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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
!SptslHlAL GKGNrH.
esmship Lines and New Manu!oct-
urins Enterprises.
Manufacturers Record, of Balti.
\ Nov. y, in reviewing the indus
9grcs, Of the South, SAYS:

l4nniactrrers Record, Of Balti-
Nov. y, IN reviewing the INDUS
sg'cs, Of the South, says:
Development Of the South's for
d. which has heen SO frequently
Fed poon. aud which vas cmpha-
!; week in the announcement Of
ssl'aI'cn OF ioar steamship lines
s'Fon News TO Europe, receives
slaa.IFarion this week in the cs-
pea'oi i've steamer lines from
s'o L2n@on, liverpool, Gla>gow.
e. Aa'ye,qt The magnitude
b BUSINESS Aa. already attained is
Z the tact that The government
] The 'alac Of foreign exports
' United States Of Get puts the
! 2 al. Southern polts al $44,lco,-
r. $ 6olo,ooO tromss;he rest
HuA''& ihe shipments from the
R'as over % per cen, Of the total
I month The tendency of the
''ade to seek foreign outlets
q, Southern .. ports is being daily
3 ylFOn 'lc country, and while
Nv'' and Norfolk, With their
n. ,p vi '...i lIns5' are making heavy
8 IAN Hour, PROVISIONS, lum-
'a '.. more soalherly Atlantic
A.. wv wv aHaya"cins rapidly, aud
Il; !, as1 A. r. u'''ysIon are handling
8 .s "ar s,Heral business, the ship.
8 n @,aI IRON the former city for
s q a9 ata ending Oct. 81 having
sso, w, w. bushels against 29l 900
r' 'rv corresponding time last
y, 5,os'a :. Of the SoulI's foreign
81 'u 10 have u widc-r.,ch;~ q
f. upon ,'., The prosperity and prog =
81 - g, ,. Added to The si lend
o. sr' ' 'au's'Hen' which is going on,
IL .r,, ,1y manufacturing interest 5
81 MI, FR'[ II by great CONNER.
s slo,' 'as,f immense lradc. The
q enls,adss goes ga steadily, and
s&eDin.' p p. reported This week
ID al Go' o. the great million dol,
E# been yv; !" 5. c., on which
sa ' tsn u, d.. Progress for 50 many IAN !,
sia!i.t.' V yi,I Of the New Eng.
q 10 comme.o ""se secured con.
,OOO eot, ,ence at once on build.
sIe gV.,oH !. mill, to be followed
81 Of r '"'s,,nsh', Ellicott CITY
es nj coal lands III W. Virsin si
s at IBg onl,'s for $65,Ooo; street.
IAN :, '..Vtusion, Texas. . s,so oo.
81 lar isrs ,s' a.Is at Point Pleasant sS'uu1
.i sa = $4,000 p sisys, ,aea sem a
paa, !. is a $4,000 man mapu fonI
ssr s ,sss 700 sapital for s piopes
li mi s' One at baltimore u' sa''r Il !
h.; a. taa smelling eomo,o sla .
S'f' q sloee0 sl ec%pa .1;e6 :
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
Two Railroads Heading Toward Big Store
Gap.

BEArrYvlLLE, Ky Dec. ST. W. Todd,
Of Clay City. chief engineer of the Ken
lucky Union Railroad, has made a pre-
iiminarp survey for a branch railroad from
Beattyyille to Lumber Point.
IRVINE, KY. Dec. 3.-Contract for hnild.
ing the railroad bridge across the Ken.
lucky river at Irvine for the Richmond
Nicholasville, Irvine & Beattyyille Rail.
road Co. is said to have beeu awarded t.
the Phoenix Bridge Company,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
Hut no; get out OF the Woods

Loypos, Nov. "a irsnia bondholders
are taking steps to prevent t'e surrender
of bonds held by Brown, Shipiey & Co. An
indignation meeting is probable.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
Growth OF Cotton and WOODEN .,sanUs.4
lures in Ten Years.

