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Arizona republican., 1911-01-24
\. p. DAVIS AND PARTY
 : COMING THIS WEEK
Chief Engineer and Other Notables of
 the Reclamation Service.

Arthur F. Davis, chief engineer of the reclamation service. will be here the middle or latter part of the week accompanied by several other engin- eers of the service. after an inspec- ! tion of the Roosevelt dam. for an in spection of the lower part of the pro ject. They are now together in New Mexico.
 | The party will consist of MT. Dav- ! is, l.. C. Hill, supervising engineer of the southwestern division. F. F. Weymouth, supervising engineer of the Idaho district, and A. J. Wiley of Boise, consulting engineer of the Y. s. R. $. These gentlemen with w. Nj. Reed, district engineer for. New Mex icO. constituted d board of engineers created for the purpose of deciding upon the equipment that would be re- quired in the construction of the Engle, N. M, dam. which is to be built by the government direct in stead of by contract as the Roose- welt dam was built Tie board is now in New Mexico on that business and will come here on the conclusion of it's business there
 
 in Tempe tomorrow morning and will there be met by automobiles for the trip to Roosevelt either Thursday or Friday, their exact plans not being known here at this time Neither is it known how long they will be in Phoenix. but probably only a day or two. except in the case of Mir Hill who lives here and it is not unlikely he will accompany them to the La guna project which MT. Davis will likely want to see, being so near at hand.
 MT. Davis is one of the least os- tentatious of men and visits the pro jects with no blare of trumpets. but he is one of it's most faithful work CTS and is one of the men that has made the reclamation service one of the most effective bureaus in the de- partments. He is held in particular esteem in this valley for he is really the man who discovered" the Roose- welt dam. He made the first favor able report to the government regard ing it and drew the original plans for its construction. Though they Were later modified and others have had the honor of carrying them out in a masterly way. as well as graft ing on new features, to Mir. Davis belongs large measure of the credit of first getting the work started
 Just how much interest he takes in the success of the dam from an engineering standpoint. as we'll as for the beneficient results of it's con struction. was well illustrated in in which Mir Davis par ticipated a few years ago when the work was in an early stage The question. then a very common and a fearful one, was asked of another engineer present as to how ] he would like to be in the canyon be- low the reservoir in the event the | dam should break. The other engin- [ eer replied that he would like to be ! almost anywhere else than there. In- | stantly Mir. Davis remarked: That i Is just where you and I differ: if the f dam ever breaks. I want to be just | below it." And there was food for a great deal of thought in the remark.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-24

The Chilean maritime province of Entre Rios has equipped two floating schools to enable the residents of its islands to obtain an education.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
A FAMILY QUARREL

Sergent, Kentucky, April c.
Charged with shooting and
fatally wounding Otto HART, a
farmer of Lower Rockhouse.
this county, Mrs. Polly Hartt.
his wife, and young Burnett
Ison, Hartt's twelve-y ear-old
step son, were both held in
a $4,000 bond each before
County Judge John ID. Fit2pat
rick, at Whitesburg yesterday.
They executed bond and re.
turned to their home. 1t is
alleged that the woman was
chasing HART around the prem
Uses with an axe, when she
spoke to the boy and told him
shoot Hart. He did so, the ball
passing through Harris abdo-
men The wound is considered
fatal. HART is a member of one
of the best families in Letcher
county, and is a brother of Sam
and j l.. Hartt, merchants of
Colby.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
Big Deal in
Coal Lands
Large Tract Brings Three
Hundred and Sixty
Thousand.

