The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-09-25
INDUSTRIAL MITES

Capt. Wolfe, Of Wolfe, Clay & Co., reports
the lumber business rcyiving, His firm has
been selling mainly in the BOSTON market, but
as treishts to Boston are SO cents, and to Chi
cage only p, and Cincinnati Ii cents per hun-
ioS., and the price received about the same, he
is developing the market in the West. as
seasoned inch poplar lumber weighs about
1900 to $500 lbs. to The thousand feet, the
saving is over $500 per NJ.
Pig iron will be made here next week in the
c"pola OF the Big Stone Gap Crate and 5fantel
Co: The coke is being burned in open rich on
Looncv Creek. The ore comes from the mines
on Walcn's ridge, and the fiuxing from near
by, so the product will be strictly home.
made article.
Big Stone Gap is bound to be distributing
point and wholesale center, as the country
gets more dcnscly populated. AS it is, the
snck-tradc on horseback into Kentucky is Inn
mensc, and wagon loads Of goods go out each
week.
Big Stone Gap is already found to be one Of
the most convenient meeting places and rail-
road ceutcrs in Southwest Virginia. This
month, fer instance, she has had the Republic
an and Farmers Alliance Senatorial conven-
tions here, and on the 30th occurs the Demo-
cratic In few days she will have large r.
r. Circns that does not show elsewhere be-
tween Bristol and Middlesborongh, l25 miles
apart To this exhibition excursion trains
will probably be run and accommodate the
people within so mile radius.
The above growing tendency to consider Big
Stone Gap as natural center, should empha-
size the necessity Of having a town hall to be
rendered political conventions. church assoc
Citations, and public gatherings q: al kinds.
The Methodist Church is rapidly nearing
completion vhen it will be formally dedicated.
The We, K is DELAYED by the lack of some fin
ishing materials, and the making Of the pews.
Contractor Baker is building them "a sub
stan;;ally as those in the English Cnthcdrals.
Postmaster Gpo;.loc, and his assistant, MIR.
Jesse, have rc-arranged the p"st-of!icc interior
so that It is much lighter and more convenient,
but complain that even no" the office Is too
small 10 give the facilities they would like.
Mr. ". a. Mcdowell is putting up al addi-
ton to his house On Shawnee avenue; L. Il.
Blbbs contractor.
Ernest Newell is erecting al addition to the
Office Of Dr.. Howard, who shortly expects his
mother from the University of Virginia.
On. irm here is selling number Of logging
wagons to go into the mountains oil hentncNy.
One went out this week loaded with goods 20
Esom's, below Whitcsburg, on the Kentucky
RiYer taking the only road yet open, bnt so
circui'ous AS to be twice the direct distance.
The road on this side Of the Black mountains
is passable, but the Kentuckians have not yet
reached the top by half mile. WORK VIII
soon be resumed however, and the road COM
peted.
.;r. McWay.c, of the Glamorgsn Iron
Works, Lynchburg, says the city can get sew
eral sections Of hose and q hasc-rccl tor less
than $500, and practically on its own terms.
There can be no question AZ tn the cxpedicncy
and necessity for the purchase. NY Simply
attaching this hose to the hydrants water can
be thrown over any building in the place. MIR.
McWanc saws he does not know of finer wa
tex supply in The United States, and he has
had large and varied experience.
The Masons of Big Stone Gap are, it Is un-
dcrstood, perfecting plans for the erection OF
a three-story building on Wood Avenue; the
ton lonr of which is to be for lodge purposes.
The city should join in the cost, and use the
second story for town hall, council chamber,
police court, and general town purposes. Yhe
first story should be rented out for business
purposes at an amount more than sufficient to
nav interest on the whole building.
There was placed on record in the County
Clerks office at Wise c. H., this week, a deed
tlut is one of tie largest ever recorded ID 'le
county. This was deed Of trust from the
Biz Stone Gap Coal Company to the Central
Trust Company, Of New York, trustee, TO Sc
care the payment OF $250,0Oo worth OF bonds
executed by the Coal Company. The money
realized from the sale Of these bonds viii oe
used in developing the lands of the company
in the vicinity Of Big Stone Gap, and in carry
mo on II heavy coal business. This company
eia,ms thal in a very short time it will be
shipping large quantities OF coal from here
According to the report OF the State Weather
Service, cooperating with the y. ,. weather
/ Bureau Of the Department Of Agriculture,
with headquarters at I.ynchburg, the temper
| .tnte at Big Stone Gap for tie month OF s'aly,
w;.s the Lowest Of twenty-five stations reported
| IN Virginia, Raleigh and Charlotte, n. u, and
Knoxville, Tenn. Big Stone Gap had rot
on,y the lowest daily maximum temperature
/ and tle lowest daily minimum, but .'so me
loves, daily grand average temperature, when
WAS II o degrees. The other places ranked
eumo,i:. wythevile, Stanuton, Biz. Ssearg,
Iexipgt ~ Hcdiord City, asres, Messing
ford !, acbburg, Kpoxy:;le, Tenn. Raleigh
\. G., petersburg, Birdspsss, charlot,e,s. w
StanarIsyille, Norfolk. Richmond, and pa'e
Enterrise.
In mount of saiu-fall, Big Stone GAP s'aads
sixt,,, wit t,ol inches, which fell for e'e''
DAYS.
The g.g stone Gap Grase aud aantea ~
49, ,nse1 !, contract 10 manufacture a. once