The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-10-10

by their experience and observa. /
tion and would welcome their /
criticism
Mr.. i Normen Powell then
offered a resolution that Gov.
ecrnor Swanson be thanked for
his deep interest i'm the mineral
business of Southwest Virginia
and the State for arranging the
meeting and coming to Bristol
on this occasion. The resolu-
tion, which was adopted, fol
flows.
Mr.. Pewclrs Resolution.
Resolved, That. acting for
the mineral and timber interests
OF Southwest Virginia, and for
the people Of Southwest Vir-
ginia and of Bristol. we express
to the Hon. Claude A. Swan.
son. Governor of Virginia. our
appreciation OF the substantial
evidence he has given of his
devotion 20 The people, and his
interest iu the welfare Of this
section Of tkc state by attend
ing this meeting, giving freely
Til, time and talents. and arous-
ing an enthusiasm. the proper
expression of which will place
before the world at the James
town Exposition the magnitude
of our natural resources and the
opportunities for their develop
ment'
Meeting Enthusiastic.
The meeting was very enthu.
siastic and aii present favored
f the plan Co raise 500. 600 for
The exhibit IF possible and erect
the building proposed. Some
of The operators of southern
. West Virginia We're present and
stated that while they vert just
across the line. that whatever
. benefit the Virginia operators
f derived from the exhibit would
f come GO them also. and asked 20
. hc allowed 60 share i'm the cX-
pense of the exhibit.
Among the mineral operators
. and representatives of mining
interests present were.
Gen r. a. Ayers. Big Stone
. Gap. Va, SIR. A. I'll. Reeder
Stonega Coke 81 Coal Company
John a Esser. Dorchester. Va.
III. j Caples. South * Westerl
Railway and Clinchfeld Goa
Company. Bristol; Joseph 1.
Kelly. Bristol; J. N0rment Pow
cl. South a. Western Railwa,
and Ciinchiield Coal Company
John T. Williams. Jr.. Bristol
Mr. Stone, mineral and timbe
: agent. Southern Railway; Nj
Eckman. Stonega, Va; NictO
=. Paine, lmbOden Coal a. Cox
Company. Embreevilc: Mai
y Henry. Iazewell county; G. I
=, Crcvoling. BlackwOod Coal 4
~. Coke Company; B. f. Buchan
am. Il. B AlsoVer. l.. O. Petit
/, Col. j. b. Peters. Judge JohI
w Price. q c. Bvars, 4. w
Preston, II. +. Jones. Maj. Wi
liam O. Sheen. Judge VIM. +
Rhea. II. O.. Peters and Pau
I Duianey
{, Reception TO Gov. Swanson.
5 After the meeting of the min
eral operators, a reception We
e. rendered Governor swanson ;
l. the Holston Club i'm the Ritch
2 bnilding. The reception Taste
D. from 20 $50 and many calle
IT in and met and conversed wit
a the governor during the ev
ming.
Gov. Swanson Goes 10 Norfolk.
Governor Swanson left on II
4 vestibule for Norfolk, where |
lie will meet and confer with Il
IN railroad interests of the Stat
with a view 10 securing an a
le gregate donation Of $4,000 I
N ward the Virginia Mineral al
10 Timber Exhibit at the Jane
&c town Exposition. q vernC
le / Swanson has assurances Tn
~ the railroads will lend "A williI
a ear 10 the proposition and it
a believed viii readily agree
On make the contribution.
Oh Governor Swanson was a
We companied to Bristol by N
IL II 4 Ranks Ona Of fba %,