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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-07
BUCHANAN CHAIRMAN
DEMOCRATIC COM
MITTEE
General R. A. Ayers Meets
Ninth Distric Committee
in Bristol.

The Democratic district com
mittce for the Ninth district of
Virginia met yesterday after
noon ut the Hotel Bristol for
organization and consultation
with the Democratic nominee,
General Rufus A. Ayers, of Big
Stone Gap. The members of
the committee are b. L. Wilson
of Russell; @. w. Bondurant,
of Lee; j. b. Boyer, of Taze.
we'll; John IL. Gose, of Bristol
DIR. j. ID. Buchanan, of Smyth;
and j. f. Wysor, of Pulaski,
secretary.
General Ayers, all of the
members of the committee and
a number of prominent Demo
Gratis from different portions of
the district and from Bristol
were present. DR.. j. ID. Buch-
hanan, of Marion, was elected
chairman Of the committee,
Mr.. Wysor having already been
elected secretary at the State
convention. The following adj
visory campaign committee was
chosen; II. T. Irvine, of Big
Stone Gap; j. ,Norment Powell,
of Wythe; II. c. Stuart, of Rus
sell, A. s. Higginbotham, of
Tazewell; II. G.. Peters, of Bris-
toll.
The day was occupied with
the discussion of plans and the
organization of the campaign
committee was deferred until
some day next week when it
will, upon call of General Ayers
meet at Bristol and select q
chairman and a secretary.
General Ayers, who came to
Bristol Wednesday night, left
on the afternoon train over the
". & S. w. railway for bis
home at Big Stone Gap, accom-
panied by Il. T. Irvine, j. w.
Chalkley, S. Aston and Others
from Scott, Wise and Russell
COUNTIES, who had been in at
tendance upon the conference,
Bristol Herald Courier.
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Party For Miss McCorkle.

Mrs. Maude E. Nelson was
hostess at n party Tuesday
evening in compliment to her
cousin, Miss Jessie McCorkle,
of Big Stone Gap, Va.
An informal evening W s
spent and Il game of rock proved
an enjoyable diversion.
The party was given ut the
home of Mrs. j. z. Jones, on
Fifth street, and after the game
the hostess was assisted by
Mrs Jones in dispensing cool.
ing ices.
The guests were Miss Jessie
McCorkle, Mrs. w. A. Wall, of
Washington, ID. c., Miss Emma
Hale, Miss Grace Hornsbrook
Miss Eileen MclInle, Miss Dora
Goodwin, Mrs. Jones and Messrs
George Warren, David Carr
Albert Kelly, Earl Trobaugh,
Jake Mccullough. NJ. f. Ring
Dick Vance and Frank Albert
Jones Bristol Herald Courier
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Typhoid Situation Still
Presages Good Season.

Richmond, Va, Aug. B.
The State Board of Health is
still Of opinion that the typhoid
situation is well in hand and
that the outlook is for favor.
able season with n relatively
small amount of typhoid. Every
reported epidemic is being in.
yesligated, and typhoid is be.
ing carefully studied in those
counties where it has long been
seated With these precautions
and a reasonably mild summer,
health authorities are hoping
that the better education of the
people will result in a great de-
crease in the number of cases
of typhoid.
No serious outbreaks have
been reported in the last week,
aud the field workers of the
Department ara receiving en-
couraging reports from local
physicians.
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Proclamation BY The Gov
ernor.
erIior.

