^UEFIELO
n
'•XIVW AFTERNOON. . I>KCl:.\l 1. KR •
l’RICE TWO RENTS
10 BLUEFIELO
Stated that the Company
Contemplates Line From
In Reside Through
the City
TO BE CONTINUED
INTO VIRGINIA
Ultimately to Reach the Coal
Lands Acquired by
Rogers’ Estate.
According to what is believed to bo
a r liable ’•epoft Hluofleld will have!
two ralro.ds within a year
There Is a rumor aflonr today tha'
tli inl.it. will c immence the first
of A|»rtl a preliminary sur\»-y from
Ingleside, across :be N. «V \V. b> tius
sle to me base of the Hast lllver
Mountain, running through tin* valley
oil the south side of this city, con
tinuing at the foot of the mountain
t- Tazewell then into Ihichan in an i
r>ickeraon co un tic* where it. wll
reach the recently acquired co » i t it
by tht 11. H. Roger’ estate.
H is also expected that a branch 11 n
will he run to Berwlnd in order o
reach the territory owned by Je M r
wind-Whit Coal Company.
It is no opinion oft ho persons who
gave out. this report that the V > :•
inn and the ('. C. & O. will ultimately j
combine. it was fur her stated that
the I'nited States Steel Company ! 1
qui -tly dickering for tlie purchase of
immense troots of coal lands in Much
anan counties, and will within a few
years own till the coal properties on
Clinch Valley and In tin* Pocahontas
field.
A well kr own coal min stpted yes
terday lor the t<<l trust would •"vn
every thing in this field within tlie next
year and a boom would start in this
distrie* thn* would last for many years
It is generally believed (hi* ;h> re
are val table iron deposits in Mast
Riv* r mountain, ami :be«e would bo
tapped t»v (In* phoposed branch f»f the
Virginian.
EARLY PAY
DAY OF N. & W.
The N. &■ \V. payroll of the Poca
hontas division for the month of No
vember was sent to the paymaster's
office at Roanoke je-gtorday, anfl
amounted to $70,000 this is $000 less
than the October pay-roll which was
the largest on© this year. The rail
road company will pay off on the isth
of this month as is the custom or the
company ach y< ar. in order to give
Its i rnp!»;«s nmpl'* time In which >
do th i, Christmas shopping.
DIF.P SUDDFNLY
ST WDIMSRON
A funeral party frrnn Wlli.'n
passed :hrou«h tho city thin in
KoinK to Hu -i It.idford \vh* r llv r< -
inair - *>f I f). peters aired 7*'. will
111 **• rr >' today. Mr P«»t im *1 fc»r1 id
d* oly }Mt Hundny nlfcht n* 10 f-k
having be> n in tli" he t of h< ,t It It n*
V Unis to l.i ik* mise. II ■ wv • i prnr
r it’.g ia’vy* r at Radford lor ni.ru>
.V ais Imr retired severs 1 > in a
and ha1' made his homo with hi - son
.1 \\ !*<■;* i‘M ni WlU'iitnxoii. Amotn?
the fmn ral party wa I*. !•’. Peter* <>:'
I’orr -mouth. Ohio, n-dsinn* tratiim i
tor on tin tfcloto division, and his
f w ’ Mi- W. P. Pliz* of i Infilli;‘on
and .1. \V Peten of William-on.
RAiN A BLESSING.
A report reached h • Mils moraine
that blit f«»r the heavy renin thi-< morn
in* ilo’lin- I? sfltu.e. Va.. would have
had lo i-losv tlio school today on ac
count of th« heavy drought, th> im
Iiiodso reservoir n< ar th*- school be
ItifC entirely dry a-*1 no way to ir*>t
wat of.
OFFICERS OF
RIEL COMPANY
OFFICIAL DIRECTORATE OF NEW*
CONCERN ANNOUNCED FOR
FIRST TIME TODAY.