Danville. Apr. ANNOUNCES
ment is made today of the con
summation by John f. Rison of
the sale ola large tract of val
liable coal land in Southwest
Virginia for three hundred and
sixty thousand dollars. The
first payment on the purchase
price was made today. The
land is sold by a stock com.
pany in which Mr.. Rison, his
wife, w a. Holland, of Dan
vile, and the estate of e. s..
Reid are the stockholders, Mr..
kison being the largest. The
precise location of the tract and
the names of the purchasers are
not announced for the present.
Two years ago a sale of this
property was almost negotiated
at a consideration of two hun
dred and sixty five thousand
dollars, but through some
mitch the deal fell through. The
sale announced today is at a
large advance over the former
figure.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
NOTICE

Notice ia hereby given of the
Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders of the Big Stone Gap a.
Pow ellis Valley Railway Co, to
be held at the office of the
company in the town of Big
Stone Gap, Wise County, Va,
on Thursday, the fourth day of
May, nineteen hundred and
eleven.
All stockholders are earnestly
requested to be present at said
meeting.
G. II. BosTwIcK,
l0-ls Secretary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
so NEAR AND YET so FAR

Freezing, Va, April S.
Dickenson county occupies
unique position in regard to
railroads. Tho county has not
foot Of railroad within her
borders, yet within distances
varying from three To five miles
from the county lines, there are
about seven lines of railroad
pointing toward her territory.
Railroad surveys have been
made at different times through
the county, and some work has
been done, but no road is under
construction at this time. There
are several points at which
roads can enter the county, but
there is only one practicable
outlet, through the breaks"
of Cumberland mountain.
The unfayorable weather is
putting farmers behind. There
has been so much rain during
the past two weeks that but
little blowing has been done.
Indications are that with a
favorable planting season
larger crops than usual will be
grown. All farmers in this
section are stock raisers on a
small scale, and their needs
require heavier farming opera
tions on this account. There ia
a fairly good market for nearly
all farm products at public
works.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12

and kept secure for future
reference.
a letter was read from the
Virginia Federation of Clubs,
asking us to become members
OF same. Our corresponding
secretary was put in cores
pondence about the matter.
The Alkahest Lyceum Course
wishes to renew their contract
with us for the coming winter.
This matter has been laid on
the table.
y motion was made and sec.
onded for adjournment TO the
second Friday in May.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
HISTORIC MOLLY PITCHER

The best known of all the
American herolnes OF battle is
Molly Pitcher, the story of
whose adventure, on the battle.
field of Monmouth, is one of the
most picturesque incidents of
the Revolutionary War. The
early life of Molly is somewhat
vague. She is supposed to have
been born at Carlisle, Pa, on
October 10, l744. Her right
name was Molly Ludwig, and
while the soldiers were only
familiar with her first name,
calling her Molly, they soon
applied the second, because
wherever they saw Molly they
also saw the pitcher with which
she carried water to the sick
and wounded in camps.
Several writer's claim that
Molly came to this country
from Germany with her par
ente, who were among tho
faiatines. The first information
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
DISCUSS MANY
CHILD PROBLEMS
Infant Mortality to Play
Prominent Part in
the Forthcoming
Conference.

Richmond, Va, April s.
Social, educational and health
authorities who have united
their efforts in behalf OF the
forthcoming child welfare cou-
ference to be held here May 20,
expect II program to be outlined
at that time which will mark
an epoch in the history of
child's legislation in the State.
Under the direction of DR..
Roy X. Flaunagan, President
of the Conference of Charities
and Corrections, and with the
CO. operation Of DR.. J.TMastin.
a programme has been worked
out for the Conference which
covers many fields and includes
many aspects OF the child
problem.
Prominent among the ques-
tions to be discussed will be
infant mortality, which is
under the direction of a com
mittee headed by DR.. Ernest G.
Levy, OF the Richmond Health
Department. DR.. Levy win have
the support of the State Health
Department and like organiza
tions and his committee is
expected to present report
which vii! contain some startl
ing disclosures and some equal
ly stirring appeals for better
care of children.
Indeed, it is stated here, that
while the Conference will put
itself on record in behalf of
State care of deficient and
feeble minded children, it will
probably also call upon local
health authorities everywhere
IN the State TO unite in State
vide campaign to reduce the
horrors of infant mortality.
Among other health problems
to be discussed by the Confer.
ence will be the relation of
children to tuberculosis Special
emphasis will be laid upon the
dangers to which the children
are subjected while placed in
the hands of colored nurses
suffering from consumption
The State Anti-Tuberculosis
Association, which unites in
the conference, will place an
exhibit in the general exhibit,
showing the part that consump-
ton plays in the life of the
child
From letters received here
during the last few days, it is
expected that the Conference
viii be very largely attended
The committee is gratified at
this show of interest, but is
anxious to secure the presence
in Richmond of every one who
is interested in any of the
problems to be discussed or
Concerned with the child prob
lem in any way
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12

