The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-11-28
Virginia Mineral and Tim
Der Exhibit.
Gen. Ayers Explains That Active Steps
Are Being Taken.

Big stone zap. a.. one Oh the
best known mineral operators in
Southwest Virginia, and a fore
most lawyer, was in the city
Yesterday. He was interviewed
bv a Herald reporter at the
Hamilton hotel concerning the
Virginia mineral and timber
exhibit at the JAMESTOWN Ter
Centennial next year.
General Ayers said that as a
result of the meeting of the
mineral operators in Bristol on
october 2nd, some S54, 200 had
already been subscribed toward
the mineral and timber exhibit.
The meeting in Bristol was
called by Governor Claude y
Swanson, of Virginia. and the
Jamestown Mineral and Timber
Exhibit Association was formed
for the purpose of making the
exhibit of the timber and min
eral interests jointly.
Governor Swanson was, upon
motion of General Ayers. made
chairman Of the committee 20
have exclusive charge Of the
exhibit. and was 10 select his
own committee. He selected a
committee composed of General
r. A. Ayers, of Big Stone Gap;
John A. Esser, of the Colonial
Coal and Coke Company; DIR.
j. w. Kelly, of the lntermOnt
Coal and Coke Company, Of
Josephine, Va; NJ. j. Caples, Of
the 'Clinchfield Coal and Coke
Company and South and West
ern Railway, of Bristol, George
J.. Carter, Of the Clinchiield
Coal and Coke Company, and
various other mineral corpora
iions, of Bristol. Mr.. Eckman.
Of the Pulaski Iron Company,
Of Pulaski. Va; a. ". Reeder.
general manager of the StOnega
Coal and Coke Company. of
Stonega, Va, and ID. r. Bishop
Of the Stone Gap Colleries Com
pany, of Glamorgan, Va. This
committee, which has Just been
selected by Governor Swanson,
will have charge of the exhibit
at JAMESTOWN, in conjunction
with the Governor.
General Ayers stated that the
plans were 10 erect a building
lO0xa00 feet and constructed in
rustic style. The building viii
be covered with carefully sawr
slabs Of all Of the woods grown
IN the Old Dominion and tn,
texture of the bark will bs
brought out.
The building will contain
samples of Virginia timber, and
will contain also many sample.
of coal, including the soft anC
hard, and Virginia anthracite
copper, sulphur, iron and all O.
the various mineral produced il
the State for commercial pur
poses.
Each concern furnishing al
exhibit will be expected 70 pa,
the charges of getting it 10 tn
railroad ana on the cars, as thi
expense will not be provide'
for. However, very othe
charge will be met out of tn
general fund.
The mineral operators hav
responded nobly TO the call 70
subscriptions of $4,000 each
two of -, 800, three of - 90
and two for $500 have been re
ceived.
The railroads have respOnde
TO the call for subscriptions
also, said General Ayers, an
the amount we have alread
been pledged from the railroad
of the State is $4,000.
Gen. Ayers said that the eS
hibit of the timber and miners
interests of Virginia at IA
Jamestown Exposition neS
year would be one of the fines
possible to get up. and he fe
would call the attention Of th
country and the world to th
vast natural resources of th
State and prove profitable II
vestment to those who have c
literally contributed.-Brist'