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The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14
THE PROTECTION OF AMERICANS
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The Portland PRESS suggests to those pa
pers which want change made In the laws,
so that the national government can protect
good idea not only to do that but to also ena-
BILE the. government to protect its own citi-
Zens. III some American citizens had been
abused In a foreign country as badly as they
have in their own states, the foreign country
would have made reparation or there would
have been war. An American is In no coun-
try less protected than In his own. If the
national government is to be given power In
the case Of foreigners, 1t must also for its
own citizens-for, as Mr.. Blaine says, for
eigners must not expect more favors than
our own citizens have
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

as 70 locate the plant nearer the market.
But In a large portion of the iron industries
OF New England the weights of metal used
are not SO great in proportion to the value
Oh the completed work as to render the
freight bills very important factors. This is
the case with large portion of the iron in
dustries OF Taunton, which are flourishing.
But In works like those devoted to the con-
structlon of heavy guns. or other articles
where the amount of metal bears so large a
proportionto the cost of construction, works
In New England are inevitably at disad-
vantapa
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

The guns on each vessels are steel, rifled
and the best products of the gunmaker's art
Probably the Charleston's are the better Of
the two. If there is any difference. since it is
believed that the work done in United States
gun factories at the present time is little
ahead Of the work of the English works.
The Esmeralda has two ten inch guns, which
the Charleston will have to match with two
eight inch guns. But naval experts think
that this difference in bore would not make
a serious disadvantage for the Charleston In
q onnfIicf
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

The Charleston and the Gillian Esmeralda
would be quite evenly matched in fight.
The Esmeralda was built in England in 1883,
and is consequently about seven years older
than the Charleston, which has been in COM
mission only about year and a half. Each
is built Of steel and each is unarmored. Their
relative dimensions and equipment may be
compared as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

Inc Illinois legislature has passed strin-
gent antitrust law. If it be impartially
administered it will probably hit the Far.
mers' Benefit Association as hard as any.
Doay' But combinations to raise the price
OF farm products are for some reason looked
upon more leniently than combinations
which deal in oil and sugar.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

lug appointment of Mr.. Gerrish to be
chairman OIL the Board of Registration se-
cures a man who is thoroughly competent to
perform the work deyolving upon him, and
VINO WIN perform it in a way that will suit
everybody who wants to see the voting lists
made up fairly and impartial,v
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
n,catiops. The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to retain or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

representative Hooker, of Mississippi
thinks the selection of William R. Morrison
as the Democratic Presidential candidate
would eiectrify the whole party. We doubt
David B. Hill. y ~ Y.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

A few such prosecutions as that instituted
by Deputy Sheriff Plummer against the man
alleged to have obtained liquor from the
agency on false pretences will greatly dim.
inish the amount of sickness in tbis IocoI,tr,
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

The United States Supreme Court has de-
cided the case of the Commonwealth Of Mas
sachusetts against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company In favor of Massachusetts
The decision is broad in the bearings and
will be Of interest and Importance to other
states and other telegraph companies. The
suit brought by the state was for taxes as
sessed according to the following method:
The taxing of the value of the miles of line
operated by the company in the state, as
compared with the value of all its lines
throughout the country. The company first
declined to pay the taxes in 1885, based its
refusal partly upon the interstate commerce
act, but chiefly upon the company's rights
under sec. 5263 Of the Revised Statutes,
which authorizes it to construct lines "over
and along any of the military or post roads
OF the United States, and over, under or
across the navigable streams of water of the
United States provided such lires do not OBJ
struct navigation or ordinary travel over the
routes designated" The decision of the Su-
preme Court establishes that the privileges
conferred upon the company by the statute
confer no exemption from ordinary taxation
10 any state, and .affirms the justice Of the
method of assessment pursued by Massa-
chusetts.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

