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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-11-03
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of Letters remaining in
the Postoiiice at Big Stone Gap,
Va. uncalled for November i
1909.
w. w. Cain.
Arthur Lyons.
Adaline Smith.
O. y. Willard
Persons calling for any of the
above letters please state shat
they have been advertised.
W 5 ROSE. Postmaster.
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WEST vlRGINlA's COAL OUTPUT.

Charleston, ~ Va. oct 27.
The output of coal IN this
state for the year ending June
80, 1909, was almost two and
half millions tons greater
than for the preceding year, ac-
cording To statistics complied
0y the department Of mines.
The output for the year ending
June 30. 1908, was 39.387, ,Ol0
tons of 2,240 pounds. while for
the year ending June 80, 1909,
the output was 4l,s51, 40S tons.
The coke manufactured total
ed 3,I25. .45l tons.
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NEW AFTERNOON PAPER TO START IN
RICHMOND.

The Richmond Virginian"
is TO be the name of the new
afternoon paper shat viii make
its appearance in Richmond on
the first of January next.
1t is TO be an independent
Democratic paper, treating the
moral issues in the State as they
should be treated. " The staff
of the paper has not vet been
announced, but is believed that
its control viii be under a board
of which Rev. DR.. James Can
non, Jr., and the Rev J Sidney
Peters will be leading n embers.
Whether the paper will be de
voted entirely TO the prohibition
fight during the next Legislature
or take a wider range as a news
paper is not known.
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THE HIGH KNOB.

The present plan Of improve
ment on the High Knob promis-
es TO become one Of Wise coun-
ties finest attractions. A sum
mer hotel will open. possibly an
the year in connection with one
of the finest hunting and fish
ing preserves in the south.
Owing 20 it's altitude. $500 feet,
ideal atmospheric conditions
are assured. A beautiful lake
has been formed with an aver
age depth OF thirty feet Of
water. and a mile and a quarter
in length and three quarters in
width The lake is FED by a
mountain spring Of pure water
and will be supplied with such
FISH as do well in mountain
streams. Boating will add 90
the pleasures OF the lake. Hunt
ing in season viii be treat.
Both red and gray fox abound.
besides quail. pheasant. squirrel
and hare. with now and then a
chance at the giistening wild
gobbler.
Mr.. w. Terry Bowling. OF
Norton. has secured "a lease up
on this entire property for g
term of years. His youthful
energy coupled with Mr.
Hagan's ripe experience am,
wisdom and with ample capita
they wiz in "a measure, cooper
ate i'm the development of The
property.
Mr.. Bowling, who is at pre-
sent the very popular proprieto
of the ST. Charles Hotel. at Nor
ton, and who has already prov
ed himself go be one of Virgin
las noble hosts is 10 Doe con
graduated upon the manage
ment Of this magnificent pro
perty. II "a talant for accomo
dating entertainment and max
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BY AUTHOR OF LONESOME TOWN"

The next song to be given
free with the great New York
Sunday World is from the pen
of Billy CASTOR, the famous
author Of "Gee. But This Is a
Lonesome Town" " Sunday
World readers will remember
this song. " hen lonesome
Town was making such a hIt
on Broadway. Now Billy
CASTOR and Eghel q zen are the
comedy nit of Victor HerDer1s
Rose of Algeria, and Inr
SUNDAY World has secured
ssSpooney villen fer next sun
day. It's a catchy song.
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To build a railroad straight
through the roughest section Of
the Appalachian system was
too much for Wall Street 60
tackle. But he was undaunted
He persisted, and it is said that
he spent nearly 81 100000 out
of his own pocket trying to get
help. He secured experts, and
found that there was tremend-
Gus amount of coal. and on the
strength of their reports Mr.,
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c,rollaa. cIlnchfield And Ohio To DeveI-
% Southwest Virginia Coal Mines.