lures III en- Sdfos
The progress Of cotton and WOODEN MALI
ufacturcs in this country was effectively
brought out in All address delivered by
Hon. Robert p Porter, supc:i OF
the eleventh census, before the CONNER
cial Club OF ST. Louis. The figures re-
specting cotton manufactures are of par
ticular interest. They show, among other
things, the remarkable fact tnat during
the decade between 1850 and $50 the liz
crease in the number Of persons employ
ed in New England cotton mills was y,
755, while in Southern mills ii was -,
592 in the first case gain of somewhat
more than II per cent, and in the second
OF nearly 1875 per cent. The relative in
crease for the same period of cotton con
sumption, OF value of products and OF the
number of spndles as between New Eng
land and the South is given the following
| fable
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
(---inc:et Vl----------------o
Cotton Value OF No. Of
New England 2Y4 $50 $685. ,23L 9 POI ,O56 |
The South. 1913 ,e63 ~, .45l 992, I34 |

New England .294, $3.50 So, 81 ,23L &, POI ,056
The South. 1868 24,l6G.45l 992,I34
1t is evident from statistics furnished
by Superintendent Porter that in the geo
graphical classification made BY the COM
pi!er Maryland was counted with the mid
die States statistics instead Of with The
Southern, as in 1880. Had the same rule
been obseryid now there would have been
{. considerable addition to several totals.
OF this splendid exhibit of the South's
progress in cotton manufacturing, MIR.
Porter said "Ihe Southern States may
we'll he proud of this magnificent showing,
which present Tonight for the first time,
These States are employing in their cotton
mills nearly as many hands rs Massachu-
sets did in 1870. In the ten years just
closed they have more than doubled Tho
number Of persona employed aud the value
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

plant at Marietta. Ga; 100000 enlarge
men of water works at Memphis, Tcnu.;
u $4,000 lumber company at Ocean.
Springs, Miss; a $4,000 coal and coke
company at Ciarks!;urg, " Va; 500
000 viiriiied brick company al Houston,
Texas: shirt and clothing factory NJ.
Columbus, Ga; a $4,000 brick company
at Covington, Ky. etc"
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
sso.aao, 900 FOR American Breadstuas.

FOR the:sen months ending On Oct 3ist
exports osAmerican brcadstutis amour
ted to slG3,4S6,463 or over $50, 600, 600
more than during thesame period of 1890,
Tie great increases. of course. have oc-
CURED since August. and at their present
rate they are likely to amount to AZ least
sS0, 600, goo for the tull calender year.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

OF ti:eir preduct, and have nearly trcblcd
the anohnt of cotton consumed and the
number OF their spiidles The increase
in the amount ofcotton consumed has been
greater in the Southern States than in
New England. ihe showing for the Uni
ted States is most satisfactory Nearly
$1,000 more persons employed. an increase
OF $G3 900 in value of product, and Of
upward of 3,5G0.0n0 spindlcs, is Il deccn-
MUM progress VIC may all rejoice over.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
NORFOLK TO EUROPE.
Five Steamship Lines to Foreign Ports In
iugur.te;i.

Last week the Posr made the announce
Acnt of Che Inauguration Of service on
tie four regular steamship lines from
Newport News to European ports, which
had been reported some months ago rs to
be started. On July 18th, it vas ANNOUNCE
ed that tie North American Transport Co.
had been organized by New York and
English steamship owners to establish
regular steamship lines from Norfolk to
Europe. The operations Of this company
promise to he as important TO Norfolk as
the Furness Hines 10 Newport News.
Several Of It's large steamers have ALREADY
loa4cd general cargo for Europe, and the
company has now arranged for regular
saiiings Oil Ave lines to Liverpool, London,
Glasgow, Antwerpt and iavrc, AS follows !:
NORTH AMERICAN TRANSPORT GO.
Intended Sailngs, from NORFOLK, VA,
With Liberty 10 Call at 0ihng Virginia
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
T. T. ULCOTT,
HucH Il. GARDEN

II only remains for the Legislature OF
Virginia and The foreign bond-holders to
formally accept the settlement and per-
feet arrangements. There is 40 doAh' as
to the Legislatures action and Captain
Garden. when asked if the hond-holdcss
would agree, replied, ''Unques'ionably.'
This settlement does not affect The
Sc ,OOo, OO0 funded under the Riddlehcrser
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
TIE VIRGINIA DEBT QUESTION.
The Response cf the Bond-hoIdere' Com
mittee.
The response of,he Oicott people reads
RICHMOND, Va, Nov 10 1891.

