Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-16
LITTLE KANAWHA TIMBER RUN.
The One Coming Is the First for Nearly
n Year-The Important Bearing 1t has
on business Generally.

The One Coming Is the First for Nearly
Year-The Important Bearing 1t has
on business Generally.
Special ZsEe0ranat to aas REGISTER.
PARKERsBURG, w. VA, December
15.-For the first time since near year
ago, the timber men Of the Little
Kanawha, the merchants and laborers
OF that valley. and the investors have a
| iirst-rate prospect of successful timber
rise in the Little Kanawha river.
The great Importance of such a rise
to the people directly concerned, to the
| mechanics and to the merchants of this
city, as we'll as to the railroads and
manufacturers, is easily perceived,
when the fact is made known that every
small stream emptying into the Little
Kauawha and its large tributaries is
lined from bank to bank aad from hill
top to base of mountain with the pro-
duct of labor of months, and the ex-
Denditure of hundreds of thousands Of
dollars of money in the shape OF saw
logs, railroad ties, slaves, tanbark, and
other marketable products Of wood TO
an estimated amount of between $780,
1000 and 81, 900, 600. To get this great
amount of product to the market re-
Quires, at this date, heavy rains and
floods in the smaller streams at the ex-
treme headwaters of these streams.
The timber of marketable value In the
hills and valley debouching into the
Little Kanawha is at this date, in most
instances, miles away from the main
streams; too far away to be hauled (as
would have TO be done were there no
heavy headwaters) to the river itself.
The principal streams into which the
timber, etc, is hauled or floated before
finally reaching the river are West
Fork, Spring Creek, Tucker, Reedy,
Hughes River, Slate, Tygart, &C., and
out Of these streams on favorable water
there floats from the opened bOoms
thousands upon thousands of trees, logs,
&C., either in the form of RATS or in
barges, making for few days contin-
uous stream of marketable products.
In this branch of business at this time
there is estimated to be at least $3.50, 600
of money loaned out of the city banks,
and more from the pockets of money
lenders, which binds the money of the
timber merchants themselves and the
credits of the country merchants TO
the lahorers and contractors.
The steamboatmen are also financially
interested in the business to the extent
of thousands Of dollars. The country
merchants who credit the laborerS and
the contractors of course depend very
largely, If not almost altogether, on the
marketing of the timber for the safe
and successful conduct Of their bust
ness, and the workman depends
upon the business for his daily
bread, from run to run of
the product Of his labor. This is in
fact very brief story of the great i'm
portsnce of the timber trade of the Lit
tie Kanawha Valley, and the vital ne
ceSSity in a business light of a sue
cessful run is easily made apparent TO
the reader.
That there will be a good run OF tim
Der, ties, SC, on the raise now coming
in the Little Kanawha there is little
doubt to-day, and the prediction of the
timber merchants, the rivermen and
the money investors is only an ex-
preston Of satisfaction, after long
months Of doubt, tight money market
and consequent hard times.
The relief sustained by the banks
upon the payment of timber credits will
make mOny more plentiful in this Sec
tion, and therefore will obtain TO the
relief of other branches Of business;
therefore. taken altose ther, timber
run on the Little Kanawha river
means even a great deal more them eho
relief from debt of financial success OF
the people dually interested. il will be
a blessing to all.