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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-09-02
GOOD ROADS
COKE MAKING
IN VIRGINIA.

AS a result of the financial
stress during the closing months
of 1907, the production of coke
in Virginia was less by 32,379
short tons, or 81 per cent than
the preceding year, amounting
to 1 .545,2 short tons in 1907,
as against ], ,577 ,659 short tons
in 1906, according TO +. W.
Parker. chief statistician of the
United States Geological Sur
vey. whose report on the manu-
facture of coke IN 1907 is now
in press. Owing, however, to
the better prices that prevailed
during the latter part Of the
the year, value Of coke pro
duced in 1907 shows an increase
Of Sl5O,O74-from SOIL, ESQ in
1906 to S3,765,733 in 1907. The
number of establishments in
/ creased from rs i'm 1906 TO 10 in
lI9O7. and the total number OF
ovens from s,64l in the earlier
year TO 1888 in the later. One
establishment Of 400 ovens wa
p idle throughout the year. Al
Of the coal used In the manu-
facture Of coke i'm Virginia il
ll9O7-G,2G4,72 tons-was un
washed; ,27l,5lS tons was run
t OF mine and 993, POP tons slack.
All the coking fields Of Vii
j. einia are contained within
q few counties in the extrem
d Southwestern portion of Tia
d State. the coal fields being viii
u in the Appalachian province
&c The greater part of the develoI
p ment which has resulted in ac
70 ual production during the la
n few years has been carried q
r in Wise county, on the Cline
IL Valley branch of the NorfO
III and Western Railway. III
le coke In this district is the on
S coke made at the present tin
;e from coal mined exclusive
Ar within the State. There a
two plants in Virginia, one
lie Lowmoor and one at Coyingto
ly the coal for which is draw
al from the mines i'm the NJ
he River District Of West Virgin
ss The coal for the ovens at Poo
nd hontas and part of the Flat I
p- district of Tazewell county,
.ot obtained from mines whC
to workings extend across
Oh State boundary line Rto w
Virginia. and a part of this c.
production should properly
credited to West Virginia 4
openings of the mines, hOwev
and the coke ovens are In Ia
well county, and tits custom'
- 20 credit the coal as well as
hal coke to Virginia. The &
ted production of coke in w
his county in 1907 amounted to
lat S53, ,295 short tons, or SIG
ino cent of the total for the Stat
vas 1t seems probable that
ade development work that has b
.eld in progress in the Black Mo
and tain region of Lee county
ms in Wise county during the
inc few years will before long
MIS- suit in marked increase IN
on coke production Of Virginia
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-09-02
EMBREEYILLE IRON
FURNACE RESUMES.

Johnson City, Aug. 27.-The
Embreeville furnace, fourteen
miles south west of this city,
which closed down ninety days
ago for repairs, went into blast
again Tuesday. About 500 men,
who have been idle, are back
at their post of duty, and tins
will give a ready market to the
farmers of this community foI
their products.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-09-02
SMOOTH TRICKSTERS.
Postmaster al Goldea SpsiHg, Bschaasn
County. and His Assistant. Fooled
Big Mail Order House.

or Buchanan county, as Tar
from a railroad and the outer
civilized world as it is possible
for one TO get in Virginia,
comes a story Of the detection
Of two tricksters as smooth in
their dealings as the most pol
ished and trained crooks TO be
found in a city like New York,
Pittsburg or San Francisco.
For two years David McClan-
ahan, postmaster at Golden
Springs, and his assistant, Eli
jah Stacy, have been playing
their game from the little box
like government Office. But
they made one serious hlunder
and last Sunday Postofiice In
spectOr, II. w. Robinson,
swooped down upon their nest
and rufiled the feathers therein.
McClanahan and Stacy had
been ordering goods by mail
from the big mail order houses
in Chicago such as Sears, Roe
buck & Company, Montgomery
Ward and John Smith. With
the order they sent the money
d by registered letter and the
stores looked upon them "a
p good customers. The ordeFi
were in most cases for eXpen
sive watches or articles of Jew
= elry. When the articles arriv
a ed a cheap imitatation wa
e secured and mailed back 20 tn
e house with a letter claiming
10 that the company had not sen
;. what was ordered, and askin
that their money be returned
J. The mail houses did not deteC
't tie phoney jewelry and return
u ed the money TO the purchaser
b To aid them in others schem,
X Of robbery and TO give prestie
he 20 their names upon which
y buy sewing machines and lil
he articles on credit, they had le
y ter head and envelops print'
re which read something like thi
At David McClanahan, Dealer
n, Woods, etc. =" "Elijah STAGE
IN General Insurance.
.w Being in complete control Of Z
a. malls aud the postofiice no o
a. in the community knew of I
op registered letters and packag
Is they were sending and recei
.se ing. This went on for T.
he years without a hitch, but tn
est returned a paste diamond RI
'ai TO Sears, Roebuck & Compa
be with letter stating that
he ring war not what was order
er, and asking that the purchi
ze- money be returned. In look
Try over their books the comps
the discovered that the ring /
tai never been ordered from tn,
Use This led them to suspicion t
l. some trickery was being pla
per and POstoffice Inspector K
e. inson was put on the case v
the the result that last Sunday
cen had secured sufficient evide
un- TO close down on the swind
and and arrest them for obtain
last goods under false pretenses
re- for using the mails with an
the tent TO defraud.
MoClanahan and Stacy '
given a preliminary hea
before the United States {
INA. missioner at Grundy. !
plead guilty and were rele
lnty on 81 600 bond each to ap
ues- before the next session of
pan federal court which conven
eeh oh Big Stone Gap the fourth
'hey day in January.
,u0h
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-09-02
COKE PRODUC-
Tl0N IN 1907,

