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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24
COAST D:.FENCE .:>D FIELD Guns.
'Che WAR Department Preparing I" GIVE
Effect to the rortitic"tions BiIi'

WASHINGTON, April ;!3.-1hc ordnance
officers at The War Department have been
earnestly at work for weeks past prepar-
inc TO give effect to some Of the more I'M
noytant provisions Of the Fortifcations
Aopropriation act, which will so into
oocrntion after June 80 To avoid loss OF
time the advertisements for proposals
70 eupplv material have been prcparcu'
and viii be issued in advance OF the nc
Ginning of the new fiscal year. lhose
rcadv for issue are as follows;
For % sets of forGinss for steer hciu
Guns Of 3.2-inch calbrc: for D SETS OF
forgines for steel field mortars OF o.o-'lc''
oalibre. and for Is steel carriages Tor ' ,m
same: for steel iorgings for large = ~
and - inch riticd coast defence guns; 10Y
:. 20, and T. inch armnr-picrcln@ PG"jec-
files. for excavation and iron work at the
new south wing of the Watcrvllet gun
factory.
For the large coast defence guns above adaM
referred to Congress appropriated fooV'
600 for the procurement OF the heceSs"'!
forcings. and the material viii be assem-
Mod AZ the Tateryict factory and TIC nm
ished guns turned ou'. IA
The 36-inch mortarS mark ne" ", "e-
narture in military field operations. lhcy
are intended to replace the small cono'lS'
which are used in trenches for shellihS
AN enemy behind cartnworks or iike oe3
fences and out Of the direct fire OF field
ruus. Their range is nearly three tunes
as treat as the cohorn smooihbore NOR
tars, the projcctile is more than twice as
heavy. and great accuracy OF ire Is oo-
taiuablc. The weight of the piece IS
about 525 pounds, so that it can DC oasiiy y.
TRANSPORTED in wagon or moved about ny
men in the trenches.
Tie armor-percng projcctl'cs are &c be D..
manufactured by domestic concern o u'
unou specifications that will secure 'he
nse Of some one Of the modern European
patented processes For their rop procure &C.
ment an appropriation Of $ioo,ooo WIN D !.
available. The work Of construction AT Il.
Watervliet, for which advertisements nave w
an far been prepared, will, it is estiiha' ,,'
cost about SIS, GOO, leaving S73'142 Of in ~,
total appropriation for use IN comp'e'''a
the new south wing,
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4 Trc:racted Session ana Il Number Of
important Casesarc Ercii-A Bar
association to hc Formed.


