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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
JOHNSON CITY
WELL LOCATED
EAST TENNESSEE FAVORED
By Nature IN Distributing Cement
Ledge-Vein Of Highest Grade
Says Judge Patterson.

Editor Comet Having written for
the local press several short articles on
the subject, of rather general charac.
ter, II may be well to state more specif-
ically as to locations of cement rock
ledges, and as to the probable grades of
material, for the benefit of those taking
an interest in cement manufacture, as
well as of the owners of land under
which cement-rock may exist.
From careful examination of the
United States geological maps and ex-
plantations and from such personal eX-
aminations as have been able to make
/ feel quite sure that the cement ledge
vein of highest and best grade is that
extending through East Tennessee
along the southeastern base of what is
called the Black Oak Ridge-a high
central ridge which is as well defined
as are the Cumberland and Allegheny
ranges of mountains. This ridge bears
that name locally only in lower East
Tennessee, and above Knoxville bears
other local names. Here it is called
the Indian Ridge, and is the only ridge
because of its height (lS0O feet above
sea level which the c., c. & o. road
had to tunnel in crossing East Tennes-
see, and that tunnel cut for 800 feet
through the only considerable eleva-
tion of the cement ledge referred TO in
and under the ridge, and it does that
for the reason that east Of Jonosboro
and on to the Watauga river the Black
Oak Ridge is divided into three ranges,
the central being Indian Ridge, with
Knob creek ridge TO the south and
Boones creek ridge to the north both
near by. The central and high-grade
cement ledge referred to Outcrops first
about midway between Bristol and
Mountain City, then is lost sight of on
the map until its elevation cuts at q
sharp angle through the Indian Ridge
east of the low gap through which the
Knob creek road passes the gap, which
in Indian times was used as the trail
from Southwest Virginia via what is
now called Defaults ford and on thro
Cumberland Gap 10 Kentucky and
Middle Tennessee This was the great
buffalo trail. The elevation of the
cement ledge here is fully 200 feet
above the adjacent valley-level and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
JUSTICES STRONG DENIAL
Have Expressed No Opinion as to
Legality Of Action of Co.
alitionists.

Nashville, Tenn, March GA cor
respondent of the Times tonight, find
ing Chief Justice Beard and Associate
Justices McAlister, Neil and Bell to-
gether, questioned them on the report
attributing to Robert Sharp the state
ment that four justices of the supreme
court had expressed the opinion that
the action Of the recent legislative joint
convention was valid.
''The statement" said Judge Beard,
''is unqualiliediy untrue, as none of the
justices of the supreme court has ever
expressed an opinion as TO the consti-
tutionality or the unconstutionality OF
the proceedings"
This statement was endorsed by the
other judges present, who vouched for
Judge Shields course as being similar.
Judge Shields is not now in the city,
but his associates arc certain that he
has said nothing TO warrant the as.
sumption that he has expressed an
opinion regarding the legislative pro.
ceedings.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
DEATH OF G)L. TONCRAY
Proved a Great Shock to Citizens
ofElizabethton, of Which Town
He was Practically Founder

Elizabethton, Tenn, March 6.-Our
town was greatly shocked on yesterday
evening about $50 when it became
known that Col. c. P. Toncray, one of
Elizabethton's most widely known cit
liens, had dropped dead in his yard.
He had just returned from Knoxville
and was feeling unwell, and remarked
to l.. z. Harkleroad 81 am feeling
very badly and will have to go to my
room," and he at once dropped to the
ground and expired. Col. Toncray was
born at Abingdon, Va, but came to
Elizabethton in his early manhood, and
has since that time been one of her
leading citizens. He was largely in
strumental in getting the Cooperative
Town Co. to choose as their town site
Elizabethton. Col. Toncray was always
an ardent republican, and has been one
of the party's leaders in upper East
Tennessee for many years.
Col. Toncray was widely known in
Tennessee as well as in other parts OF
the United States and frequently was
in the east consulting with capitalists
on the natural resources of this section
and induced many eastern capitalists
to turn their eyes toward this way as q
profitable place to invest their money
He leaves four children, Samuel Ton
cray, of Big Stone Gap, Va; Mrs. w
D. Hunter, of Elizabethton; Mrs. J. N
Shoolbred of Waynesville, N. G., and
Mrs, Horace Frost, of Bristol.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
A Guaranteed Article.

