Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-06-07
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ucfoss thc boat 20 the Norfolk a
Western railroad. This appliance
will bc taken 10 Logan county near
borniug SrIiugs. opposite WArdcld.
kentnckS where Mr.. w. G.. Gibson,
an cNps fenced practical well dix
ger viii use u in sinking wells Tor
gas
The question ol what Is the pop.
ulaiion Of Removal hos often been
.a'kcd. To answer Il an actual &c.
count was taken and IL was asccr
ia'ucd thnt there are 600 people
living here. Added 10 this number
afc several families who live in &c.
tcdn and Caileitsburg, yet drawing
their wages regular from our town.
These justly belong 10 Kcnova and
swell our number to over 600 pco.
pie. When wc consider that Hun.
tington, tho Second City Of the stale
with n population of 10000 now
less than 40 years old. was five years
in acquiring population Of five
hundred we should be satisfied with
the progress we are making and
look with confidence 10 tbe iutDrs.
Rome was not built in day"
Mr.. Shank IL making excellent
progress with the excelsior factory.
Already thc building is enclosed
and the machinery il being put m
place as fast a. IL arrives. The cor
poration. consisting ~ Messr'. Ru.
fus Ssitzcr + NJ shank Jno. @.
Morris has similar faciory NJ Hun.
iington: but not until they located
here did they succeed ia securing
what they most dcsircl--En unin-
tctuptod supply of cord wood. This
they secured by locating near good
forests a. tho desired wood with
excellent railroad and river ship.
ping facilities with special side
track advantage and by taking into
the firm @ man experienced m the
getting of cord. wood This last
MEANS was fnllv met IN the person
of Mir. mo. o Morris who under
siands ihi. h-nrch o. ihc business N
all H. detail Mr. Shank tells us
that tho new concern viii consume
- cords ~ wood daily IL will re-
quirc 20 men 10 procure this supply
and fifteen more will be needed a.
the factory
IN ia the plan % the company 10
employ all residents II kc0osa 20
fll these places. which will add
quite number TO the pay roll of
orr town.
Mr Smiley has associated with
him. in the -four milling business.
Mr. Smith and the new firm is
styled Tho Kcnova Milling Com
panv The new management has
decided that tho motive power ~
not sufficient 10 drive tho machin-
ory with tho certainty they desire
oud have accordingly purchased
additional boiler 10 be placed ia
aerIes with the ono now ia use.
The engine viii be replaced by q
new one which is capable Of devel-
opinR about 70 horsepower For.
~ horse power would drive tho
machinery and the one now in
uso would produces that amount
but 10 was feared that the strain
would b. too great and cause fre-
quent repairs The mill IS Being
Well stocked with grain and . fair
mn % custom work is expected
after harvest n was our pao4s
pleasure 20 meet two members of
the firm Messrs smiley ar9 smith.
The business capacity ~ these gen
tlsmcn is uud0ubfed and their
tact wili make the new mill Ealu-
able addition i1 0ur city's indus
tries Mr. smith. With whom us
are best acquainted. wilI az orce
I impress you as very pleasant and
courteous gentleman. Mr. Zimer-
man b. iu the work with al hs
might end he never loses an op-
portnnifvo ~ adding something new
I 60 iha mill or go do anything that
will add 'o ifs efficiency Re D.
tho right man in The right piacr
iIt hns beeu remarked that ihe mifi
isa little s.oW in starting bui f
such persons viii iake 3 hitIr
stroll through The mill o. Hiil 5nd
that 90 ii au immense task io ar
range 20 much machinery