employed as a servant in the
family of General Irvine, as
Carlisle, aud on July "a, 1863,
was married to John Hays,
barber. On December /, l775,
her husband was commissioned
gunner in Proctor's frat
Pennsylvania Artillery, Con-
tinental line, and Molly follow
ed him to the field, This was
common thing for the wives of
private soldiers to do, their
time being spent in laundering
for the officers.
At the assault at Fort Clinton
she showed much pluck, and
also during the following year
in the important battle of Man
mouth, n. j. In the latter battle
her husband, a gunner, had
fallen, when she sprang to his
place and fired the cannon.
Molly had been CARRYING
water TO the soldiers from "a
spring, the mercury being 90
degrees in the shade. AS no one
was able to take his place when
he became incapacitated, it is
said she dropped her pail,
seized the rammer and vowed
she would avenge his death.
She proved an excellent substi.
tuto, her courage exciting the
admiration of all, and ON the
following morning in her soiled
garments, General Greene pre-
scented her to Washington, who
praised her gallantry and com
missioned her a sergeant.
It is related that sho received
many presents from the French
officers, and that she would
sometimes pass along the
French lines, cooked hat in
hand, and wonld almost get il
filled with coins. She is said to
have served the army nearly
eight years in all. Later she
was placed on the list of half
pay officers, and for many years
after the Revolution lived at
the Carlisle barracks, cooking
and washing for the soldiers.
The house i'm which she spent
her later years was demolished
in recent years. She died on
January %, 1923, at the age of
20, and was buried with mill.
tary honors, but her grav~
remained unmarked until 1877,
when Peter Spahr, of Carlisle,
conceived the idea of erecting a
monument and collected the
money for the purpose.
a monument on the battle
field of Monmouth further com
memorates Molly Pitcher.
has relief representing her in
the act of ramming n cannon.
She always figures in George
Washington Parke Curtis
painting, The Field of Mon
mouth So familiar had the
heroine of Monmouth become
that the name Molly Pitcher
was applied by the Continental
soldiers, in their hot and weary
march through New Jersey, TO
any woman who brought them
water TO dr.Nk.
Molly is credited with having
remarked at a banquet at which
there were number of British
soldiers, when she was called
upon to toast King George:
When Washington leads his
soldiers into battle, God help
King George"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
Great w alth
Lies Dormant Through Lack
of Proper Development.

