The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-26

TOUR foreign corporations were auI
thorlzcd OF do business in this state
The items included in the report
are as follows:
increase in capital IS 665 90
Foreign corporations. " 10000
resident corporations. -. 1,245.O0
Northeastern Corporations. 432.5O
lax on Great Seal: ...... 1900
Sale Of books 67O 90"
Attorney fees to auditor. 15O.O0'
$4,9S5.3O
-Four charters were issued from
the Office yesterday afternoon, two
or tHem being resident corporations
and two to nonresident. With it's
prlncipcl offices in Huntington, and
It's chief works in Wyoming county,
the Big Hupp Coal Company was
chartered. The authorized capital
Is 100000, Of which $50 has been
paid. The incorporators are Thos.
w. Harvey, Thos. II. Harvey and H.
RI. Harvey, all Of huntington, and
}. b. Wilkinson, Of Logan and Jamea
d. Long, Of Catlettsburg, KY. >"
The other certificates of incorpoo@
ration were issued as follows: ~"
Calvert, a corporation to deal in.
merchandise, etc. Chief works to
De located IN Chicago. Capital
stock, 100000, Of which 500 has
Eeen paid. lncorporatoars e. p.
Goldsmith. Arthur H. Spriegel, Sid !
rey NJ. Spriegel, Mode J. Spriegel,.
and II. e. Landes, all of Chicago. -,
Vcnora Oil and Gas Company, Of,
Huntington. Capital stock, $25+-~-
coo, of which $3.50 has been paitk
1ncorporators: J. l.. Caldwell, j. F.,
York. F. Caldwell and Me
Cinnis, of huntington and Chris
a"rcnce, of Louisa, Ky.
Metropolitan Contracting Com
r2ny, of Texas City, Texas, to opc-.
rate in Galveston county, Texas, anda
elsewhere. lncOrporators: John
jacobson, G.. d. Gustavus and l.. b.
ftUnlag, of Texas City, and e. j..
cunningham and Lyman S. Slack, Of
Galveston.
Among the West Virginians who
went to Minneapolis to attend the
ceremonies INCIDENT to the Inaugural
ton OF Dr.. George w. Vincent as
president Of the University oil.
minnesota, was State Superinten-
dent Of Free Schools NJ. P. Shawkey.
"A laEge number of state superinten-
dents were present, and some of.
them took an active part in the pro-
ceedlngS. The event was one OF
importance in the educational
world and was so attractive that
large number Of presidents and 9th
CT officials Of the bigger colleges.
were in attendance. Immediately
alter his return to this state, Prof.
HhaWkey will so to Preston county
Wnere, together with Prof. L. J.
tanifan, he will conduct an educa-
tionnl- campaign Of weeks dura--
ton. These educators will visit
the most important points in the
county and expect to further ad-
vance the school work there. 1t is
expected that it will not be long un-;
til high school Of the county class
vii! be established in Preston. ''1
y movement is on foot for the
consolidation Of the High school al
kcyser, Mineral county, and the<,
keyser Preparatory school. For the
purpose Of learning the sentiment,
or The citizens OF the county WITH
reference to the movement, Prof j.,
j.. Marsh has gone to Mineral coun-
ty and will spend some time there.
1t will be shown wherein the CON-
Solldation can be Of great benefit
III every particular, and that by it,,
moro money can be expended in,
furthering the agricultural and hor-,
tcultural as well as other Depart
ments. SO far but little has been,
said with reference to tho CONSOLE
dation but it has been assured by,
those who have taken the matter
into consideration there will be- but
little opposition when the plans ars
placed before the people for their
sanction. An effort will be made to
1aise The standard Of education in.
Mineral county and everything possY
bic will he done by the department
Of schools to bring about that end.
70 lock after some matters OF
historic interest in connection with
MS department, Prof Virgil AT
Lewis has gone to Point Pleasant
where he Will obtain some data for
use in the department Of archives
and history. He will return early
next week. His department is
rapidly growing in interesting
features and is one Of the many
places Of interest to which many
visitors to Charleston are directed
every day. M
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The st. Louis Browns certainly