Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-13
In and About EIkins.

| Special to the Register.
ELKiNS, w. Va, October 12.-Never
| in the history of the West Virginia
| Central and Pittsburg railroad has
there been greataY Industrial activity
along it's line that al the present time.
Not a mill but is running full time
while many are operating night and
day; coal mines are being worked at
their full capacity; coke ovens are
burning brightly; new mills and mines
are starting; hundreds of citizens of the
section are building handsome new
homes. and in fact the whole distance
from Cumberland to the terminus OF
the road at HuttonsFllle and Bellngton
is a clrcuitous chain of activity ana IN
dustry.
The Elkns Milling Company Las pur-
chased lots near the railroad bridge in
Elkins and will begin at once the erec-
ton of a $4,000 Touring mill, with
capacity of 100 barrels per day. Elkins
has long needed an industry of this SORT
and stock in the concern is being eager
~ bought by investors.
The Elkins Brick and Tile Co. is put
ting in an extensive new plant on their
grounds one and one-fourth miles from
Elkins on the Belington branch The
plant will cost $40, 000, and will be one
of the most up-to-date in the State.
having twice the capacity of the old
plant.
The Parsons Pulp and Paper Com
pany. at Parsons. is running full time
and is proving a blessing to that pretty
town, which until the pulp mill started
was comparatively quiet.
The Otter Greek Lumber Company,
at Hambleton, which claims to have the
finest saw mill along the line, is oper-
ating night and day, having installed
a complete electric light plant.
The Hambleton Leather Company is
pushing its 100000 plant to compile
ton. This concern bought % acres of
land across the river, between Hen
bricks and Hambleton, upon which to
build 1t has extensive timber and bark
holdings within a few miles of the
plant.
The J. L. Rumbarger Lumber Com
pany is erecting number of pretty
new houses for Its employees.
One of the busiest places noticed
along the line is the rapidly growing
town of Henry where the second large
shaft is being sunk by the Davis Coal
and Coke Company, and where hun
dreds of miners will doubtless be at
work within very few months. A
large power house and electric light
plant are being built; handsome new
railroad station has just been COM
pleted; many new houses have been
completed or are in process of construc-
ton; huge piles of brick, stone, thing
and other building material indicate
that the work there will be pushed all
winter. Henry's prospects are believed
to be brighter than any other town of
even much greater size along the road.
The Davis Coal and Coke Company
did handsome thing for the little
Methodist congregation at Henry in
giving them a beautiful lot on the Hill
above the town and erecting nice
new building in exchange for the old
one. which was located in the coslyard
and had 10 be torn down. There is no
comparison between the old and new
church and lots.
| The Davis Coal and Coke Company
| Is constructing a splendid wagon road
! from Henry to Davis. The distance by
rail between these two points is 16
miles, and the distance by the new wa
gon road will be but eight. When
completed the road will be decided to
the county.
r. Chaffey, whose mill at William