The response f,he O!cott people reads
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 10. 1891.
To the Governor of the State Of Virgin
| ia and the Members Of the Debt Commits
sion.
Gentlemen We acknowledge the receipt
| TO-DAY Of your communication dated t!!c
18TH Instant Oar under standing Of your
communication is that ii we will amend
our proposition basis it will bc unanimous
| IL adopted by your commission-yiz: that
there be an issue Of $4,000, 600 OF bonds
having 100 years to run, bearing interest
at 2 per cent per annum for 10 years and
> per csnt for the remaining ninety years,
and that the new bonds issued are TO
conform in the general charactc: to those
issued under the Riddlebcrycr bill. We
represent over $23 600 stated by YOU
AS outstanding Excluding bonds held by
the United States and he schools and col
iegcs of the State. We. therefore, uu-
dcrstand that under such amended propo-
siton we should receive $4,000 OF new
bonds for every $4,000 of old indebted
ness surrendered. 1t may without say
Virginia portion Of the Old bonds and the
interest thereon similar Certificates to
those issued hy the State under the Rad
dleberger bill. We beg TO say that The
proposition submitted by us as amended
bv YOU will 20 to our constituents with
our cheerful recommendation, new bonds to
bear interest from July !, 1891.
We desire now TO acknowledge the nm
interrupted courtesy Of your commission
during these protracted and delicate ne
gotiations, and if in discussing these
questions any ahruptncss has been shown
We trust that your honorable body Will not
attribute it to want Of appreciation OF
the courtesy which has at AL times been
extended to US. We are. gentlemen your
obcdicnt servants for the Virginia Bond
holders Committee.
II n.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The Illinois Steel Company's. South
Chicago Works produced 34,33S tons Of
stcc! rails in October, which is stated to
be the largest months output in the his
tory OF these works
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The immense freight traffic has greatly
increased the demand for power. Every
locomotive works in the country ia now
busy, and those which had in the dull times
constructed u number of engines have dis
posed Of them at good prices.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
i5UCEANAN'S EE3CD UP.
The Governor uf Tennessee Says the Con
vctS Shall he Returned.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nor. 30-"Thc convicts
Shall be returned TO the mines if ii takes
every able bodied man ia the Stale to dc
if :" said Governor Buchanan last night,
''Whcn will they be returned, Govern
orr" lie was eskcd.
"1ha! DO not know. yet.
''Will YOU send military gnard With
them:'
81 can not tell YOU that. can simply
say that the conyicts shall he returned
to the mines II il takes every ahlc-bodcd
man in the State to do it. Is not that
cnough?'
Although the Governor was rcticent,
from other sources the information was
gathered that tie lessccs made demand
urcn thc State for convcts and that CHS
demand was answered promptly that when
the convicts had been captured they would
be returned if supplied with sufficient
guard and prope" quarters. Proper quar-
tcrs Will be i,uit at once, and this Will
take about two weeks.
The question Of guard requires no little
that the present intention is to provide
about fifty men each for Brceville and
Coal Creek and 100 men fort Oliver Springs.
all these V i'll be in the pay of the leSsecs,
Twenty-Five ut each place, it is thought
will lie miltiamen dcputixcd TO DO guard
duty.
In regard to this last feature Governor
Buchanan wired Gen, CarneS, Of Mem
pins, hrigadarier-ge general oftbe Tennessee
militia, TO come TO Nashville, and the
two were III consultation all the afternoon
A veil Of sacresy was thrown around the
result reached, hut it may he taken as rella-
lie that the plans given above were not
changed The guard will not be from ex-
isting companies of the State. The men
will be enlisted for the purpose. About
300 of the ASP convicts have been recap-
tured.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
NO. lis
signs of tho Reviva, Of b asincss.

1t is reported that tho Pennsylsania
Railroad Company will shortly build 5000
new cars. IL is ais said that the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company will also soon
add largely to its rolling stock.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The decrease this year in the exports Of
iron and steel from Great Britain has been
very great. The total exports for the first
ten months OF 1891 aggregated 2,79G,7ll
tons, against 3,433, 543 tons in the Same
period OF 1890, and 3,a9S,lS5 tons in the
same period OF 1889.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

Capt. L. O. Petit, with corps Of engi
neers is surveying Gov. Campbeli,s tract
of land recently purchased by Col. Has-
keu & Co. The company is u very wealthy
corporation, and propose to develop their
mines and start coke ovens. The engi-
neers arc also engaged to locate branch
line of railroad. commencing at West NOT
ton and build up Poweiis river 70 sae
coal mines on the estate.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

