The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-17
SPEND MILLIONS
IN DEVELOPMENT
Many Large Corporations Char
tered in This State in a
Single Day.
GREAT COAL CORPORATION
Million-Dollar Concern in Wise
County-Otler Large Com
panics Formed.
GREAT COAL CORPORATION

Corporations whose combined minimum
capital stock exceeds million and Il
quarter dollars were chartered by the
State Corporation Commission yesterday.
Their maximum authorized capital Is In
excess OF ten millions. Two of tho larg-
est of those are coal land corporations
while the second largest Is a. lumber COM
pany, with headquarters at Charlottes-
ville.
The Kentenia Corporation Is tho name
of million-dollar coal mining company,
with offices at Big Stone Gap. In Wise
county, and of which c. II. Davis. Of
Yarmouth. Mass, is president. and Mr..
j. f. Built. OF Big Stone Gap. vice.
president. The maximum capital OF the
company Is two million dollars, and 1t IL
authorized to deal In coal lands and pro-
ducts. This corporation Is the owner OF
large tracts of coal lands in Wise county
county and adjoining counties. which 1t
proposes to develop and to market the
products, It is one OF tho largest cor
porations Of the kind chartered in this
State
The Eagle Hardwood Lumber Company.
Incorporated which was chartered yes
terday. ia to have Its Office at Charlottes-
vile. and will conduct a, general timber
and real estate business It's maximum
capital Is 100000. and the minimum
$4,000. Colonel ]. II. Saunders. of
Washington d. c., Is president. and w.
Fl. Saunders OF the same city, treasurer.
Mr. Fl. NJ. White, OF Dillwyn, Va. is Vice
president and Mr. C. G. Maphis. OF Char
lottesvile. one OF tho State school ex-
aminers. and John II. Shaw, OF Char
lottesville. secretary. are also among the
tncorporators. Colonel Saunders the
president, Is well known In this State.
having for a long time been super!ntend-
ent OF the Danvile Military Institute
He Is graduate OF the Virginia Military
Institute.
The following Is a summary OF the other
charters granted.
Bald Knob Furniture Comnerv fr,oo-
porated, Rocky Mount. Va: N p. Angle
president Rocky Mount. Va. b. L. An
gle, Rocky Mount. Va: j. A. Martin. vice
president, Galloway. Va: J. NJ F~row.
j. NJ. Williams. Fl. W. Peak. Rocky
Mount Va. Capital. maximum, $4,000:
minimum, $4,000. Objects To engage In
manufacturing furniture.
Beech Fork Coal Land Corporation,
Tazewc!. Va; J. n. Hartman, president;
Thomas Hankins. secretary: j. W. Har-
man; all OF Tazewell. Va. Capital So
900 Objects: To conduct a coal land and
real estate business.
Old Virginia Corn Mil at the James
town Exposition Corporation. Norfolk. Va;
B. III. Oxley, president: j T. Lawless,
NlCe-pGebiuGnL. v. r. .NlCkell, BeCTelbTy,
all OF Norfolk. Capital Maximum, $4,000;
mininvnm, $1,000. Objects: To run a
grist mill and restaurant
The Grandy Jobbing Company Qncor-
prated) Norfolk; J. w. Grandy, presi-
dent: NJ S. Winner, secretary and treas
Trer; f. r. Newell; all Of Norfolk. Capt
tai, maximum. $4,000: minimum, 1900.
objects. To deal in groceries, dry goods,
etc.
Wonderland Corporation, Charlottes-
VILE, Va; J. j. Leterrnan, president and
treasurer. Charlottesville; Samuel Kauf-
man. vlce-president. Chicago Joseph
Hecht secretary. Charlottesville. Capital,
maximum, $1,000: minimum. s2,50O. OBJ
jects: To conduct an amusement business.
West Fork Telephone Company. Willis,
Va; Noah z. Weddle. Floyd; Henry Sim
monds. Floyd: J. Fl. NJ. Terry, @. ID.
Weeks, D. W. SluhsNr, c. c. Weeks, Will
lis, Va. Capital, maximum, $1,000; mini
mum, 1900. Objects: To construct n tele-
phone line in Floyd, Carroll. Patrick
Franklin, Roanoke, Montgomery and Pu-
laski counties.
c. A. Colhoun, Jr., & Co. Gncorporated).
Lynchburg. Va; c. a. Colhoun, Jr.. presi-
dent: Fred Harper, secretary; Randolph
Harrison; all of Lynchburg. Capital
maximum. $4,000; minimum, $500. OBJ
jects: To conduct an insurance agency
in all It's branches.
The MISSIONER Club Uncorporated), Nor
folk, Va; G. w. Taylor, president; J. u. |
Goode. vice-president; G. ]. Twohy, secre-
tary and treasurer; all of Norfolk. Capt. |
tai, maximum, $4,000; minimum, s3,COO |
Objects: To operate a club for social en-
joyment.