New England is soon to lose another of
her iron industries. About seventy-five
years ago Cyrus lAlger, one of the leading
metallurgists in the country, founded the
South Boston gun works. Since 1880 these
works have been recognized by the govern
ment as one Of the best plants in the country
tor the manufacture of heavy ordnance.
only this week the company have put into
tne mouids heavy, II ton mortar gun for
the government. But the most of the
trade OF the company, aside from what
IL does tor the government, is with
customers in the west and southwest.
Freight must be paid on the iron from the
mines to Massachusetts, and then from
Massachusetts back again to the west Re
ing put to disadvantage by this double
transportation the company has decided to
remove its works to Middleboro. Kentucky.
1t is the intention, however, If the business
will warrant to continue in South Boston SO
much, at least, of the works as shall be need
ed to supply the New England trade. The
Importance of such a movement as this need
not be overestimated. 1t merely signifies as
has been said already that in those iron
Industries where large weights of metal are
used 1t will not pay so well to bring the iron
to New England and then send 1t back again
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS.
Safe, Profitable and Where You Can
nee II.
6 PER CENT GUARANTEED.
Much More Probable.

The Hall Moving Machine Com
pany offer for sale $4,000 of
preferred stock The Chapman
Banking Company OF this city
guarantees upon this stock u @
per cent dividend, payable semi
annually, for three years, the first
dividend being payable Septem-
Der is, 1891. I'm ADDITION TO
the diyidend guaranteed IL can be
readily shown that the stock is
also certain 10 draw a contingent
dividend much larger than that
guaranteed. In our judgment IL
cannot fail 10 pay better than 90
per cent.
The company Is the owner of
patents which are conceded 10 be
of the greatest value, and which
many expert machinists predict
Will evOIutiOnize the manufacs
ture of mowers. The company
has already more orders than 1t
can ill the present year, and un-
questi0nably has a future OF
exceptional prosperity. Among
those interested I'm this enterprise
are several OF the strongest men
Of Portland and vicinity.
Until April lst, unless previous
Iy Withdrawn, this stock will be
sold mt par after that date, mt par
and accrued guaranteed divi.
dend.
The stock Is offered solely for
the purpose Of extending the
plant and building and equip.
ping new factory.
We shall be glad to give full
particulars of our property and
our plans 10 any investor who
will call mt our factory, - Com
mercial Street, Portland, or to
furnish like information by mail
to any who prefer to make inquir-
les In that way.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14
CURRENT COM m EMIT.
THE AGENCY.
IZiOn'S Advocate /

There never was time when 1t was so diff.
hcuit to obtain intoxicating liquors in Port.
land as now. There is the same difficulty,
doubtless throughout the state. The insti.
present is the legal rumshop, otherwise
known as the .sagancY.n
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

There seems to be only praise for Gov. Bur
leigh's selection for State liquor commits
sinner. -
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

1t is no doubt fact that the High School
building sadly needs remodelling. There is
no serious denial of it. The only question
is, "Will the city's finances admit of its be-
ing done this year?" The burdens of the tax
payers are going to be considerably increased
by reason of the increase in the State tax
over which the city has no control and for
which it cannot be neld responsible. There
is feeling that to add to this increase by
making the large appropriation which will
be needed to put the high school building in
the shape it ought to be will impose too great
burden. We are inclined to share in this
opinion. But If the matter is postponed it
ought not to be postponed beyond next year.
The present city government should keep
constantly in view the necessity Of remodel
ling the building next year, and as far as 1t
is able should handle the finances so as to
promote that end. To put the building in
proper shape very large appropriation will
be needed,
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

The inference to be naturally
made from the gains In the various
departments OF the UNION MU-
TUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY Is that il is a good institu-
ton to invest in; and being a home
company 1t is especially worthy OF
patronage.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