RI The Railway World in com
nenting editorially on the work
Zone by the railways of the
Emitted States to aid in the
development of the territory
traversed by their lines. in
referring to this work in the
South says:
"In no section of the coun p
siry. moro than in the South
have these efforts to awaken
She people to realization of
the great wealth which lies
dormant through IA lack of
proper development, been more
persistently carried on. The
prime mover in that section of
lhe country has been the
Southern Railway, and perhaps
mo single man in the history OF
galway development has per
Formed so effective work along
sthese lines az has the president
Of that great system For years
Dir Finley's faith and enthus.
3asm in the ability Of the South
60 take advantage of it's vast
resources, has never wavered.
8Ihrough it's untirinR efforts he
has been responsible for no
ssmall part of that enthusiasm
5and confidence which is now
prevailing in that section Of the
country and which means so
.much for future development
land prosperity.
1.-The enthusiasm with which
.nine thousand del, gates to the
Southern Commercial Congress
held recently in Atlanta and
who represented every import
amt trade organization in the
Southern States. greeted every
expression of confidence i'm the
SOuth's future was revelation
20 the big men of business and
state who, from all sections of
the country, went To Atlanta to
participate IN the activities Of
the Congress. While not pre-
suming to trace the influence of
this movement unduly to the
railroads of the South, well
informed men in that section
will not deny that the effective
educational work of the rail
roads has proved no small fac
tor in bringing about the pres.
emit highly encouraging condi-
lions. If the value OF such work
was more fully recognized and
appreciated by the public, much
OF the unreasoning antagonism
Of the present day would be
replaced by "A feeling of graft
tude and honest desire to con
serve those interests which are
constantly striving to increase
the development and prosperity
of the communities and local..
ties which they serve. Further.
more, the fact that these
Activities are based largely ON
business principles, does not in
the least detract from their
value, nor from the credit of
those whose initiative and
untlagging energy have made
Them great public bene'actors. -
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
DEVELOPMENT OF
WISE COUNTY MINE
Finest Soft Coal in the coun-
try Being Opened Up AT
Three Places-Great
Timber Output.

Norton, Va, April s.-The
Black wood Coal & Coke Co., of
Blackwood, Va. is now engag
ed in extensive construction
work on it's holdings near that
place. For several years this
company has been successfully
operating mines at Roaring
Fork, Va, u distance of seven
miles from Blackwood, to which
point the Roaring Fork railroad
a subsidiary corporation, now
extends. Until the recent tenn
porary suspension of coke
manufacturing all this coal was
transportated to Blackwood.
where it was manufactured into
high grade coke This line of
railroad is being extended to
Pot Camp, "a distance of five
miles from Roaring Fork.
Az Pot Camp this company is
opening up three new mines.
These mines, by the authentic
ity of reputable experts. are
among the best in this State.
Doubtless one of these mines,
which is known nv the par
sons seam both in quality and
quantity exccls by far any seam
of coal in Wise county. 1t has
ten feet and six inches of clean
coal. extends over three or four
hundred acres, through Black
Mountain, and outcrops on the
same company's holdings in
Kentucky. Tho healing is now
driven three or four hundred
feet.
Not only is this company very
aggressively constructing in the
mining department, but it is
also arranging to manufacture
lumber on an elaborate scale. 1t
is now operating a mill at
Blackwood, with daily capac-
ity of about twenty thousand
feet This mill is being run
eleven hours "A day, and prep
arations are being made to put
ON night crews mt once. The
grade of timber being manufac.
tured by this mill is very high,
consisting mainly of several
million feet of fine popular
which is very rare in this i'm
mediate section.
In addition to this the com
pany is preparing to install n
modernly equipped eight foot
band sawmill at Roaring Fork
This plant, which will aggre-
gate the expenditure OF from
$50, 600 to $50, 900, when com
pleted will be the best in this
section. The mill is the very
best that can be bought. being
the highest grade product
manufactured by Clark Bros
of Belmont, n. y. This mil.
will have daily capacity OF
10000 feet.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12