GlADEvl1Lr, Va. April 2.-ThS has
been an unusually long and busy tcrrl OF
the Circuit Court. It began here on the
18th inst and adjourned to-day. The
first week was taken up almost entirely
by !thc trial of law cases, the mos! I'M
portant cf Which we're Cecil -. Long,
verdict for defendant; Hog ". tiilly. YER
dict FOR defendant: liiin,ann -. \. y ".
Railroad Company, verdict for plaintiff
for $1,000 Carriers heirs ". Wilson
Rose, hung jury; and d. V. Sa!yci IS. \.
" Railroad Company, hang jury. The
case of Carriers heirs vs. Wilson Rose
was a suit in ejcctmcnt fora boundary OF
about ,2C0 acres of land, lying iii what is
called, indif'ercntly, thc "Camybcll sur
yey,' the "AIexanGcr survey, and the
"De tn Bent Boundary This is tho
same boundary which a few years ago WAS
sold ;by the Carriers and C"mpbeIiS to
tnc Virginia, Tennessee & Carolina Steel
& Iron Company, in the attempted survey
Of which one Of the surveyors vas Killed
and another wounded by the occupants o.!
thc land. The boundary contains over
lJO 600 acres, and ;hcrc is scarcely 200:
cl it on which there arc no; persons
claiming adversely IL the CalapIcils and
Carriers. There Was also :; widespread
81 - al = fer
". Rose. The irai occu2ic. three days
and resulted AZ bctosc said, a hui'c JURY,
three for the plaintiff and nine ion DEFEND
ant. The case was argued for the plain
tiT bv McSsrs. Z. u. Ful1an and J. b.
Richmond and for the defendant by
Messrs. j. T. lu,liir. .Ir., and c. I. Dun
can.
On the chancery side o; lie docnct
there were Il numhcr OF cases heard and
submitted, bG! none Of them were ot cs-
pccal interest except 10 tie parties con
cerncd.
At the suggestion OF judge Miller ihe
bar held meeting Or Monday NIGHT for
the purpose CT considering ii. adNe:sa
biltv Of forming i local ''l;lr A-socia
ten and also for the purpose 81 d"N'>-
! ing WHY'S and means 10 sccuT" Il goo"
legal library at Gladcyi!e. to be open to
members OF tbs association and visiting
attorneys. 4 resolution was adopted
favoring the formation OF suci III aSso-
citation and Judge Miller, McsSrs hulili,
Anderson and fulton were made Il com
mittec to frame :. constitution and bylaws
and to determine the best pi3n for Fro-
curing library. 4 meeting viii hc i'eid
on the frs; day oi the next tenn oi the
County Court.
Judge Morrison decided tee case oi
Summeriield, an applicant ior Liquor
license at Big stone Gap. He said il
effect hat ii he had Seen iii the position
of the county judge he would have grant
ed The license; but chat the case was ho'
before him III the nature OF Ar appeal
but he heard it dc nora, and the question
OF granting Tie license was with the cit;
council and the County Court. lie there
fore refused the application.
1t is understood that petition will b'
signed at Big Stone Gap applying for al
election and vote will be taken on lh'
,,unst
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registered voters was 23i ,;94, hut OF this
number only one-half voted. It was not
due to the lesscned interest that the re-
suit reduced the National Liberal poll OF
3,653 below that at the last election. II
the Government had reirancd from using
its influence Gestemunde could not have
been dishonored bv an event which Is re-
GREETED throughout the country.
In the lobby Of the Reiclstag the Emp
error is credited with the intention OF dis
solving the Rcichlag should Bismarck
succeed in forming Il Constitution
Nationa,-li1ctal coalition against The
Government. \ general election would
certainly mperi Tie seats Of nun:-
bcr Of bsma:ckiaus and The rev
house would have m influx Of F.eissiuge
members, upon whom in conjunction vita
the Ccntersis he could rely. The fight has
So decreased the forces Of the Bismarck
coalition that in the event OF a general
election the Socialist part OF the house
wiI he greatly reinforced may give the
Emperor reason to pause.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24
RUSSIA READY.
The Cars Preparations for battle frs'
ideally Completed.

sr. prrxusBvEe, April '3.-in spite of
tho ncacctul uttcranccs OF the Govern
mont officials, everybody knows Russia is
making extensive preparations for war
md that her rivals are Oh their side max
iug counter preparations fora great s'rus
ole which must sooner or LATER take place
Rnssi. has been spending enormous sums
in the construction OF strategic railways
and In this and other ways arrangements
for the transportation OF large poaics OF
pnssion troops to the Austro German
frontier are almost completed. This move
ment Of the Russian forces towards the
frontier of Germany and Austria would
four years ago have required six mouths
fine. willie BY The use of the nov strateg-
ic railroads, a months Sine is all that is
necessary far The vast concentration OF
troops which is now looked forward to,
possibly in the near future.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

