The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
OF ERAT|ONS SOON
WILL Be RESUMED
With Opening Up of Furnaces
Business Will Become
Brisker.
Especial to The rimesDispatch. ]


Clifton Forge, Va, December ~
ihis city being In the heart of the
iron belt of Virginia, It is but natural
that the merchants here should have
felt the Ill effects of the dull season
In the iron trade, for majority of the
furnaces and mines have been closed
down for the past several weeks, Not
withstandlng this setback the city has
held 1t own and the people here are
looking forward TO Improved condi-
tons In the coming year. Already II
rs announced that the Princess Fur
mace, at Glen Wilton. will resume
operations in very short time. and
the other furnaces are expected to
follow suit. Especially Is this true
since the markets show an Increased
demand for pig iron and a higher price
FOR the past year or two the sale
price of pig iron has been Just about
what 1t costs to make It at the fur
naces.
The unfavorab1e conditions noted
above have not had any material eff
feet on the bank deposits in this city.
According to the reports just made
public by the two national banks in
Clifton Forge. the deposits exceed
SIao.oOo. There has not been single
FAILURE OF any consequence, while I'M
provements have continued on rather
large scale. The Clifton Forge Pub
lie Corporation Is completing an i'm
provement TO it's lighting plant at a
cost of $4,000. and other Improve
ments are contemplated here involving
still larger sums of money.
The new City Hall recently com
pleted has been accepted by the city
and many of the city officials have
moved into their new quarters The
City Hall building proper Is an orna-
ment to the community. TIE court
room is on the second floor. It is
large, bright and airy and handsome
ly furnished. The City Hail. tho jail,
the ground which the two occupy and
the furnishings cost the city less than
$4,000. In the tower Is large clock
with four faces and n large bell
w. S. Norris general agent for the
transportation department of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, with
headquarters in Richmond. addressed
the employees Of the railway here this
week on the subject OF Fuel Econ
omy." During the past six months, AR.
Norris has devoted his energies to saw
ing fuel on the several divisions. and
already the saving has been wonder
full.
". S. Taylor. who formerly resided
In this city, having moved here from
Cincinnati, whore he holds position
with the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way. of Indiana. nled a petition In
bankruptcy a few days ago in Gin.
cinnati. He stated that his debts
amounted to st,491 and his assets only
1926. Mr.. Taylor was n member OF the
finance committee. Practically all OF
his debts are due to Clifton Forge PEG :
pie, and the bulk OF 1t is confined to
negotiable paper.
Jacob L. 'Dakin was painfully hurt
Thursday by being thrown violently
to the floor OF the caboosc in which
he was riding, and for time he was
unconscious. After recovering him
/ sclft he attempted to walk home and
fell upon the street, his head striking
the granolithic walk and causing a
serious injury. Mr.. Dakin was taken
home and Ia now getting along as
we'll as could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Dundap. OF Har-
! risburg, Pa. are here on visit to
friends. Mr.. Dunlap Is prominent
| official OF the Pennsylvania Railrond
Mrs. Dunlap Is the slater OF Il, w
Grice, general manager of the Chesa-