Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-23
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
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! 6Application has been made to chal
ter the Glenville s. Kanawha Railroa
l Go to build line connecting Burni
Vile, W. Va; Glenville and Westor
w. Va, about 80 miles.
: The Nelson County & I've Rive
Railway Co of Variety Mills. Nelson
county, Virginia, has been incorporat
ed to operate a railroad. Frank L
Tapscott of New York city. ID presi
dent, and A. M. johnson Of Variet!
Mills. Va, is secretary.
1t is reported that contract has beer
let at Richmond, Va, to Carpenter
Frazier & HALEY for the q mile exten
Ision Of the Coal River Railroad. The
extension is from the mouth OF Camr
creek, along Little Coal river to Madi
son, five and one half miles; thence
along Spruce fork for II miles, with a
branch of five miles up Laurel fork.
Negotiations have been concluded al
Elkins, w. Va, for the sale Of the
plant and timber holdings of the Hoov.
er-Dimeling Lumber Co. at May to
Messrs. Neil & Gilfllian Of Brooksville,
Pa. 1t is stated that there are about
900 acres of uncut timber on the pro.
perty. The purchase price is said to
have been $450,000
The deed for the Beury Meadow
River lands recently admitted to record
in Fayette county, W. Va, contains
1s4 type written pages. each page
measuring 8ax13 inches. The deed
conveys over 100 tracts, OF which is
described by its metes and bounds.
This is probably the largest deed ever
admitted to record In the State. The
Clerk g fee for recording it was about
SS5 90.
A press report from Pittsburg says
that Joseph Ramsey, Jr,, formerly
president OF the Wabash Railroad, has
organized the Lorain Southern Rail
road in Ohio and has purchased the
Industrial Railroad of Lorain from the |
sheffield Land Co. Furthermore that |
be will build line from Lake Erie to |
the Hooking valley coal fields and otb-
er coal lands along the Ohio river. 1t
is possible that this may mean an ex-
tension into West Virginia.
The Bald win Steel Co., with works
1t Cold Springs, N. T., and offices at
I07 John street, New York city, recent
y mentioned as contemplating the es-
of plant to manufacture
Ii igh-grade crucible steel in the gas
ields Of West Virginia. has purchased
2 acres of land near Charleston on
which to locate manufacturing plant,
emOving same from Cold Spring. The h
liant will consist of crucible furnaces, {
nills with full compliment of vari- I
us sizes of steam hammers, besides
ecessary shears, cutting-0ff machines,
ublshers and other equipment for
,aking different shapes OF tool steel.
t is also proposed to establish a new
apartment for the manufacture OF
lck steel for mining machines; build q
lgs to be of concrete or brick and steel Z
A majority of the stock of the New L
liver Smokeless Coal Co. has been ac
ulred by the G. J. Wittenberg inter
SITS of New York. The stockholders I
ho disposed of their stock were j. F.
finger. of StauntOn; Jas. Laing, OF
ewisburg, and W. N. Jasper, Of sun, e
no controlled 10 500 shares of the
ock, or so per cent. OF the total q
Jock of the company.
The price paid was $50 share. one.
lird being cash and balance to be paid
! or IL months. The total paid for
ne controlling interest is $S44 900.
At the annual meeting of the com
any held at Thurmoud recently
eneral reorganization OF the compa
y was effected r. 8. Spillman, of
was elected President, sue
.eding Mr.. Effinger, and w. N. Jasper,
ecretary, to succeed W. II. Warren.
i've of the directors were named by
he Wittenberg interests aud four by
ae Howald- Warren interests.
Pennsylvania railroad officials at
'ittsburg frankly admit that by the
OF the Marsh Fork Rail.
DAD company, in West Virginia, AN
important step has been taken in the
of tue Standard Oil, Trunk
inc from Ohio to Norfolk, that is TO
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