in the United States in 1907
amounted TO 4O,77e ,564 short I
tons. valued at Sill ,539, 1877, a !
total that passes AL previous
records in the history Of coke
making in this country, being
nearly double the output of
1900 and more than three times
that Of 1897. The increase over
the production Of 1906 was -
1884 short tons, or l2.C2 per
cent. in quantity, and SO, 9,93l,-
092, or 2l.76 per cent in value.
The average price per ton at
the Ovens-$2 tbs greater by
% cents than the 1906 average
and is the highest reported in
twenty eight years during
which statistics Of coke prOduc-
tion have been compiled by the
. United States Geological Sur
vey, exceeding by IL cents the
maximum rate previously OBJ
tanned in 1873.
OF the total production for
the year 35,l7l, COS short tons,
s0.25 per cent was produced in
beehive evens, as against 81
s43, $3.50 Of beehive coke in 1906,
, The production from retOrt OF
by product ovens during 1907
was 5,607,s short tons, OF
li2.75 per cent of the total
against 4,55S, ,l27 short tons, Ol
ll2.52 per cent of the total, il
1906. The increase in prOdUc
ton OF beehive coke in 1907 owe
. 1906 was S,32s,57 tons; the in
=, crease in the retOrJ-oven prod
{, uct was I ,O49,772 tone. IL az
o pears, therefore, that while th
4 beehive coke increased l0.4
= per cent, retort-oven coke IL
creased 23.03 per cent. 1t ais
. appears that 33.0s per cent
i the total increase In 1907 VIZ
- in the output of y-prOdu'
10 ovens.
80 The increase in production
: ll9O7. with the larger pr0po
a tionate increase IN value, WI
i due to the continued extraOrd
- nary demand in the iron al
y, steel trade that prevailed duriI
- the first nine months of q
ho year. With the coming of {
- panic ia October many BILE
10 furnaces and rolling mills we
.es shut down and general depr'
- sion resulted throughout {
yo cokiug regionr; but the falli
-, off in demand was not enou
no to entirely overcome the etfe'
NJ of the activity that prevail
.ba January 20 October.
red Prices.
ase In considering the total va
ing and average selling price
my coke produced in the Uni
had States, it should be Femembe
em. that in many places the val
hat are arbitrarily fixed. Many
yed the coke ovens in this cOun
lob are operated by large corp'
With tions that operate also {
he mines and blast furnaces,
nee coke making being really c
lers an incidental part of the b
ing ness, Under such circumstaI
and the coke product is someti
IN charged against the furnace
partment at cost aud sOmeti
we're at a figure based on the cos
ring coal mining and coke maj
jom- plus a per centage of profit
They these operations, so that
ased value is not fixed by the !
pear ket price. Other companies
the their estimates OF value on
Q9 at ., -, ,,,~s.o.s Cor cOl~a Of ,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
The Great Concert

The Mountain-Ash Male Voice Party,
of Wales, appeared on the stage of a
crowded duijtOrjUm "Wednesday evening
and rendered a programme which fully
justified every expectation. They are
expert singers. Equipped with fine
voices and trained by master vocalist.
they exempljfy to the highest earthly
limit the ranges of vocal harmony. So
in effect say those who know whereof
they speak. Al the same moment, the
wonderful unison with which they
tripped off cadences measured by the
smallest fractions of ii ne delighted all.
Hence, the concert was an immense
success.
Pleased with Frost burg and the reccp-
ton accorded them, they announced an
appearance for Thursday evening, and
again they thrilled the people with vari
atoms of melody.
Numbering %, they left yesterday
morning for Baltimore; thence they will
visit Wyoming valley, Pa, where they
will stay some time before returning
home.
The road and Landscape between
Cumberland and Frosthurg and the
social characteristics of the Welsh pop
ulation mere remind them more of
Wales Lovely Wales, than any Ameri-
can section they have yet visited. Hence,
it will be a pleasing story, with p vari
ations, they will tell of Frustburg when
they reach home.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
In the Realm of Fraternity.

