Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-03

scented BY delegates while AMY 9th
ers sent messages thoroughly ap-
proving the movement.
The merits OF several candidates
were thoroughly discussed and pre-
scented TO this convention for an
| expression OF their choice for man
o fill this new position from this
territory, and by a unanimous vote
| Mr.. L. A. Gregg, OF Roanoke. Va.
was recommended as their choice
for candidate before the next
| grand division for official post on
| II the grand division sees fit to in
crease the force in this branch of
! the service. MIR. Grfegg is at present
general chairman OF the Order Of
| Railway Conductors OF the Norfolk
and Western Railroad system which
position he has held for many years
TO the satisfaction of the men and
credit to himself; he has stood like
a stone WALL" for everything look
ing toward the Improvement OF con-
|
untirng energy and loyalty to the
men and their employers he has
secured one of the best wage
scales" and the best conditions gov
erning same on any line of railroad
in the United States; he Is a man
OF recognized executive ability,
man of tact, good judgment and
discreet on In all matters of business:
he has taken a law course, and as
Lord Bacon has said, conference
mas made him very ready man"
ne is man OF strong personality
ana possesses a large share Of
"Cheseorheldian suavlty, in modo
fortiter inre."
Birmingham is truly "A Mag
City" the first house was built here
in 1871, since that time Birming-
nam has rapidly grown into city
OF population OF over one hundred
thousand, and hds recently taken
into the corporate limits the subur-
ban towns of East Lake, Gate City,
Woodlawn, Pratt City, and the ter
rtory lying between the present
limits OF Birmingham and the crest
Of Red Mountain, this gives Birm-
ingham an area of forty-two square
miles and more than double it's pres
ent population.
The question may be asked.
What has made Birmingham a
great city? with no navigable
streams, no water fronts, etc. The
answer would naturally be Iron
ore, coal, limestone is the cause of
the city's growth. Surrounded as it
Is with inexhaustible mineral
wealth. What has contributed. so
largely to the development Of the
of the country and made Birming-
ham a great manufacturing city or
center?
Nothing has contributed so large
ly 20 this city and surrounding
country than the building of great
trunk lines OF railway entering in
this city, and one or more in course
Of construction to enter soon. thus
1t Is the railroads that has contrib
uted so largely to the unprecedent-
ed growth and development of min
eral products and manufacturing
industries, and made this city truly
the "Pittsburg OF the South" and is
destined in the near future to be
come the great iron and coal cente.
of this country. Birmingham offers
hundreds OF points of interest in
clud ng its ore and coal mines.
blazing furnaces, steel mills. rolling
mills and hundreds of allied indus
tries; 1t is well supplied with news
paper publications, and is the home
OF one of the principal divisions OF
the American Newspaper Union and
It's publication headquarters for
numbers of weekly, monthly and
semi-monthly magazines and news
papers.
Birmingham Ia well supplied with
school facilities, having twenty pub
lie school buildings, including high
school building, which is one of the
largest in the south, and in add
ton to these they have East Har-
ward college, aud Birmingham col
lege, the former Baptist college
and the latter a Methodist institu-
ton, both for boys. All of them
have a large enrolment OF pupils.
besides these there are large num-
Der of private schools in the city:
they have ten large banking es-
adjustments aggregating grand
total OF banking capital stock and
surplus $4,SO9,25O.OO or over $50
100000 annually. the annual ton
mage over fort. million tons. there
are owed hundred churches I'm the
city, all denominations being repre-
sented. There are eight or ten up
to-date hotels which furnishes am
pie accommodation for all visitors
they operate one hundred and thir-
ty miles of street railway that is as
well equipped and up-to-date In SER
vice as any city ! have any knowI-