Here are FIVE lines whose steamers are
to toad II Norfolk for Europca! ports, car
rying cotton, grain, provisions, iuiihcr'
etc Norfolk is 10 he congratulated upon
this great advance step III the realization
OF It's destiny as enc OF thc leading sea
ports Of America With nearly "ozen
railroads reaching to the West and TO thc
South having their scaboard teEmin! at
Norfolk, with :. rapid growth IN rs manu-
afac!uring interests, and "i;ii the ina"SG-
ration OF greater direct trade with hn-
rope than it has ever enjoyed, It's iu'are
is exceedingly bright.
Tie nine foreign steamship lines now in
active operation between Norfolk ana
Newport News and Europe open ne"
era in the development CT the whole South,
They will confirm the predictions, so often
made, that the vast traffic of The West and
Southwest Will hereafter In cvcr-increas-
ing volume find a foreign outlet through
Southerm. ports. With these nine llEes
centerng around Hampton Roads VIC can
begin to see tie phenominal growth which
is destined to hnili UP around iris won
dcrful harhor Il shipping business OF
worldwide magnitude and Importance,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The plant established by the owners Of
the slichigainne mine for the separation
of iron ore by electricity, has proved a
success. The works have so far turned
out 20 900 tons Of high grade BcSsemer
ore. 81 the Improvements being made
low Grade ores nrc refined into the best OF
EeSScMer.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

During October past N,ls2 cmigfants
arrived in the United States, against 49,
261 in October, 1880. VI the arrivals last
month Germany furnished 1924, Russia.
1860; England and Wales, 5Ss2; Ireland,
1882; Sweden and Norway, a,529. and It
ily, 4,i4l.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

Newport News reports great rash OF
grain TO that place. TO such an extent 10
This true that the Chesapeake and Ohio
cannot handle all that is offered. 1900 car
loads Of grain have been engaged for ship
ment to Europe via this port.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

One day last week the l.. 4 N. gave thc
i. i v. at Norton, l29 loaded cars, aaa
on another day, ll3.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

1t is stated that Carnegie, Phipps Co
arc putting down plant at their Thirty
third street works at Pittsburgh for the
manufacture Of gas for fuc,. Tho Nation
al Heatand Power Company, of which Gen.
d. Il. Hastings is president, has the con-
tract. The Rose process will be used.
The plant will be completed in one month.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The statement comes Oh good authority
tha. $50 steamships are bound to Baiti-
more TO take cargocs Of grain for Europe.
Southern railroads arc oscrtaxed. The
West is a. last realizing that through
Southern ports they will find shortest and
cheapest rates to deep water THENCE to
| iiurcpe. B
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

H.P.C. Sandcr3on, division superintcn-
dent motive power, western division, Nor
folk < Western railroad, has returned from
BROOKLYN, where lie supcrintended very
successful test Of pocahcntas COAL on the
fast trail! OF the New York Central rail-
road
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The Illinois Steel Company las pat into
the coke carrying trade ten stool oars, tho
property of tho Calumet and Blue Island
Railway Company, OF illinois. They were
built in this country as an experiment.
The cars arc 1000 or 5000 pounds heavier
than the corresponding oaes of wood.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The next great field lying ready to be
cultivated b. electrical! engineers" said
Il thoughtful man, sis that OF cquipping
large mills and manufactures With cleo
trio power. It's bound to como. Jast
consider the possibilities in such line Of
work"
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

Intended Sailnss, from NORFOLK, VA,
With Liberty 10 Call at Other virginia
Ports.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

r!,a red hcmat;tc ore beds near Chis-
tiarsDure, Va. have been sold to syndi-
este composed OF Virginia and Northern
cau;.aIisls for the sum Of $4,000 cash:
A railway will he Immediately built to the
mines, which are now being opened and
force OF $50 mcn pu: to work to develop
them.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The Queen {; Crescent line has placed
An order with .hc Ohio Falls Car-works at
Jeffrrsonviilc Tor 400 box cars of G0,C00
pounts capacity. All OF the freight cars
lately built at thc Ohio Falls Company's
works are Of G1,00O pounds capacity. In
former years The average capacity OF ears
was 3O,0o0 pounds. Tie Pennsylvania
company has recently placed orders for
the hu;ldng of 5000 cars, all of the capac-
It's Of Is, $50 pounds.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The Alabama Rolling Mill Company Of
Birmingham, Ala, Announce that they
have rebuilt that portion of their rolling
mill recently destroyed by fire, and COM
pleted Improvements and additions that
will Increase ;hcir production TO- y ions
per day The entire plant is now in ope-
ration.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