The question Of consolidating the city Of
Portland and the town Of Deering into one
municipality is one which the citizens Of
Portland may be called upon to settle in the
near future. 1t is matter that has been
agitated for some years, and yet we doubt If
ny large number of citizens have given II
very much consideration. Their opin
Jns, such as they have. are largely i'm.
.,ressions. The fact is, the question is a
pretty complexione, and in settling it great
many considerations are to be kept in view.
Its effect upon our tax rate, upon our valua-
ton and upon the political influence of this
part of the State must be discerned pretty
clearly before 1t can be decided whether an
nexation would advance or retard Portland's
prosperity. There has got to be an educa-
tional campaign If the matter is to be intelli-
gently decided, and 1t certainly can be for
the interest of nobody to have it decided any
other way. A fortunate fact is that there
exists no prejudice on the subject, but dis
position Of all hands to do what will be for
the best interest of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria Isl 30 wen adapted to children that
recommend itas superior. to any prescription
Known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-14

"The use OF 'Castoria is SO universal and
its merits SO well known that it seems q work
Of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church
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Terry has been farming on an extern
sive scale at Bent Mountain, Roanoke
county. and on the 1st of last December
he established the real estate firm of
Terry & Roper. Mr.. Terry was mar
ried in 1870 to Miss Lizzie Whittlc, n
daughter of Commodore Whittle
ROCKINGHAM INVESTMENT COMPANY.
The Rockingham Investment Com
pany was organized May /, 1890, with A
capital stock Of $4,000, and has been
doing real estate business ever since.
The president is M. d. Miller; the vice
president, Il. 5. Miller, and tho sccrc-
tary and treasurer, e. L. Cole. j. p.
Coon is the solicitor for the company.
DIR. L. II. HUME.
DR.. L. r. Hume was born in the
county of Orange, now Greene. and
graduated in medicine at the jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, March,
1855. lie practiced medicine up to the
spring of 1890, when he was elected
clerk of the county and circuit courts
of Greene, being reelected for two sue
ccssive terms. He came to Roanoke in
December, 1883, and conducted the drug
business known as the "Roanoke Drug
Company" until the lst of last Decem-
Der.
ROANOKE REAL ESTATE COMPANY.
The Roanoke Real Estate Company
was organized October 18th, 1890. sue
ceeding L. ID. Tucker & Co.; r. l. Bos-
man, president and treasurer; e. d.
Tucker, vice-prcsiGent and secretary.
The president, r. 1. BOSNIAN, is native
OF Baltimore, but has lived at Norfolk
for the past ten years, ut which place he
is partner of the Wholesale grocery
firm of W. j. Dilworth & Co. L. d.
Tucker is IL native of Chicago. He came
to Roanoke about ono year ago as man.
ager of the Bridgcwater Carriage Com
pany, which position he filled until
branching out in tho real estate business
last August. The firm has had sue
cessful and profitable business during
its short career, and has q number of
correspondents both in the extreme
North and South.
q j.. f.. NININGER
J. E. Nininger is son of N. T. MIN
niger, of. this city. He was born
July 20, 1869, near Hollins'. in Roanoke
county, Va, and was reared on his
fathers farm and educated at Allegheny
Institute, afterward taking course at
Eastman's National business College,
Poughkccpsie, N. Y, in 1888.
In 1889 he was engaged as bookkeeper
at Commercial National Bank of Roam
oke.
Then, longing for tho independent
life of the farmer, returned to his old
pursuits until he too was stricken with
the real estate fever" and on October
formed a copartnership with Is. Y.
BandY and l.. a. Winfree, under the
firm name of Niningcr, Bandy & Co.
CAPT. T. W. SPINDLE.
Captain I. w. Spindle, was born in
Spottslyvania county, and moved to
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ment in tho State senate at the last sess-
