The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Shenandoah Valley and other railroads got
t;r,~ out throuoh t;clets "a Big Sto,c Gan
from, -N.v yor,, ph;lad.loh;a e. which will
rrovc f., ,,r.at co,v.r;onc. as MANY n,o,,. h. 70
t I'll ;. c,,a ~ g., a., ,,a
hce" "i''N'S " "'''' DIS '''Nc zap ''e" VIC
ticket agents being unaware Of its where
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fl. Yo,rol,. & Western R,;l,o,d ,t 3o3 BROAD
,ro, Now vorr hor;,r had re,ncs,s Ear ;rfor-
nat;o, .hort Rir Stone Gan was su,,Iicd bv
v. To-. ", n .;.h ,,..,,,ar af pro:
p.oo.o,. ,,,,,,,cts which J., i r;,;,c o,t 70
;aa,;m.,..
The Norfolk x Western Railroad recently
gave a round trip excursion rate Of rs fares,
OF about 4 cents mile to a gentleman who is
New York and phil,deipI,ia. Twenty-Five pco
pie to the car or seventy-hyc altogether, it
Being the intention to have Il dining ca. also.
The railroad authorities would run this a spec
ial. Pullnlans cost So day each, a dining
car $50 and meals - cents, Sl.oo, or whatever
price nav he agreed upon, or u IL cttlic, if so
'''''''eIi az ls', .,,. .Y >'''
~ - ''v'''' ,.n,S,. ,a,. ss,c
l:niag Car, 6 Qg$5o .acll ......- $40
% Mres say ny. ~ II, lne average from Ne" .,,s-.
- meals. times a day iorsix days at,
say % cents ..''''.... l,S'-.,'o
Total. $:,2Si.2,
These arc the figures, so don't be too quicl,
to fnd fault with people who are trying to
bring excursionists here, or, il YOU think it is
so awfully casy, 20 arrange one Yourself You
will perhaps feel like the scoilicr who said to
President Dwight Of Yale "rsllaw: anybody
could have written the proverbs of Solomon"
"Supposc you write a few, sale! Prcx in an
swe:, and Che sccicr held lis peace
1t IS probable tAat Tie Louisville " -'''''' nc
authorities can be induce" 10 put excursion
tickets u big Stone zap on sa'c a' ''e 'icNe'
Offices at iaeif principal points anu te'l
tiem there permanently 80 '''a' even one per
son, II he be so minded can come ana sec 'o'
himself.
". ,.mus 1iodrc Who has c;.roc here
ro,cnory. Of Louisville. is expecting the alri
80, :I;s voc,, fran thr land, Of The Kentucky
Union Railroad. near Jackson, Breathitt coun-
~. = steam drill. The machinery occupies
two ears. and comes in as advance freight hy
the courtesy Of the Louisville Il Nashville
This drill! is two inches in diameter and takes
ON; 3. core one and threc-cigh,h inches in diam
;.,toro.. i'm, -so,oa;c., ..c,iou ty,r most inter
g u.,.;ch NJ 1Iobuo has nro,,;s.
81 .nsarn e. ,1o rxnos;,;ou Hall TIE drill,
49,, ,,anntn.tc 70 i, d.n,h Of ? 600 feet Lut Mr.
uo,n. ,,;,,,.. b. ,.;,i final al hc w.rts v;,hr
,o5 rn lu;,, n,.i.o. ,ho,, thirty GOO,
H.. IT,, o,r loovlodo. of tho Goa
AL -. .,,.to cororal,v will u, rrc,
;n.rao..,, Tb. FIRST dr;,y;nr will he dome O,
49,, p.or;no norl. .to,, o;nI,t miles fran III,
* s;5.,r... - i.cl ;.u,,.. of,orv,.1.
=. r..,, or,;,,rl. and tbc, nv cI,vcr ForI.
:, u.,,,n co,r,, !, al oc vb;c,, places tn,
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."' ''''P'''N,'''''' s'.,'r'' a...,;,',
l"''',' '''.'' '''' ''I' ~ 80
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?o' ."'''''' ~, r.. ,,,,,..
'l'''':'7 ' u.,.;, ~ s.r,n.on 30,
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Tho Ir,rovcm,n. Comnaov has been askc
e i c,r loc,to bare the follow;nr Industries:
cb;ldr.r,s C,rr;,re. woy and Furpitur
uarrf,ctorv Their plant occupies
.,,oc. or ,iG~lQo Geo, they monufactur
II, ,;,o;r rc,J rattan willow wood and iro
vort and finish same in trimming and unhols;
o.;,o. .,o;.,.:r,, aud TRIMMINGS rmuiov Il
h.rd. h,vc = wcclIy nav roll Of 81 900 man
,r,ctnr;rc and se,inm S25n 0OO pcr annuu
Seven travelling ncn on the road covering In
cr.;rc country. They desire 10 move t0a 200
Iocation IN . GROWING. prosperous town. Thei
plant that wil! be moved, not including build
inc and land is worth 500. They wi
want 70 make Z stock company of $500 co
canita Of which they want S3j 900 subscribe
nv conuanv or toyrr in which they locate, an
sito donated for factory
r;re Prick u,unfactorv wants location
vicinity If good fro cloy
u.oh;ro and Too, Naruf,ctorv uavcsl5
Geo invested in their plant and employ 50 hand:
Want &, site donated and a loan of $40 900
erect suitable buildings and increase plan
VIII nav Nor conf for loan.
Buopv Ton and Neck Yoke Manuiactor,
plant valued ot SIS 600 and cmnloys so hand