Chattanooga i'rdesm4n,j
lac CenAeIl,yi.lc coke strike gives
promise Of being better benefit 10 tie
country al large, and particularly those
section, that make coke. than any one
ever imagined coke strike or ANY other
SOFT o.! distorted labor system could
possibly tc
Sometime, tie liver GELS 50 badly out
.; eflef Tia; bh,c mass, u mcrcurial and
always to he avoided remedy, is nee
e.sary To iigm it. and 50 with the great
4! internal organisms Of labor and methods.
W Naaaeil>Ailic coke strike is but a
4a'-rai oa;eomeot adi.osdered condition.
mere afe more blast fprnacco in The
'suAlH lo-Gas than are needed, and svmc
% teen @ust be idle at least ii part OF
'4' ,''''e. lo Lil.d laorc bias, furnaces
~. ~ 'eiiM yet there we're many OF
I y 00i't last year and Tie wear before.
'o' 'Aenamberis not the greatest menace
" y prosperous business.
INC worst feature is the effect on the
part OF IRON manufacturers to make pig
iron at points in the country which are
no' naturally adopted to il. Efforts to
a maze IRON where the coke ard ore and
az" IAe Hlaslone,whjch IS The mos, evenly
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cfSMA;sCii'S CONTEST.
he is not Elected on the First Ballot
which causes Rejoicing IN Court
Circles.

BERLIN. April 22-BismarcK has not
only lac;tly consentcdio stand 4 reballot
in Gcstcmunde, but he also consents to
become a candidate in Lehr district, where
he is certain of Il return. the electorate
being almost purely Conservative. bis
motive is obvious Returned from Gcstc-
nlunde, as doubtless he will be, when oppCs-
ed only by the Socialistic candidate, he
will then refuse the mandate, accepting
that of the constituency which will return
him with one accordant voice. With the
exception of the Socialists, who arc "a
diant over the poll in favor Of Social
list Schualfeldt, no party is without a
share in the sense of humiliation result
ing from the Gestemundc election. Even
the Progressists, after the first jubilation,
begin to show regret. Reports from the
Gcstcmundc district state that the Prog
rcssists on rebalIot will vote for Bis
inarck or abstain from voting. The MEM
hers Of the Guelph party propose not TO
vote. Half vcpentant expressions from
the opponents of Bismarck are accom-
panied in several papers with the sugges-
ton that, now that he has got lesson
which is likely to tone down his pride, the
electorate ought to recognize his services
TO the nation by giving him an ovcrwhclm-
ing majority.
The satisfaction in court circles over
the check OF the Prince has been alioyed
by the revelation Of the Socialist strength.
1t is known that State officials actively
intrrferrcd with the contest, especially in
the rural parts OF the constituency, using
the severest pressure against Bismarck,
and their action largely contributed to-
ward keeping host of supporters of Bis
marck from the polls. The number Of
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

RooKwoop, Tenn. April .:3.-Thc latest
information from the scene of carnage at
the bark camp or Cumberland Mountain,
is that live men are wounded and one
probably killed. About 100 shots were
fired and the house was completely rid
died with bullets. About enc hundred
and ten are on the works today. The cx-
element has abaied and quiet is again
restored The foreman in charge OF tn"
works is satisfied that some of the white
men led the mob. This information has
been obtained from Mr.. Watkins, who left
here this morning for The camps. lie will
remain there tonight A!r. Arp. VINO ac-
companicd him, has returned and reports
All hands at work.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

Louisville, Ny, April :!!3.-..noli.er SIC
liz Of poison III food at the wedding feast
a! Lin,lon. Ky, j., = d. Snoo!;s. father OF
The groom, died at his home at Ernncmce
Yesterday. Wan. Terry at Anchorage is
expected t. die. Another poisoning is
Today added to ilal ot tGc wedding. At
the boarding house of j. {. Jones here
Yesterday ice cream and strawberries
were sciA ed, and this morning Mrs Jones,
Mrs. Lena Jcnes, Monroe .jones. Lafayette
jones, }. Y. Davis. Of Paducah, Russell
Jones. Mv. and Nls. :. +. bagiey ant Mr.
and Mrs. lIte Shepherd were al! taken
sick. Davis was vcr5 se;ou>Iy affected
for some i.ours. All are noN better
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24
INTERVIEW WITH INMAH.
He Thinks tho Georci. Central Will BE
Leased ia Few Days by the Ter
minaI system.

