Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-21
D0INGS AROUND
THE STATE


capital stock by ]. w. Jenkins, c. r..
West. ii. ID. Rummell and others
Observation-Disclosures Coal Co. OF
America 299 Broadway. New York.
n. ", has purchased. 1t is reported,
coal deposits on the Valley farm at
Glendale, comprising about $50
acres. for $4,000; also secured a
lease on surface OF the river front for
opening a mine and erecting tipples
for loading coal on cars and boats
Company will probably soon begin
the shipment OF coal from its new
mine on PARIS run near Mounds
vile. w. Va, and IL Is understood
its Intentions to sink shaft on the
Cockayne farm and tunnel through
the coal to connect with the PARIS
run shaft and load coal from both
mines or barges anchored at the
Glendale mine.
Grafton-John T. McGraw and as
sociates contemplate building coal
tipple and coal bins at Grafton, lat
ter to be used for storing coal which
will be shipped from mines at Simp-
son, W. Va.
Grafton-John T. McGraw and as
sociates. purchasers of. Grafton Gas
&c Electric Light Co., will double ca
pacity of electric plant. Improve
ments to be undertaken include in
stallation of 150-horse-power engine
to operate dynamo, furnishing power
for traction company's cars. and
erection of addition to boiler-roorns.
providing space for two new boilers.
About $4,000 will be expended. 1t
Is also contemplated to build coal tip
pie and coal bins, latter to be used
for storing coal from mines at Simp-
son, w. Va.
Shepherdstown Shepherdstown
Electric Light G. Power Co. incor-
porated with $4,000 capital stock
by Samuel ]. Hodges, Harrison Sch
} ley, Il. II. Rinehart and others.
Wheeling Electrical Co.
will apply for 50-year franchise.
Company is identical with the Con-
sumers' Electrical Co.. the former
owning the generating plant and
manufacturing electricity at it's pow
erhouse and the latter being the dis
tributing company. II franchise Is
granted 1t is planned to consolidate
the two companies as the Wheeling
Electrical Co. and build electric plant
increasing present capacity.
Sistersville- Sistersville Boiler
Works. f. A. Ryan, proprietor, CON
templates adding to present facili-
ties for making boilers, gas tanks,
etc, and will probably locate plant
in another city.
Elkins-E. b. Smith and assocl-
ates, Clarksburg, w. Va, will install
mill for cutting lumber into dimen-
sion stock
Moundsville--Lime and Stone
Empire Lime & Stone Co., recently
reported incorporated with 100000
capital stock to develop mineral de-
posts, will erect Iimekilns and es-
tablish stone-crushing plant; pro-
ducts lime, crushed limestone, sahd
and high-grade sandstone blocks;
capacity, 1000 pounds lime and
about $500 tons crushed stone daily.
j. f. Hedding president and general
manager; Il. ID. Leac hsecretary and
treasurer; architect and engineer not
engaged.
/ IrtarA NtrfafV ION
| Harvey Improvement Co. incorporat-
ed with $4,000 capital stock by w.
j. Harvey. r, B. Enslow, Henry
Simms and others.
Parkersburg-ISho -White-Hull
| Shoe Co. incorporated to deal in
boots and shoes; Wesley Hull sec
rotary, treasurer and manager. Com
pany was recently incorrectly report
| ed.
Wheeling-Land improvement
North Wheeling Land & Improve
ment Co. incorporated with $4,000
capital stock by Mrs. Margaret Nc
Coy, Mrs. Caroline c. Tallman, Miss
Minnie e. Gilchrist all of Wheeling;
Henry d. Gilchrist, Pittsburg Pc.
and others.
Yellow Spring Orchard--Buck-
eye Orchard Co. incorporated with
| $3.50 capital stock TO cultivate
fruits. etc. by Frank b. Her, Will
liam W. Bailey, J. Dice Hanna and
others.
Terra Alta-Terro Alta Wa.er
Works Co incorporated with $1,000
capital stock by w. r. White, Par
'ey DeBerry, T. J. Picking and 9TH
ers.
Elkins-The Elkins Hotel r.. N
Trickett. proprietor; Thomas Dono
| hoe owner.
Williams Bros iiv
cry barn; Prindle Bros. storage
warehouse; total loss about 5000
Berkeley Springs e. G. MoseT
Hagerstown, Md. has contract 70
install plumbing and heating IN now
courthouse at Berkeley Springs. pre-
viously described. s. a. Weston