ion of the Legislature, and has twice been
elected vice-Dresident of the Interstate
Farmers Association Of the Southern
States. ..
W. j. GARNER.
w. j. Garner, Of tho firm of Garner &,
tIourny, was born in Lowndcs county,
Miss. May %, 1851. In 1877 he moved
to Hinton, w. Va, and engaged in the
mercantile business at that place for
ten years. From Hinton, Mr.. Garner
moved to Roanoke in February, 1883.
and with the exception of eight months
spont at Bluefield he has been in the
grocery business ever since with the
hrm OF w. j. Garner. lie was partner
with Hoge &c Black from September
last till November l, when he and Mr..
Flournoy established n partnership.
Mr.. Garner married Miss Mary ]. Mon
roe, of Pittsylyanfa county in October
10, 1S76.
c. C. THOMAS.
c. G. Thomas, of the firm of London.
Thomas &c Co., was born at Jackson.
Miss, February 10, 1859. He removed
In 1863 to Cumberland county, near Car
tersville, and from there to Augusta
county in 1866. In 1870 he removed to
Roanoke county. where he has lived
ever since, and taught in the public
schools until no moved to Roanoke in
November, 1889, and engaged in tho
real estate business with j. r. Hocka-
day for about four months, and since
that time has been partner with Mr..
London. Mr.. Thomas was educated at
Milligan College, in Carter county, Ten
nessec. lie was married February G.
1887, to Miss Ella Coffman, Of Hay
makertown, Botetourt county.
+. W. CRAIG & CO.
commenced business in this CITY the
LIST of August, 1890, L. w. Craig was
born in the State of Tennessee and is
SO years old. He travelled through South
west Virginia for four years and To-
Gated in this city, December, 1889,
moving his family here August, 1890
A. G. Pendleton, of the firm, was born
in the county of Smyth, Virginia and
is 90 years old. lie entered the Con-
federate service, April IS, 1861, and
was major OF the Fourth Virginia Regi-
m1ent, (Stonewall Brigadc). lie is
lawyer by profession and has been in
active practice of his profession for 35
years. He moved to this city August /,
1890. The business of tho firm has
been very satisfactory.
BENZ ALLEN RIvEs
was born on tho eth day of December,
1857, in Ray eounty, Missouri, to which
State his father, General Benz. Allen
Rivcs, had moved from Virginia in 1850
with his family-his mother being
daughter of Colonel George Townes, of
Pittsylvania county, in the last named
State. b. A. Rives, upon the death of
his father, who was killed in the battle
OF Elkhorn, his mother returned with
her children to Virginia, and at the age
of fifteen years Mr.. Rives entered NOR
cantilc life. His employer soon offered
him partnership in the manufacture
OF tobacco. He soor thereafter began
business for himself as Il hardware mer-
chant in Martinsville, but he removed
in 1883 to Roanoke. He has himself
suggested. and carried into execution,
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the Norfolk and Western railroad
offices under Auditor Jos w. Coke and
afterwards under General Freight Agent
Pope.
MIR. Powell launched out in tho real
estate business in October, 1883, on his
own hook, and has been n successful
dealer 10 Roanoke dirt ever since. He
is secretary of the Old Dominion Phono-
graph Company, and the Powell Real
Estate Company is called after him. lie
has organized and successfully worked
number of land companies.
On November 3, 1885, he married Miss
Eulalie ROrer, of Roanoke.
b. Y. DANDY.
b. Y. Bandy was born near Salem
December 25th, 1866 His early life
was spent on his fathers farm ard at
tending the public schools of the coun-
try while in session. He removed near
Roanoke in 1880 and entered the high
schools of Roanoke city in 1882, after
wards taking business course at AL
leghany Institute.
MIR. handy was engaged in tho fresh
meat business in Roanoke from 1886 to
1890 and was at the same tinie and is
now member of the firm of ". l..
Bandy IL Sons, builders and dealers in
real estate in this city.
On October 9th, 1890 he formed co.
partnership with J. L. Niningcr and l..
n. Winfrco under the firm name Of MIN
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VIRGINIA NOTES.