NEW DIRK, April :!3-Prcsidcnt John
H. Inman. of the Richmond Terminal
system, returned TO-DAY from his extern
sive trip throughout the South In regard
10 he report Chat the Terminal system
would Issue a lot OF new securities. Mr.
Imam said there was no truth in It, the
matter was not even considered He
thought the leasing of The Georgia Cen
trail road would he accomplished The
idea contemplated Is to lease tine Georgia
Central to the GEORGIA Pacific road the
Richmond x Danyilc people guaranteeing
tie lease thus practically leasing the Cen
t;ai themselves. The Richmond s; Dam
vile people guarantee seven rcr cent
dividend on the Georgia Central stocks.
The leased line would he under the con-
trol Of the Terminal system Mr.. Imam
thought Che matter wcud he decided in
side Of ten days.
Wien asked about thc repoY. iat an
English syndicate was about 10 purchase
the property Of the Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company, lnman said Tic proposition Of
the syndicate was 10 purchase for TWO and
one-haif millions the tennessee division,
which includes four iron furnaces, one
thousand coke ovens, three or four iron
mines and il3.1(i0 acres Of land This
proposition would he submitted TO the
stockholders alta special meeting called
for that purpose 10 be held at Tracy City,
Tennessee. May ul he did no, know
whether IN" offer Of the syndicate would
be accepted by the Stockholders or not.
The South, Inman said. was in prosper
Gus condition, and preparations being
made by planters would Indicate an even
larger crop OF cotton lhis year han that
ct last. ii the season vas ~ GOOD Il one.
In south Carolina several Gotten mills
were being erected, and manufactures of
various kinds were being built all over
The South Railroad building III the
South, he thought, would BE checked
somewhat, owing It the depressed money
market in the North and the consequent
hard work 10 hoat railroad securities AS
an illustration OF ;hc Development Of the
South and the increase in freight traffic.
Dir lnlnan said the gross earnings OF the
Terminal system were $lO0.0H0 more
per month this YEAR than las; wear.
The ire" mnin., industry Was qGict at
present owing to the dcDrcS,oM in iron
trade caused ~ lie low prices
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

Fixed SUI
Aysn,er OF Carbon. Ash liinr.
samples Big Stone Gap coke .nadc
il open WICK ar! - barrel &a23 go C.7t3
, samples CoHuc.lsNc, Pa, coke,
oven test ........ ........... oS."j 9.lt Oslo
oven tyS;. - ' ...'...''so.5l 1874 1885
samples Birmingham, Ala, cyNe,
oVcn t">t...... 81 % iv.oi LIS
: SAMPLES PocaAoEtas Va. coke
samples ,'ew River, W coke.
l sample BIG stone Gap COKE, oven
test. analysis made Icy A. :.
alcCrcail sept, l,ce.. oi.2A $50 .5So
These tests show that Inc Cunnclls.llc
article only stands Third from tue bottom
and La; il is yer; little better than the
jwo samples thai are lower in lhc grad
ing.
But 70 return t. the pig iron subject:
Tire Connclisyilc Strike has no: oll
demonstrated that Conucii.,,lle coke j.
not 4 necessity in the production 81 iron.
but it has shown that there are more, BIAS;
furnaces in the United States than are
needed. This is proven coEciusivc'N.
Many furnace. nave been closed for scvcra!
weeks. aud there has been u shrinkagc in
the production, but that has failed 10
bring the price ot pl@ mon, BcSsculeT pig,
even, above 81 AN advance Ci OIL Il dollar
over the price when NIL the furnaces, ,l,at
cared to, were runniue The supply
still keeps up. DIES pite The great sirinAage.
and il all means that-li!e ron moW hcins
produced is being u>cd and is not being
stored in yards 10 rus; away and wreck
;he fortunes Ji the makers. Indeed, the
inability to get coke has made much more
money Tor many manufacturers than =
continuance 81 operation Non:d nave
made .or them.
But as Was said above. The predicting
capacity OF the furnaces is greater than
the consuming capacity Of the country.
OF necessity somc furnaces MCSl he Idle
a palt Of the time ut least, ill the con
Stunning capacity grows 20 meet The rr"-
Gucing capacity. This may np! be great
While, hat in the meantime the question
arises: Nv hat furnaces must De Idle:
By all laws OF nature, the Attest wi!! sur
yive. and IN his case :he furnace thdt
can produce pig iron at tic smal!eS! cos!
Will lie the s,.est The South makes iron
cheaper now than any other section and
will continue to do 50. There axe lev
places in the Norih vs. here he Ingredient
used III pig IRON ci..i Dc mac VII i!'"' '"''c
hauling, and il is cheaper 10 haul he I'm
ishct product ;han ii is to haul the in&re-
dicnts. Hence, Southern iron can he !aid
down in the North cheaper than it ca" he
made there
ii the Northern furnacemen would he
content 10 wait til! there is Il call for them
10 resume and in the meantime take Up me
Southern product instead Of cutting the
throats Of the coke and ore producers ANA
the CARRYING railroads in ihcir efforts to
get the prime factors Of PIC iron cost tor
nothing, AL hands would lie more prosper
Gus and happier.
If The Conncllsyilie strike keeps UP Il
little longer many things that are now
seen by Northern iron ma!icrs"as through
= class darl.iv' will be rs clear as day,
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ty-M.y1sYMa s.iiEaps' VIEW Oh II.
Tie Says ts;e E.ynci.;ns ot ':e italians Was
.;.st;i:c. ;'ut!c: Tn" Circumstances,

