Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
MANY INDUSTRIES QUlCKENEO
WEST VIRGINIA PLANTS FEEL
IMPETUS OF TRADE.
Coke Ovens in Full Blast-Coal
Mines Opened and Lumber and
Pottery Plants Resume.

hours, and the output increasing. 1t is
the first gusher to be struck in that part
Of the field. although several weeks ago
a gusher was drilled in on the Franklin
farm. in the same section.
Judge Nathan B. Golf, who has erected
number of fine buildings at Cierks-
burg, w. ". including the Waldo Hotel.
is preparing to build a handsome four
story business house there.
The West Virginia Sand Company is
rebuilding the mill at Berkeley Springs
destroyed by fire several years ago, and
expects to have it in operation by the
at Berkeley Springs is being erected as
rapidly as possible. about thirty men
working on it.
the Klondyke and Connellsville fields are
now in full blast The production for
the week ending Saturday, September
%, was 42s,824 tons. an increase Of 1875
tons over the week previous. Shipments
over three roads for the week reached
12.416 cars. a gain of 453 The number
Of ovens fired is 3S,159. Demand for
miners Is still heavy.
Work has been resumed at the plant of
the Mountain State Lumber Company. at
Grafton, w. Va. long idle. The Grafton
Lumber Company has taken over the
plant.
The Grafton POTTERY COMPANY; new
manufacture all kinds of pottery and
stoneware. The plant will also produce
silica brick for the lining of glass fur
naces and also glass melting pots. A site
for the new pottery has been secured.
c. NJ. Raile of Clarksburg is the promot-
er of the plant
Officials of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany inspected the Mudlick property of
and located the opening for the new
mine, which will soon be in operation
The Mudlick branch of the Monongahela
River railroad will be extended nearly a
company will establish a town and a num-
Der Of coke ovens will be built.
The outlook for coal for the remainder
Fairmont, W. Va. field is very bright
The same conditions govern coke
Officials of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, who control the Fairmont and
Clarksburg Traction Company, viewed
the route of a street car line from the
Clarksburg system to Salem, w. Va.
eight miles. and arrangements are to be
made at once to build the line.
The Banner Window Glass Company Of
Grafton will rebuild the plant recently
burned near Charleston with loss of
$1,000.
The United States Aluminium Company
OF Ptttsburg has acquired six acres at
Clarksburg for the site Of q plant to cost
81 10000 and contemplates developing
Tennessee and Georgia bauxite deposits
and refining raw materials by q new
method.
Kanawha county will probably con-
struct thirty miles Of roads during the
next twelve months. The cost is $4,000 a
mile. Frank D. Barron of Olcott is coun-
ty engineer
Gormania, W. Va. on the Western
Maryland railroad, and opposite Garrett
county, Nd, is TO have waterworks A
company has been formed for the pur-
pose.
A sale was closed OF 1,5OO acres of
coal lands. the purchasers being r.
p. Porter of Cleveland. w ?. Ely and E.
l.. Denny Of Waynesburg. The tract in
ciuded 1000 acres on Georges creek, Ma
rion county. W. Va. at $3.50 an acre
Besides this. $50 acres in Monongalia
county, W. Va, changed hands at 1855 an
acre.
Coal lands which are about to change
owners at Fayetteville w. Va, are the
holdings of E. b. Hawkins of Fayette-
vile. and include a boundary of 5000
acres, lying within a few days Journey.
Parties negotiating with Mr.. Hawkins
are from Chicago and the west and rep
resent millions OF capital seeking coal
land investments. Experts are now going
over the land.
That ample money to build the Dunka I'd
valley trolley line has been secured was
made public by Loft Thomas who is
financially interested in the construction
n hn inc lob
gantown. Waynesburg and Pittsburg. A
branch is to run from Mannington to
Blacksmith, and after it leaves Blacks
vile the road will be double-tracked to
tire distance have been purchased for the
road. Electric power will be used instead
of steam.
incorporated at Fairmont. w Va, with
$4,000 capital stock. will develop 100
acres Of coal land. 1t will make improve
ments costing about $4,000. The capac-
ity of the mines will be 800 tons daily
There will be no coke ovens
The Milburn Coal and Coke Company,
Incorporated with 100000 capital stock,
by r. NJ. Lucas. r. J. Odell, j. c. Nal
lor and G. f. Blanchard. all of Columbus,
Ohio. will develop coal mines in Fayette
and Raleigh counties. w. Va.
he rdHHont ana CiarKsourg Traction
Company's total earnings for the first
eight months Of 1909 were $40 269 e..
with $247. S9sS2 last year. The net earn
ings show an increase during the eight
months Of SIG 237.65.
Du Bots & Bond Bros. extensive lum-
Der manufacturers. at Bond, Garrett
county. Md, and at Alexander, w. Va,
have closed negotiations for the purchase
Of an extensive timber tract near Bond
which belonged to Cook Bros. The ac-
QUESTION of this tract will cause it to
operate several years longer