The personnel of the newly organ
ized Pocahontas Foci Company was
given out today for the llrst time. It
will include Isaac T. Mann, president;
S. S. rhorn. vice-president; T. F.
Farrell, general numug r. and T. S
Ka lev. treasurer. .T. II Hardy, who
<> rttroll* d the Forahontus Fuel Cotn
1 any before the new organization look
i old of it has not been appointed as
> t but h<> will be placid in a uic.i
ratlve position very soon, il is stated.
K. A. Parkinson has b *en assigned
the agency of the company at N >r
folk and 11 ,1 Howe will have charge
of tin Cincinnati oi c
An office will soon b sta di il
in Hoston and one will be ojieni d in
C i< uto'li.o first of the year The
nan.> s id the agents in these cities
have not b« n learned.
The tonnage of the n* w company
will be 3.(00,000 tons a year, mostly
for export trad. This wi i exceed
by a million tons the output of the
1 ’<• • ■'< n i t ’■ Jo Coni pany.
The offlc* force .n this oily '• 111 b
greatly increased about tie test of
t1 >• year, tie force now ledng iuade
q a'e to tarry on tin* increased bu-d
nes.i.
1 ucahontas, Di e. 7 —.limit s (I Lit/,,
who has brill appoint'd to tin- .Nat
ional Ki\ t and Harbor CongM . a, ..a-,
prepar'd a Will which lie will pre
sent to that body and end* avor to
hav« the national congress act upon
it this coining session.
Mr. 1.1*/, propose* having New river
locked as tar as (Leu Lvn, Va.. which
is on tile state line of the two Vir
ginias and at a point where the Nor
folk & Western and Virginian tail
ways Interned, thus affording water
traffic to a vast section of Soul him
West Virginia and Soutinvest Vir
ginia.
Mr. Lltz ha ree dved much encour
age tnen t and l> lb v» s that if lie does
not get ills bill acted upon at tltis
meeting of Congtess that i* wil b*
at an earlv day take n up by tin1 unf
it tin I gov* rnnient.
Washington. f> c. 7 1 >hii M. Par
sons, of It.dept lidenn Vu . a meinbei
of the Virginia fit-aL senate, who was
tlm Rep ihliran Candida**' for ( on
trre-i In the Fifth Congressional dis
trict, has arrived in Washington to
pros'outo his congest for the seat
now held b;, Hepte entntha K. W.
Saumb is, Democrat.
'■'(‘II i' I’sir' (»n •; l!< > ,.'U ■ 1 y<" ■ ’
It} ai }.«• confident of }*< Ini: awarded I
j f o f l -r Mon (V r'l cat' by 1 h<* H'hiju
nf It or •< ntallv. . If -aid the ron
j »r.-t will probably be r o 'r
llo'iio RlfT'ion f'onirn'tt on \V<"!
1 <U, and h" luitirdpves nn early dr
'm in tils f r nr. f')»on t’tf’ f >'
f * -rr t" 'h- l«v th<* lto'ud of
rnnrn- ’r«. Room ^nf »'M- . ?n*!nd r
! won by !*1 n ;i iorlty.
Ir i i r Pa <onw is at* d. H vviij
i f no ' fitr-rmrhlne result upon Vir
en'1 '’Ii*lo« ft wi'J Mi all probn- )
i blHfjr tr ■ in that .fudge Sfittndsr* will
appointed a (nrntb* r of th»* Vir
j fr'nl ' > or a Mot T-ormip ion to nr
<* '1 f Mtli K WllUud and that Oov
1 Mwar^ou. upon his r< tlrrmcnt next
•fan 'tr. a governor of Virginia will
r Mira to hits ohl dl.-frio*. tak< the
I* »nor r ir noMl nl|r>n for Conga
and tn “k' Ip- fi tit of his llf»* to re
deem fm l» rrorrary tie Fifth district
oii04i a In norm Mo hI ronnhnfd.
Oov. st an non always carried ihr
fifth r!is1 bv iro t| natoilf He |«
roroKtiiz d as one of tho best earn- j
i I riienrra in Virginia. and is v< ry pop
ulnr In the Fifth district.