Early estimates the increased wheat
Weld are borne out ny actual results. In
Minnesota thc wheat acreage i'll les)0 was
207s,737 Yielding 1928, l42 bushels OF
grain but this wear The acreage is $685..
9c3, which ut 20 bushels per acre, q fair
average for this year, will yield 67,l93,G60
bushels CT wheat
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

The Norfolk & Western have placed or
dcrs for 5000 tons Of steel rails at $50,
besides which large orders for cars are
being distributed. said to DC over 0,000
IN all. Orders from the shipyards are also
coming in, so that the outlook is mnch
better.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

Contracts have been let for building a
railroad from Puget Sound 10 tho summit
of the Cascade Mountains eighty miles in
length.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-01

good girl But now, since her thir-
teenth birthday, sad change had
come over her. A frown often settled
upon her once smooth forehead, and
She went about her daily tasks not with
the old-time skips and songs and smiles,
but in a listlcss, disconsolate way that
did her no credit.
Amanda had recently discovered that
her father was not the rich man she
had all along thought him. "The
flock Of kids" as she sometimes called
tho little band Of brothers and sisters
younger than herself. took SO much Of
her mothers time and care, and wcro,
withal, such romps, shat it was hard
for Amanda to do her share OF keeping
the house In order
Somehow, everything seemed at this
time to disgust Amanda. For one
thing she had become very sensitive
about her great rcd hands" The re-
mark of another schoolgirl had given
her new thoughts about her hands,
although they wcro not out of proper
ton to her rather large frame.
81 do wish we were richr' she would
often exclaim, looking positively homcly
in her discontentment Then she would
look out of the windows in n listless,
droop-shouldered way, murmuring to
herself in this wise: '"The idea of liv-
Ing in house with a rag carpet on tho
sitting-room floor, and coming back to
Its original rags at that!'
Again she sometimes would say to
herself in strong disgust: "Amandyl
Amandy Jinkum What name! If
folks would only call me Amanda it
might be borne. And Jinkum! Who
ever heard such q namc?"
Amanda" said her mother, "we
ought not to fret about thing like q
name long ago made up my mind
to like our name, and do"
eff ever have any children" said
Amanda, "I'll give them right-down
sensible good names they needn't be
ashamed Of"
81 often wonder" said the mother,
softly, ~if Abraham Lincoln, when he
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-01
HOW TO DRIVE A HORSE.
Any Littlo Girl Can Learn to Hold tho
ReIns II Sho VIII Only Try.

Any Little Girl Can Learn to Hold tho
RcIns II sho VIII Only Try.
Let me toll you how any little girl or
boy can drive II horse. 1t is tho easiest
thing in tho world to do, and will give
you tho points as they were told to me
by little Ivah Marconnicr, who can con-
troll n horse like jockey.
Ivah Is n sweet-faced chcrub Of six.
She lives with her aunt, Mrs. Schwcnls,
on big stock farm not many miles
from tho city.
OF course you must not try vicious
animal for that requires nll the
strength Of n full-grown man. Begin
with gentle horseI nnd right here let
mo say that eight out Of cvcry ten
horses you sec arc more or less gentle
providing you treat them right
But let me tell you Ivah's story. She
had como down to tho depot In dear
little phacton, driving black marc, to
mcot me as got off the train. At first
thought she had prevailed upon her
aunt to lot her ride along with the child
like desire Of being the first to greet
me, but soon saw that was mistaken.
had hardly taken my seat beside her
when sho tliclSed tho reins she held in
her tiny hands and tho black marc
started off.
The turn to tho main road was very
short, but Ivah slillfully drew In her
left rein and turned about without u
break. 1t was SO gracefully done that
/ could not for Il time find words to cx-
press my admiration. 1 was complete
~ dumfoundcd. But Ivah didn't seem
to expect u compliment. She just gave
the softcst kind of n clucl< and the black
mare broke into q Jog towards home.
Ivnh kcpt hor eyes ahead, and she
also kept tho middle of tho road, which.
by the way, are two worry important
things to do whom you arc driving q
horse. In few minutes we reached
the house and Ivah-oh, can't tell you
how she did it-but she drove into the
gateway, up to tho dismounting plat
form and handed tho reins to the groom.
lifted her out in my arms and gently
stood her on the porch.
After dinner talked with Ivnh about
horses. They had boon to her what
dolls and toys nre to other children
"Oh, love horses" said Ivah, 'snnd
like Oracle, the black marc, best 1 am
not afraid of her n bit I go into her
stall and speak to her and she let's me
play with her. play with 'uncle's