Messrs. Wilson and Sear of Lynchburg

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Gordon transcribed:

CONTRACT LET FOR SIGNAL TOWER, SCALE HOUSE, AND
MACHINE SHOP
...
  The contract for these buildings has already been
let to Messrs. Wilson and Sear of Lynchburg, the firm
who constructed the superintendent's house here last 
June.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph
April 19, 1903

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Was Wilson and Sear of Lynchburg a competitor of the
John P. Pettyjohn Company which build many N&W
stations, or did the two companies specialize?  For
example, did Wilson and Sear focus on constructing
facilities other than stations?  It's interesting that
both companies were based in Lynchburg.

Have a great '08,

Frank Scheer
f_scheer at yahoo.com