The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-07-21
CONCERNING
The Develo Sments in This
Section OF the Southwest.

section OF the Southwest.
Major VIM NJ pcgram. who recently
visited this section iu The interest OF the
Manufactures Record, Of Baltimore, AFTER
returning home writes as follows. which
was published Ia a recent issue Of that
paper
While the coal interests iu this section
are languishiug aud iu some instances al
most siasnsut in already established
mines and plants. continuous develop
mcut is Ia progress
ln the Wise county field. none oftbe
operations are working 90 their uu ca
pacity, aud nothing in the future outlook
has cheerful aspect At this present writ
ing The general business conditions ia
the country mast change before much can
be hoped for. ln this comparatively new
field, QUE OF the most promising in the
country, there are ALREADY some 3 Oon
coke ovens. The coal is particularly fine.
and there Be- an incxhaustihle SUNNY suit
able Tor all purposes The Toms Greek
operation IS the largest iu che field. hav-
ing 500 ovens. This and the Inman one
ration, with its Ia ovens. t. the property
of the Virginia Iron. Coal aud Coke Ca.
aud are great factors in the Development
OF these interest The stoueca Coke and
Coal Co, 6G6 ovens: Dorchester. $50 ov.
ems Osaka, 300 ovens. Blaekuood. auo
ovens. Norton Coal Co.. ll0 ovens. and
more being built. aud Glamorcan. over
200 ovens. and "a number OF other plants
are all doing their part be- their particular
lines. The Big Stone Gap lmboden and
Kelly and Irvine operations are also striv-
ing 10 do their best an adding te the gem
eral enhancement Of their interests ia this
section.
In connection With the operations ia
Wise county, Mr.. George J.. Carter. the
promoter Of the Virginia Iron. Coal and
Coke Co. Who owns large coal interest.
10 Cranes Nest goal miues aud others in
this section, since be leu the Virginia
lion. Coal aud Coke Go has been arrauc-
ing and With ever. prospect Of success.
to get up a connestioa Of the Big Stone
Gay coal section 20 johnson CITY via Bris-
toi, 10 connect with the South aud West
ern and finally with the Sesboard Air
Liae in North Carolina This will he
most valuable achievement, Offering ever,
faealiy for shipments to tie seacoast.
The lnicrmoat coal aud Iron Co Ia
comparatively uew operation. which Ia.
been shipping about year TO the West
generally. The Joscphine mine l. ~
property. IL has 90 ovens. aud al vrrv
low sulphur coke Of good structure il he
ing made; output about 3.5aQ ions Der
month. liahur j. az times someNh at
scarce, but on the whole little djnicultv i
had 10 Teocnring shat Is needed There
are az this tiaae many opportunities for
Investment in iron aud coal on the soatb
Virginia side OF the Cumberland range
the iron business has been verv much
neglected Ia this part There Is only one
furnace IA this section, owned by the Ia
Ton Iron 4 steel Co, which is entirely in
adequate % meet the demsads Of the as.
Messrs. Nelly 4 Irvine rave t~o mine.
wiih capacity OF 100 tons per aas, within
She eowing twelve months They also
own adjacent properties from ~hich theg
coeie prodaee an ualinHed supply Be-
You'd o." Doubt this ooantry aO1ld become
second Birmingham district under pro,,-
er development Two % Messrs. Kelly 4
Irvine mines are shut down on account Of
there being no market, the small 80 ton
sasnare, before mentioned, net having the
capacity for using enc tenth Of the ore
which would be produced IN this section.
Nov, II ever, j. thc lime Tor the cons,ruc-
iion OF several furnaces Of large capacity.
The latest operation ia this sectioa il
the Darby Coal Co., near fenaingtsa CAP
railroad station, which. began its oatout
sitAin the past nsontA. A lailrosd seses |
miles long. spur Of the Lossss;lle ana
Nashville kaliroad Is being constructed at |
cost Of <2Oo. zoo.
WiiAin sAe Eeks tasss nostAs The road |