rlonting Trees ......... Csc
Total SG6. So
Balance April SsG.24
Twenty five purple rhododen
dron bushes have been pur-
chased TO be planted on the
bare spots of mountain, along
the road through the gap. 1t
was moved and seconded that
the ladies' of the League gather
at Goodloe's Store at 3 p. m. on
April IL, laden with vines or
any hardy plants or bushes
from their own gardens, to
plant the same on all bare and
unsightly spots in the Gap. The
officers of the League reported
a meeting at which they ap.
pointed the different chairmen
with their committees.
IL was moved and seconded
that two more committees be
added known as the Health
committee and Mineral Spring
Development committee. Mrs.
Otis Mouser was appointed
chairman of the Health com
mittee, and Miss Lula Moore
chairman Mineral Spring com,
nittee.
In view of the fact that a
great many members are not
able to attend our general
meetings on the fret Friday of
each month, it was voted that
the day of meeting be changed
to the second Friday of each
month
Mrs. Nesbit, Prof. Young and
Mrs. Petit constituted com.
mittee that drew up the Consti
tuition for the Junior Civic
League, which viii be published
in full next week. This body
has cleaned up the school yard
also whitewashed the fence
surrounding the school prem
ises.
During the month Of March
the League has approved the
action Of the Council in fighting
the house fly, and through it's
Health Committee will give all
tho assistance possible.
]
The trees, one hundred in
number, have been planted
from the dummy bridge to the
gap. We are grateful to the
Council for boxing them. The
bill of 1915 for defining the line
OF sidewalk, necessary for
planting of trees properly, by
Fox q Peck, was presented and
10. KID.
Mr.. w. w. Taylor has been
much Interested in the planting
of trees, and has offered us
twenty trees, which will be
planted in cemetery. The
League gave Mr.. Taylor a ris-
ing vote of thanks for his gen
erosity.
The Private Homes commit
tee announces Wednesday,
April 10, as Cleaning Up Day.
If all premises are cleaned ny
on this day and all garbage and
rubbish put in convenient
places, the League will supply
an extra team the day follow
ing to carry it away. To save
time on the part of the dray.
man, we ask all householders to
place sign on their front gates
(should they have any garbage
the said sign TO consist Of d
white handkerchief or white
cloth of some kind. In the neal
future garden seeds will be dis
tributed. Prizes will again bt
awarded to the best kept lawn,
and premises, and we hope tn,
same interest and enthusiasm
will be manifested as heretofor,
It was moved and seconde,
that the Constitutions of TN
Woman's Civic League and tn
Junior Civic League be beun,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
FEW EASTER THOUGHTS.

dead" they, nevertheless
leave behind them-in the way
of specific nomenclature. modi
fed or changed religious rites
and ceremonies, and even Gus.
toms of commerce, that modern
courts neutrality-suspicious. to
impress the investigating stu.
dent with the fact that few
things that are deemed worth
while by the people OF one age
or era, ever really die. They
change, to be sure, to meet new
conditions, and the change
from former to present require
ments may be such that their
origin and first meaning may
be entirely lost or forgotten, but
they carry along, nevertheless,
enough of their past history to
show, to the student at least,
the continuing thread that runs
through them.
Christianity has been i'm tho
world for over nineteen hun
drcd years, and yet there is but
one Christian holiday, if we
except the saints days observed
by the Catholic church-includ-
ing the Roman and the Greek
the Protestant Il pisc cop |
church, aud, IN n limited way.
the Lutheran church that hen RS
a distinctively Christian name
or appellation, and that is
Christmas. The names of all
other days observed as Christian
holidays, except as already set
forth, 20 back to what may be
termed a pagan antiquity
Take the names of the days
of the week: not one of them
carries with it anything i'm the
way of Christian significance.
All of them are really of either
pagan or heather origin, yet we
have perpetuated them and will
do so, doubtless, to the end of
time While our Sunday cor
responds in its observance. as
the one day in seven set apart
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bath, it's name It's not of Chris
tian origin, and il is Christian
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12

EDITED BY THE LEAGUE.
Meetings, First Friday Of Ench Mouth.
The Woman's Civic League
held it's monthly meeting in the
Federal Court room on Friday,
April Z, at p. m, the presi.
dent, Mrs. n. II. Goodloe, pre-.
siding The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and
approved.
The treasurer made the fol-
wing report:
Balance Sl47 60
One Art Album 80
Dues 800
Total 1855 10
DISBURSEMENTS
Appropriation for Trees 5000
Digging holes for Trees 1000
Planting Trees ... Csc
Total SOC. SO
Balance April ssG.24
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-04-12
Civic League Column

EDITED BY THE LEAGUE.
Meetings, First Friday of Encn Mouth.