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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1923
Page
8
1923 plans show major railroads investing in motive power terminal yards and double tracking. Presidents of leading lines reveal intentions to expand capacity and add top cars as part of a National Coal Association questionnaire. Some executives caution against overbuilding beyond projected demand.
Rexall researchers spent three years and two more testing to create a germ fighting mouth and throat prep. They say it prevents contagions entering via mouth and nose and claim flu avoidance with use. Sold in 25c and 50c toilet bottles.
National Coal Association reports Bituminous Operators urge free railroads and adequate funding to move coal to consumers. Pennsylvania Railroad expands yards and adds 300 locomotives including heavy freight and passenger engines. Norfolk and Western receives 6000 seventy ton coal cars and 30 Mallet locomotives with electrification extending 30 miles. Louisville and Nashville plans 2000 coal cars with 16 locomotives under contract.
Mellon interests of Pittsburgh headed by Andrew W. Mellon secretary of the treasury acquire 27,000 acres of coal land in Boone county. The property lies 20 miles from Madison on Pond Fork of Coal River and on the Coal River division of the C O railway. This marks the first large investment.
The Mellon interests have concrete plans to use the coal by product in the Dutch copper process. The property was conveyed to Harry G. Phillips representing Mellon interests by the estate of Joseph Wharton for about 2.7 million dollars. Wharton bought five years ago from Chilton MacCork Chilton and Wm Sproul. it is now developed and may see a plant built or coal shipped to existing ovens.
A new coal company named Flynn Coal & Coke Co is organized to operate the old Sunnyside mine of the Beury interests at Elmo with 500000 dollars in capital. Active organizers include D. K. Flynn James Flynn A. S. Guthrie and H. B. Beury.
A brief note notes that spring term court action will be busy with civil suits and a rise in divorce filings, signaling heightened court activity as the season begins.
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