Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-05-15
RUSHING RICHLANDs

tu1uo ldlSS INV cStiHcnUS Ill CnlS
one year old city on the Clinch and
read with pleasure of her continu.
ed progress. We excerpt the follow
ing from the live News of that
place.
At a meeting Of the Richards
Iron Co, held at Richlands, VA,
May 6, the following directors were
elected: j.. II. Dick, w. a. Dick,
Geo. Mccall, Saunders Lewis, Jr.,
and S. p. Gritlitts.
Ats meeting of the Riehlands
Land Co, held at Richards, Va,
May 6. the following directors were
elected: Il. r. Dick, w. \. Dick.
Geo. Mccall, Saunders Lewis, Jr.,
and S. p. Griffitts.
At n meeting of tho Richards
Water, Electric Light, Gas and
Power Co, held at Richards, VA,
May G, the following directors were
elected: g. r. Dick, W. A. Dick,
Geo. Mccall, Saunders Lewis, DR.,
and S. p. Griflitts.
AT the meeting Of the Richards
Brick M'rg. Co., the following
officers and directors were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, Evans II. Dick, Sec'y.
and Treas. A. G. Norris, Directors
Geo. Mccall, Robt. i. Hastings,
Gibson Graham, a. G. Norris, and
Evans II. Dick.
Mr.. Evans r. Dick, President of
the Chnch Valley Coal 81 Iron Co.,
will proceed at once to erect on his
property hnre,two handsome Queen
Anne cottages, to cost not less than
$4,000 each. The first story will be
i'll handsome stone, the second story
frame work, most uniquely finished.
Who will follow Mr.. Dicks sensible
example?
Mr.. Adolph Ladenburg, vice
president of the Clinch Valley Goa,
aud Iron Co.. and member of that
we'll known banking firm Of Laden
burg, Thalman & Co., of New York,
while i'll Rlcllands expressed him
self as astonisllcd ut the wonderful
made by the place; that he
was highly delighted at the out.
look, and predicted a bright and
future for it.
An organization of a company
Tor the manufacture OF glass from
The famous glass sand of Tazewell
county, is being effected. The cap
ital stock of said company will he
800, 900, all Of which has been fully
A permanent organi.
cation will he effected as soon as
charter is granted by the Circuit
Court, which will be very shortly.
Negotiations will be opened at once
for the erection of the plant, and
Richlands will be the point.
Mr.. Evans R. Dick, president of
tile G. V. G. 81 I. Co, while on his
way from Philadelphia to Rich
lands, had ~ conference with Mr..
Frederick j. Amweg, president of
the Building and Investment Co.,
at Roanoke, Va, in regard TO the
erection Of fifty houses in Richards.
The conference resulted in perfect
ing arrangements for the inmedi
ate erection of said buildings. The
company of which Mr.. Amweg is
president represents paid in capital
Of 100000.
AT the annual meeting Of the
Clinch Valley Coal g. Iron Co., the
following officers and directors
were elected to serve for one wear:
President, Evans r.. Dick, Vice
President, Adolph Ladenburg,
Sec'ty. Saunders Lewis, Jr. Treas.
VIM. A. Dick. Directors, Evans
II. Dick, Adolph Ladenburg,
w. A. Dick, Saunders Lewis, Jr.
Geo. Mccall, IF. j. Kimball, Harry
Peale, Samuel Heilner, j. H. Din
gee, Joseph L Doran, and Geo.
Willing.
A special train, bearing Messrs.
Evans r. Dick, president, Adolph
Ladenburg, vice-president, and
Saunders Lewis. secretary, of the
Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Com.
many and fI,, I'll