WILL OPEN COAL Ml E.
Cunt's rland, Md.. Drr 7 Tho vfr i
rtianP ('oaf Coinpwnv, ".h h h <*,•
•fort urn a of coal lands Mi Prt *on
* oimtjr, VV. Va . hi> pjarh i r -
m« tils to op# n a mint? . tr It'1- ds
Leading characters In the great Budget fight, w'.ich has plunged Eng.
•and into a political and fin^ri.'l 1 nos, and which may uttfmat' / result
in the elimination of tin* House nf Lords.
In the i pper row. beg ming at the left, are: Lloyd Georg?, Chancrhor
the firoebequer, and Inc author of Budget: Lord Lansdowns, Hie leaner
' f the oooosition in the House of Lords, who offer«?d the pmendujent, w Ich
provided for a referendum vote n the 8udg.it, and ciectc tno prtmnt
Cri jin; and Premier Asquit, who defended the Budget n the Hcuse of
Commons.
In the lower row. on the left, is ex-Pre.nhir Palfoyr, who ted the co
p-nent* Budget in the House of CgnUTjUj*; .attl, or the right, Ldrd
Rothschild, whose epaeoh was ivon-co vuiiit*.-1, but who w;, coon, 1
among the opposition. As one of the vor'd’s leaning b.-nkers, he wil' no
doubt re-io a great harvest in the present crisis, as the Government will have
to borrow n nnev to pay the running expenses i at!! a finance bill Is passed
Chlen.'u. Dec 7. The lit. ' blizzard j
if ib.‘ .-•* struck Chicago todayj
Ph'‘ wind is Mowing n .criflie u,. ,
im! (ii ■ is a heavy mow fall.
Yrallle s tied :i*> on all tin* road,
nt<Tin^ : hi* city.
AT EXHIBITION.
Ifcury So wart of Hiih oil comity,;
/a., was in tli< city 'hi tnornln;:
riiiriK Tom (’hicneo win |>*. at
ende! t’ic Inf* mat ionnl t,iv stock
•xhlhltion last wo k. M:*. So u..." n;
ho wcal;hlc«t cal lie own'*'* >n ihn
’Hr H v-»|% y and owns sov-i",i
dno pra^s »»»!?
5AIOONS W
r?f
: iqqiti7
1 WvLi
0 n i t"f , Ki tr **f | i
o 11 k ( ill * arc holdtti' • I e ion »
Otlity. 'l * i ; 11 ( on qin tlon , . tl;
amount l lie in most of Hu nt.
J'oth side nr" doit • fi olive w n!
»r
vi ■
RAINS
ARE WELCOMED
.1, Kyi Mon ., rue r (Miri n
n t- iicflkinp of the heavy rain iV
he worhi droufJi in Ihi I * I two w
l has ever hill f’nflnjfs fha t < •
Kid none t’.ry »» f »r< wcr,< !
lnd P am- ti r* were r**n|>ifiu a Ids !•
END O F3TRIKE NOW IN SIGHT
EM. pi'll. lice. 7 The wltchin
Many iwitchtn* n l>tt<. feltim*-! t»
«'ot k and th" train) afe fodit’ ri:o
i n;r on schedule timr
sv
I\1?I i
I’o’-. I-:.noii, I7. \ report roach
f <1 hf‘rr! foday of u botw o„
|,: ,ru ' ' a • ■ • rt or / i-ijraV f<»r •
in uliicij tin* jBttor worn com pit • ■]>
routed. s< v r t! hundred wore k:*|o,l
and wound’ d.
WASHOUT ON
THE r, C. & 0.