Of which from Dante, Va, to
Spartansburg, s. c., was OBJ
served by a celebration in that
city October %, is in many res
poets one of the most remarka-
bic railroads in the United
States. Though only a little
more than 200 miles in length,
It has cost nearly as much as
an ordinary railroad a thousand
miles long. 1t is being built by
q syndicate headed by Thomas
+. Ryan, of New York, and its
construction is expected to in a
measure solve the fuel problem
Of the South.
Mr. Ryan often has personal
friends TO visit the road, be
slipping with them out of Wall
Street for that purpose, as this
road is his pet project and the
one in which he takes the great
est pride, Recently he came
down this way with a party of
friends and capitalists to make
a horseback ride over the entire
line, and just as they were lined
up on the road near Bristol a
snap-shop artist caught them,
and thus made "a picture Of a
body of men representing very
many millions of dollars.
Gigantic Undertaking.
The public knows a great
deal about Ryan's Metropolitan
fraction interests, but it has
heard little Of the pet railroad
project tie financier has in the
South.
The cost of the road thus far
is said TO have exceeded $50,
100000 It's construction was
begun only a few years ago
while it now extends through
South west Virginia, East Ten
nessee aud Western North
Carolina, TO the city of Spar
tansburg, s. c., it's objective
point being the South Atlantic
Seaboard.
The new Ryan road taps the
famous Clinchfeld coal districr
Of Virginia, and extends bach
into Eastern Kentucky fields
The Clinchfield district, yet un
touched, is believed TO be one
Of the richest coal fields in tn,
world. Competent geologisti
estimate that it will yield ;
thousand carloads of coal a day
for a thousand years. Thii
affords some idea of the almos
inexhaustability of the fuel re
sources of Amercica, as thi
held alone contains something
like 800. 900, 900 cars of coal, al
Of which underlies a tract o
100000 acres of land, owned b.
the Clinchfield Coal Corpora
tion, an allied corporation o
Carolina. Clinchfield aud Obi
Railroad, both of which ar
subsidiaries of the Cumberlan
Corporation, of New York.
Carter 10 the FrOat.
The Clinchfield is bull
through what is admittedly tn
toughest mountain countr
east of the Rockies, and the ide
of a railroad penetrating tn
mountainous wilderness ha
been hooted at, unfil George 1
Carter. president of the road
took it up.
Mr.. Carter is now fast takin
rank with the great railros
builders of the country. Lik
James j. Hill, of the Gres
Northern, he began his care.
with nerve and foresight as b
greatest assets. and ike Henr
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Carter personally bought some
3O0,O0O acres Of land, which
now forms the Ciinchfield dis
trict. He saw that the world
was consuming coal at the rate
of more than 5000. 100000 tons /
a year, and that much more I
was needed. He saw that a
coaling station would be needed /
of the Atlantic for ships bound l
for the Panama Canal, and
that the South was needing
more fuel and cheaper fuel.
which would be possible by re
ducing the haul several hun
dred miles by building straight
through the mountains
With the coal property in
Virginia clinched. Mr. Garter
arranged his data so that the
financiers took notice. Here
was something that the world
must have. The money men
gasped when the figures were
/ presented. They sent experts
and other experts. and all re-
ported the coal supply mex
haustable. The fuel could be
marketed 10y building Mr.. Car
ter's railroad, and he alone had
the key 60 the situation.
Ryan TO the Rescue.
All of this looled good, but it
required millions and millions
to build the road, and it might
be years before anything could
be realized
Tt was Thomas +. Ryan. the
most daring of financiers. who
saw the opportunity. This
capitalist had railroads In the
+ North and South. and here was
a chance 90 get a most impor-
tant line that would be a feeder
60 the Southern roads.
Ia the world of finance
where Ry an leads others quick
, ~ follow. He organized a syndi
cate, composed Of such men "a,
Norman b. Ream. late owner
, of the Erie. and director il
any American railways
banks and trust companies
: Thomas jefferson Coolidge, oI
Boston; James A. Blair, of New
. York. and others. They started
. Mr.. Carter TO work. and fol
: five years ne has literally shov
eied money out. and has accom-
- plished wonders in railroad con
struction. He left the section
easy Of construction untouched
tackling the long fills, cuts an,
b. tunnels. The first funds wer
i used i'm overcoming tho creates
- distinctions and the other cam
easy. For miles the road cos
as much as $3.50, 600 a mile.
When the panic of 1907 CAM
ID on construction generally wa
ID suspended everywhere, bu
h Uncle Sam and george l.. Car
10 ter kept on digging. Uncle Sar
ID continued 10 assail the Culs
he bra Mountains, while Mr. Carte
al kept up his assaults on tn
Id great tunnels, seventeen q
l. them within as many miles.
= Look at the Results.
- The result of the expendituI
|, of the immense amount ,
!, money in the construction #,
> the road is that it is mode
railroad in every respect III
~ low grade of one. half Of l p,
a cent. has been arbitrarily mali
!, tanned regardless of cost I
:, times vast amounts of none
IA spent in construction have bee
= lost, because of the abando
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-11-03