To the Farmers of the Com
monwealth of Virginia:
Whereas, it is now generally
recognized that tho clovers and
grasses are at the foundation of
our agricultural prosperity, and
ought to be produced az mat
ter of convenience and profit to
the farmer and to stop the large
outflow of money annually
spent for hay in Virginia, and
for the economical and permn-
nent of our soil;
Therefore, |, William Hodges
Mann, Governor of Virginia,
do hereby call upon ali the
farmers in this State to set
aside the first two weeks in
August for the consideration OF
this most important matter,
and for securing information
in reference to the best time
and method for the preparation
of the ground and the sowing
Of alfalfa and all the cultivated
grasses; and / do now and here
by set apart Wednesday, the
18th day of August, 1912, as a
day for the farmers of the State
to assemble in their respective
courthouse for the purpose of
interchanging views, and to
organize clubs to carry out the
purposes of this Proclamation.
AS this is the first agricultur.
al Proclamation ever issued in
Virginia, and is dependent for
its success upon the co. opera
ton of the farmers, most earn
estly request everyone interest
ed as owner or otherwise in the
agricultural and financial de-
velopment of the State to do
everything possible to create
enthusiasm, bring the farmers
together, and by results make
this Proclamation a success.
Given under my hand and
under Lesser Seal of the Com
monw ealth, at Richmond, this
twenty sixth day of July, in
the year of our Lord one thous
and nine hundred and twelve,
aud in the one hundred and
thirty-seventh year of the Com
monwealth.
WI. HODGES MANN
BY the Governor:
8. o. JAMES
Sect. of the CommonY ealtf
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League; OF the Board of Trade.
anu other organizations of the
town, after which the people of
the town are introduced per.
dents. anu ''u-
", This year the ladies of the
Woman's Civic League gave n
most delightful musical enter
Iainment to the faculty and
students of the schools. after
which refreshments were seryed
in the hall of the school.
The faculties offered the attn.
dents for work in the summer
normal school here are PERHAPS
unequalled in the State. The
High School building q large,
commodious, stone structure
with large, well ventilated we'll
lighted school rooms, and SPLEEN
did equipment.
The school grounds cover
four acres of land and are kent
In most beautiful conditions
lhere is a tennis court on the
grounds, and during the school
session q game of tennis was
always in progress. On the
third floor of the school build
ing Ia a splendidly equipped
gymnasium which was Kent
opened for the use of the sum
mer students.
The Big Stone Gap Athletic
Association owns one of the
most beautiful athletic fields in
the State of Virginia. Games
OF base ball between the stu.
dents of the normal school and
the home team were frequently
played, and the normal students
were free to use the diamond
for practice games. The golf
course was also open to the
summer students.
The session of the summer
school opened on July End, and
closed July 3Oth, examination
being held on July 81 and Az
gust LIST. OF the 30s pupils en-
rolled, 10 took the examina.
tion's and 200 received certiii-
Gates of attendance which Ger.
titicates were given in evidence
of the fact that the pupil had
been present each of the twenty
days and had put in the equiva-
lent of four periods, of forty
minutes each, every day.
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Col. S. V. Fulkerson
Appointed Referee

Tho Hon. Henry G. Mellow
ell, judge of the United States
District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, has just
entered an order appointing
Col. s. V. Fulkerson, of Bristol,
az referee i'll bankruptcy for
the Abingdon division of said
district, vice ID. X. Bailey, re-
signed.
Col. Fulkerson will give the
required bond and enter up.
on the duties of mis- office at
once. ~ Bristol Herald Courier.
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Mrs. Wiley's Eyesieht Re-
stored.

Mrs. II. f. Wiley, who has
charge of the Greeneville or
phanage of the NJ. Il. church,
South, had cataract removed
from her eye in Philadelphia
last week. Her sight has been
completely restored, TO the
qualification of her thousands
of friends. - Morristown Ga
Zette.
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mem WANTED.

EA MINERS wanted by
w Stonegap Colliery Com.
pany, Glamorgan, Va. Steady
work. Highest price per toa
paid in the district. Healthy
camp. Excellent water. School
and church facilities.
Stonesap colliery Co.
80. J. S. cHEyNsY, asa'l supt.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-07

FOR SALE.-Fine driving
horse, seven years old. Fast.
Only reason for selling, have
no use for him. Charles Zepp,
Cadet, Va. 1892.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
~ ,hoso current at the close OF 1910 arc
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE YEAR
Transactions in the Closing Months
Showed a Marked Expansion.

While business on the Consolidated
Stock Exchange of New York for the
wear 1911 exhibits decrease compared
with the preceding year, this decrease is
not out of line with tho general decrease
in business which has affected the cntir"
country. While there is no limit to the
size OF an order which may he placed FOR
execution on the Consolidated stock EX-
change, that exchange is essentially an
odd lot exchange where small SIZED
orders for securities may be placed h. the
investor Of limited capital for execution
at the prevailing prices. Tho trading h't
each day Is "A broad ono. and tho tendency
for a long time past has been To include
more and moro stocks In the dealings. INC
market Oh the floor is a thoroughly inde-
pendent one so far as prices arc concerned,
although its fluctuations naturally conform
with the main movements governing tie
worlds stock exchanges.
The following table shows tho sales each
month, with the lest month Of the year
estimated. compared with the correspond
ing months Of the preceding year:
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
STOCK MARKET RECORDS IN 1911.