A rO|u,! i reach* r| lir-ro lo'ljiv of ;i
Mir '■ • b mu on M;e c. r. c /v o. j,,
twoon and St. Pad. fuM*
’.V an,l lh*« put* nni/**,* i>r> ■,
di’i not i„,ko conn re, i»n w.’h Mi \
& W. ir.tii>#< at St. P,. i) thIk itiorniriL
A lar:ro lor e rn*-,t i nt «/,.i -
ml n i;n shovel 1,.»- b» e„
i un Jiiiinnin City. I \K . V|».•/>*. .
ivafTU' v 111 | .) rotuinr d hv nk-lit. '
I. TI E FMTHUSIA3M IS PROV0K
E O ANJ NC OTHFR 8U9INE88
IS TRANSACTED.
YVaxliititc in, I>00, , 71,0 |»r< ].
ijir, with tin* v.ifi. r* com*
moDtlaMo.i> which th* Procid-ht. hai
heretofore ouPIned. and |. • | d *■!*•
for wh >i l*o « mde. Tl i, • no
i rr!
I II, Kill
Huntington. 1>< * 7 On text Sun
day »V. <’ i»nple !l, «r Huntington,
'and .1 ml• Frank Cox, <»f Morgantown.
! < * I ■ r -ii.'ii' "hr* ti’< f.f West Virgin -
la, will ro to Washington, whom on
Tuesday. Di'o-mli r Id. they will i ]>
resent tin* <i.ito in tin* supreme court,
at which 'inn* In* King land ease will
1m* h< .11 d In in l lint t rihunul.
Till* ll fi tld.uil ; wilt 1*0 mpli MOtll
|nl li> hdi'i (!. Carlisle secretary of
tho triM ir> under (inn r Cl. vi land
nnd .1 mli*** Stlh also of Mew Vork.
Phis s tin* in oh I noted piece of
land Ulltralloti < uw meordod in tho
court- of !l i* ll; it' ll St»it» involv
Ing m*»r«* ildiica ioH and :• vn t« r
ipialitv or liiml than nil\ other suit
in which an individual has lltcui i!
as uni* i>t tho principals.
The lands in question 11c in Mln
m Moflowi M and Wyoming c.ouu
jli“ W * t Virginia, .ml In lluolmn
! i a>*d o'hor on tit' ■ <*s m tin nlato
| of Virginia.
i Mr. Cn.nphfll hnr iiooti < lonely •• »ii
I necl< <i with (In* lit Ijm i ion for ton
| yearn, and Is ono of tin* lu st j. • . <|
tin n In tho country concerning It*
various phases.
Mr Camp1 <11 will male* flu open
iny :n op in nt for tin* state, nnd
,fndire Cox. of Morgantown, will dm
for tho stale.
WHAT THEY MOST NEED
Tills '•*<•' in'* at flu* clo.-e of Kv.in
i' ! it id \ e; IIIOO Mr. Hallow .1
w ho r a ar ' I . . '.nl vallon A run
in tin* work of tindiiidc hones for
women who have h. < n living lives of
Hh.anie in I . in Wi'l give a short talk oil
I What tli <■ »ii;fort»iiia' women need
most.
'Pin* r vi al a i ih.« f'ii: i.-it inn ehnrch
j continu* nd <!t i*' 1* uu dialed infer
i est.
,1. I ). , I • l|cll, >\ llO il.l» O ! till
** i e k ll«* for ‘"VI r i! e " •• I • fill! 1^ 1
'Htfi'la J( nn, the P ** hw <j e, ■ v<ho
' Sto!* fo-* tl ' '■••in t> • |r vcd V ' ■
freed by the court. ,f. * p^arfc-i ■;< fy
to tht emtfr?lor*i< pt of 1 bit no
wi.tf p,*.ij v - <• th» sympit y 1 r her.
that money was r^il'd by pub* . sub
scription and h- • sefltoncr vi s sus
pended. f ' ■ r, the man for whom she
COUNCIL STABS
THK ORDINANCE
BUILDING REGULATIONS ADOPT
ED BY BOARD OF AFFAIRS
GTTS IT IN NECK.
I'wi y .'ii in<Hlib r,- of itu council ■ j
i;1: lull'd the nnotlUR lust 111tx 111 :il ;
<‘li . ball an<l w uv treated 1o 0110 ol
tin- bn -i tnsts of physical endurance!