NEW HAylx, April .!:'.-?'he Hon. Ed
ward ) Phelps, VINO Nns l,il.iste! 20 En-
gland during Clcycand's Administration
and is Professor of international Law
in Yaie University, said Yesterday:
81 do not care TO express any opinion
about the Diplomatic acts Of our Govern
menl. tlnN that Italy, course las shown
undue pYec;nitancy. The killing of those
mcn in New Orleans was Justified. IL my
view of il. by the circumstances leading
up 10 ii. The ordinary machinery OF JUS
tce is lie peoples right. and wien 1t
fails 10 do It's work the right s;!ii rests
with Ike people to sec That justice IS car
rjcd out. thini, that the effect on the
whole MAJ be good enc. 1t may serve
rs y renuke to Inefficient coarts and Jur-
les. IL tina, and other parts OF the conn-
try so man murdarcrs axe let OIL scot Tree
flat il has become almos, matter or
course for them 10 escape punishment, eX-
cent in cases where the whole community
is aroused and makes justice It's own
particular active concern. Courts VIII not
lie respected so long AZ their members are
yul.arized BY dependence upon political
trading. intrigue, and management ior
nositions OF power. Ii This were not SO
there would be ?c"cr lynchinSa. After
Ill fine recourse 10 the might OF the pco-
ME- deplorablc as are lis incidents ana
consequences at times, is a penalty which
we nav for our greater freedom OF Govern
mcnt Ours. on the whole, is the best
pol;t;cal system in the world. Crrpeople
are happier Cham any ether aud lhc manly
self reliance which is one OF the charac-
tcrjs,jcs of freedom, is worth ;he payment
nl 4 NcrY dear price.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24
Hungarian Brigands Coming.
Berlin Cable Dispa,ch.l

The American immigration Commissioners
will do we'll to beware of immigrants sailing
from the parts of Hungary known as the
the blessing of local police conferred upon
them, to the utter disgust of the festive Mag
var population, who for centuries have follow
ed the pursuits of brigandagc and thieying as
the only means of livelihood worthy Of gentle
men, Hundreds of them have already petit
toned the Government Cor leave to emigrate TO
America, request which is only too readily
granted. Yesterday a band Of eighteen pass
ed through Budapest on their way to New
York. They made no secret of their reasons
for quitting the fatherland, nor did the local
papers make any attempt to dissuade them
from goiag.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

