Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
BLUEFIELD LETTER.
A OolOred Goal Mining oOmuany-PrOm-
Uses Of Success.
BLuErrELD. w. VA, March II

BLUEFIELD, w VA, March 15.-
Editor PLANET -
1t is with pride and pleasure that we
announce TO the public in this weeks
letter the opening of the Glen Lincoln
Coal and Coke Company of this city.
The Office has been fitted up for some
several days 1t opens to-day, Mond ay
for the transaction of business for the
Company. We quote the following
from a circular issued by those able
and gallant attorneys for the Company
Gold sherry and Armstead, of Lynch
burg, Va. 1t says;"W as attorneys
for the Glen Lincoln Coal and Coke
Company, have bought POS acres more
or less, and leased 1000 acres more or
less of the best coal lands in South
West Virginia. The coal field is stu
ated in Wise County near Norton, Va
Experts have thoroughly examined
the lands and report that the noun
tains are full of the valuable mineral
The veins ranging from 5 to - feet
thick and the higher mountains have
also a vein from to 5lS feet thick of
the best Candle Goal This vein is
ABOVE the first mentioned vein. In the
land bought there is a beautiful site
for a town. at which place the Compa-
ny expects and is preparing to locate
"A
road will be cut in the very near fu-
ture, connecting the proposed town
with Norton, thus giving an easy out
let TO the markets of the world.
In view OF the fact that the Negro is
being side-tracked in the various fields
OF labor and his place filed by men OF
other races, and seeing that the time
is near at hand when the Negro, if he
has no enterprise of his own will be
driven to the wall before the advanc
ing army of foreign labor.
The Glen Lincoln Coal and Cox,
Company secured the above mentioned
coal field so as to give the Negro
show. The Negro capitalist now ha
an opportunity to invest his money il
great paying enterprise, and at tn
same time give employment to tn
toiling masses.
The stock is divided into shares O
500 each, but we will sell it upon tn
instellment plan, so as to give all
chance. The officers, clerks, miner
and employees of this company will b
stockholders. There can be no mo
nopoly for no one will be allowed I
hold more than ten shares. The Con
pany wishes to open its mines within
90 days; so it now offers for sale lin
tied number of shares of stock in ord {
to secure the necessary means to begi
operation. Knowing that you have a
eye single to business, we have tried [
give you a birds eye view OF this grel
enterprise, with the hope that you an
your friends Will invest in it TT
office of the attorneys, 9l2 Main Sire,
Lynchburg, Va. This is their own O
fee that we sreak of.
This CoaI Company was incorpora
ed under the laws Of West Virgini
December 1898, with capital of $40
600. We believe this will be one
the greatest Negro enterprises ev
introduced by the race when it shi
have gotten into full operation.
We were called to Lynchburg, VI
on business of Importance a few da
and owing to our time being so We
short did not have the pleasure of v
iting our distinguished and profou
educator, Prof. G. w. Hayes, preside
of Virginia Seminary of that city a
many other business gentlemen we
greet not seeing.
We had the pleasure of enjoying
excellent and mastery discours
sermon presented by Rev. A A. Sp,
eer on Sunday night at the First Be-
fist Church of Blue Ridge Springs,
His text, Matthew 22:I2. Rev. Sp,
Ger, as young divine, is truly max
mark in the great ministerial wo
Having resided in this state for
past ten years, we feel almost, as
our native home, but not SO, the B
Ridge Springs is our real native no
in the state of Virginia where we
cured our schooling and are pay
taxes on property in that state.
only these things induces US to bt
such close touch with old Virginia,
it is our beloved parents who
been Virginians for many years
reside at Blue Ridge Springs
We spent Monday in the city of r
ford on business. While there
called on Prof. @. H. Burrsll VIII
messenger for the Superintendent
the Norfolk and Western Railway
for Radford Division, Prof Bur
had just returned from the inaugl
ton of President Mckinley at W.
ington, and of course he had a grea
say about about the capitol.
We also spent pleasant time '
Mr.. Henry Davis, the popular pc