Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-12-18
BOARD OF TRADE
AFTER PHONE co.
Demand Better Service and
Wider Field-Creamery Man
Wants to Locate Here.

AT the regular monthly meeting OF
the Tazewell-North Tazewell Board OF
Trade, held in the court house Tues
day night, number OF things of in
terest and Importance to the town
were discussed.
The telephone committee, compos-
ed of l.. A. Tynes, w. E, Peery, jeff
Ward and r. p. Copenhaver, who we,
charged with the duty of Investigate
ing the service at Tazewell, and
finding out where the trouble exists
in not being able to get quick connec-
tion5, and TO further request the com
pany to grant its patrons in this town
free service to all parts of the coun-
ty, made its report after an interview
with w. P. Hawley, manager of The
Bluefield Telephone Company.
Regarding free service in the coun.
ty the manager said he would not give
that q moments consideration; that
the company already has $4,000 in
vested here, and that they have not
yet made one per cent. interest on the
money.
Regarding the trouble in getting
quick connections, the committee re,
ported that Mr.. Hawley said that rests
with the operators, and that if proper
service is not rendered the party
agrieved should call him at once, and
he would investigate the matter.
Upon the suggestion of DIR. John f.
Jackson the committee was request
ed to investigate conditions in other
counties in reference to telephone
tolls, ets, and report at next meeting
when some action will be taken to-
wards extending the scope of the free
service to subscribers.
One member present suggested
that the patrons of the telephone
company in this town and commun-
ity be interviewed with reference to
the free service in the county, and
that if q sufficient number of them
favored it, the company be requested
to remove every phone in the county
at once. This suggestion met with
the disapproval of many of the men,
bers. 1t was finally agreed to take
no further action on this matter un-
til the next meeting.
Secretary w. G. O'Brien, who at
tended the meeting in Lynchburg, OF
the secretaries of the board of trade
of the State, made report of his
trip, and offered many suggestions for
adding to the business activities of
the town. Among the possible addi-
tions to the towns industries was
chair factory, creamery, and cannery.
The secretary read letter from a
gentleman in Illinois, who was inter-
,Asted in the creamery business, and
isgho indicated desire to visit Taze-
well with view of starting a cream
cry <hefes The secretary was in
stpaS4&d to invite him to come to
Pazewell at once and make an inves-
tigation. The farmers who have
cows will be advised of the arrival of
the gentleman interested in the
creamery, and will be invited to meet
him here and discuss the matter.
Creamery, etc., to follow:
The following report from the COM
mittee appointed to visit the Tazewell
High School was read by DR.. Isaac
Peirce:
Your committee visited the Taze-
we'll High School on Dec. 10th, and
were welcomed by the principal, Prof.
Gollehon, and given permission by
him to examine all parts of the build
ing and inspect every branch of the
school.
Sanitation.
The building was found to be in
only fair sanitary condition. The
walls are covered with dust, the
floors while cleanly swept are dry,
and nearly dry system of sweeping
is practiced which accounts for the
aust on the walls, though some of it
is due to the air current from the