Savage Mountain Lodge. No l2S, |.
o. o. f., of this place, celebrated the
Bath anniversary of its Institution in
Nickel's Hall last Saturday evening by
holding "a smoker and cO-incident en-
tertainment. At the close of the regular
order John b. Rees, chairman, delivered
an address of welcome to members of
the Order representing besides "localS''
the States of Colorado, Illinois, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, and friends invited by
members. Thomas Davis sang a solo;
Prof. q. w. Craig, of Hancock, this
State, delivered an address on The
Principles and Benefits of the Order
John B. Rees sang TWAS Schlry Who
Won the Fight" John w. Young,
Grand Masterof Maryland, delivered an
address; Hill Brothers, of Allegany,
rendered some fine Instrumental music
this while lunch and coffee were served
became a charming feature of the oc-
casiou. The affair was great fraternal
success, all so averring in departing. 1t
will be long remembered by all the Odd
Fellows who crowded the hall. Again
the Hill Brothers We're awarded many
compliments and unanimously declared
as among the most deserving young
men of the community.
Mention of the coming District Meet
ing of Knights of Pythias has already
been made in JOURNAL. but further ar
rangements by the Committee in charge
confirm the prediction that it will be
the greatest fraternal demonstration in
Frostburg annals. The date is Wednes-
day, 2lst inst, and the program includes
for the public, great popular meet
ing i'll the Frosburg Opera House at 2
p. m; street parade at . p. m, and ban
quet at 6 p. m; for Knights class
initiation of 30 candidates after banquet
by team from Oakland-an impressive
ceremonial. Many of the State officials
will be present, at least 1000 Knights,
and more wanted to attend.
Announcement is made of JOINT fair
under auspices of the two Councils Jr.
o. U. A. M.-Mountain City, No II,
and Freedom, No. 1913, in Stern's Hall,
10 evenings between October 10 and
November l.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
Business Movements

George J. Wittig has engaged the
room i'll the Wittig Building, Union
street, occupied by William Ct. Hitler,
tailor, and will fit it up in fine style for
amusement purposes. The siZe-l7 by
100 feet, affords ample space for = pool
tables. 3 bowling alleys, and mercantile
room for large stocks of pipes, cigars,
tobacco, and other similar articles. The
room will be further equipped with
latest light fixtures and neatly fur
nished toilet room will supplement the
other conveniences-all on the same
ground fl Dor. Fixtures, including pool
tables. cases, chairs, etc, will be finished
III golden dull oak, and floor of hard
maple throughout. In selection George
has been strenuous i'll the certainty of
securing the latest and best things that
are to be had. He has not quite deter
mined the date of opening, but timely
announcement will be made.
The Hitler tailoring outfit and stock
will be removed to the room last occu-
pied by f. J. Decker, jr i'll the Percy
block.
What Mr.. Decker. who sold out to
Mr.. Wittig, will do, has not b, en-
determined.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
Thirty Years Ago.

For the week corresponding with next
i'll 1878 the paragraphs below comprise
in part items of occurrence then new:
Monday, October II, 1873, John Simpson,
of Homecoming, "A New Central Coal Com
pany miner. had his breast bone broken in
collision between two coal cars.
Messrs. William McMurdo and William
McFarlane, with their families, left Iona
coming for Nebraska.
William Richmond, formerly of Borden
Mines, left Homecoming for Kansas on
prospecting tour.
The JOURNAL reported as "seasonable
things-fall and winter goods, buckwheat
cakes, and sweet little poems entitled
October
George Henry, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Johns, of Borden Mines, years
old, died Monday, October H. 1873, the
third distressing loss of same character
within week.
In a trial in Cumberland before Justice
Alexander King for disturbance of public
worship Mr.. p. said to the prosecuting
witness-'you are liar" The justice adj
monished "Mr. Pr and among other things
told him he rMr. p would have to put
weight on his chin or be committed for
contempt
Henry Loveridge, of New York, president
of the Maryland Coal Company, spent Sun
day, October ID, in Frostburg.
Rain and snow Friday, October Is.
DIR. j. w. J. Engar i'll with pneumonia
so also Eddie, son of Rev. p. l.. Harrison,
and John Weisenborn down with typhoid
fever.
One Cumberland doctor, a school com
missioner, and another, a school trustee,
had tlare-up over the award of a coal con-
tract. The latter hit the former on the
nose and it bled
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10