Many things are advertised anb
many promises are made, but it is not
alwaGs that these promises are made
in good faith nor can they always de
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This remedy will cure constipation, in.
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free sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup
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and 81 bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

Bristol Tenn, March s. 1909.
Mr. J. A. Summers,
Johnson City, Tenn.
Dear Sir:
Your letter me regard work followed home
asked Mr. Phillips engineer your inquiry he
the man in charge and better qualified than
do hope county will road improvement We find
all along roads property has already advanced per
price Yours truly
JOHN H. CALDWELL.
Bristol Tenn, March s, 1909
Mr. J. A. Summers City
Dear Sir
Mr. John H. Caldwell asked give you figures
on the cost of building roads this other
In Jefferson county have just finished eighyve miles of
grading and forty miles of macadam
The grading Including cuverts small bridg
per mile The macadam inches deep and ~ wde
he most of it 10 ee has cost average per
In Sullivan county have graded the Bristol Bountvle
road 6 feet wide at cost of S5 mile the Beaver
feet wide at S65 per mile and several miles
at 1856 per mile
The macadam these will 81 800 to So 700 per mile
In Hawkins county have graded
of 1900 per mile.
Will be glad to give any other information that can.
Yours truly,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

1907, chapter 437, creating county COM
missioners of election.
On examination of this bill the same
character of amendments relating to
the separation of the county boards of
election commissioners into individual
and independent membership and
power is found.
This is subject to the same objection
made in the veto message of senate bill
No. 270, and | repeat these objections
as applicable to this last message
which completes the system of election
laws which the legislature has seen fit
to enact.
The language of this bill relating TO
the appointment of judges is as follows:
'Each member Of the board of election
commissioners shall have the right and
power to designate and appoint one of
the said judges without the consent of
his associates on the board" and that
relating to the appointment of clerks is
as follows: "One of the clerks shall be
appointed by the members of the COM
missioneFs of election representing the
majority party, and the other clerk
shall be appointed by the members Of
the commissioners o., election represent
ing the minority party of the state. -
There being three judges, there is one
for each commissioner without the
consent of the other, but as there are
only two clerks there is only one fol
the two democratic members, and one
for the republican member, without
the consent of his democratic associates
to be appointed in all the counties o.
Tennessee, except as provided by this
act those which are SO fortunate as tC
possess population between 24,95(
and 27,075, or between 29, 500 and 80, ,595
according to the federal census of 1900
or which may have this population by
any subsequent census.
If these election laws are in gooC
faith with the people and with tn,
democratic party which has been Ell
trusted by the people with power anC
control Of the state government, they
should be equal and uniform, and whel
this essential principle is violated, the,
become not only unconstitutional, bu
carry with them their own condemna
ton.
When first introduced, this exception
of population did not occur in the bill
but it was amended in the manne
shown, to exclude certain counties an,
these are generally supposed to be tn
counties of Haywood and Fayette
both of which fall within the excep
TONS.
Both of these counties have a yer,
large negro population outnumberin
the whites.
In Fayette, which had q population
of 29, ,7Ol according to the federal sensu
of 1900, there was S,O19 whites and q,
$50 negroes.
In Haywood the total population il
1900 was Is, 1S9, of which S,109 wer
whites and l7,OSO were negroes.
l agree that it is desirable to excer
these two counties from the operatio
of this law, for it is wholly bad, but tn
Question l make is that all, or non,
should be excepted.
If the law is wrong for Haywood an
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

