The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-17
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The grading of the Valley Street Railways
road-bcd toa connection with the l.. & Nj in
Plat and in the Favette Land Co.'s addition
is about completed, and track laying has sonc-
what progressed. The eight foundations for
the bridge on East Fifth street arc done, and
the iron columns will soon be up. The wooden
superstructurc is being framed, and the bridge
should be completed early in August. The
Valley Street Railway is erecting large car
shed, 125x40, near the bridge, and will also
probably put up two story brick building
there for freight, express and telegraph pur-
poses. a survey has also been made from
near tho bridge back of the Jail, out Shawnee
to connection with the main line near A.
Cordingley' $ shop. This line may be built as
it does away will, sharp curve going into
Wood Avenue
The Louisville 4 Nashville railroad has Tor
some weeks been occupying it's new station
which, really, intended as freight building,
is temporarily used also fur passenger traffic.
The building, some 100 or 125 feet by 80 is
built of wood with outside finish of weather
boarding and single, tastesHlly paintcd, and
sssishsd within with pine. There are tao writ
ing roolGis, ~ Office fol: CHG Eaaa tel
operator aud q largo freigiit room. Ground i
reserved ahosit q mile nearer tic city for d
large $4,000 station, which ii is expected will
be built, when the financial condition will war
rant the expenditure.
The i. & N. has, additionally, put up
pumping station and tank Of $4,000 gallons
capacity; turn table; two stalls of q round
house for engines; and two section houses, be-
sides making this point the place of storage
for it's rails, fastenings, and general railway
supplies.
Those who have enjoyed the Strawberries,
raspbcrries and other fruits raised by Mr. G..
E. Dutton, of this place, can judge by. their
kind and quality, what the soil Of ths section
is capable Of when it is looked after with in
telligent and Industrious care. Mr. Dntton
takes the pains even to pump water from the
river, when his vegetables and fruits are suf
fering from drought.
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The citizens here should, as far as is con-
sstent with their interest, purchase home
vegetables rather than those from abroad, as
matter of encouragement to those who are
trying to furnish them with fresh and ade-
quate supply of these things.
IT.. o,c,,on,;nn fOrco t,udnr Mr. L. a
Petit, is now encamped in the upper end OF
town, being engaged in retracing the line Of
track, SO as to get up the right of way maps.
The Exposition Hall wishes to acknowledge
the receipt of water color sketch Of the Hall,
from the brush Of Miss Wicklife Cooper,
of Lexington, one Of our visitors.
The Electric Light Company will be closed
down for two or three weeks on account Of the
necessity Of repairing the foundations and
walls of its boiler, but the work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible that the Inconvenience
may be as slight as may be.
| There are new evidences of activity at Ia
coma. Root, of New York, has leased 500
acres Of Coal lands and has now 100 men a.
work. He has purchased of Wolfe 4 Co., lam-
Der for 40 shanties, and the working force will
soon be increased to 300 hands. Dir. Wolfe
has completed tramway for the hauling Of
logs from the mountain to that point and y
making heavy shipments OF timber.
i A tract Of $40 acres of coal lands was sold
at auction here Wednesday, q little over GOO
acres Of which were held in fee and the other
part, for mining privileges. The land Is sit
! uated some eight or ten miles up the Gap and
WAS sold to secure a debt due Clinton Dewitt
Of Lynchburg. part Of the property was put
up at first, but there being no bidders the en-.
! tire tract vas offered. The bidding then be-
came spirited and il wan finally knocked down
TO Gen. Haskell for $1,000.
AZ the meeting Of the bondholders Of The
improvement Company Tuesday II was ascer-
tanned that a sufficient number Of them could
not be induced to 60 into The banking scheme
) and the project was abandoned for one thai
seemed more satisfactory 10 the dissenters
The plan now IS 70 induce the bondholders i
allow Inc $4,000 now ID the hands Of 81,
Trustee and one more dividend, amounting i
Id all 10 500 200, 70 DO devoted % the ruschaa
Of 50 many bonds of the Appaiachisn ssse
. 4 Iron Company, and the n,oney TIM
3 Iiuvssied is 10 be used stoHard cOsapistsaI
9 the plant. Seyeral boadholders slaoS %
!. opposed tie proposition % form 8 hank favas
! ! ed this, among them. Il "a understood, nm
Jadgs and Major these presaa
d Ifavorea tho new aus ion aad il IL oxpsssc
3 Ithoss rho wers absent Win also favor II. Ial
g Iasaiatc steps aare taken 10 secure thur q
ssptsn ansdi eo.ope