Street committee reported progress
on work on Washington and Green
streets.
Light committee reported having had
the work ordered at the last meeting
begun and same is in process of com
pletiOn.
The Printing committee has the work
of printing the town code well under
way.
The other standing committees had no
reports to make.
At recent meeting Il special COM
mittee was appointed to investigate the
condition of Mrs. Thomas Kirby, who
had asked to have her taxes declared in
solvent. They reported hers a worthy
case and recommended hat her taxes for
year l90S-09 be declared insolvent, and
a motion so providing was passed.
Town engineer William Harvey made
report on estimated cost of opening
Wood and Center streets to Union.
The whole Improvement, according to
the engineers estimate, would cost about
$40, 800. After some discussion an Ordi-
nance providing for notice to the effect
that thirty days after notice a meeting
would be held to consider the passage of
an Ordinance providing for the opening
of said streets, and that the meeting
would be held Tuesday, November 10,
was passed.
Messrs. Doolan and Arnold, contract
ors, We're before Council in regard to
payment for work done by them on
Ormand street. 1t appears that in 1907
Council advertised for bids for putting
in concrete curbs and bitches on north
side of Ormand street, and Messrs.
Doolan and Arnold were the successful
bidders. The contract, according to
specifications, called for cinderS as a
base for the concrete work, but when
the agreement was made the committee
decided that crushed stone was better,
and so the word, lenders, was crossed
cut and the phrase. Crushed stone from
the town crusher,' was inserted. but
the terms of the written contract were
not at all changed, although verbal
agreement was made with the con-
tractors that they were to have all the
stone from the crusher needed, they to
do their own hauling. 1t was also
agreed that they We're to pay for three
eighths of the stone. The work was
completed last spring and the present
Council kept back pay for all the
crushed stone at a certain figure load.
HIS Hldue ulHereuce Oh more IMAM
800. Messrs. Doolan and Arnold seri-
ously objected to settlement on those
terms. The matter was discussed and
they were finally persuaded to accept
the check rendered as part payment of
bill, with the matter in dispute to be
settled by the Street committee.
Town engineer Harvey was appointed
inspector of the paving work on Broad
way.
Bills amounting to - 6l2 .49-Water
$354.O4, Corporate $2,25S 10, We're read
and, on motion, ordered paid
The condition of the Jail floor was
then discussed and the Building com
mittee was instructed to see about get
ting the same repaired or concerted.
Council adjourned at 9:l0, and then
came to IA close one of the tamest meet
ings held tor several months.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
Another Dispute.

Fritz Mayer, democrat, and John
Crawford. welterweight, did some work
Tuesday by way indirectly of improving
First or Long alley, and finished with a
layer of ashes, frost-deep. By slip of
the compass, however, the curb got
twisted, and now Fritz contends that
the alley leans north, while John holds
that it tumbles towards Brownsville.
Just what will be the result, therefore,
when the commissioners come to assess
ing the abutting properties for levies for
especial benefits" arouses a discussion
which not only extends both east and
west along the alley, but actually laps
over into Uhl avenue.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
This Paper.

The JOURNAL has letter this week
from Easton, this State, assailing judge
Taft's religious atfiliations-a letter
which the great paper, on general prin-
oiples, deems it better not TO publish
ELLA D." asks-"why certain
social item didn't appear in the JOUR
MALI" The particular reason Sit had
not been given to the JOURNAL, as it had
been to two other papers, and, far as
possible. the JOURNAL tries to give news
that has not already appeared. The
true plan is-give the news to the
Journal and to no other. Otherwise,
the rehash is stale, fiat and" to all
concerned, "unprofitable."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
Religious.

