Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-24
State House News

(From the Manufacturers Record. )
Charleston has passed ordi-
nance providing an issuance OF Sis
0o0 for bonds for completing bridge
across Elk river at Virginia street
also $4,000 of bonds for tearing
down the old Keystone bridge and
removing and rebuilding same at
Spring street, together with neces-
sary fills and approaches. Address
the mayor.
Charleston-Justus Collins has
purchased and leased about $500
acres of coal land on Winding Gulf:
later company will be organized for
development. (Recently mentioned
Huntington--Altizer Coal Land
Co. Incorporated with $4,000 capt.
tai stock by j. L. Caldwell. G. r.
Heffey, c. n. Davis and others to
deal in coal and mineral lands.
Observation-Disclosures Power Co.
Incorporated with $4,000 capital
stock by l.. II. Perkins, w. b. Hon
aker, +. w. Hale and others to build
electric power plant.
Charles Towns-Charles T. Kline.
philadelphia, Pa. has purchased
plant at Charles Town. which he will
operate for the manufacture OF
structural iron.
Huntington-West Virginia Foun-
dry & Stove Co. Incorporated with
$4,000 capital stock by T. n. Bog
CESS, II. II. Armstrong, F. c. Bog
CESS and others.
Wheeling-La Belle Iron Works
Is reported as contemplating the
erection of additional mills. furnaces
and a Bessemer steel plant In con-
nection with recently announced in
crease OF capital stock from $500
900 to $1O.OOO.OOO: general Offices
at Steubenville, o.; A. J. Clarke.
vice-president branch offices at
Wheeling.
Observation-Disclosures Lumber
Co. incorporated with $4,000 capt.
tai stock by Murray Dickerson, c. F.
Barnes. ]. +. Richie and others;
Will operate plant with capacity OF
10000 feet finished lumber: offices
at Parkersburg, n. c., also.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. System
Lansing Telephone Co. incorporated
with $4,000 capital stock by d. b.
Crawford, r. II. Crawford. w. r.
Dickerson and others.
Charleston--City Council has
purchased ordinance providing an is
suance Of $4,000 of bonds for paw
Ing and curbing streets and con-
struction Of sewers, and $4,000 OF
bonds for repairing Brooks street.
Address the mayor (RecentIy men
tioned.)
Elkins-City will pave 1870 feet
on Harrison avenue and will open
bids August "a; c. H. Scott, chair
man street committee.
New Martinsville-Cit will con-
struct 5000 yards Of brick paving
and 1000 feet of curbing. Bids will
be opened August 81; Glen snod-
grass. Recorder w. J. Alexander.
City Engineer.
Charleston-Chy Council has
passed ordinance providing an issu-
ance of $4,000 OF bonds for paving
and curbing streets and construction
OF sewers. Address the mayor.
Parkersburg-R Residence. y. w
Roberts will erect double residence;
two and one-half stories; pressed
brick with white marble Joints:
stone foundation and trimmings:
bathrooms in each house finished I'm
tile; J. II. Daniels. contractor.
Fairmont-President r. w. FIem-
ing of the Fairmont & Warrington
railroad writes the Manufacturers
Record that there is nothing at pres
ent in the report that this electric
line will be extended to Smithfield
and New Martinsville. and also that
there may not be for a long time.
Lookout-iThe Loop e. Lookout
N"iiiOau 10 Will " IS reported,
build a railroad from Lookout I'm
Fayette county to Glencoe in Green
brier county; principal office at
Evenwood, Randolph county; au-
thorized capital, 100000. The in
corporators are T. w. Raine. w w
Raine, /. r. T. 'Preysz. J. NJ Raine
and $ J. Snyder. all Of Evenwood.
Weston The Weston Lumber Go.
Is reported to have extended the
Cody Railroad from Beans Mill to
timber lands. one and one-quarter
miles, making the line four and one
half miles long
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