Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-19
D0INGS AROUND
The STATE

company has awarded contract TO
the Southern Pine Lumber Co. for
$4,000 feet OF lumber TO be used IN
construction.
Austen.--Austen Coal & Coke Co.
has awarded contract to Covington
(va) Machine Co. for installation OF
coke-pulling machine for one block
of ovens; is also building breaker
and installing coa,<crushing plant
with elevators. etc, at No. l mine
doubling capacity OF power honse by
adding engine built by Harrisburg
tPa.) Foundry a Machine Works.
and installing 500-volt generator
built by Crocker-wheeler company
OF Ampere. n. J. Austen plant In
cludes two mines with daily output
OF 400 tons each and $50 coke
ovens. +. w. Horchler, msae SUI
perintendent, is purchaser, Offices at
Austen: VIM. ]. Wilson is treasurer.
Offices at 40 Wall street. New York.
All machinery has been bought for
present improvements.
Bluefield.--Crescent Fuel Co. in
corporated with 100000 capital
stock by j. +. Maynard. T.. Il. Carter
and w. t. Cofer of Bluefieid: Il. w.
Freeman. of Freeman, w. va, and
H. w. Straley Princeton. w va.
Catawba.-Catawba Coal Co. re-
Gently noted as progressing with ar
rangements to develop coal proper
ties, has elected John J. Buttermore
president and manager and J. NJ
Herpeck secretary and treasurer.
Hinton.-Consolidated Supply g.
Coal Co. Incorporated with $40. 900
capital stock by James f Smith w
h. Garrett. F. X. Pickett and 9TH
ers.
Observation-Disclosures Coal g.
coke Co. Incorporated with capital
STOCK of 100000 by +. S. Land
street of New York and Baltimore.
r. l.. Fuller, of Scranton. Pa. and
r. IL. Eaton OF New York. n con-
trols Allegheny Coal Co, which owns
5000 acres of coal land in Harrison
county, and will develop that prom
erty' planning TO begin at once the
erection OF plant with daily capacity
or 1000 tons OF coal. Mines will
be connected with Baltimore g. Obio
railroad by construction of branch.
Chief engineer of Allegheny Coal Co.
Is j. w. Galbreath. Offices In Con-
tfnental Trust Building, Baltimore
ma Main Offices of Allegheny and
i-andstreet corporations at No.
broadway. New York city. +. q
Landstreet, president OF both. being
In charge.
preston county.-North Preston
Coal Co. Incorporated with $1,000
600 capital stock by Frank p Rush
or Uniontown. Pa; Erastus l.. Ston-
er, Marcellus l.. Hasness and Judson
T. Stricken, scottdale. Pa, and Ben
A. Wirtner Glendale. Pa. Company
VIII develop coal lands and build a
mining town in Preston county.
Wheeling.-Shannon Coal Co. In.
corporated with $4,000 capital stock
by j. G. Mckinley. Nelson C. Hub
bard. II. d. Lockwood and others.
Parkersburg.- Electric Co
incorporated with $35O.O0O capftal
stock by ]. Mentor Caldwell. Henry
w. dis, Jesse r. Davis and Others
TO manufacture and deal in dynamos
batteries and other electrical ma
chinery.
Clarksburg.-Natural Gas Supply.
Fair Grounds Improvement Co. of
fices In Jacobs Building. has drilled
gas well and will lay pipes to supply
New Fair Grounds addition. one mile
from corporate limits. Piping has
not been contracted for.
Glen Jean.-Oil and Gas Wells
Chapman Oil &c Gas Co incorporated
with $4,000 capital stock by John
b. Hoffman. John Faulkner. w. T..
Dugans and others.
-Engineerings. I,eete-
Maupin Engineering Co. incorporat-
ed with $4,000 capital stock by A.
b. Maupin, J. NJ. oliver, Thomas A.
Watt and others.
n-WaterprOohng. Gen
eral Waterproofing co. incorporated
with $4,000 capital stock by II. A.
Schaub, J. NJ Hawkins, f. b. Thorn
burg and others.
Webster Springs. and Gas
Development Webster Springs Heat
e. Light co. incorporated with S25.-
600 capital stock by J. NJ. Hooker.
William Harry. J. s. Berry and 9th
ers.
Buffalo.-Brick and Tile Plant. 49,
Buffalo Brick e. Tile co. incorporated
with 10000 capital stock by VI. G
Nash, G. n. Hardy. u. d. Mccoy aud
w. r. Johnson Of Buaffol and r. 70.
McCabe, OF Charleston.
Keyser. BAKERY. C. w. stewart.
G. X. Rodgers, r. y. Snyder and
others have purchased the Koelz
Bakery and will double capacity of
bakery and ice-cream plant. Mr..
Stewart will be manager.
Pleasant Ua1Iav Ct4v MIL ,,cao