The heaviest operations on the Stock EN-
change IN the last year were reported on
September p. when 167sii9 shares were
dealt in other heavy days were February
/, with Sjel4j shares. on an advancing
movement Of prices; February H. with &c.
ol7 shares. on a movement Of prices towarl
cheaper figures lased on the decision
against the railroads In the so-Called rate
case. declines running from one to four
points on May 1G more than one million
shares were dealt I'm. the activity being ac-
cOmpanied by sharp advances I'm prices, in
cident to he Standard Oil decision. The
next heaviest day was August TO- when
I. .020 9C0 shares were traded in. In Septem-
Der heavy transactions were recorded. es-
pecially OIL September -, when United
States steel common supplied 1880 shares
out OF a total business IN all issues Of
T. .395.157 shares The activity In United
States Steel was based on the announce
ment Of the intention of the government
70 bring suit against the Steel Corporation
as a monopoly as defined by the Sherman
antitrust law. Weakness In Steel shares
as q consequence Of the government suit
was of short duration.
The lightest tradingSn stocks In the year
was on July "A, when only S2,30l shares
were dealt in. The heaviest trading in
! bonds on the Stock Exchange was reported
on October 13. the total operations for that
| Gay amounting in par value TO ss450, 800.
| The chief part of the business on this par
tcular date was supplied by the American
Tobacco Issues. For half-holiday August
| I2 supplied the high record for stocks dealt
I'm. the total on that day amounting TO 6a.
900 shares. The low record for a saturday
was 80. .26o shares on July 10.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
TEXTILE MARKET IN 1871
Cotton Goods Industry Suffered
Severely in the Last Year.
HEAVY MILL CURTAILMENT
Prices for Raw Material Decline
and Better Trade Conditions
Looked for in 1912.

Fall River. Mass, Dec 31.-The textile
industry throughout the entire country has
suffered severely during the year Just
closed. and its effect has been keenly
felt in New England where more than two
thirds of the textile machinery in the coun-
try is situated. The South, with its grow
ing tendencies and large resources, like
wise suffered, and reports Of mills made
public indicated depression. While textiles,
including yarns as we'll rs cloths, were
generally quiet and In the main unsatis-
factory, with special reference to profits,
there are lines of cotton fabrics which have
been highly profitable. especially duck and
the like. but the peculiar markets of China
which consume a large amount Of duck
made by American mills, mako 1t dif1cult
at times for the American manufacturer
always to meet the Chinaman in the proper
attitude. The revolution which has endured
in China for the last several weeks has en-
dangered trading with that country, and
il will take some time to readjust condi-
tions so that business Will be put OH "A
stable footing The yarn markets have
been comparatively quiet, and during the
summer OF 1911 business at times was very
dull. Preceding this dulness many South
err mills either closed their plants entirely
or curtailed to a very great extent, leaving
only a nominal weekly output to take care
of what business might come 10 hand. The
mills In the North and East cut down their
production 20 a very considerable extent
and business in yarns during the late spring
months and the summer season amounted
TO very little. The year 1911 opened with
rather discouraGing circumstances. because
for practically twelve months preceding
January ! Of 1911 the textile trade had
shown signs OF weakening and cloth values
had decrea sed and while the decline was
gradual, Il was positive and when hGsl-
ness did I'm fact present itself there WAS
more or less dickcring about II. aud I'm a
great number of Instances buyers insisted
upon lower prices than were prevailing IN
the market. Through this mears OF mer-
chandlzing business grew worse and prices
came 20 mean practically nothing ana were
used by buyers merely as signs or indica-
tions of a probable sphere within which
manufacturers would do business On Jan
uary / spot middling uplands cotton was
quoted on the New York Cotton Exchange
al Is cents pound. The following com
parativc statement of prices will be inter
esting. as showing the wide difference and
decline.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
A FORECAST.
.Rrnd.,rcci.s, says:

"Bradsircct 8 says ~
",rbc coming year will in all probability
witness an actively fought II not Indo'u'
very exciting Presidential campaign eH"r'S
bv both the party in power ana thAt III w
position 10 play politics and h'ld'h'a'Y
tinker With the tarin, and II no douDt VIII
seo continued efforts to put the antitrust
act TO further use In legal way n'"'
-, ,-.s..r, and probably future high prices
for food will constitute a bar TO iuh'S'
buying OF the secondary neccssaries oi ne
Finally. the effects upon consumption ol
shortened agricultural yields, or as at inc
South Of much reduced financial crop re-
turns are vet to bc reckoned with oh
the other hand. il is probably true that
under existing conditions. neither Pr"si-
dental election nor a prospect ot tar'n
revision creates the feeling OF unsettle-
ment that II formerly did. Furthermore
the basic facts cannot be oDscured t""'
stocks 81 goods are down 20 hardpan; that
any change after two years OF repression
and Of growing up to the country produ'-
tive capacity is likely 70 be In the direction
of expansion. that money IS ana promises
TO be reasonably easy thus inviting new III
yestmcnt. and that new crop prospects IN
the spring are a source OF possible stimula-
lion Ii has already been found in several
Industries that. Siven right prices, an excel
lent trade is possible OF development. There
are problems still to be met and solved. but
the cheerfulness after trial shown by the
people at large augurs we'll for safe meth
eds OF trade expansion, for saner views OF
possible political progress and Of legal reg
ulation Of business and for real national
conservation and upbulldng in III" year 10
4"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
YEAR IN DRYGOODS.

With the closing of 1911 there is "A dis
tnctly better feeling In both wholesale and
retail drygoods circles than prevailed a
year ago. Prices arc generally lower and
In spite of the fact that there Is stiI con-
siderable uncertainty hinging on a revision
OF tariff schedules. present sentiment leans
more TO the optimistic than the pessimIstic
side.
The year began under favorable condi-
tions. Mills were facing the problem OF
buying their cotton at IL cents. and In
many instances selling the finished product
at a loss AS a result, policy of drastic
curtailment was adopted, and continued I'M
10 Il short time ago. when buyers found il
mandatory 10 replenish their depleted
stocks, and now In the manufacturing CEN
tres of both New England and the South
operations are close TO normal
Retail quotations of dfygoods values are
out Of the question, rs each merchant IL
Influenced IN this respect entirely by local
conditions, but among mills there Is a Ger
tain standard prevailing for recognized
brands OF goods. Prcsent wholesale prices
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
RECORD COTTON CROP.

The greatest cotton crop on record was
gathered in 19il the government estimate
placing the total yield at 14,Ss5,0O bales :;
TINS is greater by 1.447,O0O bales than the
record crop of 1904. Every state In the
cotton belt, except Mississippi. Louisiana,
Arkansas and Oklahoma made new high
yields. Cotton price we're low for the best
part Of the year. and from current indica-
lions the 1912 level will not advance much
above prevailing figures, unless later on i'm
the season II is shown that Il short crop is
TO be gathered The cotton business
throughout the year was light in volume,
but the development OF cheaper prices for
the raw product in the last half Of 1911 en-
courages the expectation Of bigger trade
in the months TO come.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
NEW YORK TRACTION SITUATION

The close Of the last year practically
marked the termination Of the four years
Of the Metropolitan street Railway Com
pany receivership. Unfortunately. 1911
cannot be credited with entirely cleaning up
the traction tangle. While the bulk OF the
REORGANIZATION work has been accomplished.
the forming Of the new company To
take over the property TO be purchased at
foreclosure and the discharging OF the fed
eral receivers will take place during tie
first two weeks of 1912
In regard TO the Third Avenue company
a little more has been done, and the entire
reorganization has been practically effected.
Like the Metropolitan. however, the Third
Avenue company will have TO await the
pleasure OF the federal court before its re
ceiver can be discharged. This viii like
wise be scored To the credit Of the early
part Of January. 1912. Thus the year 1911
has practically accomplished the cleaning
up Of the entire Metropolitan and Third
Avenue financial tangles.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
EXCHANGE SEATS.

Lower prices prevailed in 1911 for seats
on the New York Stock Exchange. AS
compared with the preceding year, the last
sale was reported at t65.O0O, against the
high price for the year Of $4,000 In 1910
the highest price was $4,000; in 1903, $780,
600. and I'm 1908, $4,000 The lowest price
in 1911 was that made at the last sale.
SOS 900. as compared with the same figure
in the preceding year. $4,000 in 1909 and
So. 900 in 1905. The highest price ever
paid for n New York Stock Exchange seat
was 500. 600 In 1909. When the Stock FIX
change was first organized seats could be
had for $500. on the New York Cotton
Exchange the high price. for seats in the
last year was Sl5100, as compared with
S17 900 In 1910, 100000 In 1909 and slo,5O0
in 1905. The high record price for Cotton
Exchange seat was made in 1906 at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
LIBERTY BANK CHANGES
F. B. Schenck, Now President, to
Become Board Chairman.