about 1875 feet above the level of the
railroad track through the tunnel. The
ledge dips sharply down 1880 feet east
of the tunnel and in like manner 500
feet west at the gap, making no surface
appearance on the map until some two
miles northwest of Jonesboro, then
again noted a short distance west of
Knoxville, then centrally through
Lenoir City, and again where Ooltewa
stands
Let this fact be noted: High-grade
cement rock, as a ledge, stands verti-
cally, and does not often appear much
above the surface, but extends down.
ward indefinitely, 1000 feet, or largely
more.
The map referred to shows veins or
"splotch " lodges over most of the sur
face of East Tennessee west of the
Black Oak ridge to the Cumberland
mountain foothills also, but more linn
itedly from said ridge to the Allegheny
foothills, but my belief is that away
from this central ledge-view the rock
will be found to grade lower, and in
making cement of it, clear limestone
and clay will have to be used as a mix
ture. My reason for this is that the
big cement plant in Marion county,
west of Chattanooga, and the Chicka-
mauga cement plant in North Georgia
employ such mixture, and their mate
rails are from the lodges noted each
way from the central one. Specimens
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
The Lurid Glow OF Doom

was seen in the red face, hands and
body of the little son Of Il. NJ. Adams,
of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight from
eczema had, for five years, defied all
remedies and baffled the best doctors,
who said poisoned blood had affected
his lungs and nothing could save him,
"Bnt," writes his mother, seven "bot-
ties of Electric Bitters completely
cured him." For Eruptions, Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Sores and Blood Disord.
ers and Rheumati~m Electric Bitters
is supreme. Only SOC, Guaranteed by
Fl. O. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
Near Death In Big Pond.

It was thrilling experience to Mrs.
Ida Soper to face death. ''For years O
severe lung trouble gave me intense
suffering, "sbe writes, zane several
times nearly caused my deate. All re.
needles failed and the doctors eaid
/ was incurable. Then DIR. Kings
New Discovery brought quick relief
and cure SO permanent that have
not been troubled III twelve years.
Mrs. Soper lives in Big Pond, Pa. II
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Sore Lungs, Hemorrages, LaGrippe,
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

The chemist added this: "This SAM
pie is nearly correct cement rock, be-
ing slightly deficient in iron, alumina,
and slightly high in SILICA. 1t can be
easily corrected"
What is called "correct" cement
rock makes high-grade cement simply
by melting or burning the rock and re-
ducing TO powder. By such mode,
other plants at Demopolis, Ala, turns
out high-grade cement, using rock from
this great central ledge.
/ feel quite sure that at an early date
two or more great plants will be locat.
ed in East Tennessee on this central
ledge. If Johnson City secures one, its
net profits will exceed that of the 9th.
ers. Yes, johnson City ought to and
can get ahead of all its rivals.
N, A. PATTERSON.
Vineland, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
APPALACHIAN BILL DEAD

The Appalachian and White noun
tain forest reservation bill was doomed
in the senate when it was placed before
that body, Senators Teller, Flint and
Dixon each declaring he would need
two or three hours to point ont its de-
fects.
1t was stated that the house had sub
stituted an entirely new bill for the
senate measure, No further effort was
made to proceed with the passage of
the measure.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11
It Saved His Leg

"All thought I'd lose my leg" writes
J. A. Swenson, Watertown, Wis,
'Ten years of eczema, that Is doctors
could not cure, had at last laid me up.
Then Bucklen's Arnics Salve cured il
sound and well." Infallible for Skin FL
uptions, Eczema, Salt Rhenm, Boiles,
Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts and
Piles. 25c at H. g. Miller's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

Bach-"Confess, now, Henry-you
don't pay as much attention to your
wife as you did before you were mar
ried. do you?"
Fl. Peck-"Oh, yesl I mind twice
as quick now. "-CIeveland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

of the rock from the tunnel of the c.,
G. & o road under Indian Ridge were
analyzed by the chief chemist of the
Union Portland Cement Co., of Ohio,
which gave the following;
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-11

DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup is the
only baby medicine that's always safe.
Teething made easy. No bad nights.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20

The Road 70 Success.
A wise workman lets the boss have
Is own way.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
JUST ONE OUTSIDE GAME.