1o tin in >olv's ami Tmuji \k<rs over
through by mortal man. wlirn;
r>*• nu* Ak r; n ail tin* \oluinonou: now
buiUllnt ordinance, on motion of !•’ :
1 j
f 1* row n.
After tlm mail in k; of the ordinance1
Mr. Itro'va at at mi that llio stringent !
rub's laid down in tin* building onK-t
nanc* »v.»ro an imposition np*m"’ tin ■ !1
progrn «ivi» people of tills city, and
would naiurallv pn'vcnl tin' erection
<*| THill|> lMlllUillK.1' IH'IV,
A volt* was taken and tli«» ordinance
wns vetof'»l b.v n vote of IT to 2;
l’isl< \ ami Me A i*l or voting for It.
.1 M. IVliols’ motion tIml tlu« per
nilf a ran led the u^les 1<m|ut«* b> I ho I
hoard oi affairs Ik* vetoed, was lost
’> n voto of II lo III*. Martin and'
F. .1 Itr i'vii not voting.
<*onneilincn Hale. Witten. Itorden ■
:uwl Il irnmn w«>iv appointed by tho|
pn siil -ni to wail on the hoard of af
fili'r at each inccliiiK for a month I
and r p u-t the workings of the board
at the toinicil meetings.
fin ni »*ton of Mr Witti»n the m«*et
imr hour of the eon net I was dimmed
, from $ m. to 7: so p m
'I’ll - It hvi r Pond Teachers’ Instl
tm will n o« t Friday morning ill the
hi^li seluol rooms and there win he
afternoon and evening sessions. Snp
I’<•rl.it 'inleiit Ford and his teacher
.lam arranged an excellent program.
|'' od If l- xpi'cl'-d to have present i
I Walt man T Puli Hold agent of thc|
,‘tlate I nivei" ||y and I.. I,. Friend, as
sistant 't.ito siipoi'intcndcni of snh no Is !
I Is Pro: Ford’:; Idee to make (hi
,;"f' of < pepllig wei| o fop n Nor
folk nod Western teachers* round
Wasliitu'on, Inc. 7 Whllo liin!
wire Did tHr* - lii'ifrhinK children I
• food out Ido tin1 door of hi room in
iIn (truflou II/' i ii .kint; admitlance. ]
lolili K Howller. mi arilsl, thirty-!
nine y* i s iJtl, m*llt a hull* t Dirouxli!
his In-id .lid elided hi lift* . Iiortl
I/' Toro noon ynsli rday.
Mrs Ho nnr was Alis.i Mon* ’’’ay
loo, of <!h;u lotii villa, Vii
H'-arl’i I ho nvo1v> i- repot * V’l.ift, 1
rlifne a- I ho old, reply lo In r n t|
<d oil; and hak< . of Mie <1 e-kunli
Mi fvfi'iior became hyatej io i am!'
villi In r f> and w. ;m . In:
dr»-o old?"hitiff at her dross she rude
■ < I dow? a,ilrn for ns.si static* .
\VIi» :i th- door, which had mm n
Iwk'd nod hoM**d, W;ih broken *m>< n
hy mijpl ► • of the tint I, Vlr, H n'liu i
lay on tie- hod With a built v. i: . d
lrt Mu mouth and a revolver » i o
i ' h iiund
On the h r n in I iooui *aj a
onto < .Idontly written hitrrl" He *»«i
/ < r. fi iv. If Wft* ftddrotWu! It \J>
fr;mio of mind vvlo ii
I,' d 1 let r a' - hot
HOU Jit 10 an HI iltV a
<• it'll;m• d mi no, inn with fin n
>ro. and fsMiliff to i« > hi .