At tho annual meeting on January OF
the Liberty National Bank Frederick IS
Schenck will retire from tine presidency 10
become chairman Of the board, 1t was an
nounced on Saturday, and tn" number "t 1T
r.ctors will he increased. Mr.. Schenck was
for wears president Of tho Mercantile Ma
tionsl Bank. and after being superseded VI
that office by +. Augustus llclnz", whose
brief career as a bank president "nded WIN
the panic Of 1901. he was elected prcs'h'ht
of tho Liberty. Ills immediat" predecessor
I'm that post was r.. &. Converse VINO 'la"
occupicd II since the retirement Tour or HV'
wears previously of Henry !. I'aNlS"''
now of J. f.. Morgan & CO., 10 become
yice-president of tho First National BANK.
For a number of years the only panK
which had a chairman of the board was the
Chase National. Henry W. cannon HAVING
occupiod the post. which is now h'lep oy
A n. Hepburn Within th" last ln''e
wears several other banks have adopted tue
no,cy James Stllman becoming chairman
., tho board OF tho National city BANK,
George r. Baker of the First National ana
william 4. Nash of the Corn Exchange
Rank
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02

900 or more. as well as increases in capital
will amount to $l.S37, 7,43l, 400. This is w.
1s5.e5o below the 1910 total although E'o'-
4i2. 100 in excess of 1909 The banner year
for incorporation was 1891, when the Gisdh-
tic steel Trust was formed, and the char-
tcrs taken out in the Eastern states az
tanned the phenomenal total Of S'hf'lV0'VV''
Incorporations outside of those III inc
Eastern States swell the total to G'Z4o''h'-
wo Adding companies i'm all states OF
capital Of Sl0o,Oo and over out u''dc'
q o0nno,. the grand total Is brought up 10
8, SS9 as11- as against 81, SG9.o1@,7i2 I'm 1910.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
PAYMENTS ON SECURITIES

Dividend and interest disbursements for
January. 1912. are estimated by THE Wall
Street Journal to aggregate 10000. 900
Dividends will total more than tG6Go.00C
and interest charges will be considerably in
excess OF Sli0COO,OO0 OF the dividends the
greatest amount will come from the indus
trials. with So. 81. .259. The railroads will
contribute s2i.JO6,769: street or electric rail-
ways, A.369,0ll, and New York city banks
and trust companies, sI292,U0. The total
capitalization upon which the dividends are
based amounts TO sS,ii6, SASS. and the dis
bursements are equivalent to more than
u per cent on this amount
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
CAPITAL INVESTED IN MEXICO.

vested in Mexico aggregates $2,0o,oCo,OoO.
OF which the United States supplies up
ward OF one-half British and Canadian
capital IN Mexico amounts TO abou. $780,
o0.Uo The French, German. Belgian,
Dutch and Spanish contributions make
about $G0O,Oco,00, placed mainly In baukg.
manufactures and trade. Foreign capital
involved in Mexican mines totals aJout
500 0yOyO
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02

The largest business transacted on any
day during the year was 3Oe.g7o shares, on
September p. The creates. number of diff
ferent stl ks dealt in was siXty-nlne-on
both AugA and August 10. The largest
trading in any one stock was 1000 shares
in United States Steel common, on Octo-
Der o. this being the largest business in
any stock ever transacted on the cx-
change.
Dealing in mining stocks on the eX-
change also showed decrease compared
with the previous year. in line with the
general contraction in stock market busi-
ness
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
YEARS LISTING OF SECURITIES.

The total amount of securities listed Oh
tho New York stock Exchange for the year
1911 were: Original bonds. $2'5'ooo'ooo, I,
additional bonds. S2OO,00o,OOo original
stocks. s25e. 900 GOO. and additional stocks
100000 00O
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
NEW COMPANIES IN 1911.

According TO statistics specially COM
piled by "The Journal Of Commerce the
pcw companies organized IN the Eastern
states during the year representing $1,000
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
WESTINGHOUSE
EIo.lrf, q Misunderstanding Gamnauy

New York December 20. 1911.
\ quarterly dividend Of 1&eo WIN be paid
January 10. 1912. on the PREFERRED stock OF
this company. 70 stockholders Of record at the
close OF business on December 30 1911
Z. W SIEMON, Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
DIVIDEND NOTICES.
United FRUIT COMPANY
dividend NO. 30.

A quarterly dividend OF two per cent on The
capital stock Of this Company has been de-
clared payable January 10th, 1912. AZ the
cflce Of the Treasurer. 1S1 State Street. Bos-
ton Mass. TO stockholders Of record at the
close OF business December 26th. 1911.
CHARLES \. HUBBARD. Treasurer