S"0''
While wc shall have money at "uf disposal
to.carr, on the work ve have 50 Vigorously
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hhd l"'i '"''e is Sr''' u''' I'll
monc, read, 10 Zoe infested in Big Stone
tan uini, Nh. com,letiof,. of IN, louisville
..I N..-t.,;i,.. ...;l.,..J hi ,h..t L.s
nee" "''p'i's '"''' '''N an 'i''S time
Mauy are favorable 20 building. and will
commence a. sonn 49, shining facilities
..... ;,.,.....-.l r,il.l.,;,l som. ot Tho
'''"'>''''' ~ N'0"' '''' PeoF'' al" '""""
that their expectations were a. great as
ou,. Tho. n>ncc, :, second Eirn;u"h,m.
Ian, ,l,., e... ,,,on,.. Fam. no.....,rs ,.l,-
''' s'i o'i'' W '''' M MN 1t =
"iia tins ice.i"S that they are construct
'ns such At magnificent roHH-hed. and cN-
poet 10 'qHi thcii i'n' WIN the very best
rolling s'ucE. '"mc nome more thor
"oshl' 'l"nnrd iii'n over. We nave Ihade
GOOD h-n'' ana al Nc ht'' To 90 Is TO
po!l together a.It'llc longer and our ei-
l"ltS VIII lac c'o"ncd Win success.
J.. ~oars. Of the Reception Committee,
t','''" '''''' '"' ''S'''''s "'''''S Tue pas
h,jn,- q uu,,,i,,,' ,t ,,lu,,t,c,.4 ~, Tho com-
mittrc when the Duke and Duchess were
with as.
Mr.. shelby oI i,e Finauc, Committee.
said lac had promised NJ fine last meeting
t. make A definite rcpor, his week. but a
pfc>s of busirc.S had rendered il mpoSsi-