The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-09-10
Commerce. on IXanawha.

Commerce on lAanawila.
The month of August, just pass
ed, was almost, if not altogether, a
record breaker IN the volume of
coinmerce on the waters of the Ka-
lnawha. The report compiled at
the engineers office in this city, of
the traffic on the river for the
month, based upon reports from
Lock No. III, at the mouth of the
river, show that the coal shipment,
especially, during the month, was
enormous, having been nearly three
times as large as that of both the
corresponding month last year and
the preceding month of the present
year. Agood increase is alsonoted
in almost every other item of com
merce and, altogether, the report is
a very gratifying one. The report
is as follows:
Coal, 1853, 1000 bushels; saw logs
and lumber, 1,147,000 feet, board
measure, railroad ties, 10000;
shingles, $1,000; laths, 171,5o0;
brick, IL, 500; salt. AGO barrels.
The number of steamboats, pass
ing through the look during the
month was 224, carrying 2,54o pass
engers and 1850 ton of miscella-
4
neous freight.
Loaded barges passed down to
the number of 292, and 1913 emp
ties passed up the river during the
month. OF other craft. such as
house boats, ETC., 1Opassed through
the look.
An eastern editor said that silver
buckles on garters we're becoming
fashionable, and hoped to see moro
of them. His wife sued for divorce
and the only woman in town who
had silver buckles on her garters
oowhided the poor editor until he
was as raw as a potato. We are
mot going to say word about
what kind of buckles Point Pleas
ant women wear on their garters.
The postmaster of Wellsburg has
been notified that if the roads lead
ling out of that place are not i'm
proved that rural free delivery will
be suspended until they are fixed
This is hint to theSsupervisors of
roads in this county and at the
same time plea for better roads
than we have at present.
Many farmers are complaining
of the condition of the public roads
throughout this county, and claim
that if the people do not push the
improvement of them along, when
winter sets in they will be unable
to reach the county seat with any
degree of safety.
Mr.. S. G.. Gardner has pur-
chased the old wharfboat from Mr..
Ralph Caches. We understand
Mr.. Gardner will build a new boat
in the near future. Mr. Ira
Holmes will have charge of the
boat.
Mr.. w. A. Fowler, of Old Town,
brought to this office Saturday
evening, fine watermelon, which
tipped the beam at so lbs, for which
he has our thanks. He sent car
of these fine melons to Wheeling
Saturday night.
Unless some means are devised
not vet undertaken for the i'm
provement of the roads in certain
places, we fear some of our coun-
try friends will be unable to get to
town this winter.
Get ready for the farmers In
stitute to be held in Point Pleas
ant in October next. The Regis
ter will give the program and date,
later.
The Register has just turned out
some handsome brief work. The
Register office is the place to gel
good printing at fair, living prices
We do no shoddy work.
The careless actor and the care.
less fisherman have not much in
common, but they resemble each
other when they forget their lines
There will be a good deal Of
building yet this season in Point
Pleasant, among the buildings will
be one or two big business blocks
People are returning home from