All kinds of writing tablets,
inks, pencils and supplies OF all
kinds at the Wise Printing
Company's Store, in the Minor
Building
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-11-03
|cARTER'S DREAM
AND RYAN'S GLORY.

point, the Carolina, Clinchfleld
and Ohio Railroad is most re-
markable. The marvel of it is
that it has been carried over
and through the Blue Ridge.
rising from less than 800 feet
70 more than 5000 feet above
the sea level, within a few
miles, all the time maintaining
maximum grade of only one
half Of I per cent, with such a
reduction of curvature that
single engine can pull a train
Of sixty heavily loaded freight
cars.
Through Picturesque Lands.
The new railroad traverses
one of the most picturesque
mountain sections Of the East.
] Along the line from Altpass. n.
/ c., 90 Marion, 5. c., lis one con-
tinuous panorama of scenery
that blends the beautiful TO a
degree found nowhere else in
the world. From Johnson City,
Tenn, the line penetrates a
beautiful valley. dotted with
white farmhOusss and hanked
by forest covered mountains.
From Unaka, Springs, Tenn,
the road passes for eight miles
4 t h oug q b the gore of the
+ Nolachucky River, and after
following this stream for forty
miles reaches the summit of the
/ Blue Ridge at Altapass. n. c..
at an elevation Of nearly 1900
feet.
After passing through Sum
init Tunnels, the wonderful
loop development down the
south side of the Blue Ridge
affords "a view Of one of IN,
grandest pieces of railroad en-
gineering construction in th,
country. This slope is so steel
> that in order 90 maintain th,
arbitrary low grade and over
come il in a distance of foui
miles. a vertical height of near
ly 300 feet, it has been neces
sary TO wind the road for dis
tance of over twenty mile
around and through the ridges
Z extending out and from tn
main Blue Ridge.
Money Kings Interested.
To build the road requires
, nerve aud millions, couple,
q with the highest order of abili
S ". George l.. Carter, VIII
a conceived the scheme, and ha,
= himself amassed a large fortun
5 in coal prope rites and minera
{ operations, bought the oil
- "Three G, a bankrupt and al
$ most worthless road extendin
o a few mile from johnson City
n Tenn, into western North Care
f Ina, which has been thorough
y ly rebuilt and uow forms a
-. important link Ia the Caroline
f Clinchfeld and Ohio.
o Mr.. Carter saw the none
e kings OF New York. They ma
d engineers investigate. and the
reported that it would cost a
almost fabulous sum to bull
. the road, and almost as muc
as would be necessary for
road I 900 miles in length. Tt
money men would have nor
I" of it.
= Coal Prospects Caught Them.
:. To build a railroad straigl
/, through the roughest section
the Appalachian system WI
& too much for Wall Street
ID tackle. But he was undaunte
,e He persisted, and it is said tn
AZ ho enant naarlv CT O0Q 600 n
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-11-03

