The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-30
the exhibits will receive kindly welcome.

GAY A LORRAINE COMPANY.
This ebterprising concern hos An inRcni-
ouslv arranged display Of the various kinds Of
ceai' wood, etc handled by them tho various
4 sizes of anthracite being artistically piled so
"a 10 illustrate the uses to which il may be
put, These come from Pennsylvania, 500
miles distant and are the same as dealt in by
! dealers generally.
Another part OF their exhibit consists in
soft coal (sphrt, lump. etc. brought from
/ West Virginia $50 miles distant.
The wood here displayed is largely the pro-
duct of Virginia. but some varieties arc
brought from North Carolina.
The article in which they take especial
/ pride and which il particularly appropriate
! Tor this Exposition Is the Clayton coal.
This il mined with "A twelve miles Of Rich
mond where extensive Developments have
! been made AT an expenditure OF many thou
sands Of dollars.
The Gavton is also exhibited in separate
piles. showing the various household uses TO
which it is adapted and mas been used by
many Of the citizens previous TO the war,
when mining operations were conducted upon
a less extensive scale. 1t present the Gay
ton like all Pennsylvania domestic fuels,
passes through an immense coal breaker.
! which separates il into various sizes suitable
/ for stoves ranges and open CRATES for ali OF
which uses 1t has become the most popular
! fuel ever sold in Richmond and at the North
/ it has also become very popular. and cargoes
are shipped from Richmond aud Newport
| News T. various points III New England. etc.
Another product for which the Gay 4 Lor.
| raine Co have the agency ls the product OF
/ the Virginia Eggette Fuel Company known
a. fggette fuel
This novel fuel is displayed in baskets and
! has excited great interest so striking 10 lis
appearance compared with any other fuel
! ever exhibited here and from an experience
/ OF several months since It's first Introduction
l.. ~ hob
| the works have been largely increased and
! the output doubled for the coming winter
/ The operation of it's manufacture Is quite IN
geuiOus and the machinery employed very
! ponderous. The dust and fine coal from the
/ (iaytOn coal breaker is conducted 70 the ma
chinery where II y mixed with q certain pro-
| portion OF pitch which adds 10 its heat-givlng
| properties and then sub ected 10 heavy pres
sure and made into egg shaped baiis. ready
/ for the furnace range stove. open CRATE. etc.
as illustrated by the fire kept burning during
the Exposition at the stand where these fuel
products are shown. Ii does not clinker 1t
| gives intense heat and all burns TO deep,
! heavy ash which does not fly about the room:
and makes no smoke. thus securing one OF
the cleanest household fuels possible TO con-
ceiye Of
H. ". sTARKE co.
Among the exhibits of books. desks. station
cry etc. that of II. NJ. Starke Il Co take
/
70 pause and examine this splendid display.
The features especially noticed are the excel
lent New Triumph" desk and the hyiOpiate
blackboard This firm has been wonderfully
successful in this line of their business;
These desks are manufactured by the An
drews Manufacturing Company. which IS one
of the most noted establishments in the coun-
try For convenience and durability these
desks are decidedly IN the van and their beau
tiful appearance, together with the magnltl-
cence of manufacture. at once appeals to the
purchaser Mr.. Starke has supplied three
new counties with these desks this season,
and they are also used in the Richmond
schools
This is an especially attractive desk and is
everything that the heart of the school-boy or
girl can wish for.
For wears there had been universal COM
plant among the patrons of both public and
private schools on account of the poor &C
commodations in the way OF desks for their
children.
One of New York most eminent physicians
recently said in public lecture that many
vital disease and numerous cases OF lll-shaped
manhood could be traced 10 the private and
pubic school-rooms. II 10 inhuman TO make
child sit all day long IN cramped, uncoIn-
Portable p stion.
Where this desk is used all danger In this
matter is removed. and parents can send their
children 10 school with the assurance that no
harm will come TO them.
No less complete IN every particular Is the
desk than the perfect hyoplate blackboard.
IL has no equal. and has been through many
rigid tests and has always maintained its high
standard
The hyloplate is manufactured solely by
the Andrews Manufacturing Company. It's
fully protected by patents and nothing re-
sembliBg it can be furnished from any other
house in the country, and h. M. Starke "
Co. are their special agents in this city. In
oh 70 "a .Ia ar a
these reasons commends itself TO the public
Tie advantageous features for which thus
blackboard can be put 10 use are
For new walls whether brick or lath and
plaster for walls in old or shaky buildings
for all places where removal may be required;
for portable boards. to be used on wall or
easel
Upon the whole. the exhibit of II. NJ.
Starke Il Co. is 4 magnificent affair. lhis IS
the verdict IF the thousands who have looked
upon il during the days OF tie Far
The gentlemen who compose this firm are
well known 90 the people OF Virginia and the
South for their enterprise and integrity,
hence to praise them is waste OF words
W. NICK REDFoRD.
My kingdom for horse" This was the
universal refrain OF the visitors at the Far
yesterday who didn't possess one when they
gazed on the magnificent exhibit OF harness
and horse goods OF W. Nick BEDFORD the cell
of that exquisite harness or one Of those
splendid saddles but what was the use 10
purchase one when they had nothing with
which TO show them OF.
Mr.. Redford had the finest display Of these
goods in the building. This is what the
Judges said and they ought to know. lie was
awarded the first premium for the best dis
play.
This magnificent exhibitwas indeed enough
to make the heart OF every lover of fine
horses beam forth with delight. A full dis
play Of every conceivable article in the horse
goods line are here 10 lie seen and the exhibit
Is indeed credit 10 Mr.. Redford.
Some of the special good represented are
fine turf harness. carriage. buggy and coupe
harness both single and double vehicle hsr-
ness
The display of sadd es deserves special men
ton Represented here are the feather-weight
race saddles. eentlemen's and ladies' riding
saddles of all kinds and description. including
the celebrated Whitman saddle
In the exhibit also are 10 be found buggy
robes. horse-wnips horse turf-boots and. in
short everything embraced in the vocabulary
OF horse goods.
One Of the most attractive features Of the
display Is a magnih, ent iron-gray thorough
bred horse rugged mp IN set Of the finest
harness Gliding his head aloft in pride as if
aware of the magnificent picture he presents.