Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-11
ALL OYER THB STATE.
TIE VISIT OF tbs RIVERS AND HARBORs
COMMITTEE
An Appeal for The Improvement Of the Upper Non
ongahala-A Town 70 be Sold by ths Sheriff
for laxS-Minor Items Of News and Iniorma-
ton from Yves Virginia.

for laxs-Minor Items Of News and In0rma-
ton from Yves. Virginia.
The novel sight Of an entire city
being sold for the non-payment Of taxes
will be witnessed 10 Kanawha county
next moath, when Sheriff SilmGn will
offer for sale 10 the highest bidder 5000
lots In ksnaWha City, practically the
entire place. kanawha City was one Of
the unfortunate boom towns which
promised to make millions for all invest
orS couple OF years ago, but where as
yet the millions have failed 10 material
lie. About half of the 1000 lots which
have been returned delinquent belong
20 individuals who have purchased
from the Kanawha City Company,
but who have neglected TO have
their deeds recorded. Consequently
they have never been transferred on
the land books and are still charged 10
the name OF the kanawha City Com.
pauy. The company, which has been
putting 40 pretty literally for several
years and has spent good deal Of
mOney-rather unnecessarily, TOBIAS
let the time 20 by In which IL may pay It's
taxes; all the property standing in its
name has been returned delinquent,
has gone through the necessary red
tape, and is now advertised for sale. A
good many of those who own lots have
made an effort 20 redeem them, but
find that there is no way 20 do so. The
entire 5000 lots were returned de-
ljnQuent as a whole, and
must be redeemed as a whole. No one
lot may be singled out and redeemed,
but the whole must be redeemed or the
whole will 90 to sale. Tue taxes on the
city amount TO a pretty good sum and
none of the owners of lots want to re-
deem the whole 10 save their own prop
erty, while the company does not feel
like redeeming the /, 500 lots it has al
ready sold, which will be necessary 70
save It's own property. As the matter
now stands the CON panY and the pur-
chasers are all in a dilemma, and don't
know what 10 do about it. But II they
don't do something soon the Sheriff
will.
Hon. John D. Anderson Of the Third
district, is the West Virginia member
OF the House Committee on Rivers and
HsrOcrs, which has been up az Pitts
burg Inspecting the government lock
and dam, and inquiTing into the advisa-
. Aity OF the government assuming
control Of the Improvements on the Mo-
nOngahela. West Virginians who are
interested 10 coal properties along that
river are anxious to have the govern
ment take the place OF the navigation
company. The Pittsburg Chronicle
telegraph says that Ex-Governor Fiem-
ing, Of West Virginia, with Col. L.
MoUre jackson, entertained members
of the committee with reports OF the
wonderful coal resources OF the Monon-
gahela between Morgantown and
Clarks6ug. They desire many improve
ments made in the upper river, and
they i'm pressed upon the committee the
benefits which would arise therefrom.
The committee is now on the way TO
the Southern part OF the
State to inspect the improvements on
the Great Kanawha, where seven locks
and dams have already been completed
at an average cost Of nearly half
million dollars each. Work Is now IN
progress on the remaining locks and
dams necessary 20 the completion Of
the system, but several years will be
required 10 which TO finish them. When
completed KaAawha coal may be shipped
by water 70 Cincinnati and the South
the wear around. The Pittsburg oper
ators fear thep viii be thus driven out
of the Southern market, aud are asking
aid Of the government 20 enable them
TO compete with Kanawha coal.
Quite disastrous Ere occurred at
Meadow Creek on Friday night last, by
which considerable property was de-
stroyed. The origin OF the fire is I'M
known. The building where the post
Office was lOcated-Quinn Il Guinn'S
store was destroyed together with
large stock OF goods. Three buildings
were burned all stOre-hOuSeS. Quinn
a. Quinn were the owners of more prop
erty than any OF the others, about half
of which was covered by insurance,
while MIR. T. b. BsaSiy, another mer-
chant, had no insurance at all and Will
lose the entire value of his goods, which
will approximate $1,000. We have not
learned the extent of the loss or others.
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81, 500. Independent Herald.
Mrs. Eunice Conrad is perhaps the
Oldest lady living in West Virginia.
She resides 10 BraXton county, and talks
in a most entertaining manner about
the early settlement OF that part OF the
country. Mrs. Conrad has reached the
remarkable age Of 116 years; and, al
though feeble In person, still retains
her mental faculties. When but SIX
wears old she lived for quite while IN
a large tree in the neiRhborhOod then
known as Indian Buitown. The tree
had previously served as a home Tor
the Indians, a number OF whom had
been surrounded and mastered While
seeking shelter therein. She remem-
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