The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-08-09
Exposition
At Knoxville This Year viii
Surpass That of Last
Year.

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cations are that the Appalach-
ian Exposition of 1911 at Knox
vile, Tennessee, will exceed in
display and interest that of the
first year, 1910. 1t will be held
this year from September IL to
October /. More space mas been
taken for the exposition this
year at the present time than
was used last year. In all lines
greater interest is being mani
tested.
Greater efforts are being
made this year for a display of
the natural resources of the
Appalachian region in minerals
both metallic and non-metallic,
and forestry, including pro-
ducts of the sawmills. This
exhibit will be along CONNER
cial lines, which means more,
what can be done with these
minerals, both refractory and
free milling, showing extent,
availability, and if the property
from which the samples are
taken is for sale. In many in
stances some of the small
amount of finished products
will be shown, to display the
ultimate result OF manufacture
ing raw materials into salable
commodities.
One of the special features
will be coal from East Tennes-
see, Eastern Kentucky, West
Virginia. Southwest Virginia,
Alabama and Georgia. This
coal display will include steam
coal of various grades, coking
coal, splint coal. gas coal,
camel coal, black coal, semi
anthracite coal and other varie-
ties, Specialization in coal will
be feature as showing desirn-
bility to free. burning quail
ties, consumption of carbon,
elimination of waste by smoke,
consumption of gases available
ity for higher-class blacksmith
use, specialities for fire place
use, with comfort and pleasure.
The steam coal will show large
ly the heat units and evapora-
tion power, as we'll as costs {.
o. b. as designated at manufac-
turing centers. Some OF the coal
of the Appalachian region is
carefully prepared, sacked and
shipped in box cars to some of
the larger cities, where it COM
mands fancy prices. Coal is
now being shipped from the
Appalachian regions TO New
York New England and France,
while large tonnage is supplied
to the United States Navy
Some of these Goals have extra
ordinary efficiency tests made
by the United States Govern
ment. which will be shown at
the exposition Many of the
larger operators of West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Southwest
Virginia, along the lines of the
Norfolk * Western, Louisville
& Nashville, Chesapeake and
Ohio, Virginia & Southwestern
and Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio railroads, are making ex-
tensive preparation for the coal
display. In Tennessee, the op-
orators, who have very good
coal, are also making elaborate
preparations, aud will show
many facts in relation to coal
that will be valuable to mann
facturers and producers.
| Effort is being made for an
elaborate and comprehensive
display of coke and interesting
facts relating thereto.
In iron ore there will be dis
played a large amount of the
varied red and brown hematite,
containing a layer of fossilifer-
GUS deposit of sea shells, which
is being extensively mined with
steam shovels. Large deposits
of sienna and ocher are found,
which will be exhibited.
All of the different forms of
gold ore of Tennessee, Georgia
and North Carolina will be ex-
hibited, and a magnificent dis
tplay will be shown.
/ The Tennessee Copper Co.
and the Ducktown Sulphur,