The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-02
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Valley Land and Improvement
Company has sold to New York syndi-
| cate The Luray caverns for S125, 900 cash.
1t has also sold several tracts Of its land
for $4,000 and is negotiating the sale of
the Luray Inn at handsome price.
The office of chief engineer of the
Chesapeake and Ohio has been removed
from Cincinnati to Covington, Va, on
account of the construction of the Warm
| Springs line.
A great many pine trees are dying
throughout tho Valley of Virginia. as
far east as the Blue Ridge mountains,
and continuing to the Ohio river. The
bark seems to be full of small holes,
causing the escape of the rosin When
the tree is cut down thirty feet from the
stump it is blue or widowed. The de-
cline of these trees has only been in the
last four or five months, and it common
ces at the top.
John n. Shore, of Ironton, Ohio. has
arrived in Shendun to build the Shen-
dun Brush and Broom Factory, the
foundation of which has already been
completed. The material for the entire
plan is on the ground. Mr.. Shore com
menced work last week with q good
force and expects to complete the fac
tory in thirty days. The building will
be 5OXl3s feet and two stories high.
The contract has been closed for the
removal of the "Cochrane Roller Mills
Company" of Escanata, Mich, to Basic
City. 1t will occupy the building orig
lnally erected for the Buffalo IN. W
Lock Company, and will hereafter be
known as the "Basic City Iron Works."
When in active operation it will employ
500 men.
The amount of money expended in
building operations in Staunton for the
year ending May lst, 1891, foots up
1886, 225.
e. c. Vincent, chief engineer Of tho
proposed Staunton and West Augusta
railway, is making 4 preliminary sur
Vey of the route from Staunton to con-
meet with the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg at some point by which
connection with Pittsburg will be made,
shortening the present route TO that
city at least 300 miles.
Engineers are now engaged at Iron
gate, Va, laying out the site for an
sO-ton blast furnace, the construction
of which will be commenced as soon as
the plans are matured.
The Masonic lodges of the thirty-ninth
district, embracing Tazewell, Pocahon-
tas, Graham and other towns along the
New River and Clinch Valley railroads
in Virginia will hold celebration at
Graham, on June "a. Past Ora nd Mas
ter r. Il. Craighill, Grand Lecturer Geo.
w. Wright and other distinguished
Masons will be present.
1t has been definitely decided that the
extension Of the Blueficld shops of the
Norfolk and Western will be commenced
at once and completed by October 1.
teen stalls, will be enlarged to thirty
six stalls. The present machine shop
and oil house will be united into one
shop; making a room 4Ox1sO feet. The
new buildings to be put up are: Erect
ing shop, TOX2O0 feet; blacksmith shop,
7ox24o feet; car repairing shop, 5Ox3l0;
feet; carpenter shop, 4OX65 feet; timers
shop, 30x40 feet; store-room and oil
house, 70x160 feet; electric light and
| pump house.
Thomas j. McCracken, who killed
his father in fredericksburg recently
and who was cleared on the Plea of in.
sanity, has been confined in the ASYLUM
at Williamsburg.
Among the candidates for admission
to the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis is James Al. Love, appointed
from the Eighth Congressional district
Of Virginia.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Virginia and Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company was helo in the
Offices OF the company in Abingdon,
Thursday, the 2lst instant. Three-fifths
of the stock, SIS, 600 600, was represented.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, c. V.
L1tchheld; vice president, 7. p. Trigg;
general manager and secretary, w. J.
Brown; assistant general manager, Geo.
Kent; chief engineer, o. Barrett; treas.
urer, Rolfe Boiling. The following
executive committee was appointed:
Messrs. Il. p. Trigg, w. j. brown, O
barrett and Geo. E. Penn. Directors:
u. M. Fogg. Nashville, Tenn; j. Will
liams, president First National Bank,
Nashville, Tenn; A M. Shook, general
manager Southern Iron Company, Nash
VILE Tenn; Geo. A. Kent Wytheville,
| Va; q. Barrett, II. p. Trigg, president
Exchange and Deposit Bank; G.. v.
Litchfield, w. j. Brown, Geo. e. Penn,
a. p. Wilmer, Abingdon, Va. Capt. G..
V. Litchheld, the former e-president,
delivered report of the past years
work, showing very furnishing con-
ditlon of the company's affairs. The
property of this company consists of
$4,000 acres of the lower middle coal
measures, comprising coking, gas, steam
and domestic Goals, and lies in Wise and
| Dicl1enson counties, Va.
The wooden and knitting mills in
! West Wytheville have started opera
tions.
| A charter has been secured for a
dummy line from Christiansburg to
Blacksburg.
The Norfolk and Western have $50
men at work on their ballaStinr force