West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-09
NeV. Humble Finds a Colony
In North Carolina.
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.
olstersville Representation
and Lumber Interests.

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"nere attended the Synod of
tennessee, went 90 miles south
OF Knoxville, on the Atlantic,
Knoxville and Northern railway.
Just across the State line, in North
Carolina, put my foot on the prop
erty of the Appalachian Land and
Lumber company.
l came here to visit a SUNDAY
school that I had aided in its or
ganiZatlon under the superintend
ency Of Mrs. S. iE. Williamson, Of
Belleville, w. Va. AS soon as 7
had entered Mrs. WIS house I saw
seated at the dining table Captain
I. 7. Ross, of Waverly, and Cap
tain J. E. Mccoy, OF Wheeling.
Soon came in Mr.. Grin c. Ogdin,
of Waverly. Over at the store I
found Mr.. ]. L. Ogdin, of Parkers-
burg, w. B. Gilmore, of Wheeling,
and {. c. King, of Ravenswood.
These, with Mr.. Williamsonson's
family, including his wife, three
daughters and two sous, one of
them married, formed to me a de.
li8htful West Virginia company, in
the mountains of the Old North
State.
Early in March Mr.. J. E. McCoy
president and general manager Of
the company, bought here ~ 900
acres Of land, on June 6, the COM
pany was organized, with a capital
of $4,000. The stockholders and
officers,are J. E. Mccoy, Wheeling,
president; il. Ogdin, Parkersburg,
vice president; w. B. Gilmore,
Wheeling, secretary; c. P. Ross,
WaverlY, treasurer; ]. B. Mccoy,
SIstersville; o. c. Ogdin, Waverlv;
J. B. Somerville. Wheeling; w. r.
Wells, Wheeling, all Of West Vir-
glnla, and {. G. Bach, Mineral
Bluff, Ga.
Their property lies on the wight
bank of the Hiawasse river, thus
named by the Indians, Beautiful
Maiden, ewhose soft voice, as she
dances over the rocks, sounded
like rain on the roof. In the bed
Of the river the rocks are on edge,
now inclining against and nov with
the stream; here foming a dam,
whose smooth waters are from : to
20 feet deep, half mile in length
and a 100 or more yards wide;
there 1t parts and. holds a dozen is
lands on its bosom and again it is
forced into a narrow rocky gore,
Que might venture to leap across.
ii dread of the raging forrest did
not deter.
Down the stream from their
plant the company are building
rallr BAD, to point opposite Hia-
wassee Station on The K. K. and n.
Ry. They have nearly ready the
$4,000 feet CT lumber needed for
their bridge, which will be 500 feet
long. Up Shoeless Creek from their
store, they will build a Il mile
tramWay, to be partly laid with
iron. These roads will give an out
let, not..onlY to their own timber, but
10 that on $1,000 acres adjacent. In
getting ready for business the com.
pany will expend SIS 900.
They have contracted to sell
their oak, poplar and pine to Mr..
+. MerliCk, of DilIsboro, N. C.,
who will put in here a complete
saw mill plant, with a capacity of
IS, 1000 feet. Their ash. hemlock,
hickory, locust, walnut, holly and
other woods they @ill them
selves prepare for market.
After the timber is off, the land
will remain valuable for grass, grain,
fruits, especially apples AID grapes,
tobacco and vegetables, and there
is an abundance of the finest water
everywhere on the property. The
streams here are full of fish, not
trout, hut catfish and others, of
finest taste. Wild turkey, pleas
ant and squirrel are plentiful, IS of
of the latter having" been bagged
by hunter in one forenoon, and
65 at odd times during one week.
There are also few deer and bear,
and enough wild cats to keep the
natives indoors of night. Wild fox
grapes as large an any cultivated