' ‘-amt d ? ;*ond h? and on/)••'!,
RIOl IN MADISON SQUARt
1 NEGLECTED
OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE SOUTH
Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture About Commer
cial Possibilities
in Dixie
\DDRESS TO THE
SOUTHERN CONGRESS
L'ho Blood of the Mountain
eor is a Most Valu
able Asset
Washington, i>ec. 7 - At the second
d-o's .so sion of Uio Southern Com
nnicial (’ongre*s llarvlo Isiidnn of
Mlantn |»to id ut of tile Southern Cot
ton Association, presided, an.I the load
Inc ttdtlri’ s of the morning was de
livered by Wlllet M. Hayes, as sit sin*
secretary of ngrlculture on “Nogl ot<u|
< >iu ort unit lex of t )i«> South.’*
!’• W. IAixoii of the M< mplii*, Tenn
Ihisiii' -s Men’s (tilth, pn aided at tle>
aft(»inoon a -Ion, and President Pa,
lor Will* preside ill the evening sr;
shill.
Mirny of the f.OOn or more delegates
here to attend the annual meeting of
the National Rivers and Harbors
congiv3.- wlileli meet;. Ionium w iv
attending tho ineotlng.
An Istaui Secretary Mayes In its ad
dr s this morning said In part:
I’d ■ with promise are the opporlii«
*•11 !«• of tie Southland, with Its ge
in.il elPnato and equally genial peo
ple. with Its wealth of forest au<*
oil, Its burled treasures of minimal
and ore, its abounding water power,
It; noble Inheritance of brain and
blood The South is only l>eg!nuiug
lo awake to tho value of her natural
' ndou /ii it iuid her birthright of
privllogi and power
Much el h"r splendid water pow
er flown to tin sea, a total waste of
•"■Hut might be harneasod to
mill and add brilliantly to her pros
perity Only recently has souther?
niu . c; 11111 a I and brawn milted to
draw fi.tii Hie earth rich store# of
in I ne i als , i d m- • them in developing
l otne in In; 11 >. Only recently has the
'"utIt li ’tin ofllelallv to develop he"
coat Helds.
A m i. a moie widespread neglect
e; the productivity of the great an*a
of arable >11" I nunonsl rat Ion fnrm
• i• i allowing in a mo t wonderin'
wa v ho: h that tin roils are neglected,
end t h i f Hair opportunities can h*
revived
' Tli* |i',oi»l** of Um \orth, f*spcrlall>
111*- i>**»iil*> of tin- tn at cIUoh ,,nil im
ri in * fi uni Kurop-, sic nogloctiiiK
i *’. • «< mi-1 in* t1- u *>fT* r« <1 by tho
i p n< gU ct i alOR|
lin* of !'<'n* i ;iI farming, but the
'ini i. . for Hpp«-lali/<*(i farming
r !'* -r/ !■. Til*- northorn
•'»i " • *» I •; b- • *i* loobini: toward
* t'.tii.uli >n no tliw* * boubl inv •
-'■ 'If •'■'out 11 Th" in.in w bo wlnh
' to 1 Hie hop or Hi** ol< rk's
rouiitor i-1 oiibl lmvi* tlt'ni*- ©outhorn
In'l r►;••»<>rf ml't* m Tb<’ Immigrant
V bo v. ilh* “ to Iiln.nl bi-n * If *n»l fnm
il- wh* r*- Hoy ran i-arn ii farm : »iont•’
l*>*ib itr** th* • opjiort unit Ii-h for
• ork and pood Hvlnr, and turn to fft©
op* n fount ty umlor ©iinnv *kt*>!i.
' •! b< h: 'Mnii'I* r, uN<».
tlionltl i.ik*’ hi fa mil out on |*,*■• for
il« 1*11 I* * * i ir'o th*’ b* nuliful val*
•I Vir" : 1 i< now of
fUral r^trlon
’ '■•■ • n n f*,’* **t o dpportu»
of ■ '*, v !i*> ]|v- on
• r ■ i .'*••'! ft tbo unny val*
. T,'i ** ho h iv« n t. on tho w ho*©
d vf»oi> d r. al / * ff- ftfv* rvfsfotfiJ of
f 1 fh> ffvtnlr < T>ai»r.