The water that pours over the
falls of Niagra is wearing the
rock away at the rate of five
yards I'M four years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02
HEWITT TO INCORPORATE
CARTER COUNTY TOWN IS ALSO
GOING 70 ASK LEGISLATURE
ron COURT THERE.

llowitl. fine little town some
mlcu west Of Ardmurc In Carter
county uu the grade of tho Ardmorc.
Naurikn line iH going 10 take on a
few metropolitan nira. Says the Cor
ulph News.
ilcwltt is preparing to incorpor
ate Their town is now accurately
plated. tho census taken and have
taken an other stcps necessary 10
Incorporating Hewitt IN a good
INLAND town and We understand that
after they hoComo Incorporated
they arc going to ask the state leg
iulaturc to give them county court
there We believe Hewitt and the
,it,gcns of the Western portion uf
Garter county are entitled to u
court there
Hewitt is ou the Frisco survey.
In fact the road is already graded
from \rdmorc as far as Hewitt and
With y railroad. Witch apparently
they are certain ~ set. she Nil,
mako enc W the best towns IN This
part W the country We Aopr
HrWu, will succeed in getting c,.
'r,'hnr she deserves. and We Ne
uc,c she deserves all she is asking
hNr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02
COMING FROM KENTUCKY
ARpMoRE MAN DID SOME BOOST
ING WHILE ON A VISIT BACK
HOME.

There will be fifteen men from
my old county in Kentucky here
this fan 10 look over the country
previous 10 locating here. believe
| am safe in saying"
This was the statement made this
morning by Mr. Il. II. Harrcld. tas
we'll known ahstractor. who has Just
returned from visit 20 his "Old
kentucky Home" Mr. Harrcld saia
Say I've been boosting some and
there are lots Of Krntuckians COM
ing out mere this fall Mr. Harreld
said hat an excess ~ rains this sea-
son had put crops there in poor con
dition and that with news OF the
great opportunities in the new state
many were preparing 20 come out
this fail and see for themselves.
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SOMETHING DOING EVERY
MINUTE Of CELEBRATION
FAIR oaoUNDs-CoVEeNoR
HASKELL WILL sPIAS-BIG BARBECUE AND MILITARY DIS
PLAY-EVERYTHING ABSOLUTELY FREE-ioooo
PEOPLE WILL HELP ARDMoRE CELEBRATE.

