The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-25

not generally known that we have at the
foot Of Stone Mountain. opposite the V
* $. " depot very strong aud bold
chalybea,e spring, and also near by a
combined lythia alum aud magncSia
spring ofgreat medical value Tho i'm
provement ofthesc springs will add much
to the attraction of summer visitors
Your Board during the last session of
the General Assembly of Virginia pre-
pared and sent to our Senator and Dele
gate bill providing for permanent
State Normal School at Big Stone Gap
which was introduced in both the House
of Delegates and Senate Whilst the bill
dId not pass it was very myo ably COM
mcnted ON by the committees having
charge of the hills and placed us in line
for favorable action 10y the incoming Gen
eral Assembly, which will provide addi-
tional State Normal Schools
The most important work that has been
accomplished during the year resulting ia
great benefit to our town and the whole
county. was originated by Big Stone Gap
citizens in the organization of the Good
Roads Association. which Association
acting with progressive citizens OF tho
county, secured the submission Of prop
csition to build one hundred and twelve
miles OF maca,lam road in the county at
a cost of seven hundred thousand dollars.
which carried by practically unanimous
vote and several engineering parties are
now in the field locating the roads. which
are TO hc let 10 contract early in tine
spring. II is almos, impossible to estimate
the results that will flow toour people and
the people of the entire section from the
building of these roads-they vii! exceed
the limit of the most optimistic.
Your Board did not think 81 either cx-
nedicnt or wise to employ high priced
secretary under condition, which have cx
listed and determined to limit the cxpcnd
lures to necessary work of correspond
cncc and iurthering the general purposes
without entering into an extended adver-
Using campaign of publicity which would
have required much more money ;hau
could have been raised. and would not. la
the opinion and Judgment of our Board.
have produced results jus,liying the cN-
penditue The Board has not solicited
any new subscriptions during the year
past and has limited It's expenses To the
amounts then ou haud and due ON sub
seilptonS lhere was I'D the treasurer S
hands at your last meeting sisl 7Ni nefe
mas been collected during the year
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