Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-25
NEWS OF THE
STATE HOUSE

Charleston. w. Va. June 20
West Virginia has within her bor-
ders about 260 banking institutions.
OF which Ia are state banks now
doing business. A little more than
two-thirds of the banking houses are
chartered under State laws.
The Board of Public Works have
let the contract for the rewiring OF
the Capitol building. For several
years the structure has been in dan
ger of destruction through defective
electric light wires and poor insu-
lation The system when installed
was considered sufficiently heavy to
carry all the light then necessary.
but the gradual necessity for more
lights caused an overlooking OF the
wires and poor lights throughout the
entire main building. There have
been many fires within the past few
was detected in time 20 avoid ser-
years but in each instance the blaze
~" ""c' "Ai'Ai' ut toullNCt lOf
the re-wiring was let to the Arthur
Frantzen Company. OF Baltimore.
Md. and the cost viii likely reach
about $4,000. The work will begin
about the first of July and will he
completed I'm about 60 days
There were II charters issned dur
ing the past week. an average of two
"a day. There were about equally
divided between resident and non-res
iient
The automobilists will have TO get
n hustle on themselves II they AVOID
getting into trouble. The record of
he Auditors Office shows up to dune
'G only 200 licenses have been i,,su-
ed for the year which began on May
J. II Is not definitely known now
many machines there are in the state
mt various estimates places the mum
ber at from two TO three times the
number of licenses issued The fact
that the license can only be produced
through the Auditors onice may have
had some effect IN causing many to
take their time about taking out
license for each machine as the law
provides. II is understood that the
Tax Commissioners Office will get
busy with the fellows that have not
complied with the law
Nearly every state Official was out
of the city on Saturday last, an in
cident that seldom occurs. The gov
ernor, attorney general and otherc
were at Washington on the Virginia
debt question. The State superin-
tendent OF schools was I'm the upper
part OF the state. The auditor and
secretary Of state and the banking
commissioner were at various points
looking after matters. and as might
be expected it was a quiet day about
the big building and the annez.
The soldiers have taken possession
OF Charleston, so to speak and seem
o be enjoying themselves The
camp grounds are about two miles
from town and while the facilities
for getting into Charleston are NOT
he best the boys manage to get in
and out all right The grounds are
on the south side Of the river and
east OF the city.
Chief Mine Inspector James W.
Paul has given each OF the assistant
/ inspectors instructions how TO pro-
ceed where there IS a disrespect OF
the mining laws Heretofore there
has been caused great deal Of con
fusion and frequently legal steps
were not taken by inspectors where
they found violations for the reason
that there was no uniform mode of
procedure. I'm number Of instances
recently miners have been prosecuted
for violation and e. s the purpose
Of the department 20 break up tho
practice Of deliberate violations b5
miners who think they can with per
feet safety do certain things theg
claim less practical miners could mo-
do such actions 81 has been learn
cd have been the cause Of many o
the worst fatalities the state ha
had The chief mine Inspector ha.
not yet named the additional inspec
tor provided for by the last lcHsa
ture but contemplated doing so ON ot
before July
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