At St. Johns Episcopal Church, Rev.
+. NJ. G.. Bedell, rector, tomorrow 9th
Sunday after Trinity o., a. m. Holy
& pmmunlOn; lOl, a. m. morning prayer
and sermon; 2ls pm. Sunday school /;
~ p. III. evening PRAYER and sermon.
Monday evening, 18th inst, at o'clock,
the Right Reverend William Paret
Bishop of Maryland. will administer
Confirmation and preach. ITO this ser
vice all are cordially invited"
At the German Evangelical Zion
Church, Rev. G. F. Fleck, pastor, to-
morrow Sunday l0', a. M. sermon in
German; p. m. Sunday-school; ~ p.
III. sermon in English.
At the First English Baptist church,
Rev. Edw G. Allard, pastor, tomorrow
Sunday services at 1917 Il. III. and ~
p. m; Sunday school 81 a IN.
At St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rev.
F. X. Wagner, pastor, tomorrow (Sun-
day. lOla Il. III sermon-"The Layman' S
Movement; ~ p. m. Harvest Home
Musical Service. Mr.. O'Neal, of Cum
berland, and Master Jonathan Haw, of
this place, and Male Quintette will sup
port choir and congregational singing.
Brief address by pastor-''The Harvest
Home Festival" Up. III. Sunday school
At Grace NJ. E. Church, South, Rev
S. II. Greene, pastor, tomorrow (Sun-
day. l0l2 a. m. and ~ p. m. sermons;
2 p. M. Sunday school.
At the Congregational Church. Rev.
J. Lewis Evans, pastor, tomorrow CSun-
day. 10l., a. m. sermon-"The Seven
Fold Tree of Faith" continued; p. IN.
Sunday-school; ~ p. m. sermon-"How
Can | Be IA True Friend?"
At First NJ L. Church, Rev. A H.
Thompson, pastor, to morrow Sunday
9l2 a. IN. class meeting; I0le a. III. ser
mon by Rev. NJ. f. B. Rice; 2 p. m.
Sunday ~ p. III. sermon by
pastor A King S Fall and Restoration"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
The SLEEPING SICKNESS
WHICH MEANS DEATH

How many readers have heard of this
terrible disease? 1t prevails in that
far-away country-Africa-e
the Congo district. 1t is caused by
the bite Of the tsetse fly When 1t
bites a person. the sleeping symptoms
begin and finally the sufferer sleeps
until death occurs.
Contrast this with the peaceful,
balmy sleep of health. Is there any
thing more wearing than to lie awake
at night. tossing about. nervous, with
cold feet, hot head and mercy knows
what else? Short of letting the tsetse
fly bite us we would do almost any
thing for relief How can we pre-
vent 1t? Mr.. George Hayes, OF
Union City. Pa, writes: 81 had lost
my appetite. was all rundown, could
not sleep nights. had tried every
thing without relief. Vinol was rec
commended. and to my surprise, 1t
helped me at once: gave me splendid
appetite, and now I sleep soundly."
What Vinol did for Mr.. Hayes, it will
do for every rundown, nervous and
overworked person who cannot sleep.
FOR SALE BY
G. f. Pearce Drug Co.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
New Business Locals.
Letter to T.. l.. KalImyer,
FrOstbury, Md.

Dear Sjr-Experience teaches some people
sometimes; it teaches a few some things ;
it's Il mighty slow school though, that same
experience.
Lots of people paint lead-and-oil paint
once in three years, and think themselves
wise; they are wasting half their money
and fuss. They're so sure they are WISE
they die as they live, paint-foolsh. En-
perience teaches them nothing
There's another set, who buy paint by the
gallon, and go by the prize of a gallon
They think one price is high, and another is
low; and they pay about middling; why
don't they pay low? They know that milk
ism dear or cheap by the price of IA quart ;
that the milk has something to do with it,
They don't buy cheap milk but they
buy cheap paint and pay double. Ex-
perienCe teaches them nothing.
There's another set. They painted years
ago eadand oil; exhausted that Then
tried something else: it was better or worse
Then Devoe; it cost about half and wore
twice as long. That's how experience
teaches some of us.
Yours truly,
[64l f. w. DEvoE & Co.
p. 81. w. SHEA sells our paint
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10

Elizabeth, 4 years old, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis, of Consuli-
dation, playing i'll the yard Wednesday
afternoon, secured match with which
she started a little fire Moving around,
her skirts caught the flame aud IN IA few
moments she was fatally burned before
help could reach her. AT l2l, o'clock
Thursday morning she dicd-;ifter 1912
hours suffering.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
UnavOidably Omitted.

The picture of one of the doctors
party on Dams Rock does not appear
He was there, however, near by, and
yet not one of the group. His name is
Irving E. Gilbert, photographer. When
his attention was called to the omission
he said-'yes, and the instrument
dUesn show either
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-10
TOWN AND VICINITY.
They Are Gone.

"Don" and Doll" the pair of car
riage horses belonging to the family of
the late Owen Hitchins, in service 30
years. were sent to their long home last
Friday, life having become burden to
them. They We're led to the west end
by Henry Abel, care taker, and DR.. w.
L. Kennison, veterinary surgeon. adj
minstered the chloroform which lulled
them into their last sleep.