John s. TONNES is building q two.story
tobacco factory at Martinsville.
The Gordon Land Company, of Cor
donville, have secured several in
dustries.
Taylor and Price have started spoke
factory, with q capacity of two thousand
and five hundred spokes per day, at.
Madison Court House.
The Piedmont Manufacturing Com
pany, of Gordonsville, arc shipping
large quantities of brooms. They will
soon increase their capital stock to fifty
Thousand dollars.
The Pulaski Rolling Mill, for the,
manufacture of structural iron, will be-
gin work as soon as the weather wiki
permit. c. c. Wentworth, of Roanoke,
is president.
The minerals of Patrick are attract
ina considerable attention. The .sHurd
silver mine" is being developed, and it
is said that the ore is unusually rich and
abundant.
The new saw and planning mill at tho
Portsmouth navy yard is about COM
pleted. 1t is one of the largest and
finest plants of it's kind in tho country. !.
All of the buildings are we'll constructed
with an eye to convenience, and. the
Government has spared no expense in I
equipplng the plant with the most i'm
proved machinery.
The Richmond Standard Spike and.
Iron Company have purchased the iron
mill at Iron Gate. They will add five
more pudding furnaces and steam
forge for the manufacture of railway
supplies, such as merchant iron. spikes,
splice bars, coupling links and pins. j.
c. Taliaferro is superintendent Of tho.
company
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Greenville county, Virginia. Tie was
educated by private tutors and in the
high schools and in 1881 he graduated
in law from the University of Virginia,
and practiced his profession in his own
and adjoining counties until lie was
elected judge of Greensvillc Court by
the legislature in 1854, when the county
was made an independent judicial dis
trict. C
lie was reelected $50 and resigned
his position to accept tne : latorship in
the State senate from tho Twenty-sev-
enth district, which position he now
holds, retaining his legal residence in
Greensville county, where he has an
elegant country home.
The real estate firm of Robinson G
farrell was established November /.
1890,
Judge Yarrell led the farmers move
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many large real estate operations. In
connection with Mr.. Duncan Ii. Scott,
his partner, he has built up a reputa-
ton for the firm of Scott & Rives of the
most enYiable character,
G. POWELL. Hill. son,
lately removed to this city from Alex
andria and will engage in the real es-
tate business with their Office III Moo
NAV building. Mr.. Hill, senioN was
raised in Culpeper county, and after she
war resided a number of years in Rich
mond, where he was engaged In the
wholesale business. For the past eigh.
teen years or more he has been associ-
atcd with Northern and Eastern manu-
facturers, as salesman, in which ca
pacity he has visited nearly every city
and town Of any Importance east of the
Rocky Mountains. becoming tired of
such rowing life, he has settled down
in Roanoke, believing there is n great
future for the Magic City. Malvern
Hill, the junior member of the firm, is
an experienced boolkecper, and was for
several years associated with the largest
lumber firm in Alexandria, lie poss-
esses energy and vim, and will enter
the ranks of Roanoke's young and en-
ergetic real estate agents with deter
mination to derive and win the conf
donce of the public.
f. o. YOUNG.
e. 0. Young was born in Boston,
Mass, in 1S47, and graduated at the
public schools of Cambridge After n
short career as clerk in q wholesale house
in Boston, he decided to follow his
fathers calling who had been one of
the most successful sea captains in the
East India trade out OF Boston. After
trip around the world he was persuaded
to abandon the sea, and located in New
York, where he was for seven years n
lumber inspector. He was married
and located in Portsmouth, Va, where
he opened general auctioneering and
real estate business, there being none
there at that time. He built up a most
successful business there and several
of his real estate ventures which at the
time were considered visionary havo
proved to he grand success, particu-
larly the planning and opening of the
suburb of Park View. He came TO
Roanoke in November, 1890. and was
associated with Dill, Tenant & Co.
T. w. SIMS.
T. Whitelaw Sims, whose name is
first in the firm of T. w. Sims & Co., Is
n son OF DIR. II. A. Sims, who moved TO
this city from Eastern Virginia seven
years ago. when the "Town of Big
Lick first began to "boom," and so
has grown up with the town. He
graduated from Roanoke College in the
class OF so, and subsequently, attended
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vile, November IA, 1916. He graduated
at the Virginia Military Institute, and
was with the cadets In the army, being
so many of them were killed. He lived
in New York City till 's7, when he came
back to his native State. He is secre-
tary OF the Columbia Land Company.
Edward S. Fry was born in Richmond
In 1853, and lived the greater part of
ms life at Coyner's Springs. He was
ior short time last year connected
with the Norfolk and Western offices at
this city.