The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-10-10
Big Coal Company.
The Clinchfield Coal Corporation,
Of Which John H. Winder, Well
Known North Carolina Man, i.
President South & Western and
Seaboard Air Line Railroads as
Natural Carriers for Output of
These Vast Coal Properties.

Natural Carriers for Output of
These Vast Coal Properties.
Announcement has just been made
by John Fl. Winder, president of the
Clinclield Coal Corporation APP
pointment OF F. G. Bryan as man
ager of the sales department OF The
big company, effective October 10th.
Mr.. Bryan's headquarters will III. at
Roanoke, Va, and he will direct the
business of the sales department
from this point.
Both Mr.. Winder and Mr.. Bryan
are Southern men and are we'll known
throughout the territory pierced by
the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
As general manager of the Sea-
board Mr.. Winder a number OF years
ago made a great record for himself.
and in every way stood for the pro-
motion OF the industrial affairs Of the
South. Later he was president of
the Sunday Creek Co., one OF the
large coal concerns of Ohio. operating
in the Hooking Valley, Ohio, district.
When labor troubles arose between
the operators and the miners union,
in 1906, Mr.. Winder was selected by
the operators of the bituninOus dis
trict as chairman OF the Committee
of Fourteen which conducted all ne
gotiations with the striking men and
brought the trouble~t to II successful
issue without impeding business,
causing II fuel famine Or spilling a
drop of blood. 1t was largely due to
Mr.. Winder's signal executive ability
and gifts as a diplomat, as we'll as
his desire for fair treatment of the
men, that these beneficial results
were obtained.
Mr. Bryan is also a veteran rail
road man and Southerner He was
connected with the freight traffic de-
partment OF the Seaboar,l Air Line
and later with the Norfolk & West
ern. His apprenticeship was served
with Chicago companies OF import
ance and character. With these add
vantages he comes to the Clinchtield
Coal Corporation, knowing not only
the business but the resources and
needs of the South.
The Clinchfeld Coal Corporation
holds 300, 900 acres Of rich coal lands
in Southeastern Virginia.: A town,
Dante, has sprung up at the mines
site as if by magic and is now peopled
by 1900 busy. prosperous inlabi-
tants. Saw mills Are turning out Il
house IL day for the families there
and the scores yet to come. A church
and a school house are being built.
At ali altitude of 5000 feet above
sea level the Clinchfield Coal Corpn-
ration is to erect a modern hospital
for the care OF the sick Or injured Of
Dante. All the latest appliances OF
surgery and medicine will be installed
and skilled practitioners will be in
charge.
For the next six or seven years
half a dozen Surveying corps will
work on the property of the Clinch
field Coal Corporation running tt ian-
gulations and locating the coal bear
ing strata for future development.
The mines will be-operated by cleo
tricity and the familiar mules of the
coal mining region Will be supple
nented by cars driven by electric
motors. Everything is to be mod
ern and up to date. No expense will
be spared To operate with the latest
improved machinery.
The corporation will spend 81 1885,
coo to open II new mines and i'll
crease the production to 100000
tons 10y January l, 1908.
This coal, tons and tons of it, is
coming through Virginia, North and
South C;,roIina. At present it is
routed via Fink, ON the Norfolk &
Western Railway To Norfolk and
Southern points. Eventually it will
be shipped vial the South & Western
Railway, which is now being built at
II cost of 100000 mile The coal
will connect with the Seaboard Air
Line at Bosri...
The entrance of this bituminOus
fuel, rich in carbon. to Henderson,
will bring to manufacturers Il splen-
did fuel OF great steam producing
capabilities.
Mr.. Winder, president o: the CIinch-
field Coal Corporation is we'll and ia
vOrably known to many of the bust
ness mon of his cOmruuuity