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

Corporations whose combined minimum
capital stock exceeds "a million and a
quarter dollars were chartered by the
state Corporation Commission yesterday.
Their maximum authorized capital is ga
excess OF ten millions Two of the iarg
est OF those are coal land corporations.
while the second largest SIS a lumber com
pany, with headquarters at Charlottos-
vile.
The Kentenia Corporation IS the name
90 ~ n0liou-dOllar mining company,
with offices AT BIG stone Cap. in Wise
county. and of which O.. II. Davis. OF
Yarmouth. Mass, IS president. and Mr.
r. Buliitt. OF Big stone Gap vice.
president The maximum capital of The
company r. two million dollars. and ~ is
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 IL
products IL is one az thu largest COR
perauous OF tho kind chartered IN this
State
The Eagle Hardwood Lumber Company.
Incorporated which WAS chartered yes
to-day. IN 70 have SO Office AT Charfottes-
Vile. and VIII conduct general timber
and real estate business Ifs maximum
capital IS 5000. 900. and uie minimum
100000 Colonel 7 n. Saunders. of
Washington. J.. O.. IS pres dent. and w
r. saunders OF the Same clty. treasurer.
Mr. VI. NJ White OF Diuuy-n. Va. ifs Vice
president and dr O.. o. Naphis. az CHAR
.rttesrille. one ~ the State school OK
nuinerS. and John ff. shaw ~ Char
'tt"sffIie. secretary. are also among the
0rnorators Colonel saunders the
president is well known iu this state
having for "a long time been rrue-iuteud-
ent or the DanviIe Military Institute
tte is n graduate ~ the Nl~cirfa Military
Institute
charters vre rted.
Rsi Knob Furniture Company uncor-
1ora'oll. Rocky Mount. VA: y r. Angle
president. Rocky Mount Va. 3 r an
-i' t'cNy Mount Va. j. a. Martin. vice.
president. galloway. Va. J. NJ S-ovy
" Williams. H. w Peak. Rocky
Mount Va Capital maximum. 5000.
hi-iin 'iin. S-'.Hr- Objects. To engage in
manufacturing furniture
Beech Fork Coal Land Corporation.
Y azewcl. Va. 7. N Hartman. president.
Thomas Hankirs. secretary. !. W ITar-
f1an, all ~ Tazeweu. Va Capital 80
H' Objects. To conduct a coal land and
real estate business.
Ola Virginia ,orn MIL NJ tne James
town Exposition Corporation. Norfolkl- Va +,
p a. ONiey. president. j It I-awless
tice-presidont, =. = Nickel. secretars-.
all ~ Norfoik- Capital. Maximum. so oo3.
un'uVn, Sl2.fn Objects; To rim q
grist mill and restaurant
The Grandy Jobhing Company Oncor-
prated) Norfolk: J. w. Grandy prcsi-
dent. ". s Winner secretary and treas-
urer f. r. Newell. all Of Norfolk. Care-
tai. maximum. $1,000. minimum. si.On.
Objects. To O. al iu groceries. dry goods.
ctr.
Wonderland Corporation. Cnaslottes-
vine va. j j L~terman. president and
treasurer. Charlottesville. Samuel kaur-
man. ylcc-rre=ldcut. Chicago; Joseph
Ifecht. secretary. Charlottesville. Capital
maximum. $1,000. minimum. 500 OBJ
iects To conduct an amusement business
Wes- Fork Telephone Company. Willis.
Va, >oaa y. Weddle. Floyd. Henry SIM
monds. Floyd. j. IT. ~ Terry. O. D..
Weeks II w. SIunsN-r. g.. q. Weeks. VIII
Ns. VA. Capital. maximum. Sl0.poo. mink
mum. s. .fsa. Objects. To construct tcie-
phone une in Floyd. Carroll. Patrick.
Franklin. Roanoke Montgomery and Pu-
lasH counties.
g. A. Colaoun. Jr.. a 90 Incorporated.
r.yucilDurg. va, g.. A. Colhoun. Jr.. presi-
dent. Fred Harper. secretary. Randolph
Harrison, all ~ Ivuchburg. Capital.
maximum. $1,000, minimum. 800. OBJ
1ects. TO conduct an insurance agency
n all IT'S branches
The West0ver club fncorporatedJ Nor
folk Va. g. W. Taylor. president. j. n.
Goode. vice. president. O. j. Twohy score
tary and trca surer. all OF Norfolk. Capt.
tai maximum $J0O0. minimum. $500
Objects. To operate "a club for social en-
Joyment