Are you ready for the big cele-
bration?
The Trade Extension Club is
ready for you.
They have prepared one Of the
most varied and complete Fourth
Of July programs that has ever been
given in this section and on Mon.
day and Tuesday the two days cele-
br-tion will be in full blast at the
fair grounds. or Wilmington park.
Never before in the history Of this
city have such a variety Of events
been planned TO merit the appre-
citation OF country and city folks as
are on for next week. The cclebra
ton has been advertised far and
wide and unless all signs fail there
will be at least 10000 people in Ard
more during these two days
This is ~ complete program az
prepared by the con elttecs having
the details in charge. It is subject
to change. however in case of cmcr.
gency.
Monday, July 5th.
. a. m.-Form parade at skating
rink on west Main street, which in.
cludcs decorated vehicles , fraternal
and other organizations. Companies
c. and II. of the National Guards.
Parade moves to Wilmington PARK
headed by band and municipal ana
county officers in carriages. Grand
marshal is Capt W. +. Whiting.
ton.
10 a. m.-Assembly of crowd and
visitors at flag pole on picnic
grounds in response to Company G
buglcrs.
Inyocation-Rcv. c. c. weith.
Reading Declaration OF Independ.
cncc"-Miss Clara Tate.
Flag raising.
Music. star Spangled Banner"-
Band.
Military salute ~ twontyfOur guns
Companies G. and II. National
Guards.
Music. singing. Chorus
OF 500 voices.
Flag raising address-Mr. J. v.
Cabcll
Noon.
1:3O p m.-Music by band
Master OF ceremonies, J. w. Har-
reid.
Welcome address-r-esidcnt J. r.
Pennington OF the AruNore Trade
Extension club.
Music.
Address-Hon. G. c.. Jones of Ok
lahoma City.
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Music.
Address - Hon leslie p. Rose,
Lawton
Music.
3 p. m-Raccs at fair grounds
There will be- two events for both
PAGERS and trotters. best three IL
five halfmile heats. s25 purse to
be divided among first, second and
third No entrance fee.
At Night.
Indian festivities. balloon ascen-
sion, fireworks and public spelk'nS.
Tuesday, July 9th.
. a. m-High school track meet
at fair grounds 100 yard dash. go
yard dash and 4iO yard dash. In
each OF these events there will be
a gold medal for the winne- and .
silver medal for the second. Medals
have been purchased by the commit
tee.
Tennis matches, singles ant dou-
bles, in both OF which there VIII be
medals presented the winners.
Novelty races. fats against the
leans. other events are being ar
ranged
10 a. m.-Music.
Address-IIon. Lee Cruce.
Music
Address-Col Sidney sugss.
Music.
Noon-Big barbecue on inc
grounds.
1:30-Music.
Introduction OF Governor Ch1s y.
Haskell. by Mayor James A. Co'ncr.
Address, Governor c. y. Haskell.
Music.
Addrcss-Hon. stillwell II. Rus
sell.
3 p. m.-Harness and -uaGinr
races at fair grounds track. PJrses
in each event OF s25 for first, sec.
ond and third. No entrance fee.
Indian ball games in the forenoon
Of each day War dances. topping
dances. green corn dances. snake
dances. by full-blood Indians. The fes-
tivitics in charge OF Jewell Tippitt.
Each md all Of these events are
absolutely free. There will be no
admission charge TO either the
grounds or TO see any OF the festiv-
ities that have been arranged. There
will be ample provision made on
the grounds for those who wish 10
supply themselves with eatables and
with cooling drinks. which OF course
the vendors OF same will charge for.
There is nothing on the program
provided by the committee for which
there will be any charge made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02
Dig INTO ARBUCKlES
COMPANY LEASES 500 ACRES
NEAR SERg 70 AUNT FoR ZINC
AND OTHER METALS.

Tho Ta3cvh.1 Company " Ok'a.
howa Ct, have secured lcase On
tro acres " land IN tho Areucklc
mountains north W hero and viii IN,
machinery on their Lease within
Few weeks tO prospect for giuc and
other minerals vast amour, W
IMMORAL IN that SECTION Hes ou the
surface hut whether zinc and lead
and r,ld cN's' there IN payiuc quaint.
rics Is uM known Tho Tauryh'N
COMPANY is uot mining company
hut they have interested marufac.
turcrs W prospecting machinery ana
they will place their drill IN tina,
Orld Tho drilling viii 10 done ur-
der the management - skilled min.
crs tho companies have p'cu'N W
wnds tN test che Mountains and
should Che Ocld hc proCtANlc opc
'Ncy will orru m'u,s du~'uS 'h' sum
m,r The lease has Nrru made ana
tho contract W''N 'hr ma,h'ur"N
Manufacturers has been 'u'yr,si U'N
and drrlipg W'n Ncr'r as Nr as 'hc
machinery can hr shipped
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02
GOOD STREET WORK
STREET COMMISSIONERS MOORE
KEEPING UP GOOD WORK ON C
STREE1.

street Commissioner A. Moore is
ot men in doing some much needed
work on & street southwest beyond
the end of the paving and In which
he has had 10 lower the water and
sewer pipes before the work could
bc done 20 his satisfaction
\ cut of about foot and half
was made necessary and tho pipes
were placed four feet deeper The
work extends from the paving 20
'ihr Rock Island uscks and WI
make of this street when finished
one ~ the incest and best drained
In the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02

