The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-24

NO. SO.
hands. Will remove to proper location where
there is cheap timber and good shipping facil-
tiles, and start with we'll equipped factory
and big reputation FOR their kind Of work.
Will want 4 site donated, timber Mt low price
and a loan of $40, O6O to $4,000 to be used in
. erecting buildings, moving expenses, increase
machinery, &c.
Carpet Factory. Want free site and loan
Of 100000. Employ IS hands.
The report that reached rs last week that
the Bull Run tunnel the n. 4 W., some
eight or ten miles east Of Norton, had again
caved in and that a year would be required to
remove TIE material, proves upon invcstiSa-
ton to have been false and the first of June
will probably see through freight and passen-
ger trains running from Louisville to Norfolk.
Beginning the 10Th inst, the s. a. i. o.
will run Sunday trains from Bristol to Big
Stone Gap and return, leaving Bristol at a.
H., arriving at II m, returning at p. m,
reaching Bristol y: 6 p. m. Fare Tor the round
trip 81 30 to Big Stone Gap; $500 to the Natur-
al Tunnel.
Mcssrs. W. o. Saicr, Of Philadelphia, G..
W johnson. Of Boston, and James b. Pugh,
Of West Virginia, were here Tuesday, and
rode up through the Gap looking at the coal
and the timber.
Two car loads of lumber for the bridge over
Fifth street. are here ON the sdctrac&. The
four iron posts which will take the place OF
aGu,mcnt<, are also here and only some angle
irons are awaited before actual construction IS
begun.
sir. James X. Taggar: and General Ayers,
did the handsome thing when the former pre-
scented the lumber for the handsome new floor
in the Appalachian Club rooms and the Cen
cral had it laid.
Mr.. John W. Fox, ST., having only few
imperfect specimens of such work, would be
very glad to have ior the Exposition Hall, the
best possible obtainabc pieces OF the pottery
turned out by Mr. William Wolf, at his man
ufactory at Big Stone Cap IA few years ago.
The ruins of thc oven can still be seen. The
clay is very close by as is the manganese for
coorlng.
The Big Stone Gap Crate & Mantcl Com
pany is pushing the construction Of its build
ings as RAPIDLY as possible, as Mr.. Dowden
has orders for his goods that must be filled
inside of 60 days.
The Y. Z. {. Steel Il Iron Co. furnished
this week quantity Of It's coal for the Expos
ition Hall. 1t will also provide scme coke
which Is now in process Of burning. It is, we
learn the intention OF Mr.. Scott, Mr. Clyde,
and their associates in the Y. T. c. Company,
to erect a number of ovens later
About the time of TIE annual meeting, May
9Th. spccia! car vii! arrive here from Boston,
containing a party oi distinguished people,
who are on. on a geological and pleasure ex-
cursiop. among thc number being Edward
Atkinson, tie distinguished writer on cconom-
zeal subjects, and one of the best posted men
in America on all sorts of industrial topics;
Prof. NOISE, Dr. Roland b. Whitrldge, one OF
the directors otthc Big Stone Gap Improvement
Company, from Boston; Dr. Vincent \. Bow
ditch, IN eminent physician and a relative OF
tie famous astronomer: Mr. Eugene Battellc,
large commission .ncrchant Mr. +. j. Slim
son, the novcl;st lawyer, better known as ~
S. OF Dale and possibly others.
The Improvement Company has inquiries
this week from Sharpsburg and Maytied, Ky,
and Salem, Va, besides other places.
In the last eight days there have been l37
arrivals at the incrmont hotel AMI 60 at the
Central, a total Of l97 or . :, day which is
good showing for Il new field. Through trains
viii help us ser. much BY increasing this
number
Dr.. \. J. Iioback, from Floyd County, Va,
has bought lots !, ? and s. in block 252; Plat
6, and will erect Il s. 600 residence.
The :. 4. & O. pay train vas out Friday,
am. .hc l.. X y. on "Wednesday.
Tie vote on The question of issuing $4,000
bonds for general improvements was carried
bv a vote Of ~ TO 3.
Thc citizens of Lee county are coming in
considerable numbers from as far as Jonesville
and Pcnnngton's Gap, and buying largely
here, particularly furniture.
Captain II. b. jerks, of the United States
Railway Nail Service, is in the city. He has
come over the l.. 4 " road to arrange for
mail service. He says he expects to have reg
ular mails on the road within month.
About 80 passengers came in yesterday on
the l.. J.. \. The hotels are having more
guests than they can accommodate.
The SURVEYS and bitches constructed under
the city engineer, Mr.. Malcolm Smith and con-
tractor ". X. Knox, have been well done, in
spite Of the bad weather which prevailed dur
ing tic winter and early spring. With the
exception of few places, especially one local
ity below The first dam, the city is now thor
oughly drained and no disease can result from
surface water. The filthy pools near the first
dams should receive immediate attention.
5 Hungarian Brigands Coming.