Coach Stages football schedule for
1910 will consist of six conference
games and the eastern favors, accord
ing to the latest Midway announce
ments. The University of Chicago
coach plans to take on his big eight"
neighbors for all but one game.
The maroon decision to favor the
conference institutions again means
that Chicago will stand against break
ing up the "big eight ties for another
season. according TO the rooters' inter-
probation. Members of the Chicago
faculty said recently they would be
firm for a schedule which would insure
the continuance of good conference
feeling and guard against any breaks
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20

Wolgast, the little Michigan bulldog.
so deeisively defeated Lew Powell. who
was conceded to be the best light
weight California has produced since
Jimmy Britt, fight followers have been
hguring out his chances with Battling
Nelson and nine out of every ten will
give you the same answer: "Wolgas ST
mas more than a good chance with the
Dane"
In the ring, Wolgast is a miniature
edition of Nelson. His style of fight
ing Is a perfect replica Of the cham
pion's. Fighting all the time, never
backing up, boring in head down and
whaling away at the stomach. taking
everything that comes his way with
out wincing, WOlgast seems to have
made a study of Nelson's mode of
milling and learned his lesson complete
ly, from soda to hook.
But there is one department in which
he has 1t on Nelson, and that is i'm
speed. Where Nelson plods. Wolgast
darts I'm and out with amazing agility.
He can hit from any angle and does
not need to be set to land. Because
he failed to finish Powell II has been
said that he lacks the punch. but it's
10 to shot that there isn't a light
weight living capable of slowing Powell
away inside of twenty rounds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
ROWETT RETAINS HON0RS
AFTER BOUT WITH STOIL
Calumet Man Yields Wrestling Honors
to Bessemer Game Warden After
Stubbornly Fought Contest
at Calumet Theater.

Jack Rowett, the Bessemer game
weight Cornish wrestlers He success
fully defended his title against Herman
Sitoll Of Calumet, at the theater, Sat
urday evening. although the match
was stubbornly contested by the chal-
lcEger. StOll secured the first fall on
the first hitch but Rowett took the
second i'm twenty bitches and the third
and deciding fall in one.
The match proved a surprise to the
small crowd of wrestling fans present,
although those who have been watch
ing Stoll at work predicted that it
would. The crowds sympathies were
with Rowett. But just the same, it
must be admitted that Stoll is a wres-
tier and worthy OF meeting the best
men in the game, though he shows the
effect of his long retirement.
Stoll depended more on his great
strength than on tricks and time and
again broke dangerous holds and work.
ed out of what seemed like certain
falls. Rowett shows that he is i'm
proving in form with every match.
His style Saturday night differed
greatly from that he has shown in
previous matches in Calumet. He
worked in crouching attitude and
bored i'm under Stoll's square" holds
with his head before the local man
could prevent it. With Harrington
and Ziehr, Rowett worked more up
right because, in strength, he was
more than a match for either OF the
smaller men. But Stoll is an even
stronger man than the champion.
Stoll, many of the fans VINO were at
the ringside believe. would do well to
take several smaller wrestlers on for
matches and to train a month or so
longer and again challenge Rowett.
Another thing: Stoll used the square"
hold practically in every hitch while
If he resorted to "a varied offence he
would likely have stood a better chance
of getting his man to the floor.
The first fall. secured by Stoll, was
a surprise, even to the local man. Row
EFT attempted to lift and heave Stoll
but in twisting the Calumet man threw
him back and Rowett went four pins
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS
FEAR JENNINGS TIGERS

New York. Dec. 20.-That Detroit
has a possible four-time pennant win
ner Is the consensus of opinion among
the managers of the various teams.
Connie Mack is the only American
league manager absent, but the others
were free in discussing the subject.
Their views:
Manager Donovan of Boston, while
am expecting great things from the
Boston boys, | must nevertheless adj
NIT that Detroit is the team Boston
must beat out in order to win the flag
think it rather early to bring this
matter up"
Manager Mcguire of Cleveland: DE
troit has a strong combination. In
fact can see no stronger one in the
American league"
Manager Duffy of Chicago: de-
troit is well balanced and looks awful
good. To be candid, it will take an ex-
ceptional team to beat the Tigers out,
but we Will all be trying next year"
Manager O'Connor, of st. Louis:
They look as good as they ever did,
which means that, having won three
pennants, they will come pretty close
To it again. r
Manager McAleer, of Washington:
Detroit will get the usual hard fight,
and the club that wins the pennant
must beat out the Tigers. 1t looks
like Detroit at this time, since so
many clubs will experiment with young
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
QUARTERBACK WILSON IS
SAID TO BE IMPROVING