~. ibr Mississippi ln Enoipuu. Me,
and lir idaho ~ uuckppn Nnpn
rwu NJ lno thitd division ships, IN"
C,prpIu mud Sow 1ou'y. VIII o." to
pruobe,,u bny No nud lh" Nohrnn
tn and uuodr Ir0pud uf lhnl di,i'
ipu 800 io 70 pou lp bo selected 10y The
division commander
rhc mon NJ lnn Virginia nud Wln
,nrain vu npoud their Fourth M
Portland No. lhr N1iuo VIII ru y"
glou,r.l,r Nnaa nud tho ohio To
upolhbny. No Al the hnllloHh'pa
eu r,prrrmhlo ~ rtuviuoctuwn
Nn.r July 10. 10 r'wu" 'ro aumm'r
uI,u'uNrtH.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02
SEVEN INJURED IN WRECK
pAegI HGUH TRAIN efHlEtS Dr
TtCTiVU Hhii MAN 8HHuVU
pOHT. "a.

Shreveport TO-. Iulv : Tho Kan
a,a tit, Southern uotlhh"urd local
passenger train bound for ToSnrknun
ana due Nv r,p,b shreveport NJ g
.o.,lo.b uuirht. was wroDtod l. tw'or
r,irraou aud shreveport about o
o.,io,t tbis evening. resulting m 'h"
dorlmsu or thu engine. mail ear
barrnr, aud cypress ,or ana accom-
wodnlIou coach aud the iuiuuug ~
ar,cu m,u though none w'r" T"r'
oual hurt rhr injured. who Voc
mwrbt brrr luurht rud pH,,i m
DO, nuuoruw nrc
\ ~ Nt.uu. vhlr ,,prrae moe
arur,r. bruised hcod aud low"r lmhr
l,mca I.,ouopd white. u'vshoy, ~
roNn,hauo. bond aud legs cut
! q Murphy white carson. IA,
srolp wound aud bruised bach
sam Wnphiurtou uorro brakeman.
rirht shoulder diplu,ntod
rhryr other negro passengers.
nllrht injuries
Tho curluccr and fireman cacapcd
u, mmpur after applying iho
nrtkye. Witch lrapvts'd tho motion
of thc trnm Tho train was unu,np
rtwdN Whom defective rail- is
yld to have hyrp seen Application
of the brakes prevented All W no
,oa,hcs from b,lur dcrailcd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02
DURANT BAND COMING
MUSIC WILL BE THE FEATURE
OF THE TWO DAYS cELEsRA-
TON NEXT WEEK.

Ardmore Is going 20 have plenty
ot music for the big two days eele-
era'l0n, word being received yes,er.
day by orin Reheld. 20 whom had
been assigned the work Of PROVIDING
for the music that the Durant hand
Of twenty-five rieoes would be here
"a take part in the festivities. This
iN7h 'he Nsdmore hand. the kx
chorus ~ SO0 voices under the direc.
tion of Miss Van Wormer and the
cNutests between the various singing
schools ~ the county vii. afford
some ENJOYABLE music.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-02
lADD DEPUTY WARDEN
ASONoSE MAN WILL LOOK OUN
EOS NloLAToSs or OKLAHOMA
CANE LAWS.

S.a.e Game Warden Askcw Of
CA',Nasha has named e. q Iadd as
deputy warden to- Garter county NJ.
1atl has g tAo-oueh aca.' ''0.a0co in
Carer county ana possesses .hc ahiI.
rN 90 %" Che otrsc % the entire sat.
isfa,,.on ~ .hc people NJ Ladd has
offices wta Ndlw Rros tu ,he Pot.
,rrt hu'j.us ana VIII later move 20
'hc ~ X N'cn aW offices where De
can No found Ny those Who have bus.
moss with him