The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
TO be Erected by Frccdmen's Board Of
Missions of the United Preshy-
terrain Church Improve
mcnts in Churches.

BRISTOL, VA. March El0-Speclal.--il
is now definitely settled that the VIZ
GINA Iron, Coal and Coke Company Will
begin some important enterprises IN
Bristol this spring. The matter came to
light this week when President Carter
and other representatives OF the com
pany appeared before the City Couneal
with a petition for concessions
Along with the petition was exhibited
a map of the company's possessions IN
Northwest BRISTOL :. The company asks
that half a dozen OF more streets, which
exist only upon the map be closed in i
order tina the conpany's property may
not be cut UP by streets. In return the
/ company proposes to establish on It's
lands important enterprises that Will give
employment ito upwards OF 500 men, The
petition contained the. further request
chat the Council extend dts usual privi-
| leges as regards .taNttion-that is. to ex-s
e1npt from taxation any new enterprises
the company may tablish for a period
| of five years. The Council Will pass upon
the petition next week, and it Is quite
certain that the company's wishes Will
be granted.
IRON ROLLING MILL.
Among the enterprises which the com
pany tlas-planned to establish in Bristol
are an iron rolling MILL machinery for
which is now on the grounds: a foundry
and kindred industries; a general Office
building, freight and passenger depot
. round-house, and number OF addluonal
railway side-tracks.
The company will begin this important
work Immediately upon receiving the
concessions asked for. In addition to the
enterprises and buildings above men
toned, the company will have a large
number Of cottages erected. It IS ex-s
pected that the manufacturing enterprises
to be established will call for the build
ing in Bristol OF a second iron furnace.
The Bristol Door and Lumber Com,
pany5 has purchased two veins OF land
adjoining it's plant here, and will erect
an addition to its already large factory.
| The ACCOMPLISHMENTS Company has
closed deal with the saaefer heirs, of
(, Pennsylvania, for a 5O00-acre tract Of
! finely timbered land on the south side
| of the Holston Mountain, near Bristol
and will build a railroad to it. The
+. company will bring logs from that prop
! erty to supply its large lumber plant
! here
! NEW. COLLEGE BUILDING
DR.. J. w, Witherspoon, president of the
! Frsedmen's Board of Missions of the
| United Presbyterian Church, and other
! members Of that Board, were In Bristol
! this week and inaugurated the move
| ment for the erection here of a S., COO
| college building for the colored people.
j The building will be erected on lot
recently donated for the purpose by
! Major a. D. Reynolds.
The Building Committee of the Second
Baptist Church, recently organized here,
is encouraged with the subscriptions re-
ceived thus far for a new church build
! ing, to be erected at cost of $500.
The Ladies' Church Improvement So
ciety of the A1ain-Street Methodist
Church, decided this week to undertake
to raise 5000 with which to modernize
the church building.
Mrs Mollie Baldwin. wife Of Rev. D. O..
Baldwin, DIED at Elizabethton, Tenn. this
week, at the age of thirty-six Her death
was. due to Bright's disease She was
formerly Miss Mollie Burns. of Lehanan.
Va, and her remains were inferred att
Lebanon on Thursday.
! PERSONAL MENTION.
Rev.zW. w. Hamilton after visit to
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W.P. Hamil-
ton, left Friday for Louisville, where on
tomorrow he will preach his first SCR
mon as pastor of McFerrin Memorial
baptist Church. Mr.. Hamilton recently
resigned the passionate of the Baptist
Church at Bluefield w. Va, to ACCEPT
the Louisville charge.
Representative John w. Price has re-
turned home from Richmond
| REM. L. 5Dulaney and John N. Hunts
man are in Florida.
Ex-Mayer Winston and J. w. Mort at -
tended the knights of Honor meeting in
Roanoke.
Hon. G. W. Rlankenship, supervisor of
: the United States census for the Ninth
district. will announce his appointments
about April first. He will name about POS
enumera tors