The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-08
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promises that ordinarily appear, OF
rather o stereotyped nature, in the first
issue of a new paper are unnecessary !"
the innitiatory number of The BIC STONE
GAR Posi-.
The reputation and character ola news
paper is not built OH promises, but It's
standing and position in the journalistic
world is gained by the energy and ability
that is behind it. If these qualities are
possessed by the management OF the fosT
TO reasonable degree, then its success is
assured; if not, then the result is clear and
understood.
The writer, in establishing THE BIC
SroNE Gar Posr fully realizes that 1t is
no small undertaking to conduct ana
manage journal that will be credit TO
the intelligent people of the town ana the
different sections from which it should
draw it's substantial support.
The late Big Stone Post, first under the
experienced editorship Of Col. G. E. Sears
and later in the hands of that versatile
writer, Mr. Edwin Barbour, was Journai
of high character, and gained reputa-
ton hardly equaled by any other weekly
nublished in the state. Should the man.
arement of the new paper succeed in piac-
ing it as high up on the ladder ofjournai-
dstic fame as the point reached by It's pre-
decessor, feeling Of pride will then
course through the veins of its pro-
motor. but not feeling of satisfaction.
Like all ell Sc, the point of perfection IN
Journalism is still to be attained, and the
distance separating a good paper from
that point, fgurativcly speaking, 9oald
possible belt the earth several times.
Unfortunate circumstances, for several
snoatss past, have forced the business in
terest OF Big Stone Gap to suffer from
lack Of that Benefit to be derived from the
qualification of live and readable news
maper. a town without a newspaper is
Gke a bell without a clapper--it may be
first -class town or an A ]. bell, but without
the newspaper and clapper both are dumb
and silent. During those few months
that the town has been unable to keep
6efore the public the advancement and
Developments that have been going on,
much work has been done. AS mentioned
elsewhere, the Appalachian Steel and Iron
Co, has been pushing its work, and has
done the most profitable business among
all the new furnaces of the south. This
is easily understood, when the fact is con-
sidered that this furnace practically has
all the different materials used i'll the
manufacture of iron right at its door.
So soon as the large coking industries OF
che Virginia Coal and Iron Co., tue Nir-
ri Ala, Tennessee and Carolina Steel ana
aron CO., the large company recently or
ra,,ized, with Col. j. II. Allen in charge,
and another with Capt. G. d"rrls ut its
Haea,l, begin the manufacture of coke, an
stAcr advantage will be given to the fur
uaee wbcrrin thousands OF dollars will be
savea eeca year i'll frcight-rates on coke
The Posr will DC devoted to the best in
scycsts Of the torn OF Big Stone Gap and
tire surrounding country II will use ev-
cry effort possible to place and keep prom
inently before the world the great and in
exhaustible mineral and timber resources
OF southwest Virginia and eastern Ken
tucky. The great coal, iron and cokins
Industries that are gradually starting up
here aad getting ready to make this sec
item one of the richest and most prosper
Gus in the world, will ever find in the Posr
q seady and willing helper in whatever
way it can serve them
Politically the paper will pusue strictly
.Nn independent course, always supporting
the man or men who can best subserve the
interest ofthe whole people.
With these ends in view, and hoping TO
he able, by following the course marked
out above. to impress on the minds of the
good people interested in this section that
rHs BIG SroxE Car Posr is tteir paper,
aud TO them alone can it look to for snp-
pert sud success, / subscribe myself.
Very respectfully,
=. q. II. HARRIS.
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