Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-12-29
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
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A deed has been put to record from
C. p. Dorr to F. Il. DURAN selling TIM
ber on the north side Of the Glover
Creek road and granting right or
way through the farm at Glover Lick.
The consideration is So. 500. This will
insure big saw mil! at Glover Lick to
cut about 4 900 acres of timber On tho
waters of Glover Cresk.-Pocahontas
wv. Va) Times.
The Postal Company which has
large force of men at work on FIX
Mountain cutting telegraph poles, Is
clearing ground for a large pond OF
several acres iu which it will soak the
poles in preparation Of creosote aud
other preservatives. 1t will take about
two years to get the poles ready for
shipment and the poles when properly
prepared will last for fifty years
Pocahontas wv. Val Times.
The Interstate Commerce COmmis'
sion, in an opinion by Commissioner
Flfer, has announced it's decision in
favor of the complainant in the case
of the Red Rock Fuel Company againt
the B. &. o. Ry. Co. The railroad
company declined to permit side
track connection between it's line and
side track to complainant's coal mine
in Fairmont district of West Virginia,
to receive interstate shipments OF coal
from the mine, although it has pro-
vided and maintains side track con.
nectiOns for other mines in that dis
trict. The decision is that the discrim'
nation is wrongful.
The Caperton lands in Monroe coun,
| ty, sold at public auction on the 2Osh,
were offered first in separate tracts and
then as a whole, Hon. Edward Echoli
becoming the purchaser when the landi
were sold as whole. 1t is understood
SO says the Watchman, that If the salt
is confirmed to MIR. EchOls he will sell
all but tract of 2S4 acres, on which
the dwelling stands. and to the parties
respectively, who bid most for the
| lseparate tracts. Under this arrange
lnent, Nelson White, Esq of Irist
Corner district, this county, will get 9
tract of 181 acres, at the price bid by
him. So, 800 The Watchman is relia
bly, Informed that an upset bid will be
filed at the January term of the Cir
cult Court.
The Western Pacific Railway Com
pany will build to Los Angeles at once
is the authoritative statement of Treas
urer Brown, of the new trans cont1
mental road. The road from Los Ang
eles to San Francisco IS not to be de
lIayed until the completion Of the W est
ern Pacific from Salt Lake to the Gold
Ell Gate.
The work OH the route into the hear
of Southern California is to be com
menced Immediately, SAYS Mr.. Brown
This has been accomplished through
the organic alton of a new company
the articles of which have not yet bee
, filed, but for which the entire capita
stock has been subscribed.
The route as planned will be north
ward from Angeles, by way OF COchee
, pass, to San Jose From San Jose th
, new line will parallel the Souther
a Pacific to the San Francisco terminu
0 The Secretary of State of Mort
r Carolina has issued charter for I'll
e South and Western Railroad COmpan
r with $500. 900 capital, the principal i
r corporators being in Bristol, Va, al
0 Bristol, Tenn. The route of the pr
e posed road is from a point on the II
d between South and North Carolin
It where Polk and Rutherford kcOun
" lines intersect the State line, then
t. north and north west through the v;
le le,s of Broad River, Mountain Cree
Catawba River and Zoe River, thrOu
er Polk, Rutherford. Mcdowell, Yanc
to and Mitchell counties, to point wh
at Toe River crosses the State line. l
M distance is 120 miles.
is 1t is understood that this road
w be a connecting link for the road n
at In operation from johnson City
of Spruce Pines, aud now building fl
Spruce Pines to Marion, the purp
being all extension through the st
Into South Carolina. More than
hands are now at work on the road
tween Spruce Pines and Mari
'ol Among the incorpOrators are Get
OH l.. Carter, j.. Crawford Biggs. j.
NY Powell, A. }. Edwards amt Others.
els
ills Southern Railway christmas holida
'ay. Rates.
yer Account Christmas Holidays So
rug ern Ry. will sell round trip tlcketi
low rates between all points east OF
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