The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-23
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. NOTES.

Ing several days at Buena Vista, left
for his home last week. Prior to his de-
parture Judge Downing signed con-
tract wherein he agrees to build during
the present year $50, 900 worth of dwell,
ing houses in Basic City. Work on S15,-
o0O worth Of these buildings will be
commenced at once.
The Basic City Fabrique Company at
Basic City, Va, has gotten it's plant into
operation and has been at work for n
couple of weeks. This company is now
prepared to fill any orders it may re-
ceive for goods in its line. This enter
prise has the distinction Of being the
hrst manufacturing plant to GO into act
ual operation in Basic City,
A deed of trust has been admitted to
record at Luray, from tho Valley Land
and Improvement Company to ii. j.
Smoot, Andrew Broadus, and S. j.
Richey, Luray, Virginia, and Joseph C.
France and Levi u. Condor, of Balti-
more, Maryland, trustees. The decd
conveys all of the real and personal
property, including the Luray Inn and
the, Cave property of the company in
trust for the benefit of its creditors with
out any preferences.
About 1000 men are at work ON the
branch from Covington to Hot Springs,
Va, and track-laying will begin by
May IS.
The good weather has again allowed
WORK to be resumed on the street car
line at Tazewell C. H., and it is under-
stood that it will be completed and the
cars running within sixty days at the
farthest.
Contracts have been let by the West
Virginia and Pittsburg Company for the
construction of 3416 miles of line from
Shaversville, or Flatwood, to 4 point on
Gauley river, Immediately opposite
Williams river.
In the circuit court at Staunton a
charter was granted the Basic City
Natural Gas and Oil Company; purposes
to drill for natural gas, oil and coal at
Basic City; capital stock, 5000. 600:
principal office, Basic City, Va. The
officers for the first year are Michael
Nolan, president; M. A. Booker, vice
president; j. A. Wise, treasurer; and
Geo. S. Mcgee, secretary.
Tho Ravenwood, Spencer and Glen
wood railroad has been completed from
Ravenwood, w. Va, cast ten miles and
seven miles OF it in operation. 1t is ex-
pected to have the entire line completed
to Spencer by July Is.
e. V. Fuller. representing and largely
interested in the Cochrane Roller Mills
Company, OF Escanaba, Michigan, has
closed contract with the Basic City
Company to remove tho extensive and
valuable plant he controls to Basic City.
The wooden and knitting mills at
Wythevillo are now about ready to
commence work. The machinery is
nearly all in place, and a great deal of
now machinery has been added. This
company are out in circular to the
II a..
The West End Glasgow Land Com
pany convened in annual meeting at
Glasgow ON Wednesday week. Three
and the report of the president showed
the condition Of the company to be ex.
cellent. Tho following officers were
elected: w. b. E. Leech, president and
general manager; G.. d. Letcher, vice
president; j. A. r. Warner, secretary
and treasurer. Directors: Robert Cat
lott, 5. ii. Letcher, Tazewell Ellct, f.
I. Glasgow, b. b. Semmes, G.. ID.
Letcher, f. M. Moon, r. r. Watts and
j. l.. Tredway.
Two corps of engineers have been
busily employed during the past few
weeks in laying off tho town site OF
Cornwall. They have about completed
the boundary survey and will now begin
upon the Typographical map. Mr.. j. r.
hughes, practical miner, recently en-
ployed In similar work in Page county,
has been secured by the company, and
this week began with force of hands
to uncover and open up for inspection
the ore beds on the property.
Plans have been accepted for the new
hotel. They were furnished by Ross e.
Stone, architects, of New York. They
Will Immediately get bids for tho con
struction Of the building and it will be
completed as speedily as practicable. 1t
is to be very pretty and comfortable
hotel and will cost about SIS, 900. 1t
Will occupy commanding site, situated
near the junction of Irish creek, with
South river, and will overlook both
streams. 1t will be about four hundred
yards from the Shenandoah railroad.
s. Nj. Brown, Malcolm jackson and
others, of Charlestown, w. Va, have
chartered the Dun Glenn Railroad Com
pany with the intention of building a
line from Deepwatcr to point in Mer-
Ger county. w. Va.
1t is expected to resume tho work of
grading on the Orange and Keysville
Railroad extending from Keysville. Va.
via Farmville and Arvon to Gordons.
vile, Va, about 100 miles Fifty miles
of preliminary surveys have been com
pleted, extending from Keysville to
Arvon, and 80 miles have been located
and about 20 has been graded.
Col. j. *. Irwin, of Logan county. is
having cut cube of 10 feet of cokino
coal, another cube of splint coal of
feet for display at tho Columbian fair
Another party will send log 10 feet
long and 10 teot diameter TO carry
this to the great fair the Chesapeake
and Ohio Company will build a special
car of forty ton capacity. The exhibits
will DO RATED down tho Guyandotte
river to the bridge of the Chesapeake |