The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-06-06

praises OF the hanaWha 4
Michigan Railway Company could
not well be sung too often or too
loud. In the midst of a falling off
of travel and slackening of freight
bauls, the K & NJ. has placed and is
maintaining on her track, elegant
parlor cars, one passing Point
Pleasant going north at s:11 in
the morning, and the other pass
ing here going to Charleston 9:23 at
night. Their coaches are fitted up
handsomely aud with all appliances
that comfort could demand. Toilet
rooms, smoking rooms, sofas on
which one can sleep with ease,
chairs large and luxuriant and por
tiers to wait on you, make up an
equipment for enjoyable railroad
travel, unsurpassed by any road in
the country. There is evidently
force and energy back of all this
that means that in the near future
that K. & NJ. will broaden out to still
greater usefulness. 1t augers well
too for the Kanawha Valley as Rail
roads generally precede high state
of material development, culture
and civilization. They are the
torch bearers into dark and desc
late spots They hunt the coal
beds, those silent fields of useful
ness and power, where the sunlight
in past ages was stored away; they
discover the mighty forests, and the
sturdy oak is made subordinate to
the uses of man; the soughing pine
enclose the bourdiors of elegance and
comfort. There are possibilities for
the K. & NJ in this Valley that are
mot dreamed of now. Some one has
said that anyone can see the house
that is built, but it takes smart
man to see the possible house. =
Looking down the years, and not
very far off either, one can see the
changes that will have taken place
in this Valley and all by reason of
the facilities of transportation af-
forded by the K. & NJ. Rw'y. From
Gauley River to the mouth of the
Great Kanawba will be seen farms
that are vcritable gardens, palatial
houses illuminated by electricity,
and amid it will be heard the hum
of busy industries sffording employ
ment to thousands of willing hands.
1t will be but a short time until
new and heavier rails will be laid
on the K & M track, and the cars
will speed from here to Charleston
in an hour. Let the good work go
on. Such men as ]. W. Dawson,
n. P. Baker and W. H. Gaffney,
who are in charge of this end ofthe
road will be quick to see the chan
ges that are needed and the growth
and development that is sure to fol-
low. We would like to see the K.
& II. doubled tracked between here
and the Capitol. The immense coal
hauls that must be made over it,
would justify such an improvement.
KILLED.-Word was received here
Monday announcing that Joseph
Schiller, youngest son of Mr.. John
Schiller, of this place, had been
killed on last Thursday in saw
mill explosion at LaureiviIIe, Ohio,
near Adelphia. Mr.. Schiller left at
once for the scene and will bring
the body of his son to this place.
An Adelphia paper in giving an ac-
count of the explosion, says: "The
body of Mr.. Schiller, the engineer,
was blown into three parts, one leg
with part of the trunk attached was
found near the saw mill, the other
leg with part of trunk attached was
found lodged in beech tree, thirty
feet away, while the head and
trunk were found lying at the foot
of tree more than, fifty yards from
the mill, and in other respects the
body was horribly mutilated, the
scull crushed in and the face mash
ed fat, and his arms and feet were
twisted 70 reverse positions. Three
other men were killed by the ex-
pIosion." The mother of the unfor-
tunate young man is FRUSTRATED by
the sad news. The deceased is said
to have been an honest, upright
young man, beloved and respected
by all who knew him. We tender
our sincerest sympathies to the be-
reaved mother and father.
We will give you your choice of
any Mans Fine Shoe in our store
foras3 90 in cash. on SATURDAYS only