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2O.-Wes b..
Wilson of Covington, Ky, father of
Cadet Earl Wilson. quarterback of the
navy football team. who was seriously
injured in a game with Villa Nova
some weeks ago, was in the city re-
Gently. Mr.. Wilson has been at his
sons bedside ever since the accident,
and he brings the very encouraging
news that the young athlete is rapidly
improving.
Young Wilson is now able to sit up
and has the use of his arms. and the
attending surgeons are of the opinion
that he will eventually be as good ply
sically as ever before.
"The Improvement in my sons con-
dition has been gradual, but most en-
time his lungs did not work voluntar-
lily, but were kept in action by the
muscles of his diaphragm. Now he is
breathing with his lungs. The use of
his arms and neck are gradually COM
ing back. In fact the Improvement is
on a downward course, and we have
hopes that in time he will be able to
use his legs.
"The operation which was perform
ed was successful in every way. 1t
seems that the dfth vertebra was frac-
tured, and the crushed portion was re-
moved. Since then my sons improve
ment has been marked, and. we are
assured that he win in due time be as
good as ever. But none of my boys
will ever be allowed to play football
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20

down, this being in the first hitch.
1t took twenty bitches for Rowett TO
get his first fall on Stoll and then he
got it with fore hip throw. OF the
nineteenth bitches preceding the fall,
Rowett had the advantage in eight and
Stoll in FIVE. In the others, the men
emerged with honors even. on the
twelfth hitch, the mems heads came
together breaking the skin on their
foreheads. Rowett wanted to continue
at once, but it was decided to wait
Many Of the fans thought that Rowett
had secured fall at the sixteenth
hitch. his man, landing squarely on
the floor. However, IL developed that
Rowett's arm was beneath the shout
be given.
The third fall came on the first hitch
IA fore and hip hold doing the trick.
The fine exhibition of wrestling real
ly warranted better crowd and it is
believed that If the men could be
brought together again, the theater
would be entirely filled with specta-
tors. Stol weighed 100 pounds and
Rowett $50.
In the preliminary match. Hoar of
Trimountain threw Davey on the
eighth hitch. After this, only four
bitches were wrestled before the main
bout, and no fall resulted.
Bert Williams of Ahmeek, chal-
lenged the winner, through his mana
ger, Billy" Wills. Sidney Chapman
of Trimountain also challenged any
wrestler in the world at his weight
The latter challenge was accepted by
BILLY" Martin of Calumet. and the
men will meet at $50 pounds. Mr. Wills
offered a purse of 500 for the match,
If IL takes place in Calumet and IL is
possible that this offer will be accept
ed. 1t developed at the match that
Joe Ziehr, is expected back next We'd
nesday from Seattle and that he is
willing 10 meet either Stoll or Rowett.
Ziehr's shoulder has entirely recover
ed from the injury sustained while
training for the Harrington bout.
Louis Morgan offciated as referee
of the main contest, Saturday even
ing. and his work was satisfactory in
every way. Mr.. Morgan was fair to
both participants. and displayed a
thorough knowledge of the game.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
BUSH HAS ONE WEAKNESS.

'Donny" Bush. the Detroit shortstop.
has one weakness He is not certain
on tagging the runner, and try as Jen-
nings has. he has not been successful
in teaching the lad to remedy it.
Jennings finally came to the conclu
sion that the trouble rested with Bushs
hands. His fingers are not strong
enough to handle throws from the
catcher. Therefore this weakness will
be lasting one. But this can be over
looked in view of his other good quail
tiles.