The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
OUR INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
Various Items of Interest Arranged in
Small Dishes for People Interested
in Big Stone Gap.
SOME DAINTY asEL.s.

The water was turned from the water works
Saturday, as far as to the Bergman houses on
in bold, clear stream. Superintendent Jcn-
nngs, who has put in water works from Alaska
to Mexico, says he has never seen purer and
better supply in his life. The large main is
completed, the lateras are mostly laid through
out the city, and all will be completed and
water rates go into effect on July LIST. The
first building to be supplied will be the Inter-
mont Hotel, which had its pipes placed as it
rival of other pipes and fittings to be connect
ed with the main. Only zone inch has been
turned on at the dam, and rs twelve inches can
be, it is believed the pressure of 800 feet will
enable stream to be thrown 200 feet high.
This will be great protection against fire aud
will lower insurance rates.
\ gentleman in Ohio writes to the Big Stone
Gap improvement Company regard TO locating
two glass plants: one shoe factory: three shoe
shops: one foundry and machine shops l'!an:ng
mill, sash, door and blind factory; and a new
rolling MILL He also speaks of shoe factory
4Oxl75, four stories and basement, employing
200 to 800 people daily, witha weekly pay roll
of 81, 800, and yearly output of $jOO,o0o;
required $4,000 bonus. Also an electric
works, 4Oxl20 or 100, four stories aud a one
story laboratory 3OxsO, working 200 to 300 pco-
pie; boys earn SIS to 81 a week, girls s. to $40:
skilled mechanics SIS to $25; do 500, o0C year
" business. Required five acres Of land;
bonus of $4,000, and loan of 1000 10 $40 $50
for five to seven years at FIVE per cent. Also
a speciality Iron Plant, manufacturing cranes,
crabs, dcrricks, hosting engines, anchors, &c.;
building 45xllOx2O0 or 250 feet, with wings and
other buildings, would bring i'll 800 to l,o0O
families, working possibly, 1000 men, and
output between $l,0OO,0O0 and $2,oOC,OCO an
nually. Requiring ten acres Of land, S5o,ocO
bonus, and loan of ,OOG or $4,000 for five
to seven years at five per cent.
The construction of the foundations Of the
bridge piers at East Fifth Street, eight in num-
Der, and the filling of the tubulatcd iron piers
with concrete goes, is let to a. Cordingle.y,
the construction of the superstructure to Mr..
A. yirgie, formerly the brigde builder of the
South Atlantic Ohio railroad, and the grad
ing beyond to McNulty & Son. The expense
is halved by the Big Stone Gap Improvement
Co., and the Valley Street Railway. There
are two wagon ways, two ways for footmen,
and the middle for railroad tracks.
A great many of the wealthy farmers Of Lee
county, and their families come to Big Stone
Gap to do their shopping. Bya little pushing
our merchants can extend their trade nearly to
Middlesborough as trains run most conven-
icntlv, allowing visitors four hours here. And
here are the best stocks of goods within a
radius of fifty or hundred miles.
The horseback trade with Kentucky is grow
ing very rapidly. Last week were seen three
cavalcadcs Of three, five and nine horsemen,
with long three bushel sacks and decr-skin
saddle bags laden with one form and another
of merchandise.
The building the Crate ( Mantel Company,
converting $4,000 square feet is completed, aud
the engine is being PIT in place. Supt. Dowden
is receiving his coke, pig iron, &C., and in a few
days will be ready for business, His molding
and other sand he gets from the river not 300
feet away, and directly everything will be COM
paratvely as cheap. Mr.. Dowden has orders
ahead for several months, and in fact, has de-
clined a number of other orders, fearing he
could not fill them in time. He has number
of workmen from New York and will turn out a
finished and satisfactory product.
The Louisville 4 Nashville railroad has
agreed to allow the use of ks main line or to
lay side track along its main line from its
freight yards to Railroad Avenue, where con-
nection will be made with the Valley Street
Railway, which does the grading from there to
the East Fifth street bridge. The line should
be in operation by July lst or a little later, and
will bring PIat3 to the front.
The excellence of Contractor knox's drain
age work is the more evident the longer it is in
operation The bottoms have never been
known to be so dry even in midsummer.
The foundation Of Mr.. J. X. Taggart's house
on Poplar Hill is now going up and the house
is expected to be completed in September.
The plans promise al architectural ornament
to that part of town.
According to Messrs. c. Z. and c. Ii.
Shading, who have figured it up, the buildings
that have been on the way since January LIST,
represent an expenditure of $4,000. The
Building & Loan Associations deserve great
deal of credit for this, as many Of these houses
could not have otherwise have been begun.
Two of the mantels in Dir. Spencer Berry
mans house are beautiful samples Of the work
of home mechanics, being made by Tracy l.
Sons.
The soda counter of curly puplar in White
heads drug store is another creditable piece OF
home manufacture from w. F. Baker. There
is no need of going elsewhere for many OF
these things, because they can be made as
well and cheaply right here, and just that much
money kept in circulation.
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The Hon. WI. Coombs, Of Brooklyn, who
was here last week, was very much struck, as
is every man of observation and reflection, by
the broad and liberal foundations upon which
our people are building this town. Although