Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-09-05
MINING AND MFG.
AT THE FAIR

man, w. b Spratt, j. N. Harmar,
Lee and others have promised
Walter Graham their energetic
help in establishing an economic
Geological exhibit of the resour-
ces and raw materials available
for manufacturing in Tazewell
County. Many others are being
communicated with.
An industrial school exhibit
will be made if possible; State
and National authorities have
been asked TO cooperate.
Mr.. Lee show how good roads
can be built cheaply from local
material and maintained by the
patrol system" which is like
the Railways section system.
1t is intended to make this
Mining and Manufacturing de-
partment of the Fair a permanent
exhibit, adding to it from year
to year. so that it may become a
complete and reliable reference
for industrial development. 1t
will demonstrate the remarkable
proximity of various kinds of
raw material. for many kinds of
manufacturing to cheap coal and
hydro-electric power; together
with purest food supplies, water
and air and home markets.
1t is Mr.. Graham's idea that
the high cost of living need
worry no one in Tazewell County,
because we can produce about
all we need and export a huge
surplus. His ideal is to bring
the farm, mine and factory to-
gether, making a home market
for all 1.-The workers living cheap
ly at home, instead of crowding
into the Cities. This will pay
for improved roads and schools
by increase of population and
values. If we do not develop
home manufactures and home
markets for our raw marerials,
by educating workers and build
ing up factories, the bonded in
debtedness will have to be paid
by the farmers, who will con-
tinue to pay large charges to
market their produce. AT the
rate Tazewell and Wise Counties
are issuing Bonds the debt of
the Ninth district will be as
large as the State debt. We need
not fear if we continue to pro-
gress and we will be the happier
for the modern comforts and
conveniences, which will be
easily paid for, if we develop
along industrial lines, as other
sections do. The last census
showed hugh growth and pro-
sperity in the industrial sections
while strictly agricultural sect
ions of the Country fell behind.
The great Clinch Vale" FAULT,
vast break and displacement
of the rock strata, has placed
our blue grass lands. with tim
Der, iron ore, limestone, brick
and tile shalcs, cement rock,
clays, silica, Manganese, dolomite
and other minerals. Immediately
against the best coal and coke
in the world. Condition Of elm
ate. pure air and water and food
supplies with cheap raw mater
ials and power are ideal in Taze-
well County.
In addition TO becoming a
great farming. mining and man
ufacturing county, Mr.. Graham
believes that good roads will
make it a garden spot" in the
world. That we will rival Ken
lucky with our horses az well
as cattle. Good roads will permit
automobiles to bring strangers
here to learn OF the purity of
our air and water, of our cool
nights and balmy days and love-
| ly scenery and men Of practical
| knowledge and capital will see
the opportunities of manufacture
ing from coal and iron and steel
and wood, limestone and clay
and silica. Hundreds of factories
iron and wood working plants,
cement and chemical works, by
product coke and wood distillinp
brick and tile works will use
here at home our raw materials
paying good wages to the skilled
graduates from our industrial
and engineering schools.
1t is hoped that gradually al
exhibit will be built up that will
| show what we ourselves can d.
at home. Rather than stand still
and, a few, carry all the burden
of the necessary cost of the mod
ern facilities of life, it would bt
well to induce strangers to grasl
the opportunities here and develol
them with foreign workers, blu
best of all it is for us to leari
about mining and manufacturing