The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08

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literary taste and i great lover Of
athletics. Fst il l. ia bis business
that be shoes pre-emiuently He
has the mat 'ycnssrs Of his fstner's
large aud ~ sr<ive holidays in this
Stats aud E tern Kentucky. aud as
manager q large coke aud coal
plants At { mega and Mud Lick
where s66 oveas are IN operation and
900 more waiter construction. repre-
-en.iar millions q dollars, he has
demonstrated his ability. The out
put from these plants Is enormous
and Increasing day by day. The
other son. Mr. \. l.. Wentx. has
charge OF the isnd department Of the
company. aud is building hand
some residence in this place. jus,
opposite that Of his brother.
! sToNEGAP C0LLIERY COM
PANY.
Il This company WAS organized about
one wear ago by General Rufus A.
Ayers. who recently disposed Of his
holdings 10 New York capitalists. /,
owns about FIVE thousand acres Of
very valuable coal land and has the
pretsiest location for a plant in tbs
entire field. General ~Ats,ers is presi.
dent OF the so,s5sny and is taking .
great 80 q pride in the construe
<r7'on Of the plant. which, when com
pleted. will be one Of the largest an'
E most complete in the South.
r THE BIG STONE GAP IRON co
The Big Stone Gap Iron Ccmpan.
e owns the iron furnaces at tins place
A which make about 100 tons Of higl
clsss pig iron per day. Mr.. +. l
: Harper, ST.. who lives in New Nork
Il i the president Of the company. an
is we'll known capitalist OF tina
city. lie bought the property se'
eral years ago, and has been opcr'
ting il successfully and with gre1
ot profit to himself ever since. Mr.. }
he l.. Harper. Jr.. Is the popular mar
IA aeer Of the Big Stone Gap depar
a mcni Of the business, and is q youu
man Of decided business ability. NJ
Z J. n. Mathews has charge Of q
re book keeping department. and
O. recognized a. an able and expei
he enced man in the business.
a Both Mr.. Harper and Mr.. Msthe'
reside here with their families, al
are great social favorites.
THE NORTON COAL COMPAN
This company holdings were pu
chased from Philadelphia owners
NJ Nessrs. r. a. aud II, J. Ayers
or Mr Warren }. Wiilitts OF Michig'
ii. The company has for years be
-. doing a large coal business. and
oua.itv of the coal Is considered.
~ steam pnrp,-e.. u. ost excellent. IN
'ys are now engaged in putting in
very latest equipment and are rap
aid Is pushing To completion @Vv cd
-, ovens. Mr. J.. % Petit. sun'
law Of General Aver. and son
NJ Col. W. b. Petit. OF Fluvanna, Y
IAN l. the general manager OF tins co
es- panv. MI Willitts. the preside
es- and one Of the largest stockholt
~, in the company. b. "a native % Mie
esn. where De Is closely identi
i"- with several large operations.
her THE COLONIAL COAL AM
rae COKE COMPANY.
''er Thi. is another of Wise count
large operations. aud Is owned pi
srcd tiesilv bv the Kcmmerers, OF Ma
the Chunk AMI philsdolphia. Pa.
A., John a. Esscr for number OF "
superintenieut ct the Virginia {
''n' aud Iron Compauy's plant az ST
est "a. is the efficient superintendent
Of the company's plsnt a. Dorehe'
,be whore thev have 45O coke oven
-, operation and 200 more under
ii strucuon.
OF MR.. PARDEE.
Mr.. Calvin pardee is prepann
in erect a large coke and coal pla'
how this county. Mr.. Pardee Is wea
-, capitalist Of Philadelphia. and q
~ a large body Of valuable coal Ii
e" here.
read There are a number OF other ~
rev. contemplating starting NJ IN the
the future.
TANNERY AND ENTRAI
Asize WORKS.
ID We About three years ago pe
.iiion Rufus \. Ayers built one OF the
,ossi- complete tanneries in this plat
an. South. With his well X