The surveys and bitches constructed under
the CITY engineer, Mr.. Malcolm Smith and con-
tractor ". X. Knox, have been well done, in
spite Of the bad weather which prevailed dur
ing tic winter and early spring. With the
exception Of few places, especially one local
ty below the first dam, the city is now thor
oughy drained and no disease can result from
surface water. The filthy pools near the first
dams should receive immediate attention.
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occupy or more properly speaking, shonld

but SLOW as the process may seem. iron
masters are beginning to sec that il is not
natural nor proper condition that allows
Il strike among, at the outside figure. -
| icw Thousand men, and covering ONLY
! lew mics @! territory, cause disruption
oil the industry all over the country: 10
cause fluctuations in prices and to change
the markets tone. There is probably no
other set Of men, workmcn or CAPITALISTS.
covering so small an area and so unim-
portamt in the matter of numbers. who
could exert such an influence npon any
"fahch OF trade. Fortunately, in this
case the Alabama, Virginia and Tenncs-
sec IRONS were III The market to help act
the slump and hinder suddon advance
and consequent reduction in the iron
market. Had il not been so. there i; no
ieinng what condition the iron market
would be IN At Ibis time
BUT this strike is opening The ewes Of
iron manufacturers TO the fact that
the Whole iron industry does not lie
III the hands OF the Conncl!svile coke
makers. For example ihc city o! Wheel
ing, V. II, and her iron masters NAV be
taken. There are fields of coking coal.
ana coke ovens making it into coke, at
points very muc! nearer the city than the
Connclisvilic field These cokcs lave in
times gene by, been given partial triad
in the Wheeling furnaces, bu, never such
trial as they deserved, nor such a rial
as they now would get il; the possibility
existed
Now, these cokcs are not gct-a-b,c, be-
cause there arc not good railroad facilities.
but it would cost comparatively little to
build roads 10 carry them TO the furnaces,
and that cost would he paid back in Il
short time, for the roads would pay from
the start By their coke irciSh:S.
10 give more weight to the asscri;on ,hat
ConMcllsyile coke is not the best coke
though it is the standard. the following
may be cited:
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

About 80 passengers came in yesterday on
the L.. J.. y. The hotels are having more
guests than they can accommodate.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

Captain H. b. jerks, Of the United States
Railway Nail Service, is in the city. He has
mail service. He says he expects to have reg
ular mails on the road within month.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

These arc the figures, so don't be too quick
to fad fault with people who are trying to
bring excursioniS:s here, or, il YOU think it is
so awfuIly easy, 90 arrange one yourself. You
will perhaps feel like the scoifcr who said to
President Dwight Of Yale: "Psllaw! anybody
could have written the proverbs of Solomon" "
"Supposc you write a few, said Prcx in am
swer and thc scoIicr held lis peace.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

1t is probable that the Louisville & Nashville
authorities can be induced to put excursion
tickets to Big Stone Gap, on sale at the ticket
Offices at ;hcir principal points, and keep
jiiem there permanently, so that even one per-
son, If he be so minded, can come and sec for
himself
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

rhc citizens of Lee county are coming in
considerable numbers from as FAR as Jonesville
and Pcnnngton's Gap, and buying largely
here, particularly furniture
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

IN the last eight days there have been l37
arrivals at the incrmont hotel and 90 ut the
Central, total Of l97 or - :, day which is
good showing for u new field Through trains
will help us ser. mich by increasing this
number.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

Dr.. \. J. loback, from Floyd County, Va,
has bought lots !, , and 5, in block 25a; Plat
e, and will erect $1,000 residence.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

The vote on The question of issuing $4,000
bonds for general Improvements was carried
BY vote Of ~ TO 3.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

Two car loads of lumber for the bridge over
Fifth street. are here on the sidctrac&. The
four iron posts which vii! take the place OF
aGutncntS, are also here, and only some angle
irons are awaited before actual construction Is
begun.