The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-06
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


Referring to the outlook for the DAN
Vile ane East Tennessee railroad, tho
Bristol News says: None Of the officers
OF tho company have made their appear
ance in town yet. IN the meantime
work is standstill and the favorable
weather for buil1ing the road is being
allowed to slip by. Judge Kelley will
hear the motion enjoining tho corpora
ton of the city of Bristol from contri-
buting $4,000 toward the capital stock
of this road early next week, and it is
thought by some that the contractors
are awaiting the result Of his decision
before laying out any more money on
the undertaking."
At the meeting of the council this
week a conference will be had with the
Pulaski Rolling Mill Company upon the
question OF street lighting.
The large brick building to be erected
on Commerce street, Pulaski, the foun-
dations of which have already been laid
and part of which is to be occupied by
the Loan and Trust Company, will be
let to contract to-day.
The Glasgow Herald says Mr. Pcake,
of Lynchburg, is negotiating for the
Hockbridge Company's building at
glasgow with view of converting it
into hotel.
Sudgc Mclaughlin last week issued
an amended charter to the Buena Vista
Building and Investment company. Its
corporate title is now the Bank of Buena
Vista.
Mr.. w. II. Waddell bought last week
from MIR. w. S. Hopkins a lot on the
Fair Ground road in which he proposes
to erect this summer comfortable res
idence. The lot has a frontage of
ninety-seven feet and the price paid
was 1000.
The Democrats of Carroll county, at
their primary election last week, chose
tho following ticket: Sheriff, A. w.
Matthew's; treasurer, c. NJ. Marshall;
commissioners of the revenue, L. a.
Jennings, j. II. Carter and NJ II. C..
Mitchell.
r. l.. Gardner has been appointed re.
ceiver for the Pulaski Lumber Compa-
ny, the affairs of which have gotten
into somewhat complicated shape.
This is a very fine plant and the parties
who will obtain control Of it will make
money out of it.
Col. Parsons, as the chief promoter of
the scheme for Il national summer art
school at Natural Bridge, is busily en-
dent that number of students will he
here this summer, though they will
have to occupy fonts, as there is not
time to complete suitable buildings for
their accommodation. Mr.. Breed for
morly president Of the Park Association,
is now interested in this enterprise,
and being gentleman of high standing
in the society of the literary and art
centre of the United States, will do
much to mako it success.
Workmcn are now engaged in build.
ing fifty new houses, scattered in vari-
Gus sections of Buena Vista. Informa-
ton is given that fully five hundred ad-
ditional buildings are now under con-
tract.
Ono of the immediate results of
negotiations between the Norfolk and
Western and the Buena Vista Company
Will be the erection of n handsome and
costly stone union passenger station on
reservation block 2, this whole block
having been given to the railroad COM
pany for that purpose. The grounds
around the station will be handsomely
laid out in walks and flower beds, and
will be very ornamental to that portion
of the town. The station building will
be erected this year.
Tho last monthly payroll of tho
Bertha Zinc Company, at Pulaski, ex-
ceeded $4,000. The company, which
has for long time averaged some IS.
600 pounds of pure spelter per day, has
Increased the daily output to about "a
600 pounds. Among the improvements
they have put in gas oven at the
mines whereby the ores are nut in shane
for the furnace before shipping in.
Their production is unexcelled in the
Union SO high grade, indeed, as to be
taken as Government standard in pro-
posals for supplies of zinc to the minis.
The plant pays four per cent. dividends
on S3,O00,UO0 capitalization; owns it's
own ore supply, which is virtually in
eXhaustible, owns large coal interests
and railroad to the mines.
The Fox Mountain Iron Mines near
Shenandoah, are to be worked with all
the force that can be secured The
Shenandoah Furnace Company intend
to push the manufacture of iron to the
fullest apacity their present works will
allow, and an extension of their plant
will be made as rapidly as it can be
done. The Gem" Furnace repairs are
now completed, and it will be in opera
ton in few days. The work on the roll
ing mill is being pushed with all posi-
BILE dispatch.
Tho Norfolk and Western railroad
has force Of men engaged in putting
il side track on the north side of New
River at Radford to be used by the
American Bridge Company, for storing
material for the bridge works on that
side of the river.
Q A corps of engineers under the dircc-
ton of Mr.. Coryell, are now surveying
route for the extension of the West Vir-
ginia Central from Cumberland to Ha-
rprStOWD Mr. Charlac o@,1bo