Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-05-12
BORDER TOWNS
ARE PROSPEROUS
Many Tazewell Men Are Inter
ested in Development of Great
Coallield OIL Dry Fork-Ber-
wind the Capitol"

had the opportunity last week
of gratifying long cherished wish
to see something of the coaliiclds
and towns on our border in West
Virgmia. Owing to high water ]
was able To see only small part of
| that great country. and get only II
! birds eye view OF some of the towns
and mining camps.
This field is composed of the two
large organizations, The New River
and Pocnhontas Consolidated, and the
Faraday Coal Company, of which
Mr.. A. G. Russell is agent. Each
company owning about 10000 acres.
There are number of leases to
private companies. Tho Warrior Coal
Company, our II. f. l1nrman, Prcsi-
dent and General Manager, | could
not reach on account of high water.
War is nice town. Here is The
Tazewell Motor Company and tho
Hawkins Pharmacy. both industrieq
managed by Tazewcll boys-"Bob"
Hawkins and Walter Kiscr. War
not mining camp. The people own
their own homes. In all tho mining
towns proper the companies own all
the property, and rent the houses to
the miners.
of Newhall. A branch line of the N.
& w. from Jaeger, IL distance of
about 30 miles. Mr. T.. NJ. Tincher
is Supt. and Mr.. Lecr foreman. Our
DR.. Bundy lives and moves i'm and
out of Ncwhall. II. ii. Crockett il
here, Crockctt's Cove boy, and edo
ing iino" Newhnll stretches out down
for mile, and then comes Excelsior,
one of the best mining towns in the
tield-nice homes and comfortable
surroundings.
BERWIND.
Berwind is called "Thc Capitol" of
the ficld-n large, well laid out, and
Bluff line, N. 4 w. a Tazewcll boy,
cashier of the big bank, Eugene
Thompson, son of DR.. and Mrs. c.
~. Thompson, of this town. He is n
fine fellow" l was told, nnd is fill
nE an important position, and max
ing good. lie showed me much at
lcntion, as did also Mr.. II. L. Page
nice young man, Vice President of
the bank. Tho bank is strong one,
with resources of over million dol
lars l shall retain pleasant recollcc-
tons of Bcrwind.
This trip was made possible by
the courtesy of Mr.. G. A. Bailey, the
efficient resident engineer fthe New
River and Pocahontas Consolidated.
In his fine buick we made the trim
on Friday afternoon, to his home on
Jacobs Fork. Bailey is II skillful and
careful driver. Only such should at
tempt to handle an auto over the
wet slick roads over which we tarv-
cled. An afternoon and evening spcnt
under his hospitablc roof is an event
to be remcmberd as the years 20 by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey are Tazcwcll
born and bred. Mrs. Bailey has been
teaching for quarter of century,
in addition to rearing family OF
seven children. She is still teaching
n nice, new school room near her
home. Knowing this cultured woman
helps to explain and perhaps account
for Bailey's success and nttainmcnts.
lie carved out an education as en-
ginecr and builder of coal properties
without the help of schools, until ht
has reached about the summit in
his line, but not without the holp
and inspiration of splendid, cul-
tured wife.
On Saturday morning we net out
to see what could bcsccn We were
confined to certain roads on account
Of high water Jacobs Fork, Dry
Fork and n number of other Forks.
were on boom Hence the poor and
Imperfect descriptions given here.
But, | will try it again some time
j. A. J..